Secretary Civil Aviation Reviews OMDA Implementation at The Delhi Airport

Secretary Ministry of Civil Aviation, Shri M.M. Nambiar, today reviewed the implementation of the Operations, Maintenance & Development Agreement (OMDA) at the IGI Airport, Delhi. The Director General of Civil Aviation, Shri N. Zaidi, Chairman Airports Authority of India (AAI), Shri V.P. Aggarwal and other members of the OMDA Implementation Oversight Committee (OIOC) were also present.
The Committee visited the Terminal-3 (T3) of IGI Airport and reviewed its preparedness for inauguration on 3 July 2010. The Committee also visited the Airport Operation Control Centre, and expressed satisfaction at the progress of work at both places.
DIAL has completed all its Mandatory Capital projects that had to be completed by 31 March, 2010. Airport Service Quality (ASQ) rating of IGIA has been 4.16 in December, 2009 as against the rating of 3.2 in December, 2007. Globally IGIA was ranked by ACI as 32nd airport out of 140 airports in service levels as in December, 2009 as against 101 rank out of 101 airports as in December, 2007. IGIA occupied World’s 4th Best Airport and APAC’s Most Improved Airport for ASQ in the 15 to 25 million passengers category by the Airports Council International (ACI).
Rehabilitation work for Runway 28/10 has commenced from 2 April, 2010. Further, satisfactory progress has taken place on the areas of Airport Connectivity and Airport Utility Issues. Extensive trials for Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) is being carried out for smooth transition to T3.
The OIOC was briefed about the T3 opening plan. It has been envisaged that following the inauguration, on July 14, 2010, all international passenger operation will shift from T2 to T3. On July 31, 2010, all Full Service Domestic Airlines alongwith their low cost arms operating in T1A and T1D will migrate to T3, i.e. Air India, Jet Airways, JetLite, Jet Connect, Kingfisher and Kingfisher Red will migrate to T3 and Go Air will migrate from T1A to T1D. Spicejet, IndiGo and Go Air will migrate to T3 from T1D a few months later.
16/04/10 PRESS RELEASE/Press Information Bureau

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