Country’s largest business jet terminal commissioned at Cochin International Airport.

December 12, 2022

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the country’s first chartered gateway, and a business jet terminal at the Cochin International Airport. With this, Cochin airport has become the fourth airport in the country to operate a private jet terminal.
The state has achieved 114 per cent growth in the hospitality sector and 75 per cent growth in the aviation sector.
The new facility at the airport will boost tourism as well as the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) sector in the state. It will propel the airport to the forefront of the aviation industry in the country. The facility will also serve as a platform to integrate the hospitality and aviation sectors.
The Chief Minister, who is also the Chairman of the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) said the International Cargo Complex at the airport will be commissioned in October next year. He said work on the 25,000 sq ft commercial zone project in front of the International Terminal at the airport will commence next month.
The business jet terminal inaugurated was built at a cost of 40 crore rupees by renovating the old domestic terminal. It covers an area of 40,000 sq ft.
The gateway features facilities like exclusive private car parking space, drive-in porch, a grand lobby, five comfortable lounges, business center, check-in, immigration, customs, health and security systems, duty free shop, foreign exchange counter and state-of-the-art video conferencing system.
Apart from this, a ‘safe house’ is also set up for high-security VIP guests.

Kerala is the only state in India that has four international airports.
They are:

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
Cochin International Airport
Calicut International Airport
Kannur International Airport