Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR Airport Infrastructure consortium that operates and manages Delhi Airport, announced that the newly expanded Terminal 1 will be operational from August 17. The new terminal was developed as part of the Phase 3A expansion project by DIAL and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10.
DIAL has worked with IndiGo and SpiceJet to make necessary preparations for shifting of flight operations from T2 and T3 to T1. As per the plan, SpiceJet would shift their 13 flights to Terminal 1 from August 17, and subsequently IndiGo would move back their 34 flights from T2 and T3 to T1 from September 2.
The older T-1 building is still under repair and only the new building will be opened for passengers on August 17, airport officials said.
On June 28, a part of the metal canopy over Terminal 1 collapsed due to heavy rainfall, killing one person and injuring eight others. After the incident, IndiGo and SpiceJet, which majorly used T-1, shifted their flight operations to Terminals 2 and 3.
