Trichy Aireport Update
Tiruchi, in Tamil Nadu, is situated on the banks of the Cauvery. A great travel destination with several temples and monuments, the city is famous for its Rock Fort, which is about 83 m in height. The rock itself is said to be about 3,800 million years old, that is, older than the Himalayas. About 7 km from Tiruchi, in Srirangam, is the historic Sriranganatha Swami temple with 21 gopurams and a gigantic raja gopuram.
Tiruchi is considered the geographical centre of Tamil Nadu and a big business centre that is well connected by road to various cities and neighbouring States. Major organisations in the city are Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and the Golden Rock Railway Workshop, besides several cement factories. The National Research Centre for Banana is based here, as are leading educational institutes, including the National Institute of Technology.
The airport is just 5 km away from the city, and it is the only one in the State apart from Chennai to operate international flights for the past 35 years. At present, it operates 686 domestic flights and 1,659 international flights every year. The ISO 9001:2008 certified airport has been built on 702 acres, and there are plans to acquire another 439 acres from the State government.
During the recent global economic downturn, Tiruchi airport was the AAI’s saving grace, with its double-digit growth in traffic in 2008-09 in both passenger and cargo segments. This year, passenger movement at Tiruchi airport is projected to increase by 45 per cent and cargo movement by 64 per cent over the previous year. The airport is gearing up to handle this increase.
Said Group Captain Mehta: “The airport is on its way to becoming operational for 24 hours. A dialogue is on with many airlines to use the airport for their operations. Regular surveys are being carried out to assess passenger satisfaction. To ensure transparency, passengers and the general public are being encouraged to utilise the public grievance redress mechanism.”
The terminal has a peak-hour capacity of 400 passengers (both arrival and departure) at a time. The airport parking lot can accommodate 300 cars and five buses. The terminal building, a steel-and-glass structure, is equipped with modern amenities, including central air-conditioning, escalators, elevators and imported conveyor belts and a passengers boarding bridge (PBB). There are reserved lounges for VIPs/CIPs (commercially important persons), and smokers, besides a public concourse, a restaurant, duty-free shops and retiring rooms. It has 13 check-in counters with CUTE facilities, eight immigration counters each in the departure and arrival halls, and eight customs counters, both red and green channels.
The airport has advanced security equipment, including X-ray baggage inspection (X-BIS), explosive trace detection system (ETDS) and CCTV. In the words of Airport Controller Dharmaraj, Tiruchi airport is one of India’s most happening airports and undoubtedly a product of innovative/modern ideology.
Tiruchi is considered the geographical centre of Tamil Nadu and a big business centre that is well connected by road to various cities and neighbouring States. Major organisations in the city are Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and the Golden Rock Railway Workshop, besides several cement factories. The National Research Centre for Banana is based here, as are leading educational institutes, including the National Institute of Technology.
The airport is just 5 km away from the city, and it is the only one in the State apart from Chennai to operate international flights for the past 35 years. At present, it operates 686 domestic flights and 1,659 international flights every year. The ISO 9001:2008 certified airport has been built on 702 acres, and there are plans to acquire another 439 acres from the State government.
During the recent global economic downturn, Tiruchi airport was the AAI’s saving grace, with its double-digit growth in traffic in 2008-09 in both passenger and cargo segments. This year, passenger movement at Tiruchi airport is projected to increase by 45 per cent and cargo movement by 64 per cent over the previous year. The airport is gearing up to handle this increase.
Said Group Captain Mehta: “The airport is on its way to becoming operational for 24 hours. A dialogue is on with many airlines to use the airport for their operations. Regular surveys are being carried out to assess passenger satisfaction. To ensure transparency, passengers and the general public are being encouraged to utilise the public grievance redress mechanism.”
The terminal has a peak-hour capacity of 400 passengers (both arrival and departure) at a time. The airport parking lot can accommodate 300 cars and five buses. The terminal building, a steel-and-glass structure, is equipped with modern amenities, including central air-conditioning, escalators, elevators and imported conveyor belts and a passengers boarding bridge (PBB). There are reserved lounges for VIPs/CIPs (commercially important persons), and smokers, besides a public concourse, a restaurant, duty-free shops and retiring rooms. It has 13 check-in counters with CUTE facilities, eight immigration counters each in the departure and arrival halls, and eight customs counters, both red and green channels.
The airport has advanced security equipment, including X-ray baggage inspection (X-BIS), explosive trace detection system (ETDS) and CCTV. In the words of Airport Controller Dharmaraj, Tiruchi airport is one of India’s most happening airports and undoubtedly a product of innovative/modern ideology.
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