Chennai: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) may start the construction of an integrated terminal to handle domestic and international passengers by mid-July or end of the month. With this, the authorities will start a major expansion work of the airport, almost five years after the new domestic and international terminals were commissioned in 2013.
The new building, being planned as part of phase 2 expansion of the airport, will cost 2,000 crore and is expected to be ready in four years. The foundation stone will be laid at the site and the authority is planning to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the foundation stone-laying ceremony. An AAI official said, "There was a discussion that the AAI should invite the PM because this is the next big expansion of the airport since the two steel-and-glass terminals were opened."
Demolition of the old domestic terminal began in March and is nearing completion. The AAI has, meanwhile, finalised a contractor for building the new terminal. The integrated terminal will increase peak-hour passenger capacity by 1,000 and 4,800 on the domestic and international wings.
02/07/18 Times of India
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The new building, being planned as part of phase 2 expansion of the airport, will cost 2,000 crore and is expected to be ready in four years. The foundation stone will be laid at the site and the authority is planning to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the foundation stone-laying ceremony. An AAI official said, "There was a discussion that the AAI should invite the PM because this is the next big expansion of the airport since the two steel-and-glass terminals were opened."
Demolition of the old domestic terminal began in March and is nearing completion. The AAI has, meanwhile, finalised a contractor for building the new terminal. The integrated terminal will increase peak-hour passenger capacity by 1,000 and 4,800 on the domestic and international wings.
02/07/18 Times of India
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