Having to walk 10 steps more could trigger VIP tantrums at Delhi airport

New Delhi: The Delhi International Airport Ltd has shut down the VIP car park in front of the arrival lounge to expand and upgrade the terminal. The new terminal will be ready in three months if deadlines are met. Till then, VIPs flying in to Delhi will not be able to access their cars as easily as they have been doing and will have to take the arrival lounge exit like ordinary people.
“The car park was shut down recently,” a source said. “This could become a big problem as VIPs are touchy and don’t like being put through any sort of discomfort.”
Airport authorities, however, brushed off the matter saying VIPs would be allowed to park anywhere. Asked what that meant, a source said: “People with beacons on their cars don’t listen to anyone, so they have the freedom to park anywhere. Who will have the guts to stop them?”
The source said airport authorities had already had trouble with bureaucrats who “had grumbled” about the bother. Others who will be inconvenienced are chief ministers, governors, cabinet ministers, high court judges and other dignitaries.
27/04/08 Mandira Nayar/The Telegraph

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Categories: Airports Apr 2008