⛔
#TamilNadu
, a state which aspires to be $1 trillion economy by 2030, has just 5 operational airports (lowest for a major state) with poor regional connectivity
✅
@CMOTamilnadu
should realise that
#aviation
is engine for economic development & should build more airports soon
#Chennai
metropolitan area is now the 2nd largest in the country after expansion to 5904 sq km.
The region will now encompass:
✈️ 2 airports- Meenambakkam, Parandur*
🛩️ 4 air bases- Tambaram AFS, INS Rajali Arakkonam, INS Adyar, Cholavaram
☢️ 3 nuclear power plants- Kalpakkam³
🚁 has landed: The captain of
#CSK
,
#MSDhoni
has just arrived at
#Chennai
airport from his hometown Ranchi.
The entire CSK contingent will be heading off to
#Dubai
in a couple of days for the upcoming UAE leg of
#IPL2021
.
#WhistlePodu
💛
ஆஹா, சென்னை-சேலம்
#6E
விமானத்தில் தமிழ் அறிவிப்புகளைக் கேட்பது மிக்க மகிழ்ச்சி அளிக்கிறது!
Pleasant to hear
#Tamil
announcements in
@IndiGo6E
's Chennai- Salem flight!
Wishing for in-flight announcements to be also made in Tamil atleast for ✈️ flying within TN
📹:
@metrosalemtn
In a big relief to pax, after many years, all 56 immigration counters (34 at arrivals & 22 at departure) at
#Chennai
int'l airport are now functional after more staff deployment.
In the under-construction integrated terminal, there will be 108 counters.
#Aviation
@aaichnairport
The great Indian fishmarket located at the immigration hall of AAI managed
#Chennai
airport has been vividly captured by
@chatwithKC
.
Requesting Hon'ble minister
@JM_Scindia
to pay a visit once & enjoy the ambience.
Govt-run
#Chennai
airport is unable to survive from increased competition from private airports: BLR, HYD, COK
#FlyDubai
is terminating Chennai service; Kochi gains
#Maldivian
has moved Chennai flights to Bengaluru
#Saudia
is strangely absent
Now, AIR FRANCE is gone forever
AAI has made
#Chennai
airport a total HELL for foreigners who are visiting the city for 1st time
> No proper signage
> Insufficient SIM card counters/ATMs
> Clueless 'May I Help You' personnel
This guy had the worst 25 minutes of his life @
#MAA
airport👇
Even without the big 3 (FedEx/UPS/DHL),
#Chennai
air cargo network is 🔥
Just imagine, with a proper cargo terminal/airport operator & govt support,
#MAA
will become a South Asian cargo hub
Pinning hopes on homegrown✈️
@BlueDart_
&
@AfcomCargo
for their int'l venture
#Aviation
The only MP who genuinely cares for
#Chennai
MAA airport 👏
Has raised valid questions regarding the low number of aerobridges in the new T2 terminal & change of POCs by
@DGCAIndia
favouring BLR & HYD.
Lets wait & see what reply
@JM_Scindia
is giving..
#Aviation
SPEECH OF P.WILSON MP IN PARLIAMENT TODAY ON CONCERNS REGARDING SUDDEN WITHDRAWAL OF OPERATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT AT CHENNAI AIRPORT.
*******************************************
Thank you, Chairman, sir.
Chennai is one of the largest metropolitan economies in India and is…
In the next coming weeks, Chennai is likely to get non-stop flight connections to the following cities:
1. Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (IndiGo/SpiceJet)
2. Agatti Island,
#Lakshadweep
(SpiceJet-RCS UDAN)
3. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Saudia/ Air India Express)
#Aviation
#MAA
History in making! Come 19th November, the world's longest
#A220
✈️ route 👑 will belong to
#LaR
éunion🇫🇷-
#Chennai
🇮🇳
The French airline
@FlyAirAustral
will be reconnecting the cities with 1x wk frqy initially (to be stepped upto 2x wk later)
Bookings open!
#Aviation
@consulat_l
#𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮
𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨:
Swanky new integrated terminal
Hassle free MLCP
New int'l destinations/connectivity
𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮:
Chennai International Cultural Centre 👇
A Tier-1 metro airport which can't implement a simple
#DigiYatra
system, definitely, doesn't deserve to be a hub for any airline.
THE FALL WILL CONTINUE!
No one can stop it!!
@aaichnairport
#MAA
Longest non-stop flights from
#Chennai
in 2022
If you are an
#AvGeek
from the city, let's see how many destinations can you match with airline/aircraft type/VIP.
Guesses appreciated.
#Aviation
#MAA
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson, during his visit to the airline's new Chennai office, admits that
@airindia
has long neglected
#Chennai
with proper connectivity.
He wishes to rectify it by enhancing the connectivity from
#MAA
upon delivery of ordered aircrafts (fleet expansion).
Cathay Pacific to return to
#Chennai
in 2024 only.
The airlines plans to resume HKG-MAA flights starting with 3x weekly frequency using B777-300ER from 1st February 2024 (tentative)
@aaichnairport
you have again failed!
Source:
@aeroroutes
𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳
@UpdatesChennai
" Our Page has been suspended for some weird reason. We have filed an appeal with
@TwitterSupport
and are waiting to hear from them.
Saw all your tweets and messages. Thanks for the support. We hope to be back soon..🥹♥️"
#Chennai
airport was ranked the 8th most punctual airport amongst major airports globally in 2021, according to aviation firm Cirium.
#MAA
airport had an on-time performance of 89.32%, compared to Japan's Osaka airport (96.51%) which was the top performer.
Glimpse of destinations connected with
#Chennai
Many pre-COVID int'l destinations like Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Tokyo, Hong Kong*, Male, Port Louis*, St Denis are yet to be reconnected with
#MAA
giving an impression of a lower count (25) compared to BLR
Same story with domestic
List of suspended international flight routes from
#Chennai
and the expected date of resumption.
Hope the list shrinks in the coming months and 2023 turns out to be a good year for
#MAA
.
#Aviation
@aaichnairport
Upcoming connections from
#Chennai
:
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
1st Feb-
#HongKong
(Cathay Pacific)
1st Feb-
#Jaipur
(SpiceJet)
13th Apr-
#PortLouis
(Air Mauritius)
𝐍𝐞𝐰
1st Feb-
#Ayodhya
(SpiceJet)
27th Feb-
#Kolkata
(AirIndia X)
Post on potential new destinations later in the day
Myanmar Airlines International (MIA)🇲🇲 which operated the maiden flight service between
#Yangon
&
#Chennai
today plans to position Chennai as a transit hub in India
This new flight route becomes 2nd longest for
@maiairwaysintl
's E190 fleet after RGN-TPE
Scoot 🇸🇬 to return to
#Chennai
!
@flyscoot
will resume daily flights in MAA 🔄 SIN sector eff. 5th Nov 2023 using A320 aircraft
Meanwhile
@SingaporeAir
will rationalise frequency to 2x daily from current 17x weekly & will operate using a mix of B787-10/A359/B738
Total: 21x wk⬆️
Air Mauritius 🇲🇺 to restart its decade old
#PortLouis
🔁
#Chennai
air connection from 12th April 2024.
Frequency: 1x weekly to start with
Aircraft: A330
#Aviation
#ClimateCrisis
: The recently released
#IPCCReport
states that places south of Chennai (in pic) are at most risk of getting flooded due to a rise in sea level.
Also, 45% of
#Chennai
(incl. Ennore, Minjur, and Pulicat),
#Mumbai
, Goa, Kolkata, Kochi will be impacted.
@ChennaiRains
Do or Die: Air Austral's
#Reunion
Islands-
#Chennai
flights in big trouble than previously thought!
The unique flight route has been announced as closed by DGAC 🇫🇷 & European Commission 🇪🇺
But the airline & Reunion Tamil Sangam are taking massive efforts to bring back the route
Air India is exploring the possibility of having a hub in South India.
The airline has plans to choose between Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Both airports have expansion plans, suitable to accommodate a growing airline.
This hub in South India will be used by both Air India and Air…
Today is the longest night of 2023 for
#Chennai
!!
Sunrise 🌅- 06:26 AM
Sunset 🌇 - 05:47 PM
Total night length: 12hrs 38min 31sec
This was coincidentally marked by a chilly 🥶 morning today with dry cold air replacing moist easterlies
#ChennaiSnow
#WinterSolstice
@ChennaiRains
An Indian airline turned 1 today, but has mere 1 flight from 1 of the top metros of India,
#Chennai
.
In contrast, the 🟠 airline operates 35+ daily ✈️ from BLR.
As Vistara started to deliberately reduce flights to
#MAA
,
@AkasaAir
was a ray of hope but was not meant to be.
Sad.
As a part of
#Chennai
airport’s preparedness to tackle floods, an Automatic Water Level Recorder (AWLR) has been installed at the secondary runway bridge to detect the water levels of
#Adyar
river.
Alarm will sound when the river water level swells above the 9.5m MSL mark.
#MAA
The East Asia connection is back!
@cathaypacific
will fly 3 days a week b/w
#HongKong
&
#Chennai
using 260-seater A333 aircraft & will offer onward connectivity to Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Shanghai, Toronto & California among others.
Daily frequency is expected by 2025.
#Aviation
Picking up steam!
UAE's flag carrier & largest wide-body aircraft operator to
#Chennai
,
@emirates
, is moving all its flight operations to
#MAA
's new 𝐓𝟐 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 from tomorrow.
Expecting full operations of the terminal in the coming week!
Via
@aaichnairport
#Aviation
Connecting ✈️ the industrial 🏭 hubs:
Shanghai🇨🇳 becomes the 7th Chinese city to be connected to the
#Chennai
cargo network with the reinstatement of 2x weekly
@etihad
flights in PVG-MAA-AUH sector.
#Aviation
#ThrivingTamilNadu
#Chennai
airport will be able to handle more flights (45 flights per hour) as a new rapid exit taxiway located between taxiways ‘D’ & ‘F’ is set to be inaugurated within next 10 days.
Summer Schedule is just a few days away.
But literally no new additions for
#MAA
probably for the 1st time in its history.
Even suspended routes are yet to be restarted.
A whole terminal allotted for TATA group airlines continues to be empty.
#Chennai
#Aviation
Travel advisory: Due to forecasted heavy rainfall episode alert due to brewing depression in Bay of Bengal, following airlines have rescheduled/cancelled flights at
#Chennai
airport tomorrow.
Emirates, FlyDubai: Dubai
Air Arabia: Sharjah
Gulf Air: Bahrain
British Airways: London