T3 take-off: Full-scale ops to start Wednesday

From Wednesday evening, international passengers will fly out of Delhi airport’s new Terminal 3 (T3). The swanky new terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) will begin full scale commercial operations from Wednesday. Air India’s New York Delhi flight (AI 102), expected to land
at 4.45 pm and then dock at T3, will mark the beginning of operations. This was also the first proving flight, with passengers, to dock at T3 on July 14.
International airlines will shift out of the old Terminal 2 and operate all flights from T3.
Domestic flights, however, are expected to start operations from August 27.
The new terminal was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on July 3.
International flights were expected to start operations from T3 from July 14 and domestic flights from July 31 but the dates were postponed to July 28 and August 27, respectively.
Though private airport operator Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL) had said that it wanted to be sure before opening the terminal, sources said the real reason behind the delay was unfinished work at T3.
26/07/10 Hindustan Times

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010, New Jul 2010