Domestic air travellers can expect some confusing times ahead at Delhi airport with authorities set to revive the mothballed Terminal 2 for SpiceJet and GoAir flights as part of a sprawling expansion plan.
The civil aviation ministry has cleared the proposal from DIAL, the GMR Groupled consortium that manages the airport, to move the operations of the two private carriers to T2 so Terminal 1 can be revamped.
The airport, which is the busiest in the country, has a capacity of handling more than 40 million passengers annually. This is expected to go up to 100 million by 2030 based on the expansion, which would include a new runway and a new terminal.
Sources say authorities will have to consult other stakeholders before implementing the plan while some have raised concerns about security and passenger amenities that could prove to be stumbling blocks.
DIAL maintains this is a temporary move and till Terminal 1 gets a facelift only IndiGo will operate from there. After the process is over, SpiceJet and GoAir would return to the domestic terminal. Airlines sources say this could spark confusion among travellers who already have a tough time traversing between Terminal 3 and T1. Terminal 2 is dormant for most of the year and is only used for special operations, such as Haj flights.
"According to the plan, soon two airlines will be shifted to Terminal 2 on a temporary basis. GoAir and SpiceJet passengers will have to travel from Terminal 2 instead of Terminal 1," a top aviation ministry source told Mail Today.
To Read the News in Full 07/06/16 Ankur Sharma/India Today
The civil aviation ministry has cleared the proposal from DIAL, the GMR Groupled consortium that manages the airport, to move the operations of the two private carriers to T2 so Terminal 1 can be revamped.
The airport, which is the busiest in the country, has a capacity of handling more than 40 million passengers annually. This is expected to go up to 100 million by 2030 based on the expansion, which would include a new runway and a new terminal.
Sources say authorities will have to consult other stakeholders before implementing the plan while some have raised concerns about security and passenger amenities that could prove to be stumbling blocks.
DIAL maintains this is a temporary move and till Terminal 1 gets a facelift only IndiGo will operate from there. After the process is over, SpiceJet and GoAir would return to the domestic terminal. Airlines sources say this could spark confusion among travellers who already have a tough time traversing between Terminal 3 and T1. Terminal 2 is dormant for most of the year and is only used for special operations, such as Haj flights.
"According to the plan, soon two airlines will be shifted to Terminal 2 on a temporary basis. GoAir and SpiceJet passengers will have to travel from Terminal 2 instead of Terminal 1," a top aviation ministry source told Mail Today.
To Read the News in Full 07/06/16 Ankur Sharma/India Today
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