Taking a cue from Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Monday has decided to convert Chennai domestic terminal into silent airport, reported Times Of India.
“Now the people have to depend on signs at the facility and SMSs that airlines send them. There will be no announcements made by the airline authorities. This will also include boarding calls and all the other necessary announcements that were used to be made by the airline authorities before the final boarding,” Times of India quoted the AAI officials. From now all the airlines will "notify [passengers about] any changes in boarding time, baggage delivery belts and other information through SMS" Times of India quoted an AAI official. However, airlines will make limited announcements in case there is a change of boarding gates.
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The initiative to change the domestic terminal in Chennai into silent airports is due to the increasing level of noise pollution at the airport terminals, reported Times of India. The decision will come into force from May 1.
This is not the first time when AAI has decided to introduce silent airports in India. Previously airports in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and a few smaller airports in the country were also changed into silent airports following the high levels of pollution recorded in those cities.
