Friday, August 28, 2015

Delhi airport to expand facilities to reduce overcrowding

Mumbai: Delhi International Airport Limited which runs the country's busiest airport, is working on a detailed plan to de-congest its domestic terminals 1D and 1C (used by low cost airlines) and expand facilities to meet the projected traffic growth of 100 million by 2033.

These measures were discussed in a meeting between airport officials and airlines on Thursday, following passenger complaints on overcrowding at Terminal 1 (which includes 1D for departures and 1C for arrivals).

Delhi airport handled 41 million passengers in FY15. Over 26 million passengers were handled at T3 and the remaining by T1. While T3 has a design capacity of 34 million passengers, Terminal 1 can handle 16 million passengers. Terminal 1 is used by IndiGo, GoAir and SpiceJet is reaching a saturation point as it .
28/08/15 Business Standard
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