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Project Information
In July 2010, the new integrated Terminal 3 of Delhi's IGI Airport was thrown open for passengers to use. It was built as a result of the booming air traffic growth in the Indian aviation.

The new Terminal 3 which occupies 5.4 million sq ft has been designed by HOK and is capable of handling 34 million passengers/annum. The interior designers of this new terminal are the Australian designers Woodhead. Construction of this terminal was carried out by Larsen & Toubro and completed in just 37 months.

The terminal has 168 check-in counters, 78 aerobridges at 48 contact stands (gates), 30 parking bays, 95 immigration counters and 15 X-ray screening areas.


Some Images of T3:

Departure level
















Sun God






Mudras - 9 classical hand gestures have been installed in the immigration area.
Read more about them here.


















Multilevel Parking Lot - 7 levels with a capacity of 4300 cars



New ATC tower - will be 100 meters tall and commissioned in early 2014









Phase I - COMPLETED:



As part of Phase 1 of the plan, a new terminal for domestic operations has been built. This terminal has been dubbed T1D but after 2010 will become T1B and will cater to the LCCs.












Asia's third longest runway also became operational on September 26th. This 4,330 m long runway is IGI's third runway.




According to the 2026 masterplan, the IGI airport will be able to handle 100 million passengers/annum.

2026 masterplan:


Masterplan Model




Phased expansion and modernization timeline (TENTATIVE):

Phase 1A (2008) - COMPLETED
-Modernization of existing terminals - 1A,1B,1C and T2
-New Departure terminal for low cost airlines - T1D
-Third Runway

Phase 1B (2010) - COMPLETED
-New Integrated Terminal - T3
-Metro connectivity through Airport Express Line

Phase 2 (2012)
-Additional remote stands near T3
-New central transportation corridor
-T1B to be razed - New terminal for general aviation and parking lot to come in place.

Phase 3 (2016)
-New international terminal - T4
-Expansion of T3 including piers
-Fourth Runway (11L/29R)
-New ATC tower

Phase 4 (2021)
-New Terminal -T5
-New pier for T5 and contact stands

Phase 5 (2026)
-New terminal for LCCs - T6
-Expansion of T3 and T4 piers and concourses
-Remote stands for T6
-New strengthened runway 09/27
-cargo facilities relocated North


more info on the future of the airport from a news article:

New integrated terminal to go domestic by 2020

The new integrated passenger terminal (Terminal 3) set to come up at IGI Airport ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games which will cater to both domestic and international passengers is to be eventually converted to a domestic terminal by 2020.

When Terminal 3 is converted to a domestic terminal, all international operations will be shifted to a brand new international passenger terminal (tentatively called Terminal 4) which will come up at the same place where the international terminal currently stands.

Senior Delhi International Airport Private Ltd (DIAL) officials say until the new terminal is built, certain changes will be effected to deal with the growing air traffic. Soon, Terminal 1A will be thrown open to other airlines besides Indian (Airlines) and Kingfisher.

"The existing international terminal is likely to be demolished by 2015 after which there is a plan to come up with a new international terminal at the same location," Delhi International Airport Private Ltd (DIAL)'s Chief Development Officer I Prabhakara Rao said.

"Also, we plan to construct another international terminal (Terminal 5) in the saturation phase by 2025. So, both these terminals will then take care of international operations while the integrated Terminal 3 will be used solely for domestic operations," he added.

But what happens to the existing domestic airport? DIAL plans to raze the domestic airport by 2020 and clear the area for cargo operations.

DIAL also plans to come up with a brand new Low Cost Carrier (LCC) Terminal (Terminal 6) exclusively to cater to low-cost carriers at the point where Nangal Dewat village and Centaur Hotel currently stand. "By 2008, a low-cost terminal, Terminal 1-C, will come up at the existing domestic airport site. However, this terminal will eventually be shut down once the entire domestic airport is demolished to make way for cargo operations. So by 2020, we plan to have a new LCC terminal at the airport," Rao added.

DIAL officials say the new LCC terminal will be spread over an area of 2.5 million square feet. As per initial projections, the LCC Terminal would be almost the same size as that of the international and domestic terminals by the year 2020.

"Considering the passenger traffic growth in coming years, we have kept sufficient flexibility in our plans and so a lot of things will change over the next few years," Rao added.

During the course of the function, Patel appealed to Chidambaram to reduce duties on aircraft fuel so that every citizen can afford air travel.

In addition to an underground Metro link to the airport, DIAL plans to construct an underground road connecting the airport with National Highway 8.
 
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#10,181 ·
The anticipated chaos could have been avoided if the demolition of T2 followed by construction of T4 could have been taken up first before expansion of T1. In addition to avoiding confusion of split operatons & moving operations back and forth multiple more than once between terminals; the money that was spent on renovating the existing T2 could have been saved. I am sure GMR may have had their reasons for the current plan but those reasons don't seem to be obvious.
Apparently, there were several changes in the original plans over the years due to 'hurdles' involving 'stakeholders'. DEL was supposed to have demolished T1 completely and re-alinged its northern runway in their original plan..

The GMR led consortium bagged the rights to operate and develop the airport in 2006. First came the new runway in 2008, Terminal 3 came up in 2010, well in time for the Commonwealth games later that year. That month, the airport saw a little over 25 lakh passengers, 72% of which were domestic. There were serious thoughts then to shift all carriers to T3 and disband T1 completely.

Every planner who resisted this idea and DIAL which revisited the plan must have been very happy that they did not go ahead with this recommendation.

May 2017 saw the airport handle 54.3 lakh passengers, 75% of which were domestic, primarily fueled by IndiGo and its phenomenal growth at Delhi.

Multiple master plans were drawn out till date which included converting the present day T1 to cargo terminal and building new terminals at area occupying the existing cargo terminal or re-aligning runway 09/27 to make it parallel to the other two and providing a different area to Technical Dispersal of Indian Air Force.

As Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) went from one hurdle to another, including developing aero city profitably, the plans changed only to come up with a solid plan last year which was eventually approved by all the stakeholders including the ministry.

However, this led to another hurdle. Getting the airlines onboard to shift from T1 either completely or partially. With slots allocated based on the terminal due to the constraints like gates and terminal capacity being different and primary runway being used also being different, indecision was surely affecting expansion plans of low cost carriers.
https://networkthoughts.com/2017/08/28/a-new-delhi-airport-in-the-making/
 
#10,182 ·
Apparently, there were several changes in the original plans over the years due to 'hurdles' involving 'stakeholders'. DEL was supposed to have demolished T1 completely and re-alinged its northern runway in their original plan..
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Well, that is fine; but all along there has been ONE constant; the end game botttom line has always been that T2 would go way with 100% certainty. My only point is that 1) instead of spending time renoavting T2 that will be ultimately demolished and 2) moving airlines temporarily to T2 and then moving them back to T1 and then potentially moving them back again to T4 (built on old T2 site)....why not just stick to demolition of T2 and build T4 & integrate with T3?
 
#10,185 ·
Ukraine International Airlines in summer 2018 season is adding service to India, with the scheduling of Boeing 767 service on Kiev Borispil – Delhi route. Subject to Government Approval, this route will be served initially 3 times a week, from 01MAY18. 4th weekly flight will be added from June 2018.

PS391 KBP1100 – 2020DEL 767 125
PS392 DEL1140 – 1700KBP 767 236

Source: airlineroute
 
#10,192 ·
The resistance to shift to T-2 continues.

NEW DELHI: IndiGo, India’s largest carrier, has termed not tenable a move to shift one third operations of low-cost carriers to terminal 2 of the Delhi airport, thereby blocking operator GMR Group’s plan to decongest terminal 1. GMR, which leads the consortium operating Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), has asked IndiGo, SpiceJetBSE -0.07 % and GoAir to shift part of their flights to terminal 2 from next month as it seeks to upgrade and expand capacity of terminal 1. The airport operator h ..


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...terminal-2-untenable/articleshow/60503974.cms
 
#10,193 · (Edited)
A pic that proves the "Dominance" of the national carrier " @airindiain " at Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport
Thats just 4 of them. We have seen more Vistara planes at DEL. Leave alone IndiGo or Spice Jet.
DIAL segregates airlines bay-wise for logistical purposes.. Thats why 9 UK planes were pictured parked next to each other before their base departures from DEL. Similarly, AI and 9W gets to bunch their departures from adjacent gates. AI's international departures also get bunched on one 'side' of the international piers of T3 so you won't see other carriers on that side.

A real show of Dominance would be a picture (approx) 33 IndiGo A320s parked overnight at DEL T1!! :cheers:

 
#10,198 ·
No fog schedule for airlines at Delhi airport this winter


NEW DELHI: The Delhi airport has told airlines that it won’t accept the schedules they have filed to reduce fog-related flight disruptions during the winter season, industry executives said. The decision, they said, could cause inconvenience to passengers.



Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
 
#10,200 ·
Delhi airport allows UDAN flights from Hindon air base
Delhi airport says UDAN flights can be operated from Hindon air base only till it capacity enhancement is over, following which the regional flights will have to return Delhi airport

New Delhi: GMR Infrastructure Ltd-run Delhi airport has acceded to a government request to allow UDAN flights to operate from the Hindon Air Force Station, near Ghaziabad, starting from the winter season.

Aviation secretary R.N. Chaubey had said in August that the aviation ministry had asked capacity-constrained Delhi airport to allow alternative airports to host subsidy-backed flights to remote towns in smaller planes, under the new UDAN regional aviation scheme.

Under a 2006 privatization agreement, commercial flights are not allowed to operate from any airport within a 150-km radius of the Delhi airport.

While agreeing to the ministry request, said a person with knowledge of the matter, Delhi airport has added conditions. “They have said you can operate to Hindon but only till their capacity enhancement is over. Then the flights will have to return to Delhi airport,” said this person, declining to be named.

A GMR group spokesperson confirmed the move, saying that “DIAL (Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd) has agreed with MoCA’s proposal.”

The caveats will include the use of Hindon Air Force Station as a temporary and stopgap arrangement until DIAL completes expansion and upgradation of facilities at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

The Delhi airport will have exclusive rights to allocate slots at the Hindon Air Force Station and only 80-seater aircraft will be allowed.

The aviation ministry is not looking at reopening the old Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports as the new airports in those cities are not congested, Chaubey said in August.

GMR seems to be mindful of the fact that Hindon should not be used as a future template. “The consent given by DIAL is a one-off case, on the basis of specific request of MoCA and it shall not be construed as a pre-cursor for any other RCS airports within the range of 150km from IGI Airport,” it said in an emailed response to Mint’s queries.

Hindon also does not provide CAT III approach lighting and landing equipment needed to counter heavy dense fog in winters.

The Delhi airport is in the process of expanding the capacity of existing terminals and building a new runway by 2021. DIAL said it will give out 80 additional flight slots in the coming winter season.

The Hindon airport is a single-runway base and home to Boeing C-17 Globemaster aircraft that form the backbone of the heavy airlift division of the Indian Air Force. To be sure, while the government pegs the UDAN airfare at about Rs2,500, taxi fare from Hindon to the Delhi airport would be about Rs900-1,300, and to the centrally located Connaught Place area about Rs600-800, as per Uber app estimates.
 
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