Coimbatore airport to be expanded

More airlines plan services to Coimbatore airport

BY A CORRESPONDENT
February 6, 2006

Coimbatore airport is expected to witness a fast development, with the Airport Authority Of India (AAI) planning to expand the existing terminal building at the airport, besides constructing a new terminal complex.

AAI has plans to make provisions for an arrival lounge on the terminal building's southern side and the entire passenger terminal space will be converted into a departure lounge.

The expansion of the existing terminal building is expected to take an year for completion. AAI Coimbatore has already acquired 50 acres, and it needs another 40 acres for the proposed terminal complex. It also requires 80 acres for runway expansion.

The airport is now witnessing a boom in passenger traffic and flight services. Silk Air and Kingfisher Airlines are expected to start operations from here. Air India is also going to introduce a flight to Coimbatore. Air India had already approached the AAI to introduce the Airbus 310 aircraft on the Coimbatore sector, possibly to link it with an international destination.