Thiruvananthapuram airport begins Rs 2,500 crore international terminal expansion
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday to start a Rs 2,500 crore expansion of the international terminal at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport under project Anantha.
The project will raise the terminal’s annual passenger‑handling capacity from 3.5 million to about 11.5 million and will add a 92,552 sqm facility that includes a 78,522 sqm departure area with 48 check‑in desks, 38 emigration counters, seven security lanes, nine aircraft stands and a 14,030 sqm arrival area with 40 immigration counters and four baggage belts; the airport has already doubled daily aircraft movements to 90 and tripled daily passengers to 15,000, handling 4.7 million passengers and 31,366 movements in FY 2025‑26 while expanding its airline network from 11 to 17 carriers.