Airport

Madras aerodrome and Madras Flying Club begin operations

The Madras Flying Club came into existence and the Madras aerodrome, ancestor of Chennai airport, was commissioned.

Tata air mail service reaches Madras

Tata Air Lines' inaugural air mail run from Karachi through Bombay went on to Madras, the first scheduled flight to touch down there.

First passenger terminal built at Meenambakkam airport

Meenambakkam got the first passenger terminal of Madras airport, which then served as a customs airport handling a few international flights.

Meenambakkam airport bomb blast

A bomb exploded at Meenambakkam airport in Madras, killing several people.

Parandur airport project dropped

Chief Minister Vijay announced in the Assembly that the proposed second Chennai airport at Parandur would be scrapped and a new site sought.