Tamil Nadu & Chennai - South India and Kerala - page 708

Getting There & Away

AIR
Chennai Airport ( 22560551) is at Tirusulam in the far southwest of the city. A brand-new
domestic terminal was due to open soon, with the international terminal expanding to oc-
cupy the whole of the old building.
There are direct flights to over 20 Indian cities, including Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore
and Thoothikudi (Tuticorin) within Tamil Nadu. Internationally, Chennai has plenty of
direct flights to/from Colombo, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, as well as the
Gulf states. The best fares from Europe are often on Jet Airways (with connections at
Mumbai or Delhi) or Emirates (via Dubai). Cathay Pacific flies to Hong Kong, and Mal-
divian to Male.

Airlines

Air Asia MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 33008000; www.airasia.com ; Ispahani Centre, 123/12 Nungambakkam

High Rd; 9.30am-1pm & 2-6pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-1.30pm Mon-Sat)

Air India MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 23453301; www.airindia.com ; 19 Rukmani Lakshmipathy Rd, Egmore;

9.30am-1pm & 2-5.15pm Mon-Sat)

Air India Express MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 23453375; www.airindiaexpress.in ; 19 Rukmani Lakshmipathy

Rd, Egmore; 9.30am-1pm & 2-5.15pm Mon-Sat)

Emirates MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 33773377; www.emirates.com ; 1st fl, Riaz Garden, 12 & 13 Kodam-

bakkam High Rd; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)

Go Air ( 1800 222111, 22560293; www.goair.in )

IndiGo ( 09910383838; www.goindigo.in )

Jet Airways MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 39893333; www.jetairways.com ; 43/44 Montieth Rd, Egmore;

10am-6pm Mon-Sat)

JetKonnect ( 39893333; www.jetkonnect.com )

Malaysia Airlines MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 42191919; www.malaysiaairlines.com ; 90 Dr Radhakrishnan

Salai; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)

Maldivian MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 45028833; www.maldivian.aero ; Spencer's Travel Services, Lakshmi

Bhavan, Sundaram Ave, 609 Anna Salai)