Okudingeka Ukwazi Nge-Airport Yase-Chennai
I-airport ye-Chennai yomhlaba wonke iyindawo enkulu yokufika nokuhamba eningizimu ye-India. Ihlinzeka abagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-18 ngonyaka. Lokhu kwenza kube yesikhumulo sezindiza esinezintathu kunazo zonke eNdiya ngokwezithuthi zomgibeli, ngemuva kweDelhi, eMakalore naseManzini. Izindiza ezingaphezu kuka-400 zifika futhi zisuka esikhumulweni sezindiza nsuku zonke.
Nakuba isikhumulo sezindiza saseChennai sithola abagibeli bamazwe angaphezu kwezindiza ze-Bangalore, izithiyo zokuvimbela umthamo zivimbela ukuba zingakhulumi.
Isikhumulo sezindiza sinomnikazi futhi siqhutshwa yi-Government-Airports Authority yase-India. Kusemgomeni wokwenziwa kwamuva futhi kuthuthukiswe. Njengengxenye yalokhu, iziteshi ezintsha ezintsha ezifuywayo nezamazwe ngamazwe zakhiwe futhi zavulwa ngo-2013, kanti umgwaqo wesibili wandiswa.
Isigaba sesibili sokwakhiwa kabusha sihlelwe njengamanje, kuhlanganise nokukhuliswa kweziphephelo ezintsha zasemakhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe. Kulindeleke ukuthi kuqale ngasekupheleni kuka-2017 futhi kugcwaliswe ngo-2021, futhi kuzokwandisa amandla esikhumulo sezindiza kubagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-30 ngonyaka. Ama-terminal endala ayobhujiswa, kunokuba ahlanganiswe nezindawo zokugcina ezifuywayo nezamazwe ngamazwe. Abanalo isikhala futhi umklamo wabo awuhambisani nama-terminals amasha wanamuhla, okwenziwe ngensimbi nengilazi. Kuzokwakhiwa ukugcina okusha okuzokwakha endaweni yabo, okuholela ekukhungweni kwezindiza ezinamabhilidi amathathu okuhlanganiswa okugcina.
Igama lesikhumulo sezindiza nekhodi
I-Chennai International Airport (MAA).
Isiphephelo sasekhaya esibizwa ngokuthi yi-K. Kamaraj sezindiza futhi isibulali samazwe ngamazwe siyaziwa ngokuthi yi-CN Annadurai. Ama-terminals abizwa ngokuthi yizikhulu zakwa-Tamil Nadu zangaphambili.
Imininingwane Yokuxhumana Yesikhungo Sezindiza
- Ifoni: (91) 44 2256-0551.
- Iwebhusayithi.
Indawo Yesikhungo Sezindiza
Isikhumulo sezindiza saseChennai sinama-terminals amathathu, sisakaze emadolobheni aseMeenambakkam (ukuphela kwezimpahla), ePallavaram naseTirusulam cishe ngamakhilomitha angu-14,5 (9 miles) eningizimu-ntshonalanga yedolobha.
Isikhathi sokuhamba esiya esikhungweni somuzi
Imizuzu engu-20-30.
Izinsiza zezindiza
Ngeshwa, izinhlelo zokusungulwa kwezindiza ze-Chennai zenze ukuthuthukiswa kusebenza ukuyeka okwesikhashana. Izindawo zokugcina ezihamba phambili nezingezangezimboni ezihamba phambili, ezihlala ngamamitha angaba ngu-800, azihlanganisiwe. Kumelwe zixhunywe ngendlela ehambayo kodwa ayikakhiwanga okwamanje. Amatekisi asegalofu asetshenziselwa ukuthutha abagibeli phakathi kwama-terminals okwesikhashana. Ukuhamba okuhambayo kungenzeka kugcwaliswe njengengxenye yesigaba sesibili sokuthuthukiswa kwezindiza. Izophinde ixhumane nama-terminals kuya epaki ye-multi-levels kanye nesiteshini sesitimela se-Metro esizayo.
Ukushiya abagibeli basekhaya basadingeka ukuba bahlole imithwalo yabo ngaphambi kokungena ngemvume. Imishini yokuhlola imithwalo ye-Inline yatholakale ngo-July 2017 futhi isalinde isitolimende.
Qaphela ukuthi ukushaya izingcingo kusaye kwenziwa ekwakhiweni kwasekhaya kusukela ngoMeyi 1, 2017 ukunciphisa ukungcola komsindo. Abagibeli kumele manje bancike kwizikrini ukuze bahambise ulwazi.
Ngokungafani nendawo yokugcina yasekhaya, i-terminal yokudala yamazwe ngamazwe iye yaqhubeka isebenza. Indawo yokufika yamazwe ngamazwe isesekhona lapho. Ukufuduka kwamanye amazwe kunganciphisa ngezikhathi eziphakeme, ngenxa yobuningi obanele bamahhovisi okuthutha.
Izinsiza ezifana nezitolo zokudlela nezitolo zekhofi ziyasweleka (nakuba ziphuthumisiwe kangako), ngenxa yokuthuthukiswa. Ezinye izinsiza eziyisisekelo, ezifana nokuhlala okwanele kwabagibeli namaphoyinti okushaja amadivaysi kagesi, nazo zidinga ukuthuthukiswa.
Indawo yokufika emazweni angaphandle kanye nesiguli esisha sasekhaya esiye sahlobisa ngomsebenzi wobuciko kanye nemidwebo.
Isikhungo se-intanethi esingenazintambo (mahhala imizuzu engu-30) siyatholakala esikhumulweni sezindiza. Noma kunjalo, kunemibiko ejwayelekile yalokho ayisebenzi.
Imithwalo ingagcinwa ku "Isikhungo Sokungcebeleka Kwesobunxele" esivela phakathi kwama-terminals asekhaya nakwamanye amazwe. Izindleko ziyi-100 rupees ngamahora angu-24. Isikhathi sokugcina esiphezulu yisiviki esisodwa.
Ngeshwa, ukusebenza okungalungile nokuntuleka kokugcinwa kwezikhumbuzo ezintsha kubangele izinkinga ezithile zokuphepha okudingeka abagibeli bazi.
Njengoba lezi terminals zivuliwe ngo-2013, ama-glass panels, ama-granite slabs kanye nokufakela kwamanga kuye kwawa izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-75!
I-Airport Lounges
Isikhumulo sezindiza saseChennai sinendawo yokulala ebizwa ngokuthi "i-Travel Club". Itholakala eduze neSango 7 se-terminal entsha yomhlaba jikelele kanye neSango lesi-5 esibulalayo sasekhaya. I-lounge yamazwe ngamazwe ivulekile amahora angu-24 futhi isebenza utshwala, kanti indawo yokuphumula engenalo utshwala ivuliwe kusukela ngo-4 ekuseni kuya ku-9: 00. Womabili ama-lounges ahlinzeka ngokuqabuleka, amaphephandaba, i-intanethi, ama-TV, nolwazi lwezindiza.
Abanikazi bePhasi abaPhambili, abanikazi bekhadi le-Visa Infinite, abanikazi bamakhadi be-Mastercard abafanelekayo, nabagibeli abafanelekile be-Jet Airways nabagibeli base-Emirates Airlines bangafinyelela mahhala endaweni yokuphumula. Uma kungenjalo, ungathenga usuku lokungena ngemvume.
Isithuthi sezindiza
I-airport ye-Chennai ixhunywe kahle ngokuthutha. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokufika enkabeni yedolobha ngokuthatha itekisi ekhokhelwa kuqala. Izindleko zihlukile eziphethweni zasekhaya nasezizweni zonke, nakuba kuzodla cishe ama-rupie angu-350 ku-Egmore. Kungenzeka futhi ukuthatha isitimela. Kukhona isitimela sesitimela (eTurusulam) ngaphesheya komgwaqo oseduze nesikhumulo sezindiza, futhi izitimela zasemadolobheni zigijima lapho ziya eSigmore Station. Isikhathi sokuhamba siphezu kwemizuzu engu-40. Ngaphandle kwalokho, izinsizakalo zamabhasi zeMetropolitan Transport Corporation ziyatholakala. Kodwa-ke, phawula ukuthi lezi zakhiwo azihlanganisiwe neziteshi zesikhumulo sezindiza ezintsha futhi zitholakala kude kakhulu.
Isikhumulo sezindiza
Uma beka noma beqoqa abagibeli, izimoto kumele zifake futhi ziphume esikhumulweni sezindiza zingakapheli imizuzu engu-10. Uma kungenjalo imali yokupaka ihlawuliswa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isetshenziselwa ukupaka. Lokhu kungaba yinselele lapho isikhumulo sezindiza sihlanganisiwe, njengoba idokodo lokuthola indawo likhona ngomgwaqo wenkonzo ekupheleni kwesibhuloho. Imali eyi-150 rupies yamahora amabili.
Ukuhlala Kanjani eduze Nezindiza
Isikhumulo sezindiza saseChennai sinamakamelo okuthatha umhlalaphansi, asebenze amahora angu-24 abagibeli bezokuhamba. Zitholakala phakathi kweziphephelo ezintsha ezifuywayo nezamazwe ngamazwe, phansi phansi phansi kwesobunxele be-canteen yabasebenzi bezindiza. Izindawo zokuhlala zihlinzekwa emibhoshongweni enomoya, namakamelo ahlukene abesifazane nabesilisa. Kunezindawo zokugeza. Lindela ukukhokha ama-rupe angu-700 ubusuku bonke. Ukubhuka kusengaphambili akunakwenzeka.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amanani amahhotela eduze nesikhumulo sezindiza saseChennai athatha abagibeli bezokuhamba, ngezinketho zazo zonke izimali. Umhlahlandlela wehhotela le-Airport ye-Chennai uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi ungaphi.