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Parandur Airport May Get In-Principle Nod Next Week

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

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February 28, 2025

Civil aviation minister says special meeting in Delhi likely within few days

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai

CHENNAI'S long-awaited second airport at Parandur is poised to receive an 'in-principle approval' from the Union government following high-level discussions in New Delhi next week, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has confirmed.

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the UDAN Yatri Café at Chennai International Airport on Thursday, Naidu said that site clearance for the project had already been granted. "We have completed thorough consultations for the second stage, which is the 'in-principle approval'. A special meeting will be held in Delhi within a week, after which we will proceed with the approval," he said.

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