Walkalator to link terminals with multi-level car parking facility at Chennai Airport
O cials of the Airports Authority of India say the walkalator at the ground-level will help ease tra c congestion. The proposed facility is expected to be operational by early 2025
Chennai airport will get a new walkalator by early 2025 to help passengers reach the multi-level car parking facility quickly from domestic and international terminals.
Ocials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said that they planned to install the walkalator at the ground-level in two phases. While in the rst, the walkalator will connect the T1 domestic terminal and the T2 international terminal with the west wing of the parking facility, in the second, the T4 domestic terminal and the upcoming T3 international terminal will be linked to the west wing.
“Recently, a consultant carried out a study at the airport, exploring ways to ease trac congestion and pattern, and signage, among others. They recommended that a walkalator be installed to enable passengers to easily move between the terminals and the parking facility. We will oat tenders by July and the contract may be awarded by October or November. By early next year, the rst phase of the facility will be open to passengers,” an ocial said.
It is important to have the walkalator installed at the earliest as the AAI plans to shift the cab pickup point for arriving passengers to the west wing of the parking facility this month. If this happens, passengers will have to walk a long distance in the heat to the facility. While ocials said that they would increase the number of buggy services, it is crucial to have the walkalator installed soon.
The airport already has a walkalator on the mezzanine level (an intermediate oor between the arrival and the departure hall) connecting the terminals with the Metro station. This is mostly used by passengers going to the station.
The newly planned walkalator, however, is exclusively planned for arriving passengers, another ocial said.