Lucknow Airport To Get A ₹5,000 Crores Makeover With New Terminal, Amenities & More!

by Shreya Ghosh
Lucknow Airport To Get A ₹5,000 Crores Makeover With New Terminal, Amenities & More!

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport of Lucknow is going to get a mega upgrade very soon. The airport will see many prominent and significant changes in the upcoming days. This new makeover will come with tons of amenities, changes, and also a brand-new terminal at the Lucknow airport. The Adani Group is in talks to invest a huge amount of ₹5,000 crores for upgrading the airport. It is pretty understandable that the flying experience here is going to get extraordinary once the upgradation takes place.

Lucknow Airport To Get A Huge Upgrade!

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The two functioning terminals at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport has the capacity to handle a tourist footfall of about 43 lakh flyers every year. But the number of passengers is increasing every other day, leading to a tourist footfall of 55 lakhs every year. This number is beyond the handling capacity and has increased by about 28 per cent more than what the airport should handle.

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According to several reports, an official shared that the Lucknow airport will get an all-new third terminal soon with a built handling capacity of over a crore of flyers every annum. It is expected that the first phase of the Terminal 3 will open its doors to flyers by October 2023. The second phase of the Terminal 3 will bring in added capacity to handle more passengers in the airport. With a capacity of 50 lakh passengers per annum, the second phase will be all set to welcome tourists within a year after phase I. The new terminal will be a great addition with a capacity of 1.3 crores of flyers.

What Will Be The New Amenities & Features?

Along with the new terminal with a capacity of 1.3 crore passengers, the airport will also get additional features that will help the flyers in experiencing a comfortable journey. The new terminal will be having e-gates, separate pick-up and drop-off zones for cars, great lounges, and some self-baggage drop counters as well. Digital travel is the latest trend and the Lucknow airport will also emphasise this. They will have a Super App that will help in easing digital travel.

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A lot of focus will be given to planting new plants and saplings as well. As per some reports, Lucknow airport will have about 1 lakh indoor plants and planters and 1.5 lakh saplings.

We are so excited to see what the new terminal will look like!

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