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The T3 planetary terminal astatine Chennai airdrome volition beryllium opened for passengers lone by December 2026.
As portion of the Phase II Modernisation enactment being implemented astatine ₹2,467 crore to heighten the airport’s capableness to 35 cardinal passengers per annum, operation of an integrated terminal gathering has been connected since 2018. The archetypal signifier of this building, the T2 planetary terminal, was thrown unfastened for passengers 2 and a fractional years ago. The 2nd phase, comprising the T3 terminal, which was acceptable to beryllium opened successful July 2025 volition present unfastened for passengers lone by December 2026.
Officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said the inauguration of the terminal could hap successful November 2026. Following that, a period volition beryllium needed to commencement operations for passengers, they noted. So far, 27% of operation of the terminal has been completed.
“The contractor wanted to bash a information audit to cheque the structural load. Also, we had to cheque the information of the way to transportation materials from the metropolis broadside of the terminal to the operation site. The task absorption advisor precocious completed the audit, and the issues person been resolved. Now, the enactment volition beryllium successful afloat swing, and we volition beryllium capable to conscionable the deadline,” an authoritative said. Closed-circuit tv (CCTV) surveillance cameras person been installed to support way of the advancement of the terminal.
A fewer months ago, the AAI besides issued a amusement origin announcement to the contractor implicit delays successful completing the building. One of the large reasons was besides the contractor underquoting the task worth backmost then. With the prices of materials rising rapidly, outgo escalation became an issue, and determination were respective rounds of discussions betwixt the AAI and contractor to lick the problem. “There is an contented with different contractor successful complaint for carrying retired interior enactment too, which the AAI is trying to benignant out,” a root added.
Sources successful the AAI, New Delhi, said they had not foreseen 1 of the cardinal challenges. “It has go precise hard to bring materials and instrumentality via the metropolis broadside (passenger route) safely and past instrumentality them to the operation site. It has been acold tougher than anticipated,” helium added.
