Chennai, Sep 7 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian urged the Union Civil Aviation Ministry to permit the operation of Airbus aircraft, instead of ATR planes, on domestic routes such as Madurai and Tuticorin, and to enhance passenger amenities at the Chennai airport.

In a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, Subramanian said passengers travelling to destinations like Madurai and Coimbatore are often forced to stand in shuttle buses due to inadequate seating. The buses, operated by airlines, ferry passengers to planes parked in bays located far across the 1,301-acre airport.