UA Fan
Feb 15, 12, 12:50 am
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-may-become-first-city-with-two-international-airports/articleshow/11891978.cms
Interesting.
Interesting.
India-based Airlines - Chennai may become first city with two international airports
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snod08
Feb 15, 12, 5:41 am
SriPerumbudur is just too far away.
I would not enjoy that.
I would not enjoy that.
AA_EXP09
Feb 15, 12, 9:44 am
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-may-become-first-city-with-two-international-airports/articleshow/11891978.cms
Interesting.
Uh... What about PVG, NRT, NYC, LON, PAR, MIA????
Interesting.
Uh... What about PVG, NRT, NYC, LON, PAR, MIA????
jakpot
Feb 15, 12, 9:53 am
Uh... What about PVG, NRT, NYC, LON, PAR, MIA????
They're talking India only...
''Chennai may become the first in the country to have two international airports''
MAA is great, love waiting in international departures.......need a newstand or bar or something!
They're talking India only...
''Chennai may become the first in the country to have two international airports''
MAA is great, love waiting in international departures.......need a newstand or bar or something!
malgudi
Feb 15, 12, 10:42 am
Care to read the link before commenting? :rolleyes:
Uh... What about PVG, NRT, NYC, LON, PAR, MIA????
Uh... What about PVG, NRT, NYC, LON, PAR, MIA????
Keyser
Feb 15, 12, 1:00 pm
SriPerumbudur is just too far away.
I would not enjoy that.
40km is not all that bad....
I would not enjoy that.
40km is not all that bad....
hyderago
Feb 15, 12, 1:11 pm
40km is not all that bad....
Well that depends on the infrastructure they build to link it to the city...
Well that depends on the infrastructure they build to link it to the city...
malgudi
Feb 15, 12, 1:34 pm
Agreed ... just like BLR.
40km is not all that bad....
40km is not all that bad....
AJLondon
Feb 15, 12, 2:04 pm
SriPerumbudur is just too far away.
I would not enjoy that.
Isn't seriperumbudur where Rajiv Gandhi was killed? Perhaps another airport that can be named after a Gandhi...!!
I would not enjoy that.
Isn't seriperumbudur where Rajiv Gandhi was killed? Perhaps another airport that can be named after a Gandhi...!!
razMJ
Feb 15, 12, 2:46 pm
MAA is great, love waiting in international departures.......need a newstand or bar or something!
Yep, the samose sure are good, but I sure would like an arcade. Maybe in the new terminal currently being built at Meenambakkam.
About the distance from Sriperumbuddur compared to Meenambakkam from central Chennai, with the Port-Maduravoyal Expressway being built and increasing traffic on Anna Salai, but no plans to sort that out soon Sriperumbuddur will be just 40 mins away from Chennai Central - in peak traffic hour its taken me around an hour to get from there to Meenambakkam (compared to non-peak time of 40 mins)
Yep, the samose sure are good, but I sure would like an arcade. Maybe in the new terminal currently being built at Meenambakkam.
About the distance from Sriperumbuddur compared to Meenambakkam from central Chennai, with the Port-Maduravoyal Expressway being built and increasing traffic on Anna Salai, but no plans to sort that out soon Sriperumbuddur will be just 40 mins away from Chennai Central - in peak traffic hour its taken me around an hour to get from there to Meenambakkam (compared to non-peak time of 40 mins)
snod08
Feb 16, 12, 5:30 pm
40km is not all that bad....
That highway ride is fast..just till Poonamallee. After that its gruelling city traffic to wherever you want to go. (unless your destination is close to one of the later highway exits).
Isn't seriperumbudur where Rajiv Gandhi was killed? Perhaps another airport that can be named after a Gandhi...!!
Yes, Rajiv Gandhi was killed there.
Yep, the samose sure are good, but I sure would like an arcade. Maybe in the new terminal currently being built at Meenambakkam.
About the distance from Sriperumbuddur compared to Meenambakkam from central Chennai, with the Port-Maduravoyal Expressway being built and increasing traffic on Anna Salai, but no plans to sort that out soon Sriperumbuddur will be just 40 mins away from Chennai Central - in peak traffic hour its taken me around an hour to get from there to Meenambakkam (compared to non-peak time of 40 mins)
I agree it can be quite fast at times. But, most of the times, I have experienced much longer times to get to areas such as T.Nagar, etc.
And I definitely agree that traffic on Anna Salai is becoming really really bad.
Even from the current airport, it can take a while to get to T.Nagar if you try to achieve this at 5PM!!!:eek:
That highway ride is fast..just till Poonamallee. After that its gruelling city traffic to wherever you want to go. (unless your destination is close to one of the later highway exits).
Isn't seriperumbudur where Rajiv Gandhi was killed? Perhaps another airport that can be named after a Gandhi...!!
Yes, Rajiv Gandhi was killed there.
Yep, the samose sure are good, but I sure would like an arcade. Maybe in the new terminal currently being built at Meenambakkam.
About the distance from Sriperumbuddur compared to Meenambakkam from central Chennai, with the Port-Maduravoyal Expressway being built and increasing traffic on Anna Salai, but no plans to sort that out soon Sriperumbuddur will be just 40 mins away from Chennai Central - in peak traffic hour its taken me around an hour to get from there to Meenambakkam (compared to non-peak time of 40 mins)
I agree it can be quite fast at times. But, most of the times, I have experienced much longer times to get to areas such as T.Nagar, etc.
And I definitely agree that traffic on Anna Salai is becoming really really bad.
Even from the current airport, it can take a while to get to T.Nagar if you try to achieve this at 5PM!!!:eek:
KLouis
Feb 17, 12, 3:38 am
The caption in the small picture attached to the article says:
(The proposed second airport for Chennai, at Sriperumbudur, will have a runway, a terminal building, approach radar and an air traffic control unit.)
I know that airports exist that have no approach radar, but airports without a runway, a terminal building and an atc unit? At any rate, this one will have them all, wow! :)
(The proposed second airport for Chennai, at Sriperumbudur, will have a runway, a terminal building, approach radar and an air traffic control unit.)
I know that airports exist that have no approach radar, but airports without a runway, a terminal building and an atc unit? At any rate, this one will have them all, wow! :)
razMJ
Feb 17, 12, 4:07 am
The caption in the small picture attached to the article says:
(The proposed second airport for Chennai, at Sriperumbudur, will have a runway, a terminal building, approach radar and an air traffic control unit.)
I know that airports exist that have no approach radar, but airports without a runway, a terminal building and an atc unit? At any rate, this one will have them all, wow! :)
:D
(The proposed second airport for Chennai, at Sriperumbudur, will have a runway, a terminal building, approach radar and an air traffic control unit.)
I know that airports exist that have no approach radar, but airports without a runway, a terminal building and an atc unit? At any rate, this one will have them all, wow! :)
:D
razMJ
Feb 17, 12, 4:08 am
40km is not all that bad....
Its much better than KUL - Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Its much better than KUL - Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Mr. Bean
Feb 17, 12, 5:19 pm
Its much better than KUL - Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Yeah but in India, it might as well be 400 km
Yeah but in India, it might as well be 400 km
razMJ
Feb 18, 12, 3:57 am
Yeah but in India, it might as well be 400 km
Details:
I have done all three journeys, KUL-KL City Centre and Sriperumbuddur area - Chennai City Centre and MAA-Chennai City Centre.
KUL-KL City Centre - 60km - 6 lane motorways (or expressways as Indians prefer), 50 mins.
Sriperumbuddur-Chennai City Centre - 40km - 4/6 lane highways - 40 mins in non-rush, over an hour in rush time. However, with the Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Elevated Expressway opening in 2013, rush hour traffic will decrease significantly, and it will take under 40 minutes in non-rush hour, even if the airport is built.
MAA-Chennai City Centre - 20km - 6 lane urban highways - same current times as Sriperumbuddur but no plans to reduce traffic other than Metro line.
Bhai, or Anna since we're talking about Chennai, each square kilometre of India is different to the other.
Details:
I have done all three journeys, KUL-KL City Centre and Sriperumbuddur area - Chennai City Centre and MAA-Chennai City Centre.
KUL-KL City Centre - 60km - 6 lane motorways (or expressways as Indians prefer), 50 mins.
Sriperumbuddur-Chennai City Centre - 40km - 4/6 lane highways - 40 mins in non-rush, over an hour in rush time. However, with the Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Elevated Expressway opening in 2013, rush hour traffic will decrease significantly, and it will take under 40 minutes in non-rush hour, even if the airport is built.
MAA-Chennai City Centre - 20km - 6 lane urban highways - same current times as Sriperumbuddur but no plans to reduce traffic other than Metro line.
Bhai, or Anna since we're talking about Chennai, each square kilometre of India is different to the other.