New arrival hall at Chennai airport opened on trail

Chennai: The newly-renovated Anna international arrival terminal was put on trial on Thursday, prior to its opening for regular use next week.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to get domestic passengers to use the international arrival terminal as the existing domestic arrival hall will have to be temporarily closed for expansion works.
Around 180 passengers from three domestic flights were routed through the renovated terminal between 2 pm and 5.30 pm it was to check if all facilities were functioning well.
Fifty passengers of a Kingfisher Airlines flight from Vizag, which arrived at 2 pm, were the first to use the building. They were followed by passengers from a Jet Airways flight from Bangalore and an Air India flight from Hyderabad.
"We gave feedback forms to the passengers. The responses are good. All utilities like conveyor belts, electronic displays and other equipment worked well," said a senior AAI official.
27/03/09 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Mar 2009