▁India ▁to ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁using ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 0 7 . ▁By ▁early ▁ 8 0 s , ▁the ▁then ▁Indian ▁Airlines ▁started ▁service ▁to ▁Col om bo , ▁followed ▁by ▁service ▁to ▁Male . ▁Later , ▁Sri L ank an ▁Airlines ▁( then ▁Air ▁L anka ) ▁and ▁Air ▁M ald ives ▁( now ▁M ald iv ian ▁started ▁operations . ▁Follow ed ▁by ▁Indian ▁Airlines , ▁that ▁started ▁a ▁service ▁to ▁Sh ar j ah . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁T IA ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁an ▁international ▁air port , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁fifth ▁international ▁air port ▁of ▁India ▁after ▁Del hi , ▁M umb ai , ▁Chen na i ▁& ▁Kol k ata . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁flight ▁operated ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁international ▁terminal , ▁Terminal ▁ 2 . ▁IX ▁ 5 3 6 ▁( A ir ▁India ▁Express ) ▁from ▁Sh ar j ah ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁arrival . ▁Air ▁India ▁Express ▁operated ▁the ▁first ▁departure ▁to ▁Dub ai ▁from ▁this ▁new ▁terminal . ▁Indian O il ▁Sky t ank ing ▁is ▁the ▁company ▁which ▁introduced ▁single ▁man ▁ref u elling ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁started ▁ref u elling ▁operations ▁at ▁T riv and rum ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Term inals ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁terminal s . ▁Terminal ▁ 1 ▁is