Indian low cost carriers (LCCs) are trying their best to offer the cheapest air tickets possible to fliers. In order to make money, such budget airlines are expanding their routes and destinations. Another common practice of such budget aviation firms is to have their bases at more than one places in a country. Such an arrangement makes flying to a large number of destinations comparatively easy. One of the main hubs for LCCs in India is the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. It is the busiest airfield in India by passenger traffic and second largest by cargo movements. Together with the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, it handles almost half of the air traffic of South Asia.
The site was built for military purposes during the Second World War, a service that it provided till 1962. In the said year, the aviation operations in the national capital were shifted to the IGI airport from Safdarjung Airfield due to increasing traffic. It now works under the Airports Authority of India Limited – a government company. In 2006, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a subsidiary of GMR group was vested with the task of operating and managing the air-transit hub of the nation. The complex is about 15 km from New Delhi Railway Station and is connected to the city via metro, buses and taxis.
Runways, Terminals 1C and 1D: Domestic
It is situated in the south-western part of the city and occupies a total area of around 6300 acres. There are three runways, catering to the high aircraft movement, numbered as: 11/29, 10/28 and 09/27. Runway 11/29 is the primary asphalt pavement for flights, is 4.4 km long, 60 metres wide and equipped with CAT III system to facilitate movements during low visibility. Runway 10/28 is 3.8 km long and 50 metres wide while runway 09/27 is 2.8 km in length and 45 metres in width. To ease congestion and handle more flights, DIAL operates all the three runways simultaneously. There are two main terminals catering to passengers: Terminals 1 and 3. Terminal 1 is further split into two sections: 1C is used for arrivals by GoAir, SpiceJet and IndiGo while the other is used by the same companies for departures.
Terminal 3: International and Domestic
Terminal 3 (T3) was inaugurated in 2010 and is now used for international operations by Indian as well as foreign companies. With an area of 502000 sq. metres, it can handle an astounding 34 million passengers annually. Its first floor is used for arrivals and upper floor is utilised for departures. It is carpeted, well-lit, spacious and decorated with statues and other things. This mammoth building has 15 X-ray machines, 78 aerobridges, 168 check-in counters, 48 contact stands, 95 immigration counters, 54 bays for aircraft-parking and 14 baggage conveyors. It also has travelators and escalators to allow people to get from one place and level within the building to the another easily. Also in this building are lounges of various travelling classes and airlines, shops, restaurants and duty-free liquor/tobacco stores. Apart from international flights, Air India – the flag carrier of the country – also operates domestic flights, for instance flights to Gwalior, from this site.
The site was built for military purposes during the Second World War, a service that it provided till 1962. In the said year, the aviation operations in the national capital were shifted to the IGI airport from Safdarjung Airfield due to increasing traffic. It now works under the Airports Authority of India Limited – a government company. In 2006, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a subsidiary of GMR group was vested with the task of operating and managing the air-transit hub of the nation. The complex is about 15 km from New Delhi Railway Station and is connected to the city via metro, buses and taxis.
Runways, Terminals 1C and 1D: Domestic
It is situated in the south-western part of the city and occupies a total area of around 6300 acres. There are three runways, catering to the high aircraft movement, numbered as: 11/29, 10/28 and 09/27. Runway 11/29 is the primary asphalt pavement for flights, is 4.4 km long, 60 metres wide and equipped with CAT III system to facilitate movements during low visibility. Runway 10/28 is 3.8 km long and 50 metres wide while runway 09/27 is 2.8 km in length and 45 metres in width. To ease congestion and handle more flights, DIAL operates all the three runways simultaneously. There are two main terminals catering to passengers: Terminals 1 and 3. Terminal 1 is further split into two sections: 1C is used for arrivals by GoAir, SpiceJet and IndiGo while the other is used by the same companies for departures.
Terminal 3: International and Domestic
Terminal 3 (T3) was inaugurated in 2010 and is now used for international operations by Indian as well as foreign companies. With an area of 502000 sq. metres, it can handle an astounding 34 million passengers annually. Its first floor is used for arrivals and upper floor is utilised for departures. It is carpeted, well-lit, spacious and decorated with statues and other things. This mammoth building has 15 X-ray machines, 78 aerobridges, 168 check-in counters, 48 contact stands, 95 immigration counters, 54 bays for aircraft-parking and 14 baggage conveyors. It also has travelators and escalators to allow people to get from one place and level within the building to the another easily. Also in this building are lounges of various travelling classes and airlines, shops, restaurants and duty-free liquor/tobacco stores. Apart from international flights, Air India – the flag carrier of the country – also operates domestic flights, for instance flights to Gwalior, from this site.
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