New international terminal at Thiruvananthapruam to become functional

Thiruvananthapruam: The new international terminal of the Thiruvananthapruam Airport will become operational on March 1 evening.
An Air India Express flight, flight no. IX-536, from Sharjah will arrive at the new terminal by 6 p.m. and flight no IX-539 to Dubai will leave from the new terminal by 7 p.m., Airport Director G Chandramouli told reporters here on Thursday.
He said that certain minor technical and operational problems had come to light during the trial run on Wednesday. It would be easily sorted out, he said.
The entry to the new terminal will be from the Ananthapuri Hospital side of the newly-constructed ramp and the exit will be towards the Chakkai side. Until the width of the ramps is widened, vehicles will also be allowed through the service gate on the Chakkai-Shanghumugham road.
Visitors will be allowed to enter the terminal building, up to the check-in areas, by issuing a ticket. The charge of the ticket will be Rs 60 per passenger.
The Airport Director also said that domestic services would continue to operate from the existing domestic terminal. In the due course, the existing international terminal will be converted as domestic terminal.
25/02/11 ExpressBuzz

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