Chennai airport authorities started operations at Terminal 4, aiming to provide substantial relief to domestic flyers. The trial run of Chennai airport’s Terminal 4 commenced with the inauguration of domestic flight services on Tuesday by the Airports Authority of India.
Air India first flight
The pilot launch saw an Air India flight, carrying 148 passengers from Port Blair, arriving at the terminal. The aircraft departed for Bengaluru with 152 passengers on board.
To mark the initiation of services from the new terminal, C V Deepak, the airport director, presented the boarding pass to the first passenger of the Air India flight.
In April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated Phase 1 of the new integrated terminal building at Chennai International Airport, with an investment of Rs 1,260 crore, aimed at enhancing passenger services.
To boost airport’s passenger serving capacity
The completion of the integrated terminal building is expected to boost the airport’s passenger serving capacity from 23 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) to 30 MPPA.
Chennai airport announced through its official social media post that Terminal 4, which underwent renovation alongside the commencement of T-2, is now operational. Trial operations by Air India were conducted on November 14, and regular domestic operations are scheduled to commence from November 15.
Starting November 15, all domestic operations of Air India and Alliance Air will be shifted to Terminal 4, which is now fully operational to handle domestic flight operations, as per the official statement from Chennai airport.