Airport expansion plan yet to take off.

When the plan for acquisition of 634 acres was approved in 2010 for a massive expansion of the Coimbatore Airport to make it world-class, the western region seemed set to receive a major economic boost.

Besides expanding the runway to accommodate jumbo cargo jets, vital for trade and industrial exports, plans were drawn up for a glitzy new integrated state-of-the-art terminal at a cost of Rs. 800 crore for both domestic and international travellers. The region's long-term economic needs were factored in while the master plan was drawn up.

THE HINDU