Jump to content

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Coordinates: 28°34′07″N 077°06′44″E / 28.56861°N 77.11222°E / 28.56861; 77.11222
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indira Gandhi International Airport
IGI Airport logo
Satellite image of the airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirports Authority of India[1]
OperatorDelhi International Airport Limited (DIAL)
ServesNational Capital Region (NCR)
LocationPalam, Delhi, India
Opened1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Hub for
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL237 m / 777 ft
Coordinates28°34′07″N 077°06′44″E / 28.56861°N 77.11222°E / 28.56861; 77.11222
Websitewww.newdelhiairport.in
Map
DEL/VIDP is located in Delhi
DEL/VIDP
DEL/VIDP
Location of airport in India
DEL/VIDP is located in India
DEL/VIDP
DEL/VIDP
DEL/VIDP (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,816 9,239 Asphalt
10/28 3,813 12,510 Asphalt
11R/29L 4,430 14,534 Asphalt
11L/29R 4,400 14,436 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers73,673,708 (Increase 12.8%)
International passengers19,470,161 (Increase 24.4%)
Aircraft movements442,488 (Increase 2.9%)
Cargo tonnage1,003,306 (Increase 12%)
Source: AAI[3][4][5]

Indira Gandhi International Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP) is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport covers an area of 5,106 acres (2,066 ha).[6]It is located in Palam, Delhi, 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the New Delhi Railway Station and 16 km (9.9 mi) from the New Delhi city center. [7][8]

Named after Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport of India in terms of passenger traffic since 2009.[9] It is also the busiest airport in the country in terms of cargo traffic. In the financial year of 2023–24, the airport handled 7.36 crore (73.6 million) passengers, the highest ever in the airport's history.[3][10] As of 2024, it is the tenth-busiest airport in the world, as per the latest rankings issued by the UK-based air consultancy firm OAG.[11][12] It is the second-busiest airport in the world by seating capacity,[13][14][15] having a seating capacity of over 36 lakh (3.6 million) seats, and the busiest airport in Asia by passenger traffic, handling over 6.55 crore (65.5 million) passengers in 2023.[14][15] In fact, it is routinely one of the busiest airports in the world, according to the Airports Council International rankings.[16]

The airport was previously operated by the Indian Air Force before its management was transferred to the Airports Authority of India.[17] In May 2006, the management of the airport was passed over to Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a consortium led by the GMR Group.[18] In September 2008, the airport inaugurated a 4,430 m (14,530 ft) runway. With the commencement of operations at Terminal 3 in 2010, it became India's and South Asia's largest aviation hub. The Terminal 3 building has a capacity to handle 3.4 crore (34 million) passengers annually and was the world's 8th largest passenger terminal upon completion.[8] The airport inaugurated a 4,400 m (14,400 ft) runway and the 2.1 km (1.3 mi) Eastern Cross Taxiways (ECT) with dual parallel aircraft bridges in July 2023.[19] The airport uses an advanced system called Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) to help keep takeoffs and landings timely and predictable.[20]

The former primary airport of Delhi, Safdarjung Airport, is now primarily used by VVIP helicopters and small charter helicopters due to its short runway. To accommodate the burgeoning traffic, the construction of a new airport, Noida International Airport, is currently underway.[21]

The other airport serving NCR is the Hindon Airport, which is much smaller in size and primarily handles regional flights out of the city under the UDAN Scheme.[22]

History

[edit]
Lockheed Hudson Mark VI of No. 194 Squadron RAF at RAF Station Palam

Palam Airport, the precursor to the modern-day Indira Gandhi International Airport, had a peak capacity of around 1,300 passengers per hour.[6] In 1979–80, a total of 30 lakh (3 million) domestic and international passengers flew into and out of Palam Airport.[23] Owing to an increase in air traffic in the 70s and 80s, an additional terminal with nearly four times the area of the old Palam terminal was constructed. On May 2, 1986, with the inauguration of the new international terminal, designated Terminal 2, the airport was renamed Indira Gandhi International Airport.[6]

The old domestic airport (Palam) is known as Terminal 1 and was divided into separate buildings – 1A, 1B, and 1C. Blocks 1A and 1B handled international operations while domestic operations took place in Block 1C. Block 1A and 1B later became dedicated terminals for domestic airlines and were eventually closed. They were subsequently demolished to pave way for the construction of a new terminal that was rechristened Terminal 1. Block 1C was also turned into a domestic arrivals terminal, and was rebuilt and opened on 24 February 2022. Terminal 1D is now used by all domestic low-cost airlines (IndiGo, and SpiceJet). A separate technical area exists for VIP passengers. The domestic arrivals terminal 1C was demolished and rebuilt into a brand-new domestic arrivals terminal. While the expansion works were underway, GoAir's operations and select flights of IndiGo were moved to Terminal 2, while select flights of SpiceJet and IndiGo were relocated to Terminal 3.

In October 2001, Canada 3000 commenced its service Toronto.[24] This was the maiden nonstop service between India and North America.[25] Russia's decision to open its airspace after the Cold War allowed the airline to save time by flying a direct route over the Arctic.[26] Even though the 11 September attacks precipitated a global decline in air travel, Canada 3000 was hoping that the service would help it bolster and improve its financial standing.[24][27] Nevertheless, the company collapsed one month later.[28]

Significant growth in the Indian aviation industry led to a major increase in passenger traffic. The capacity of Terminal 1 was estimated to be 71.5 lakh (7.15 million) passengers per annum (mppa). The actual throughput for 2005-2006 was an estimated 1.04 crore (10.4 million) passengers. Including the then-closed international terminal (Terminal 2), the airport had a total capacity of 1.25 crore (12.5 million) passengers per year, while the total passenger traffic in 2006-2007 was 1.65 crore (16.5 million) passengers per year.[29] In 2008, the total passenger count at the airport reached 2.4 crore (23.97 million). To ease the traffic congestion on the existing terminals, and in anticipation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games,[30] a significantly-larger Terminal 3 was constructed and inaugurated on 3 July 2010.[31] Terminal 3's construction lasted for 37 months, and, upon becoming operational, increased the airport's total passenger capacity by 34 million.[31]

Apart from the three budget domestic airlines handled by Terminals 1 and 2, all other airlines operate their flights from Terminal 3. In June 2022, Delhi International Airport became the first in India to operate entirely on hydro power and solar energy.[32]

Ownership

[edit]

On 31 January 2006, the Minister of Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, announced that the empowered Group of Ministers agreed to sell the management rights of Delhi Airport to the DIAL consortium and Mumbai Airport to the GVK Group.[33] On 2 May 2006, the management of Delhi and Mumbai airports were transferred to the private consortia.[34] At the time of ownership transfer, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) was a consortium comprising the GMR Group (54%), Fraport (10%) and Malaysia Airports (10%),[35] whereas the Airports Authority of India held a 26% stake.[36]

Nine years later, in May 2015, Malaysia Airports chose to exit the DIAL venture and sold its entire 10% stake to the majority shareholder, GMR Infra, for $79 million, increasing GMR Group's stake in DIAL to 64%.[37] Earlier, GMR indicated its interest in buying out Fraport's 10% stake.[38]

Facilities

[edit]

Runways

[edit]
Interior of the domestic departures terminal
Runways at IGI Airport
Runway number Length Width Approach lights/ILS[8][19]
11R/29L 4,430 m (14,530 ft) 60 m (200 ft) CAT III-B / CAT II
11L/29R 4,400 m (14,400 ft) 45 m (148 ft) CAT III-B / CAT II
10/28 3,813 m (12,510 ft) 46 m (151 ft) CAT I / CAT III-B
09/27 2,816 m (9,239 ft) 45 m (148 ft) CAT I / CAT I

Delhi Airport has four near-parallel runways: runway 11R/29L, measuring 4,430 m × 60 m (14,530 ft × 200 ft); runway 11L/29R, measuring 4,400 m × 45 m (14,436 ft × 148 ft); runway 10/28, measuring 3,813 m × 46 m (12,510 ft × 151 ft); and runway 09/27, measuring 2,816 m × 45 m (9,239 ft × 148 ft). The 09/27 runway, the airport's first-ever runway, was constructed by the British in the pre-independence era. It spans 2,816 meters in length and 60 meters in width, and was used during World War II.[39]

In addition to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow and Jaipur Airport in Jaipur, Delhi Airport is the only airport in India to have been equipped with the CAT III-B ILS, as of 2017.[40]In the winter of 2005, Delhi Airport experienced a record number of disruptions due to fog and smog. Since then, some domestic airlines have trained their pilots to operate under CAT-II conditions, with a minimum visibility of 350 m (1,150 ft). On 31 March 2006, IGI became the first Indian airport to simultaneously operate two runways, following a test run in which a SpiceJet plane landed on runway 28 and a Jet Airways plane took off from runway 27 at the same time.

The initially proposed mode, which involved simultaneous takeoffs in a westerly flow to increase handling traffic capacity, resulted in several near misses over the west side of the airport, where the centerlines of runways 10/28 and 9/27 intersect.[41] The runway use was changed to a segregated dependent mode on 25 December 2007, just a few days after a near miss involving an Airbus A330-200 of Qatar Airways and an IndiGo A320 aircraft. The new method designated runway 28 for all departures and runway 27 for all arrivals. This more streamlined model was implemented during daylight hours (0600–2300 IST) until 24 September 2008.

On 21 August 2008, the airport inaugurated its third runway, 11R/29L, which cost ₹1,000 crore[42] and is 4,430 m (14,534 ft) long. The runway features one of the world's longest paved threshold displacements, measuring 1,460 m (4,790 ft). As a result, the available landing length on runway 29L is reduced to 2,970 m (9,744 ft). The long threshold displacement was necessitated by the presence of a 263 m high Shiv statue located near runway 29L.[43][44] The new runway increased the airport's capacity to handle up to 100 flights per hour, up from the previous 45–60 flights per hour. It was opened for commercial operations on 25 September 2008 and gradually began full round-the-clock operations by the end of October of the same year.[45]

Since 2012, all three runways have been operated simultaneously to handle traffic during daytime hours.[46] During night hours (2300–0600 IST), only runways 11R/29L and 10/28 are operated, with a single runway landing restriction during westerly traffic flow. The landing direction is rotated late at night (0300 IST) and reversed weekly to help distribute and mitigate nighttime landing noise over nearby residential areas.[47]

To accommodate the growing demand for air traffic, the master plan for constructing a fourth parallel runway next to the existing runway 11R/29L was approved in 2017[48], along with the Eastern Cross Taxiways (ECT) – a pair of elevated parallel aircraft bridges linking the northern part of the airport with the southern runways. Spanning 2.1 km (1.3 mi) in length, each taxiway is 44 m (144 ft) wide, with a 47 m (154 ft) gap between them, making the consolidated structure capable of handling Airbus A380s and Boeing 747s. This new addition reduces the duration to reach the southern runways from 9–10 minutes to just two minutes, while also reducing pollution and traffic. The fourth runway and the ECT were inaugurated on 14 July 2023.[19][49]

Terminals

[edit]
Terminal 1D at Indira Gandhi International Airport
Inside view of Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport

IGI Airport serves as a major hub or focus destination for several Indian carriers, including Air India, Alliance Air, IndiGo, and SpiceJet. Approximately 80 airlines operate at the airport. Currently, there are three active passenger terminals and a dedicated cargo terminal.

In 2021, DIAL introduced an e-boarding facility at all three terminals of the airport. This feature includes contactless e-boarding gates with boarding card scanners at each gate, allowing passengers to scan their physical or electronic boarding cards to verify flight details before proceeding to security checks.[50] Terminal 3 is an integrated terminal serving both international and domestic flights. Indian carriers operating international flights from this terminal include Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet.

The domestic section of Terminal 3 is utilised by Air India, Air India Express, and select flights of SpiceJet and IndiGo. Additionally, certain domestic flights of IndiGo are operated from Terminal 2.

Currently operational terminals

[edit]

Terminal 1

[edit]

Terminal 1 is used by low-cost domestic carriers, including SpiceJet and IndiGo. In 2022, Terminal 1D underwent a full expansion, incorporating an arrivals hall, with the aim of increasing its annual passenger handling capacity from 18 million (1.8 crore) to 40 million (4 crore).[51][52]

Terminal 2

[edit]

Terminal 2 was inaugurated on 1 May 1986, at a cost of ₹95 crores[6], and initially served international flights until July 2010, when operations were moved to Terminal 3. Following this, the terminal remained operational for only three months annually, catering to Hajj flights.[53] In 2017, after a revamp costing ₹100 crores,[53] DIAL shifted all GoAir operations and select IndiGo operations to Terminal 2, allowing for continued expansion work at Terminal 1.[54][55]

Terminal 3

[edit]
smiling head-on pedestal
figures posed on a coil
hands extending from a wall over the immigration counters
Sculptures in Terminal 3: Hindu solar deity Surya (upper left), Surya Namaskara asanas (upper right), and hasta mudras or hand gestures extending from a wall over the immigration counters (bottom)
Terminal 3 Concourse
Interior of Terminal 3

Designed by HOK in consultation with Mott MacDonald,[56] Terminal 3 spans 54 lakh (5.4 million) square feet (approximately 502,000 square meters), making it the 15th largest terminal globally. The terminal consists of two levels: the lower floor serves as the arrivals area, while the upper floor is designated for departures. It is equipped with 168 check-in counters, 78 aerobridges at 48 contact stands, 54 parking bays, 95 immigration counters, 18 X-ray screening areas, duty-free shops, and more.

International flights depart from gates 1–26 (gates 2, 4, and 6 are bus gates), while domestic flights leave from gates 27–62 (gates 42 and 44 are bus gates).[57][58] The terminal was completed in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, held in Delhi, and is connected to the city via the eight-lane Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway and the Delhi Metro's Airport Express Line.

Officially inaugurated on 3 July 2010, it began handling international flights in late July 2010 and full-service domestic carriers in November 2010. The arrivals area is equipped with 14 baggage carousels. Additionally, Terminal 3 features India's first automated parking management and guidance system, located in a multi-level car park comprising seven levels and a capacity of 4,300 cars.

Terminal 3 represents the first phase of the airport's expansion, which tentatively includes the construction of additional passenger and cargo terminals (Terminals 4, 5, and 6).[59]

Domestic full-service airlines Air India operates from Terminal 3.[60] Although Air India Express is a low-cost carrier, it also operates its domestic flights from this terminal. Additionally, some flights of SpiceJet and IndiGo temporarily operated out of Terminal 3 while the expansion of Terminal 1 was underway.

On 16 December 2024, Indira Gandhi International Airport became the first in India to directly connect to 150 airports and destinations, both domestic and international. This milestone was marked by the launch of a Thai AirAsiaX direct flight between Delhi and Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport.[61]

General Aviation Terminal

[edit]

India's first general aviation terminal was commissioned at Indira Gandhi International Airport in September 2020. The terminal is designed to support the movement and processing of passengers traveling through chartered flights or private jets from the airport.[62][63]

Air cargo complex

[edit]

The air cargo complex at Indira Gandhi International Airport is located 1 km (0.62 mi) from Terminal 3. It consists of both brownfield and greenfield cargo terminals.[64] The brownfield terminal's cargo operations are managed by Celebi Delhi Cargo Management India Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between Delhi International Airport Private Ltd (DIAL) and the Turkish company Celebi Ground Handling (CGH).[65] CGH was awarded the contract by DIAL in November 2009 to develop, modernise, and finance the existing cargo terminal, with operations scheduled for a period of twenty-five years.[66] Operations at the terminal began in June 2010.[66]

Additionally, a new greenfield terminal is being developed in phases by Delhi Cargo Service Centre (DCSC), another joint venture between DIAL and Cargo Service Center (CSC).[66] The greenfield project consists of two terminals built on plots of 48,000 square meters and 28,500 square meters, respectively. Phase 1A of the greenfield terminal has been completed and is fully operational.[64] Once the entire project is completed, the new terminals will have an annual handling capacity of 1.25 million tonnes (12.5 lakh tonnes).[66] In recognition of its innovative advancements, the cargo operations of the airport received the "e-Asia 2007" award for "Implementation of e-Commerce / Electronic Data Interchange in the Air Cargo Sector".[67]

Previous terminals

[edit]

Terminal 1A

Terminal 1A was constructed in 1982 as a temporary facility for international VIPs attending the 1983 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Delhi. After the event, the terminal remained unused until Indian Airlines commenced operations with Airbus A320 aircraft in 1988. The terminal underwent significant refurbishment following a fire that damaged the interior in October 1996[68] , and further upgrades were carried out by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL). The terminal was eventually closed when Air India transferred its operations to the new Terminal 3 on 11 November 2010.[69] DIAL had initially intended to repurpose the terminal for Hajj operations and charter flights; however, these plans were never realised. The terminal remained unused until 2018, when DIAL decided to demolish it.[70]

Terminal 1B

Terminal 1B was constructed in the late 1980s and was used exclusively for domestic departures. Following the inauguration of the new domestic departures terminal, Terminal 1D, in 2009, Terminal 1B was closed. It is anticipated that Terminal 1B will be demolished upon the completion of newer terminal constructions.

Terminal 1C

Interior of Terminal 1D

Terminal 1C was also constructed in the late 1980s and served exclusively for domestic arrivals. The terminal underwent upgrades, including an expanded greeting area and a larger baggage reclaim area with eight belts. On 24 February 2022, Terminal 1C was shut down, demolished, and rebuilt into a completely new domestic arrivals hall.

Terminal 1D

Terminal 1D was developed by DIAL and inaugurated on 27 February 2009[71] as a domestic departures terminal, with a total floor area of 53,000 m² (570,000 sq ft) and a capacity to handle 1.5 crore (15 million) passengers annually.[72] The terminal commenced operations on 19 April 2009.[73] It is equipped with 72 Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE)-enabled check-in counters, 16 self check-in counters, and 16 security channels.[73]

Airlines and destinations

[edit]

Passenger

[edit]
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo[74]
Aero Nomad Airlines Bishkek[75]
Air Arabia Sharjah[76]
AirAsia X Kuala Lumpur–International[77]
Air Astana Almaty
Air Cambodia Phnom Penh[78]
Air Canada Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson[79]
Seasonal: Calgary,[80] London–Heathrow[80]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[81]
Air India Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Amsterdam,[82] Aurangabad, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bhuj,[83] Birmingham, Chandigarh, Chennai, Chicago–O'Hare, Coimbatore, Colombo–Bandaranaike, Copenhagen,[84] Dammam, Dehradun, Denpasar,[85] Dhaka,[86] Dibrugarh, Doha, Dubai–International, Frankfurt, Goa–Dabolim, Goa–Mopa,[87] Guwahati, Ho Chi Minh City,[88] Hong Kong,[89] Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jammu, Jeddah, Jodhpur, Kathmandu, Kochi, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur–International,[90] Leh, London–Heathrow, Lucknow, Malé, Melbourne, Milan–Malpensa,[91] Mumbai, Muscat, Nagpur, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta,[92] Newark, New York–JFK, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Patna, Prayagraj,[93], Phuket,[94] Port Blair, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot,[95] Ranchi, Riyadh, San Francisco, Seoul–Incheon, Siliguri, Singapore, Srinagar, Sydney, Tel Aviv (resumes 2 March 2025),[96] Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Tokyo–Narita, Toronto–Pearson, Udaipur, Vadodara, Vancouver, Varanasi, Vienna, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Washington–Dulles, Yangon, Zürich[97]
Air India Express Ayodhya,[98] Bahrain,[99] Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Dammam,[100] Goa–Dabolim, Guwahati, Gwalior,[98] Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Lucknow,[101] Mangalore,[102] Mumbai, Pune, Ranchi, Sharjah, Siliguri, Srinagar, Surat[103]
Air Mauritius Mauritius[104]
Akasa Air[105] Ahmedabad, Ayodhya, Bengaluru, Goa–Mopa, Gorakhpur, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Prayagraj, Pune
Alliance Air[106] Amritsar,[107] Bareilly, Bathinda,[108] Bikaner,[109] Bilaspur,[110] Chandigarh, Dehradun, Dharamshala, Gorakhpur, Indore,[111] Jabalpur, Jagdalpur,[112] Jaipur, Jammu, Kullu, Prayagraj, Shimla,[113] Udaipur
Seasonal: Jaisalmer[citation needed]
All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Haneda[114]
American Airlines New York–JFK[115]
Ariana Afghan Airlines Kabul[116]
Armenia Airways Yerevan[117]
Armenian Airlines Yerevan (begins 21 February 2025)[118]
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku
Batik Air Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–International
Belavia Minsk[119]
Bhutan Airlines[120] Kathmandu, Paro[121]
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Dhaka[122]
British Airways London–Heathrow[123]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong[124]
Drukair Paro[125]
Egyptair Cairo[126]
Emirates Dubai–International[127]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa[123]
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi
Finnair Helsinki[128]
flydubai Dubai–International[129]
flynas Riyadh[130]
Gulf Air Bahrain[131]
IndiGo[132][133] Abu Dhabi, Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Almaty,[134] Amritsar, Aurangabad, Ayodhya,[135] Baku,[136] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[137] Belgaum,[138] Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bikaner (begins 7 February 2025),[139] Bishkek (begins 15 February 2025),[140] Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Colombo–Bandaranaike, Dammam, Darbhanga,[141] Dehradun, Deoghar,[142] Dhaka, Dharamshala,[143] Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Doha, Dubai–International, Durgapur, Gaya, Goa–Dabolim, Goa–Mopa,[144] Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Hong Kong,[145] Hubli,[146] Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Istanbul, Itanagar,[147] Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jaisalmer,[148] Jammu, Jeddah, Jharsuguda,[149] Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kannur,[150] Kanpur,[151] Kathmandu, Khajuraho,[152] Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Kuwait City, Leh, Lucknow, Madurai, Malé,[153] Manchester (begins 1 July 2025),[154] Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik,[155] Pantnagar,[156] Patna, Phuket, Port Blair, Prayagraj, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Rajkot,[95] Ranchi, Riyadh, Sharjah, Silchar, Siliguri, Singapore,[157] Srinagar, Surat, Tashkent,[134] Tbilisi,[158] Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada,[159] Visakhapatnam
Iraqi Airways[160] Baghdad, Basra
ITA Airways Rome–Fiumicino[161]
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda[123]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City[162]
Kam Air Kabul[163]
KLM Amsterdam[123]
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon[164]
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City[123]
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin[165]
Lufthansa[166] Frankfurt,[167] Munich
Mahan Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini[168]
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International[169]
Myanmar Airways International Yangon[170]
Nepal Airlines Kathmandu[171]
Oman Air Muscat[172]
Qantas Melbourne[173]
Qatar Airways Doha[174]
Royal Jordanian Amman–Queen Alia (resumes 16 September 2025)[175]
SalamAir Muscat[176]
Saudia Jeddah, Riyadh
Singapore Airlines Singapore[177]
Somon Air Dushanbe
SpiceJet[178] Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Ayodhya,[179] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Darbhanga, Dharamshala, Dubai–International, Goa–Mopa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jaisalmer,[178] Jammu, Jeddah, Kandla, Khajuraho, Kolkata, Leh, Mumbai, Patna, Pune, Shillong,[180] Shirdi, Siliguri, Srinagar, Varanasi
Seasonal: Jodhpur,[citation needed] Prayagraj[181]
SriLankan Airlines Colombo–Bandaranaike[citation needed]
Swiss International Air Lines Zürich[citation needed]
Thai AirAsia X Bangkok–Don Mueang[182]
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[183]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[184]
Turkmenistan Airlines Ashgabat[185]
United Airlines Newark
Uzbekistan Airways Tashkent[186]
VietJet Air Hanoi,[187] Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City[188]
Virgin Atlantic London–Heathrow[189]
Zooom Air Ayodhya[190][191]

Cargo

[edit]
AirlinesDestinationsRef.
AeroLogic Leipzig/Halle
Aerotranscargo Brisbane, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Melbourne[192]
Amazon Air Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai[193]
Astral Aviation Hong Kong, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Sharjah[194]
Atlas Air Baku, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Dubai–Al Maktoum, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Riyadh, Seoul–Incheon, Zaragoza, Yangon[195]
Blue Dart Aviation Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai[196]
Cathay Cargo Bengaluru, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, London–Heathrow, Milan–Malpensa, Paris–Charles de Gaulle[197][198]
China Airlines Cargo Luxembourg, Taipei–Taoyuan[199][200]
DHL Aviation Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle[201]
Ethiopian Cargo Addis Ababa, Chongqing [202]
FedEx Express Chengdu–Shuangliu, Dubai–International, Guangzhou, Memphis[203]
IndiGo CarGo Bengaluru,[204] Kolkata, Mumbai, Sharjah[205]
Korean Air Cargo Hanoi, Seoul–Incheon, Vienna[206]
Lufthansa Cargo Dhaka, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Krasnoyarsk[207]
MASkargo Chennai, Kuala Lumpur–International[208][209]
Qatar Cargo Doha[210]
SF Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Ezhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan[211][212]
Sichuan Airlines Cargo Chengdu–Tianfu[213]
Silk Way West Airlines Baku
Singapore Airlines Cargo Singapore
SpiceXpress Hanoi, Kolkata, Leh,[214] Mumbai[215]
Turkish Cargo Hanoi, Istanbul[216]
UPS Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Cologne/Bonn, Dubai–International[217]
YTO Cargo Airlines Guangzhou, Nanning[218]

Statistics

[edit]
Annual passenger traffic at DEL airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation

[edit]

IGI complex has three commercial passenger terminals, one general aviation terminal, one cargo terminal, and a commercial hub known as Aerocity. Terminal 1, located in the northeast corner, caters to domestic flights. Aerocity, the commercial hub, is situated in the southeast corner. Terminal 2, serving domestic budget airlines, and Terminal 3, which handles international flights, are located in the southwest corner. The cargo terminal is positioned between the northern fringes of Terminal 3 and Aerocity, whereas the general aviation terminal is flanked by the southern fringes of Terminal 3 to its west and Aerocity to its east.

Public transport

[edit]

Metro rail

[edit]
Delhi Metro Airport Express Train

IGI Airport has three metro stations. Terminal 1 in the northeast corner of the airport is served by the Terminal 1-IGI Airport metro station on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro.[219]

Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 are co-located in the southwest. Both are served by the same IGI Airport metro station on the Airport Express Line. The Airport Express Line runs from New Delhi metro station—which connects to the Yellow Line and New Delhi railway station—to the Dwarka Sector 21 metro station. The latter connects to the Blue Line, Bijwasan railway station, and the Dwarka ISBT Bus Terminal. The metro service runs every 10 minutes.[220][221]

To the east of IGI, the Airport Express Line connects to the Yellow Line of Delhi Metro and the New Delhi Railway Station of the Indian Railways network at the New Delhi metro station. The line also links to the Pink Line at the Dhaula Kuan metro station, with a skyway between Dhaula Kuan and the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station.

Railways

[edit]

Bijwasan railway station, located immediately to the west of IGI on the Delhi–Jaipur line, is currently undergoing major redevelopment to transform it into a state-of-the-art regional multimodal transport hub. Although construction for the ₹270.83 crore project began in 2022, it is yet to become operational despite the original schedule for completion in 2024.[222]

The planned Hisar International Airport-IGI Airport line (HIAIGI Line) has received the assent of the Government of Haryana and will directly connect IGI Airport with Hisar Airport. In the first phase, the missing Garhi Harsaru-Farukhnagar–Jhajjar rail link will be constructed. The second phase will involve the construction of a short rail spur from the Jakhal–Hisar line to Hisar Airport.[223]

Bus and coach

[edit]

Air-conditioned, low-floor buses operated by Delhi Transport Corporation provide scheduled, recurring, and regular public transit services between the airport and the city.[224]

As of 2024, two Inter-State Bus Terminals are under construction to serve long-haul bus routes at IGI Airport.

  • The Aerocity Inter-State Bus Terminus, proposed in 2023, is located adjacent to the Aerocity Metro Interchange Station near Terminal 1 of IGI Airport, within the IGI complex. Construction is currently udnerway.[225]
  • The Dwarka Inter-State Bus Terminus, located adjacent to and west of Dwarka Sector 21 metro station, is being constructed on 27 acres of land, with work commencing in 2022. The terminus will primarily cater to buses from Haryana and Punjab.[226] It is also in proximity to the Bijwasan Railway Station and lies 11 km west of IGI Terminal 3.

Air train

[edit]

In September 2024, DIAL issued tenders for the construction of an elevated and at-grade Automated People Mover (APM) system, with an expected completion date by the end of 2027. The 7.7 km line will feature four stops: T2/3, T1, Aerocity, and Cargo City. This APM system will be the first of its kind at an Indian airport and is proposed to be implemented under the design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) model.[227]

Vehicles

[edit]
Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway

The airport is situated in South Delhi, close to the Haryana state border. It is connected to Delhi to the north and Gurgaon in Haryana to the south by two major expressways, each with eight lanes. The first, the Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway (NH 48), is 27.7 km long and runs at ground level, passing through Gurgaon. This expressway, part of the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway, is the older and busier route. The second, the Dwarka Expressway (NH-248BB), is a 26.7 km long elevated expressway that runs to the west of Gurgaon.[228]

Urban Extension Road-II is a 75.7 km-long, six-lane expressway that connects IGI Airport to the southern, southwestern, and western suburbs of Delhi. It also provides access to the Delhi-Hisar NH-9.[229]

Taxi

[edit]

Taxis are available at all terminals.[224]

Awards

[edit]

In 2010, IGI Airport was ranked as the Fourth Best Airport in the world in the 15–25 million passenger category by the Airports Council International. It was also recognized as the Most Improved Airport in the Indo-Pacific region.[230]

In 2015, the airport was rated as the Best Airport in the world in the 25–40 million passengers category by the Airports Council International.[231][232] Additionally, the IGI Airport was awarded the title of the Best Airport in Central Asia and Best Airport Staff in Central Asia at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in 2015.[233] The airport also secured the first place in the 2015 Airport Service Quality Awards, conducted by the Airports Council International, reflecting its excellence in customer service.[234]

The airport, along with Mumbai Airport, was named the World's Best Airport at the Airport Service Quality Awards 2017, in the highest category for airports handling more than 40 million passengers annually.[235]

In 2020, the airport was recognized as the Best Airport in the Asia-Pacific region for airports with over 40 million passengers per year, an award granted by the Airports Council International.[236]

In 2023, the airport was honored as the Cleanest Airport in the Asia-Pacific Region. Additionally, it ranked first again in the 2022 Airport Service Quality Awards in the category of airports handling over 40 million passengers annually, as conducted by Airports Council International.[237]

Future expansion

[edit]

The newer domestic arrivals and departures terminals, 1C and 1D, were consolidated into a single domestic terminal through a major redevelopment project. The newly created Terminal 1 is now capable of handling up to 40 million passengers annually.

Terminals 4, 5, and 6 will be constructed in later stages, triggered by the growth in passenger traffic. Once completed, all international flights will be transferred to these three new terminals, while Terminal 3 will be dedicated solely to handling domestic air traffic. A new cargo handling facility is also part of the planned expansion. According to Delhi International Airport Limited, these new terminals will increase the airport’s annual passenger capacity to 100 million (10 crore).[59]

In 2016, DIAL submitted a plan to the then aviation secretary, R.N. Choubey, outlining the expansion of the airport with the construction of a new fourth runway and Terminal 4 in a phased manner.[51] The Master Plan of the airport, initially drafted in 2016, was later reviewed and updated by DIAL in consultation with the Airports Authority of India.[238] According to the plan, construction of Terminal 4 was to begin after the completion of the fourth runway and the expansion of Terminal 1.[51] However, the conversion and expansion of Terminal 2 into a fully international terminal has been postponed and put on hold.[239]

Accidents and incidents

[edit]
  • 1970: The pilot of a Royal Nepal Airlines Fokker F27-200 (9N-AAR) lost control of the aircraft due to severe thunderstorms and downdrafts, crashing just short of the runway. The plane was landing after a flight from Kathmandu, Nepal. Of the five crew and 18 passengers, one crew member was killed.[240]
  • 1972: Japan Air Lines Flight 471 crashed outside of Palam Airport, killing 82 of 87 occupants; ten of eleven crew members and 72 of 76 passengers died, as did three people on the ground.[241]
  • 1973: Indian Airlines Flight 440 crashed while on approach to Palam Airport, killing 48 of the 65 passengers and crew on board.[242][243]
  • On 29 August 1978, Air India Flight 123, a Boeing 747-237B (registered VT-EBO), flying from Delhi to Frankfurt carrying 377 passengers and crew, aborted take-off at 150 knots due to No. 3 engine failure. While the crew applied the brakes and deployed the thrust reversers, the plane veered off the runway and entered soft ground, causing the collapse of the left-hand wing landing gear and substantial damage. This occurred because the No. 3 and 4 reversers were ineffective. Additionally, the No. 3 engine failed due to the ingestion of tire pieces. The plane sustained substantial damage but was repaired and returned to service.[244]
  • 1988: On 24 July 1988, at 0124 hrs, an Air France Boeing 747, operating as flight AF187 from Delhi to Paris Charles de Gaulle and carrying 275 people (260 passengers and 15 crew), was involved in an accident during takeoff at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The copilot was the pilot flying. During takeoff, the aircraft reached V1 speed (156 knots), and 2.5 seconds later, the No. 4 engine fire warning was activated. The copilot rejected the takeoff at a speed of 172 knots, which was beyond the safe limit for the aircraft, which was near its maximum takeoff weight. The aircraft overran the runway, causing the main gear to collapse and damage to the nose section and undercarriage. It veered left at the end of the runway, sliding and striking lighting and radar equipment. It was later determined that there was no fire in the No. 4 engine. There were no fatalities, and only one minor injury occurred as passengers evacuated the aircraft using slides. The aircraft was repaired over a period of six months on site in Delhi and returned to service.[245]
  • 1990: An Air India Boeing 747, operating on the London-Delhi-Mumbai route and carrying 215 people (195 passengers and 20 crew), touched down at Indira Gandhi International Airport after a flight from London Heathrow Airport. Upon application of reverse thrust, a failure in the No. 1 engine pylon-to-wing attachment caused the engine to tilt nose down. Hot exhaust gases from the engine ignited a fire on the left wing. There were no casualties, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off.[246]
  • 1993: An Uzbekistan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154, which had been leased by Indian Airlines due to an ongoing pilot strike, flipped over and caught fire while landing in bad weather. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire.[247]
  • 1994: A Sahara Airlines Boeing 737-2R4C (registered VT-SIA) crashed while performing a training flight, killing all four people on board and one person on the ground.[248] The wreckage struck an Aeroflot Ilyushin-86 (registered RA-86119) parked nearby, killing four people inside.[249]
  • 1995: Indian Airlines Flight 492 (IC 492), a Boeing 737-2A8 (Registered VT-ECS), was damaged beyond repair when the aircraft overshot the runway at Delhi Airport due to pilot error, on its scheduled flight from Jaipur to Delhi.[250]
  • 1996: The airport was involved in the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, when a Saudia Boeing 747-100B, climbing out after takeoff, collided with an incoming Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76, which had been chartered by a fashion company. The collision resulted in the deaths of all 349 people on board the two planes.[251]
  • On 24 December 1999, Indian Airlines Flight 814, bound for Delhi, was hijacked. The plane was taken to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE. After the turn of the millennium, the plane was allowed to go back to Delhi. One passenger was hijacking.
  • On 17 December 2009, Air India One, a Boeing 747-400 (registered as VT-EVA), operating as an executive flight for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from Delhi to Copenhagen, was struck by a food delivery trolley shortly before it was scheduled for takeoff. The Prime Minister then took off on a substitute Boeing 747-400 aircraft after a delay of three hours.[252]
  • On 10 November 2016, Air India Flights 142 from Paris and 154 from Vienna, both Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners heading to Delhi, were nearly involved in a midair collision 12 nautical miles from the airport due to conflicting instructions from TCAS and ATC. The incident prompted investigations by the DGCA and AAIB, which concluded that the breach of separation between the two aircraft occurred due to incorrect label management, an improper separation technique for sequencing arrival aircraft, and inadequate surveillance.[253]
  • 28 June 2024: A portion of the roof of Terminal 1 collapsed onto parked vehicles amid heavy rains in the early morning. One person was killed, and eight others were injured.[254]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]

Citations

[edit]
  1. ^ "List of Indian Airports" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Zooom restarts services with Delhi-Ayodhya flight; plans fleet expansion". The Times of India. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d About IGI Airport from the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ eAIP India, OF Airports Authority of India, 1 April 2012, archived from the original on 31 March 2014
  8. ^ a b c "Fact Sheet". Newdelhiairport.in. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Delhi Airport busier than Mumbai by 40 flights a day". The Indian Express. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Leading airports across India in financial year 2020, by number of passengers handled (in millions)". Statista. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  11. ^ Saurabh Sinha (21 December 2022). "Up three spots, Delhi's IGI Airport is now world's 7th busiest airport | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Delhi's IGI airport is the 10th busiest airport in the world: Report". The Indian Express. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  13. ^ "IGI airport world's second busiest in seat capacity, flight frequency". The Times of India. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Delhi's IGI airport is now world's second busiest airport". India Today. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Busiest Airports in the World 2023". OAG Aviation. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  16. ^ Josephs, Leslie (15 April 2024). "World's busiest airports show surge in international travel. Here are the rankings". CNBC. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Why they should stay with the Air Force". Business Line. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Mumbai, Delhi airport management to be handed over to pvt cos". Outlook. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  19. ^ a b c "Photos: Delhi airport first in country to have four runways, elevated taxiways". The Times of India. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Advance System at IGIA" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  21. ^ "Jewar international airport: Inauguration of Jewar airport by end of December: Nandi | Allahabad News – Times of India". The Times of India. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Delhi's second airport to operate first flight from tomorrow". 10 October 2019.
  23. ^ "Travellers can breathe freely with brand new and improved terminal at Sahar in Bombay". India Today. 31 December 1980. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  24. ^ a b McArthur, Douglas (10 October 2001). "Canada 3000 launches N.A.'s only non-stop India route". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Canada 3000 flight lands in India". The Tribune. 10 October 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  26. ^ McArthur, Keith (22 January 2001). "Canada 3000 plans polar passage to India". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  27. ^ Fitzpatrick, Peter (9 October 2001). "Canada 3000 looks east for relief". National Post. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  28. ^ "Canada 3000 grounds fleet without warning". CBC. 10 November 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  29. ^ "IGI Airport tops world in growth". The Times of India. 19 January 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  30. ^ Burke, Jason; Jethra, Aashish (4 July 2010). "£2bn Delhi airport terminal signals a new India, says PM". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Brand New Beginning – New Integrated Passenger Terminal 3 Inaugurated at IGIA". GMR Group. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  32. ^ "Delhi airport international becomes India's 1st to run entirely on hydro and solar energy - The AeroNation". The AeroNation. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  33. ^ "Delhi, Mumbai airport modernisation – Efforts to ensure a smoother journey". Business Line. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  34. ^ "Mumbai, Delhi airport management to be handed over to pvt cos". news.outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  35. ^ "Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad". Malaysiaairports.com.my. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  36. ^ Sandeep Sharma (31 March 2010). "Equipment India – India's first infrastructure equipment magazine". Constructionupdate.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  37. ^ "GMR Infrastructure acquires 10% additional share in Delhi airport overall stake rises to 64%". The Times of India. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  38. ^ "Malaysia Airports sells Delhi International Airport stake to GMR". 24 March 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  39. ^ ANI (5 January 2022). "End of British-era: Delhi's IGI Airport refurbishes runway". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  40. ^ "AAI commits more airports for CAT III ILS compliance". Daily News and Analysis. ANI. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  41. ^ Saurabh Sinha; Neha Lalchandani (19 December 2007). "Now separate runways at Delhi airport". The Times of India. New Delhi. TNN. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  42. ^ Express News Service (22 August 2008). "Air India Boeing opens Rs 1,000 cr runway at IGIA". Express India. Retrieved 29 October 2012. [permanent dead link‍]
  43. ^ Sinha, Saurabh; Lalchandani, Neha (6 January 2011). "Asia's longest runway falls short for flights". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  44. ^ Sinha, Saurabh; Lalchandani, Neha (25 January 2011). "AAI refuses to back down on statue". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  45. ^ "Delhi's airport opens third runway for round-the-clock operation". Business Line. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  46. ^ Neha Lalchandani (26 June 2012). "Indira Gandhi International Airport to use 3 runways together". The Times of India. New Delhi. TNN. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  47. ^ Saurabh Sinha (7 April 2017). "Mix-up forces Air India plane to do high-speed reject at Delhi Airport". The Times of India. New Delhi. TNN. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  48. ^ Faizan Haider (23 August 2017). "Delhi airport new look: Bigger terminals, internal rail but brace for chaos first". Hindustan Times. Delhi. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  49. ^ "Delhi airport's 4th runway to get running by early 2023 increasing its capacity to fly 14 crore people annually". Times Now. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  50. ^ "DIAL introduces e-boarding facility at all three terminals of Delhi airport". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  51. ^ a b c "DIAL plans 4th runway at IGI by 2020, new terminal too". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  52. ^ "Delhi: T1 expansion delayed by a year as Covid-19 hits air traffic badly". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  53. ^ a b Express Web Desk (17 October 2017). "IGI T2: GoAir shifts to new terminal 2 from October 29, but IndiGo, SpiceJet reluctant". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  54. ^ Arindam Majumder (28 October 2017). "Delhi airport T1 upgrade: GoAir shifts to T2; no nod from IndiGo, Spicejet". Business Standard. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  55. ^ "Delhi airport: GoAir to shift operations to T2 from October 29". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  56. ^ "IGI Airport in India to unveil world's third-largest terminal". World Interior Design Network. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  57. ^ "Delhi International Airport (P) Limited". Gmrgroup.co.in (GMR). Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  58. ^ "DIAL to invest Rs 30,000 cr, build 4 new terminals in Delhi". The Economic Times. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  59. ^ a b Urvashi Sarkar (23 June 2010). "New terminal to take off at Delhi airport". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  60. ^ "Decks cleared for shift of operations to T3". The Times of India. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2001.
  61. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/delhis-igi-airport-connects-capital-to-150-destinations-first-to-do-so-in-india-101734337843192.html
  62. ^ "India's first General Aviation Terminal for private jets opens at Delhi Airport – Exclusive landing". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  63. ^ "Indias first General Aviation terminal facility for Private Jets launched at Delhi Airport". Ggmrairports.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  64. ^ a b "DIAL invites Expression of Interest (IEoI) for Cargo Village Project at IGI Airport". New Delhi: Official Website of Delhi Airport. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  65. ^ "Corporate: Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India Pvt Ltd". Celebi Cargo India. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  66. ^ a b c d "Air cargo terminals Striving for PPP boost". Indian Transport and Logistics News. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  67. ^ "Dial Cargo gets international 'e Asia 2007 Award' I.G.I. Airport becomes the First Indian Airport to get this award". 22 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  68. ^ "Devastating fire leaves Terminal 1A of Indira Gandhi International Airport in rubble". India Today. 30 November 1996. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  69. ^ "End of an era at Terminal 1 A". Hindustan Times. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  70. ^ "Delhi IGI airport's Terminal T1A set to be demolished; here's why". The Financial Express (India). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  71. ^ "New terminal inaugurated at airport". The Indian Express. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  72. ^ "Terminal 1D expansion work to begin by year end". The Hindu. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  73. ^ a b "Delhi Airport's new Terminal 1D to open on April 19". Netindian.in. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  74. ^ "Schedule". Aeroflot. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  75. ^ "Home". Aero Nomad Airlines.
  76. ^ "Air Arabia". Airarabia.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  77. ^ Karp, Aaron. "AirAsia X Rebuilding Network After Two-Year Grounding". Routesonline. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  78. ^ "CAMBODIA ANGKOR AIR MOVES INDIA LAUNCH TO JUNE 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  79. ^ "Air Canada 1Q25 Toronto - Delhi Aircraft Changes". AeroRoutes. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  80. ^ a b Air Canada (3 June 2024). ""Ab India Door Nahin!" Air Canada Significantly Expands Service to India for Winter 2024-25, Leveraging its Global Network Strength". News Wire. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  81. ^ "Air France NW24 India Aircraft Changes – 06AUG24". AeroRoutes.
  82. ^ "AIR INDIA RESUMES AMSTERDAM SERVICE FROM MID-DEC 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  83. ^ "Air India to commence Delhi-Bhuj service in Feb-2025". CAPA. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  84. ^ "Air India returns to Copenhagen, Milan and Vienna". Business Traveller. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  85. ^ "Air India / Vistara NW24 Selected Mixed Aircraft International Service". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  86. ^ "AIR INDIA RESUMES DELHI – DHAKA SERVICE FROM SEP 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  87. ^ "Air India to launch Delhi to Goa–Mopa flights from January 2024". AviationAll. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  88. ^ "Air India to start Delhi-Ho Chi Minh City flights from June 1". The Indian Express. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  89. ^ Team, Editorial (21 December 2021). "Air India To Operate Additional Flights Between Delhi And Hong Kong Starting Jan 02". Travelobiz. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  90. ^ "AIR INDIA RESUMES DELHI – KUALA LUMPUR FROM MID-SEP 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  91. ^ "Air India resumes direct flight services between Milan and New Delhi". The Economic Times. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  92. ^ "AIR INDIA NS23 KENYA OPERATION CHANGES". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  93. ^ "Air India Launches New Flights from Delhi to Bhuj, Goes Daily to Prayagraj". Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  94. ^ "AIR INDIA ADDS DELHI – PHUKET FROM MID-DEC 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  95. ^ a b Mondal, Anish (10 September 2023). "Gujarat: Rajkot International Airport starts functioning, IndiGo to operate all its services from here – Details inside". The Financial Express. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  96. ^ מקיינקו, אירה (23 January 2025). "בשורה ענקית לטסים למזרח: אייר אינדיה חוזרת להפעיל טיסות לישראל". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  97. ^ "AIR INDIA RESUMES ZURICH SERVICE FROM JUNE 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  98. ^ a b "Air India Express to launch flights to Ayodhya from January 16". JetArena. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  99. ^ "Air India Express 2Q24 Middle East Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  100. ^ "AIR INDIA EXPANDS AIR INDIA EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CODESHARE FROM JULY 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  101. ^ "AirAsia India to Lucknow". Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Hindustan Times.
  102. ^ "Mangaluru to have its first non-West Asia international flight to Singapore from January".
  103. ^ "Air Asia India Returns to Surat". Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  104. ^ "AIR MAURITIUS RESUMES DELHI SERVICE FROM MAY 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  105. ^ "Akasa Air Flight Network". Akasa Air. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  106. ^ "Alliance Air Flight Network and Schedule". Alliance Air. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  107. ^ "Alliance Air to commence Delhi-Amritsar service in Mar-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  108. ^ "Alliance Air to resume Delhi-Bathinda service from Oct-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  109. ^ "Alliance Air to resume Delhi-Bikaner service from Oct-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  110. ^ "Alliance Air commences Delhi-Bilaspur service". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  111. ^ "Alliance Air Summer Schedule Expansion". JetArena. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  112. ^ "DGCA issues license for Ambikapur airport to begin flight operations". Business Standard. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024. The chief minister inaugurated flight services from Bilaspur to Delhi and Kolkata on March 12, while the flight service Delhi-Jabalpur- Jagdalpur-Jabalpur-Delhi was also launched on the same day, the official said.
  113. ^ Bisht, Gaurav (26 September 2022). "Delhi-Shimla daily flight resumes after two years". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  114. ^ "Japan's ANA launches direct flight between Chennai and Tokyo". India Today. ANI. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  115. ^ "American Airlines flight booking". American Airlines. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  116. ^ "Flight Schedule". Ariana Afghan Airlines. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  117. ^ Ameya (6 June 2024). "Armenia airways to connect Delhi with Yerevan from July 15". Network Thoughts. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  118. ^ "Armenian Airlines continues to postpone Delhi debut in 1Q25". AeroRoutes. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  119. ^ "Belavia NS24 India Service Changes". AeroRoutes. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  120. ^ "Flight Schedule from 1st Dec 2023 to 14th Feb 2024" (PDF). Bhutan Airlines. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  121. ^ "Bhutan Airlines Tentatively Resumes Scheduled Service in Mid-Sep 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  122. ^ "Your Home In The Sky". Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  123. ^ a b c d e Staff writers (15 November 2021). "India reopens gates to tourists from 99 countries as COVID-19 cases decline". Business Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  124. ^ "Flight timetable". Cathay Pacific. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  125. ^ "SCHEDULE FOR PERIOD DECEMBER 2023" (PDF). Drukair. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  126. ^ "EGYPTAIR MOVES DELHI LAUNCH TO AUGUST 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  127. ^ "Our current network and services | COVID-19 information hub | Emirates India". Emirates. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  128. ^ "Fly to over 100 destinations with Finnair". Finnair. 19 November 2021.
  129. ^ "Flydubai Resumption of Flights". Flydubai.com.
  130. ^ "Flight Schedule". flynas. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  131. ^ "Hold Up". Gulfair.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  132. ^ "Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights". IndiGo.in. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  133. ^ "International Destinations". Goindigo.in. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  134. ^ a b "INDIGO EXPANDS CENTRAL ASIA NETWORK FROM LATE-SEP 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  135. ^ "IndiGo commences operations from Ayodhya, its 86th domestic destination". IndiGo (Press release). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  136. ^ "INDIGO SCHEDULES BAKU LAUNCH IN AUGUST 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  137. ^ Karp, Aaron. "IndiGo Restoring India-Thailand Links". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  138. ^ "IndiGo flight from Belagavi to Delhi from October 5". The Indian Express. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  139. ^ "IndiGo announces flights between Delhi and Bikaner". Times of India. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  140. ^ Khan, Yaruqhullah (29 October 2024). "IndiGo gears up for flight services to Bishkek, Langkawi, Penang in next few months". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  141. ^ "IndiGo's direct flights from Darbhanga to Delhi and Mumbai to begin on THIS date". The Financial Express. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  142. ^ Pandey, Sunil (30 July 2022). "Deoghar Airport: दिल्ली से अब सीधे देवघर, आज से फ्लाइट सर्विस शुरू, पहली 'VIP' लैडिंग, जानें शेड्यूल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  143. ^ "INDIGO 1H23 DOMESTIC ROUTES ADDITION SUMMARY – 05MAR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  144. ^ "Goa's 2nd international airport starts operations, first flight lands from Hyderabad". The New Indian Express. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  145. ^ "INDIGO ADDS DELHI – HONG KONG SERVICE FROM OCT 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  146. ^ "IndiGo starts direct flights between Delhi and Karnataka's Hubballi". Moneycontrol. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  147. ^ "IndiGo to commence Delhi-Donyi service in Oct-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  148. ^ Sengupta, Joy (21 August 2023). "IndiGo announces connectivity to Jaisalmer". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  149. ^ "IndiGo announces daily direct flight from Jharsuguda to New Delhi from May 15". Odisha Bytes. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  150. ^ "IndiGo to resume Kannur-Delhi daily flights from December 12". The Hindu. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  151. ^ "Flight Schedule". IndiGo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  152. ^ Velani, Bhavya (22 August 2023). "IndiGo Launches the New and 80th Destination as Khajuraho". Aviation A2Z. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  153. ^ "Delhi-Male Direct Flight by Indigo Restarts Operations From Nov 1, Details Here". News18. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  154. ^ "IndiGo Plans New Non-Stop Flights to Manchester from July 2025". Aviation A2Z. 10 January 2025.
  155. ^ "IndiGo Announces New Flights Between Delhi and Nashik". Deccan Chronicle. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  156. ^ "IndiGo strengthens domestic network with the launch of Pantnagar as 72nd destination in 6E network" (PDF). IndiGo. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  157. ^ "IndiGo strengthens connectivity to Southeast Asia, adds flights connecting Singapore, Bangkok". Zee Business. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  158. ^ "INDIGO PLANS TBILISI AUGUST 2023 LAUNCH". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  159. ^ "Vijayawada Airport: Good news for Vijayawada residents..IndiGo to operate daily flight services to Delhi from now on". Zee Telugu News (in Telugu). 15 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  160. ^ "Route Map Iraqi Airways". Iraqi Airways. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  161. ^ "Ita Airways, inaugurato il volo Roma Fiumicino-Nuova Delhi". Tiscali Notizia (in Italian). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  162. ^ "Jazeera Airways". Booking.jazeeraairways.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  163. ^ "Route Map". Kam Air. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  164. ^ "Where We Fly - Routemap". Korean Air. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  165. ^ "Lot Booking". Lot.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  166. ^ "Flight Search". Mobile.lufthansa.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.[dead link‍]
  167. ^ "Flight from Frankfurt to Delhi". Lufthansa.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  168. ^ "International Destinations". Mahan Air. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  169. ^ "Malaysia likely to reopen to international travellers from January 1". The Times Of India. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  170. ^ "Schedule to Delhi". Myanmar Airways International. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  171. ^ "International || Nepal Airlines Corporation". Nepalairlines.com.np. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  172. ^ Air, Oman. "Oman Air | The New Wings of Oman". Omanair.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  173. ^ "Qantas and Jetstar gear up for accelerated border opening". Qantas. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  174. ^ "Flight timetable". Booking.qatarairways.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  175. ^ "Royal Jordanian Resumes India Service in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  176. ^ "SALAMAIR NS24 NETWORK ADDITIONS". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  177. ^ "Singapore Airlines to start India Flights". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  178. ^ a b "SpiceJet Flight Schedule". Official Website of SpiceJet. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  179. ^ "SpiceJet expands Ayodhya flights from February". JetArena. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  180. ^ "SpiceJet connects Shillong to national capital". The Shillong Times. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  181. ^ "SpiceJet Adds Prayagraj Service in 1Q25". Aeroroutes. 2 January 2025.
  182. ^ "Thai AirAsia X opens new direct route between Thailand and India". traveldailymedia. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  183. ^ "Thai Airways to resume international services to 36 destinations including Denmark and Sweden". 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  184. ^ "Turkish Airlines Booking Availability". 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  185. ^ "TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES RESUMES DELHI SERVICE IN NS23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  186. ^ "Ticket Search". Book.uzairways.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  187. ^ "VietJet Air Plans 3Q22 India Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  188. ^ "Vietnam Airlines launches direct route to India". Vietnam+. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  189. ^ "Flights to London (LON) from Delhi (DEL) 2022/2023| Virgin Atlantic". flights.virginatlantic.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  190. ^ Velani, Bhavya (31 January 2024). "Zooom Airlines Return After More than 5 Years with New Flights to Ayodhya". Aviation A2Z. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  191. ^ "Explore Ayodhya–Find your next destination with us". Zooom Air. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  192. ^ "Home". Aerotranscargo.
  193. ^ Staff writers (23 January 2023). "Amazon Air takes off in India". Amazon. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  194. ^ "ASTRAL AVIATION AND SPICEXPRESS ENTER INTO A PIONEERING INTERLINE AGREEMENT FOR SEAMLESS CARGO CONNECTIONS ACROSS INDIA, AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST". Astral Aviation (Press release). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  195. ^ "Atlas Air Schedule". Atlas Air. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  196. ^ "Destinations, Blue dart Aviation". Official Website of Blue Dart Aviation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  197. ^ "Check Flight Schedule: Cathay Pacific Cargo". Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  198. ^ "Network". Cathay Pacific Cargo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  199. ^ "China Airlines Cargo resumes freighter operations to India after four years | Air Cargo News". Stattimes.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  200. ^ "China Airlines to resume cargo services to India | FOCUS TAIWAN – CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Focustaiwan.tw. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  201. ^ "DHL Aviation – Flight Schedule" (PDF). Globe Air Cargo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  202. ^ "Cargo Network". Ethiopian Airlines. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
  203. ^ "FedEx – Express Delivery, Courier & Shipping Services – India". FedEx. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  204. ^ "x.com".[non-primary source needed]
  205. ^ "IndiGo CarGo starts operations with first freighter Delhi-Mumbai flight". The Economic Times. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  206. ^ "Korean Air launches cargo flights to Delhi, India". Eturbonews. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  207. ^ "Flight Schedule". Lufthansa Cargo. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  208. ^ "Fleet & Network". Official Website of MASkargo. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  209. ^ "MASKargo adds new intra-Asia routing in S18". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  210. ^ "Summer 18 Freighter Schedule Issue 3: 1st May to 27th Oct 2018" (PDF). Official Website of Qatar Airways Cargo. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  211. ^ "SF Airlines commences Shenzhen-Delhi service". CAPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  212. ^ "SF Standard Express (International Services)". SF International. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  213. ^ "China Sichuan Airlines - Flight Status–3U9016 (DEL-TFU)". Sichuan Airlines. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  214. ^ "SpiceJet launches dedicated freighter services to Leh in Ladakh". Business Standard. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  215. ^ "Press Release News Page". Spicejet.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  216. ^ "Winter 2016 Cargo Schedule (16–22 Jan 2017)" (PDF). Turkish Airlines Cargo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  217. ^ "With UPS using Delhi airport as hub for freighter, North-based firms may benefit - the Hindu BusinessLine". Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  218. ^ "Global Cargo Offices". YTO Cargo Airlines. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  219. ^ Sidharatha Roy (24 May 2018). "Metro walks the talk on connect to terminal 1". The Times of India. New Delhi. TNN. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  220. ^ "Website Airport Metro Express Delhi". delhiairportexpress.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  221. ^ "Airport line handed over to Reliance Infra". The Indian Express. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  222. ^ Sinha, Akash (29 April 2022). "Delhi to get world-class railway station at Bijwasan; Safdarjung station to also get a new swanky building by 2024". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  223. ^ "Haryana CM Khattar greenlights rail link between IGI & Hisar airport". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  224. ^ a b "To and From Delhi Airport by Taxi". Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  225. ^ सोनी, प्रशांत; श्रीवास्तव, अनुज (15 December 2023). "IGI एयरपोर्ट के पास बनेगा नया बस अड्डा, यूपी -पंजाब के यात्रियों को होगा सीधा फायदा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  226. ^ Roy, Siddhartha (21 March 2022). "Eye on IGI: Work to start soon at Dwarka for Delhi's fourth ISBT". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  227. ^ "Delhi airport to get India's first air train, will connect Terminal 1 with T2 and T3". The Economic Times. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  228. ^ TNN (8 January 2009). "Easy entry for Visa card holders". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  229. ^ Delhi Urban Extension Road 2 – Information & Status, The Metro Guy, accessed 7 December 2022.
  230. ^ ACI Airport Service Quality Awards 2009, Asia Pacific airports sweep top places in worldwide awards from the Wayback Machine
  231. ^ "Delhi's IGI is world's 2nd best airport for service quality again-Delhi News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  232. ^ "Delhi Airport Ranked First for Service Quality". Business Standard. 17 February 2015.
  233. ^ "Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport bags two international awards in Paris". The Economic Times. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  234. ^ "Indira Gandhi International Airport is world's best airport for second time in a row". India Today. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  235. ^ Devanjana Nag (7 March 2018). "Delhi's IGI, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji airports beat Singapore Changi, Seoul Incheon to become world's best". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  236. ^ "2020 – Best Airport by Size and Region". ACI World. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  237. ^ "Delhi airport cleanest in Asia Pacific: Airports Council International". The Times of India. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  238. ^ "Master Plan for Expansion of IGI Airport". Press Information Bureau. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  239. ^ "Delhi Airport's plan to convert Terminal 2 to international terminal delayed to early next year". The Economic Times. 15 April 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  240. ^ "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. 25 January 1970. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  241. ^ 14 June 1972 Douglas DC-8-53, Japan Air Lines–Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  242. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 VT-EAM Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL )". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  243. ^ "Airline crash in New Delhi." United Press International (UPI) at Lodi News-Sentinel. Friday 1 June 1973. p. 8 (Google News p. 5/16). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  244. ^ "VT-EBO at DEL in 1978".
  245. ^ "Accident Boeing 747-228B (SCD) N4506H".
  246. ^ "Aviation Safety". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  247. ^ "Crash of a Tupolev TU-154B-2 in New Delhi | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". Baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  248. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2R4C VT-SIA Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  249. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-86 RA-86119 Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  250. ^ "Major air crashes in India in two decades". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  251. ^ Burns, John F. (5 May 1997). "One Jet in Crash Over India Ruled Off Course". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  252. ^ "VT-EVA as Air India One at DEL".
  253. ^ "VT_AND and VT-ANI at DEL".
  254. ^ "One dead as roof collapse smashes cars at Delhi airport". BBC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

Bibliography

[edit]
[edit]

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Media related to Indira Gandhi International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport&oldid=1273667689"