The Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have directed officials to complete Chennai airport’s upcoming T3 international terminal by April 2027, following a review of construction progress and passenger facilities, The Hindu reported.
The latest deadline follows repeated delays in the project. Civil works at the terminal are approximately 75 per cent complete.
Spread across 86,135 square metres, the facility is expected to raise Chennai airport’s annual passenger-handling capacity to 35 million once operational.
Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha, who participated in the review, stressed the need to avoid any further slippage in the construction schedule, according to the TH report.
The terminal’s completion date had recently been revised from December 2026 to April 2027. The project has been under construction for several years.
Additional signs have been installed in recent weeks, while bids have been invited for a wider overhaul of signage across all three existing terminals. Sinha is likely to inspect the airport again next month.
The review also covered the Tamil Nadu government’s proposal to develop a fifth terminal, T5, near the airport’s remote aircraft parking bays. Sinha was briefed on the plan and recent discussions between AAI and the state government.
