Chennai Airport helps in connecting the city to other major terminals in the world as well as within the country. The Chennai international terminal and the domestic terminal are adjacent to each other. The international terminal is known as the Anna Terminal, while the domestic terminal is called Kamaraj terminal.
The location of Chennai airport has made it convenient for people to access it from all parts of the city. The airport is located in Tirisulam and is just at a distance of seven kilometers south of Chennai. It is one of the busiest airports in India and is the main entrance point to South India. Many internationally renowned airlines operate their flights to the Chennai airport on a regular basis.
There are three terminals in the Chennai Airport. While there is a domestic as well as an international terminal, there is also a cargo terminal in Chennai Airport. This is the first airport in India that was certified as an ISO 9001:2000 airport in the country. Millions of passengers use this airport for traveling to the various destinations in India as well as in the world.
The airlines that operate at the domestic level in Chennai are as follows:
- Indian Airlines
- Alliance Air
- Air Deccan
- GoAir
- Jet Airways
- IndiGo
- Kingfisher Airlines
- Spicejet
Some of the above mentioned airlines also offer cheap flights to Chennai. The major destinations that are covered by the airlines are Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Ahmedabad and many more.
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The international airlines that operate flights to the Chennai Airport are as follows:
- British Airways
- Air France
- Indian Airlines
- Emirates
- Lufthansa
- Qatar Airways
- Malaysia Airlines
- Thai Airways International
- Singapore Airlines
- Sri Lankan Airlines
The major destinations that are covered by these airlines are Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai, Frankfurt, Colombo, Brussels, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, Kuwait and many more.
The cargo terminal is also served by many international airlines that include British Airways World Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Cathay Pacific Airways Cargo, Alitalia, Qatar Airways Cargo, Etihad Crystal Cargo, Blue Dart Aviation and many more.
There are many amenities and facilities that are provided at the Airport in Chennai. Some of them are as follows:
- Special Assistance for physically handicapped passengers
- Restaurant
- Free Medical Facility
- Foreign Exchange counters
- STD/ISD Facilities
- Entertainment Televisions
- Health scan facility
- Phone / Conference
- Video/Phone/Conference Facility
- Tourist Information Counter - Govt. of India
- Duty Free Shop
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