The Cochin International Airport is one of the busiest airports in India catering to different airlines operating both at the international and the domestic terminals. The airport boasts of an 1154 feet long run way and an equally long stretch of roadway for the taxis. The transportation service at the airport is broadly divided into the domestic and the international terminals. Both the terminals have separate facilities of restaurants, duty free shops, snack bars as well as taxi and bus services. During the 2006-2007 year 2.5 million passengers commuted on an annual basis through the Cochin Airport. Thus, a proper and advanced transportation service at the airport is extremely critical to enhance passenger traffic as well as revenues.

The airport is well connected by taxi, bus as well as rail routes. There are buses which leave every fifteen minutes to almost all the major locations within and outside Cochin. Pre-paid taxis are available any time of the day to any destination. Fully computerized and automated Pre-paid taxi counter is provided for at both the domestic and international terminals. It is usually managed by CIAL staff.

Shuttle car service is also easily available. The cars that are available for such services are ordinary Ambassador, AC Tata Sumo and Toyota Qualis. A co-operative society under the CIAL controls the pre-paid taxi system. These taxis are also available for hire on a daily basis for conducted tour or round trip etc. Credit card is not accepted as a means of payment of the pre-paid taxi service. The Cochin airport is located at such a place, from where it is tough to communicate to other parts of Cochin in the absence of proper bus or taxi service from the airport.

In cases of absolute emergency when the passengers have to wait overnight at the airport, the airport has the facility to arrange for guest rooms. There are four such rooms, which have to be booked before hand to avail of the services. The cost charged for each room is around 800 rupees for 24 hours.

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