IGI Airport's new terminal gets ready for world's largest airliner

New Delhi: IGI Airport's new terminal T3 is being equipped to handle Airbus A-380, the world's largest commercial carrier which can carry 555 passengers. At the moment, only Hyderabad airport is equipped to handle the aircraft.
But none of the five international carriers that own the aircraft — Air France, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Quantas and Lufthansa — operate it in India.
The A-380 has been designed to carry a maximum of 840 passengers, though most airlines have opted for a configuration that allows the plane to carry 555 passengers. A Boeing 747-400, the second largest passenger carrier, can carry 416 passengers.
The A-380 has a wingspan of 79.8m and is 73m long from nose to tail. Maximum take-off weight is more than 5.40 crore kg. The aircraft has a double deck configuration for passengers and another lower deck for cargo.
Terminal T3 will have nine dedicated contact parking stands with aerobridges — six at the international terminal and three at the domestic terminal — and three remote stands without aerobridges — two at the international apron and one at the domestic apron — to serve the aircraft. Dedicated A-380 gates have also been put up to cater to the large passenger flow to and from the aircraft. In the arrival section, of the 12 baggage belts, five will be wide baggage belts to clear luggage from each flight.
26/12/09 Neha Lalchandani/Times of India

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