Chennai: The new domestic and international terminals at Chennai airport were constructed at a cost of over Rs. 2,000 crore, but still do not have travelators – moving walkways to transport people.
With the two terminals nearly 800 metres apart, the lack of travelator is bound to affect passengers, especially those on transit, said an official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Though a new travelator was part of the original airport expansion project, it was temporarily dropped owing to cost escalations.
“The installation and procurement of a travelator will cost around Rs. 50 crore. It’s not that we have decided against getting one – the purchase has been pushed as the costs of other aspects of the airport expansion project have gone up. Getting and installing a travelator will probably not take place until early next year since the necessary clearances for this facility have not yet come through,” said another official.
21/08/13 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
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With the two terminals nearly 800 metres apart, the lack of travelator is bound to affect passengers, especially those on transit, said an official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Though a new travelator was part of the original airport expansion project, it was temporarily dropped owing to cost escalations.
“The installation and procurement of a travelator will cost around Rs. 50 crore. It’s not that we have decided against getting one – the purchase has been pushed as the costs of other aspects of the airport expansion project have gone up. Getting and installing a travelator will probably not take place until early next year since the necessary clearances for this facility have not yet come through,” said another official.
21/08/13 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
