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The Madurai airport is slowly gaining in stature. The increase in number of flights to Madurai were slow and unnoticed. Still a long way to go, but now, 10 flights arrive and depart at Madurai. Of these 9 of them either goes to Chennai or fly via Chennai.

On last count, the operators are…

• 4 flights – Paramount (3 Chennai, 1 Bangalore via Chennai)
• 3 flights – Air Deccan (2 Chennai & 1 Bangalore direct)
• 2 flights – Jet Airways (Chennai)
• 1 flight – Indian (Mumbai via Chennai)

Get the latest flight schedules here. Srilankan airlines is said to be keen on operating a flight to Madurai. But space for immigration check etc were woefully inadequate.

Madurai Chamber of Commerce campaigns to open a central institute for pilot training, touting Madurai as a ‘fog free’ airport. ‘Fog free’ is indeed a different view of this sun-drenched city.