NEW DELHI: Terminal 1 of the Delhi Airport will be completely opened from April 15, while Terminal 2 (T2) will be closed from next month due to mandatory refurbishment work.
The announcement was made by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) on Thursday. With T1 resuming full operations from April 15, all flights currently operating from T2 will be shifted to T1.
DIAL has notified the airlines of the change with respect to the terminals and has requested them to plan accordingly for the transition. At present, IndiGo and Akasa Air have flights from T2, which handles around 270-280 air traffic movements and serves over 46,000 passengers per day and 1.5 crore passengers annually.
The Terminal 3 serves 4.3 cores already. DIAL expects T1 to serve 4 crore passengers annually since the building has been expanded from 55,740 sq m to 2.6 lakh sq m. Along with the increased area, the authorities have also installed advanced equipment to enhance the passengers’ experience.
“The expansion and modernisation of T1 have been completed as part of the Phase 3A expansion project. The expanded world-class integrated T1 of Delhi Airport was dedicated to the nation in March last year,” DIAL said in a release.
The new T1 will have 100 check-in counters, including 36 Self Baggage Drop (SBD) kiosks, 108 Common Usage Self-Service (CUSS) kiosks for check-in and self-service, and 20 Automated Tray Retrieval Systems (ATRS) for smoother security checks, the release said.
Among other facilities, there will be 10 baggage reclaim carousels, and the baggage handling capacity will be increased from 3,240 to 6,000 bags per hour. The DIAL did not mention the T2 closure in the Thursday release. However, the operator on Jan 10 had announced that the four-decade-old T2 will be closed for four to six months in the next financial year.
Facilities at Terminal 1
Direct connection to Delhi Metro at both Arrivals and Departures
Facial Recognition System (DIGIYATRA) at all entry gates
100 check-in counters, including 36 Self Baggage Drop (SBD) kiosks