DIAL submits master plan for Delhi airport revamp

New Delhi: The Delhi International Airport Ltd (Dial) submitted its master plan for modernisation of the capital’s airport to the ministry of civil aviation and Airports Authority of India on Wednesday.
The new U-shaped terminal will have four runways - two on both sides of the terminal. A Delhi Metro rail line will run parallel to the runways and will join the building almost at its centre.
According to the plan, a F9 runway (which can cater to the large sized A380 aircraft) would be completed by March 2008 complementing the two existing runways.
The domestic and international traffic will be catered by each half of four-storeyed new terminal building. The approach to the airport will by both metro and road. The new airport will also have more hangers. The number of parking lots for aircraft will be almost doubled. The terminal will have multiple entry points as compared to single entry currently.
05/10/06 Atreyee Dev Roy/Financial Express

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