A long wait at airport

A long wait at airport

21/11/2021

Staff ReporterCHENNAI

After a long flight, many international passengers arriving in the city endure a frustrating wait in long queues to complete immigration formalities at Chennai airport.

This particularly happens early mornings when several international flights arrive in short intervals.

There are not enough staff at the immigration counters at the international terminal of the airport to cope with the rush, sources said.

Irate passengers have been posting on social media platforms about the delay to complete the routine immigration formalities at the airport.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials said, this problem occurs due to bunching of flights.

Nearly seven or eight flights land at the airport between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. and since these are international flights, about 200-250 passengers could exit from each one, thus causing a large inflow of passengers, resulting in congestion.