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Though the space will not be used as an arrival hall, it may at least reduce congestion. The arrival operations will continue to happen, as always, from the old arrival hall in the old international terminal. more-inThe arrival hall at the international terminal of the Chennai airport, which has remained idle for five years, will now be turned into a departure hall and opened for public in the first week of October. The existing departure hall in the international terminal [which is on the first floor] and the arrival hall [which will be converted to departure hall now] will be linked, so the passengers can easily move from one floor to another,” an official said. Passengers flying from the international terminal have complained on numerous occasions about the congestion and long queues..