Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to reopen the all-new Terminal 1 on Saturday, August 17, after operations were scrapped on account of the collapse of the canopy.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said on 14 August that the terminal would be thrown open with IndiGo and SpiceJet shifting their operations to Terminal 1. The new terminal is part of the Phase 3A expansion plan undertaken by DIAL and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March. Work associated with the remodeling of the terminal commenced in 2019.
🚨 Delhi Airport’s brand new terminal 1 to become operational on 17th August. pic.twitter.com/6H9zA3YzMG
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Under the plan, SpiceJet will move 13 of its flights to Terminal 1 from August 17 and IndiGo will relocate 34 flights operated out of Terminals 2 and 3 to Terminal 1 from September 2.
However, till then, Terminal 1 was used only for IndiGo and SpiceJet flights until the collapse of a canopy on June 28 caused by heavy rain led to one death.
Some of the new features of this refurbished Terminal 1 are the new signage and on-road markings that have been done to guide the passengers. Security has also been tightened with guards from the firm RAXA. The terminal has the service of ‘Queue-Buster: Mobile Check-in Service’ extended to passengers so they can avoid long queues at the check-in counter.
SpiceJet passengers will use entry gate A on the ground floor, while IndiGo passengers will use entry gates 5 and 6 on the first floor. All the arrival will be made through the ground floor, and all the passengers will leave the terminal through the same route.
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