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The
following types of aircrafts generally arrive and depart at Madras Airport |
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SCHEDULED
FLIGHTS |
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Scheduled
passenger aircraft and cargo aircraft bringing in the passengers and also cargo including
unaccompanied baggage and similarly carrying outgoing passengers, their baggage, and
unaccompanied baggage and export cargo. |
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NON-SCHEDULED
FLIGHTS |
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Aircrafts
coming / going without any specific schedule carrying either passengers or cargo or both
will be governed with the procedure laid down hereunder for non-scheduled flights. |
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Aircrafts
landing at this Airport without any specific schedule essentially for technical
halts/emergencies /bad weather/re-fuelling etc. Involving clearance of the crew or
otherwise. |
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CARGO |
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Nature
of cargo handled at the Air Cargo Complex, Madras can broadly be categorised into three
i.e. |
1. |
Cargo
for clearance at Madras |
Imported cargo
landed directly be International flights like Air India, Singapore Airlines, Malaysian
Airlines, British Airways etc.and other chartered foreign flights (both scheduled and
non-scheduled) including cargo meant for destinations outside India. |
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2. |
Cargo for
transhipment: |
| Imported Cargo landed at other International
Airports in India and transshipped to Chennai by feeder flights. |
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3. |
Cargo for Export |
Export
Cargo brought into Chennai by Feeder Flights from other Indian Airports for shipments out
of India from Chennai.This has also been included in this category for procedural
convenience. |
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