Flights to Chennai operate via the Chennai International Airport located in Meenambakkam which is at a distance of seven kilometers from the main metropolitan city of Chennai. The Chennai International Airport is one of the four major airports in India and there are many airlines that offers cheap Flights to Chennai from various parts of the country as well as the world. The Chennai International Airport is also one of the major cargo terminus of the country and is rated as the third largest international gateway to India.
The airlines that are offering cheap Flights to Chennai are Air Deccan, Go Air, Indian, IndiGo Airlines, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines, Paramount Airways, SpiceJet and Jagson Airlines.
The Anna Terminal is used by those airlines which offer the international flights to Chennai. These airlines include those of the Air Arabia, Air France, Air India, AirIndiaexpress which will start its service by September 2007, Air Mauritius, British Airways, Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Gulf Air, Indian, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Mihin Lanka, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Thai Airways, International, Nok Air which will start its service by October 2007, Air Bagan and Tiger Airways that will start its service by November 2007.
There is also a Cargo Terminal which is used by the Air India Cargo, Alitalia, Atlas Air, Blue Dart Aviation, British Airways World Cargo, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong), Emirates SkyCargo, Etihad Crystal Cargo, Great Wall Airlines (China), Korean Air, Lufthansa Cargo, Polar Air Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo and the Singapore Airlines Cargo.
Chennai is the fourth largest metropolitan city of India, which is also the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. Some of the popular tourist destinations of the city include:
- Kalakshetra
- National Art Gallery
- Government Museum
- Corporation Complex
- George Town
- High Court Complex
- Fort St. George
- Kapaleeswarar Temple
- Sri Parthasarathi Temple
- Santhome Cathedral
- The Snake Park and Children's Park
- The Marina Beach
- Birla Planetarium
- Valluvar Kottam
- Santhome Cathedral
