{
  "id": 3930465,
  "title": "Explained: What is the Coimbatore International Airport expansion plan, and why is it needed?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/explained-what-is-the-coimbatore-international-airport-expansion-plan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:13:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/explained-what-is-the-coimbatore-international-airport-expansion-plan-and-why-is-it-needed/article71399262.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The AAI plans to modernise and expand the airport at a cost of ₹2,200 crore, including the construction of a state-of-the-art terminal building sprawling over 75,000 square metres – four times bigger than the present terminal",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}