Delhi airport plans to raise annual passenger handling capacity to 125 mn
Delhi airport plans to increase its annual passenger handling capacity to 125 million from the current level of 106 million under the proposed ten-year master plan, according to a source.
As part of the expansion under the master plan, DIAL also proposes to build Pier E at Terminal 3 (T3) with a capacity of 10 million by April 2030.
For now, no decision has been firmed up on having Terminal 4 or building the Automatic Passenger Mover (APM).
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital is operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL).
IGIA, also the country's biggest airport, has three terminals -- T1, T2 and T3 -- and international flight operations are only from T3.
The source told PTI that the master plan for 10 years till 2036 will be finalised after consultations with the stakeholders.
In the first phase, the proposal is to increase the annual passenger handling capacity to 116 million by April 2030.
The capacity will be further raised to 12
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