Chennai Airport is set to demolish its T3 terminal next month to make way for a modern integrated terminal as part of a major upgrade project worth Rs 2,467 crore. The initial steps involve dismantling electrical equipment, with the demolition expected to last 2-3 months, followed by construction of the new terminal. This project, spread across a vast area, aims to double the airport's passenger capacity to 35 million annually by 2025. The first phase of the new terminal has already opened, signalling progress towards this ambitious goal.
Chennai Airport's T3 terminal is going to be torn down in the next month to make way for the new integrated terminal as part of a big modernization project costing Rs 2,467 crore. Currently, the contracted team has started taking apart all the electrical stuff inside T3. The plan is to start knocking down the building next month and it's expected to take 2-3 months to finish. After that, they'll start building the new integrated terminal early next year.
The whole Phase 2 project was carefully planned to happen in different stages, covering a huge area of 2,20,972 square meters. After its completion in 2025, there will be an international terminal in the middle, with two domestic terminals on either side.
The first part of the new integrated terminal, which is 1,36,295 square meters big, opened in April. International flights started using it in July. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) was getting ready to build the rest of the new terminal when they suddenly decided to start tearing down T3. Once the new integrated terminal is completely finished in the next two years, Chennai Airport will be able to handle a whopping 35 million passengers each year, which is double the current capacity of 17 million passengers.
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