Chennai: At a time when international airlines are increasing their flights out of the city, and given Chennai airport’s reputation for being the third busiest in the country, it is still found wanting when it comes to passenger amenities.
A case in point is the travelator — a moving walkway — to connect the domestic and international terminals.
In a day, the airport hosts 30,000 passengers, and a good number of them move from the domestic to international terminals, carrying heavy luggage. Under the circumstances, the travelator could ease the strain on passengers.
Despite the idea being mooted as early as in 2009, and repeated assurances from officials, the facility has been a non-starter after two years of commissioning the new terminals. At present, a travelator of 150 metres connects the domestic and international terminals on the airside of the airport, past security check. But where the travelator could really help is at the point where passengers move between the terminals carrying heavy luggage.
20/10/14 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
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A case in point is the travelator — a moving walkway — to connect the domestic and international terminals.
In a day, the airport hosts 30,000 passengers, and a good number of them move from the domestic to international terminals, carrying heavy luggage. Under the circumstances, the travelator could ease the strain on passengers.
Despite the idea being mooted as early as in 2009, and repeated assurances from officials, the facility has been a non-starter after two years of commissioning the new terminals. At present, a travelator of 150 metres connects the domestic and international terminals on the airside of the airport, past security check. But where the travelator could really help is at the point where passengers move between the terminals carrying heavy luggage.
20/10/14 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
