Tardy airport works trouble passengers

Chennai: Air passengers are being put to hardship as the airport expansion and modernisation works are dragging on at a sluggish pace.
The Air Passengers Association of India said it has received several complaints from passengers about poor facilities be at the airport. Inadequate parking, long queues at departure terminals and non-availability of cabs top the list of problems. That passengers have to take a long walk from the terminal to areas designated for vehicles make it worse.
"The Chennai airport advisory committee that was re-constituted by the Union civil aviation ministry in July, 2008 has not met so far. Member of parliament T R Baalu is the chairman and representatives from airlines, trade, passenger association and prominent citizens are the members of the panel. The committee would have helped speed up the works," said passengers association president D Sudhakara Reddy.
In a communication to the association, the Airports Authority of India said the meeting could not be held because of the chairman being preoccupied.
Works are underway to build two new terminals with modern amenities and a flyover before the terminals to connect them. The project that was supposed to be completed by June this year is likely to be completed only by early next year.
20/05/11 Times of India

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Categories: Airports May 2011