<p>The Chennai airport's new integrated terminal, which would be constructed after demolishing existing terminals 2 and 3, would be commissioned by December 2022, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The new terminal will have a total area of 2,18,000 sqm and function as one large integrated terminal for international and domestic operations, the AAI said.</p>.<p>The new terminal will enhance the present capacity from 21 million passengers per annum to 35 million passengers per annum, the AAI said in a press release.</p>.<p>The project will be completed in two stages. In the first stage, domestic terminal 2 has been demolished for the construction of the new facility which is scheduled to be commissioned by June 2021, it said.</p>.<p>In the second stage, international terminal 3 would be demolished and a new terminal would be constructed in its place. "The total project (single integrated terminal) will be commissioned by December 2022," the AAI noted.</p>.<p>The Chennai airport is India's fourth busiest airport in terms of the number of passengers handled every year.</p>.<p>A multi-level car parking is also being constructed with a capacity of 3,000 cars at a time, the AAI noted. The current parking facility is able to handle 1,200 cars at time.</p>.<p>The AAI works under the Civil Aviation Ministry. It owns and manages more than 100 airports across the country.</p>
<p>The Chennai airport's new integrated terminal, which would be constructed after demolishing existing terminals 2 and 3, would be commissioned by December 2022, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The new terminal will have a total area of 2,18,000 sqm and function as one large integrated terminal for international and domestic operations, the AAI said.</p>.<p>The new terminal will enhance the present capacity from 21 million passengers per annum to 35 million passengers per annum, the AAI said in a press release.</p>.<p>The project will be completed in two stages. In the first stage, domestic terminal 2 has been demolished for the construction of the new facility which is scheduled to be commissioned by June 2021, it said.</p>.<p>In the second stage, international terminal 3 would be demolished and a new terminal would be constructed in its place. "The total project (single integrated terminal) will be commissioned by December 2022," the AAI noted.</p>.<p>The Chennai airport is India's fourth busiest airport in terms of the number of passengers handled every year.</p>.<p>A multi-level car parking is also being constructed with a capacity of 3,000 cars at a time, the AAI noted. The current parking facility is able to handle 1,200 cars at time.</p>.<p>The AAI works under the Civil Aviation Ministry. It owns and manages more than 100 airports across the country.</p>