Downpour disrupts Delhi flights, damages portion of new terminalAugust 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Flights out of the national capital were either rescheduled or cancelled Friday evening following torrential rains that also damaged a portion of the new domestic terminal building, airport officials said. "The sudden downpour required us to first divert all incoming flights," said an official at the Air Traffic Control.
Downpour disrupts Delhi flights, damages portion of terminalAugust 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 20 flights were delayed and 10 diverted in the national capital Friday evening following torrential rains that also damaged a portion of the new domestic terminal building. "Heavy downpour resulted in some water entering into the domestic terminal building 1D.
Rains disrupt Delhi flights, damage portion of terminal (Second Lead)August 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 20 flights were delayed and 10 diverted in the national capital Friday evening following gale and torrential rains that also flooded and damaged a portion of the new domestic terminal building. "Heavy downpour resulted in some water entering into the domestic terminal building 1D.
Delhi airport congestion to ease by April 2010: PatelJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air traffic congestion at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here will end once the new terminal T3 becomes operational by April 2010, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said Thursday. "I do concede there there is a problem.
Firemen declare Delhi's new airport terminal 'unsafe'June 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Fire Service has declared the brand new departure terminal 1 D at the capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) unsafe. According to the information accessed by IANS under the Right to Information Act (RTI), Delhi Fire Service chief R.C.
Flights take off from new domestic terminal at DelhiApril 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A sleek new domestic departure terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport became operational Sunday, replacing a decades-old cramped terminal that was synonymous with disorder and lacked basic facilities for a modern traveller. A spokesperson of airport developer Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a GMR-led consortium, told IANS: 'The first Indigo flight for Guwahati took off at 5.30 a.m.
New terminal at Delhi airport becomes operationalApril 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new domestic departure terminal of the Indira Gandhi International airport became operational here Sunday with an Indigo flight taking off for Guwahati early in the morning. A spokesperson of airport developer Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a GMR-led consortium, told IANS: 'The first Indigo flight for Guwahati took off at 5.30 a.m.
Kingfisher, Indigo to shift to new terminal from SundayApril 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kingfisher Airlines, its low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red and Indigo Airlines will operate from the new domestic terminal (1D) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here from April 19, the airport developer announced Friday. Jet Airways and its low-cost carrier JetLite, as well as SpiceJet will begin operating from the new terminal later this month.
IGI ticketing system develops snag, flights delayedApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A snag in the main ticketing system at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) led to many flights getting delayed Thursday evening, a senior official said. The airport official said the snag occurred at around 5.30 p.m.
Operations at Delhi's new airport terminal delayedApril 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Starting of operations at the new Rs.500-crore domestic terminal (1D) at Delhi airport will be delayed as the developer wants its post-operational problems 'at minimal'. 'There will be initial problems.
Air India not to operate from new terminal at Delhi airportMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the newly-built departure terminal at Delhi airport set to be opened in the first week of April, India's national carrier Air India Friday said it would not shift its operations to the new terminal. 'We will continue to operate from the existing 1A terminal,' an Air India spokesperson told IANS.
Patel lays foundation of new terminal at Surat airportFebruary 28th, 2009 SURAT - Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Friday laid the foundation of a new terminal at Surat airport, the eighth such terminal project in the country since Feb 20. The new domestic terminal, a glass and steel structure, will have a floor area of 8,474 square metres and offer modern passenger friendly facilities like central heating and air conditioning system, Patel said.
New departure terminal at Delhi airport opens ThursdayFebruary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel will Thursday inaugurate a new departure terminal at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here which will be able to handle all outbound domestic passengers, an official said. However, the terminal, 1D, set up at an investment of Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore), will be opened for passengers only by March-end, said the official of the Delhi International Airport Ltd, which runs the IGI Airport.
Delhi airport to have new departure terminal soonFebruary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A new departure terminal at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, which will be able to handle all outbound domestic passengers, will be operational by March-end, officials said. The new terminal, 1D, set up at an investment of Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore), will be inaugurated Thursday, but will be opened for passengers only by March-end, said an official of Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which runs the IGI Airport.
New terminal of Thiruvananthapuram airport to open in JuneJanuary 23rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The new terminal of the Thiruvananthapuram international airport will open in June, Civil Aviation secretary M. Madhavan Nambiar said Saturday.