On April 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new integrated terminal building at the Chennai airport and launched several infrastructure projects during his visit to the city. The new terminal building has been set up at a total cost of Rs 2,437 crore and is a state-of-the-art facility that will boost connectivity and benefit the local economy.

With the completion of the first phase, the new terminal building will increase the airport’s capacity from the current 23 million passengers per year to an annual capacity of 30 million passengers. Once the second phase is completed, the airport’s capacity is expected to increase to 35 million per year.

The new integrated terminal is spread across 2.20 lakh sq metres and will cater to the growing air traffic in Tamil Nadu. It features 100 check-in counters, 108 immigration counters, 17 elevators, 17 escalators, and six baggage reclaim belts.