Chennai: The arrival hall of the new international terminal that has been gathering dust for two years now may soon be opened to the public.
Though new terminals of the Chennai airport were inaugurated in January 2013 and thrown open to the public months later, the arrival hall of the new international terminal remained shut.
This is because officials of the Airports Authority of India wanted to shift from the old to the new hall in a phased manner and this required additional manpower for customs and immigration procedures.
So, while the departures and arrival operations for the domestic and the departures for the international travel were shifted to the new terminals, international arrivals alone continued in the old terminal.
24/03/15 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
Though new terminals of the Chennai airport were inaugurated in January 2013 and thrown open to the public months later, the arrival hall of the new international terminal remained shut.
This is because officials of the Airports Authority of India wanted to shift from the old to the new hall in a phased manner and this required additional manpower for customs and immigration procedures.
So, while the departures and arrival operations for the domestic and the departures for the international travel were shifted to the new terminals, international arrivals alone continued in the old terminal.
24/03/15 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
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