Delhi’s terminal 1D to remain in service

New Delhi: The company that runs the Delhi airport, Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd (DIAL), plans to continue operations at the old terminal (1D) and make it a dedicated one for domestic as well as international low-cost airlines, according to two senior executives at GMR Infrastructure Ltd, who did not want to be identified.
The move would appear to be prompted by growth in traffic, the expansion plans of low-cost airlines and a desire to seek returns on the money that went into building 1D.
GMR heads the consortium that owns DIAL, which had initially planned to either raze 1D, built at a cost of Rs500 crore as a transitory step in the development of the Delhi airport, or use it for other purposes.
All airlines were to shift to the new T3 terminal. 1D is currently used by domestic low-cost airlines such as IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir, and they too were expected to move to T3 by the end of this month.
That plan has now changed, said the GMR executives, and largely because passenger traffic has grown at a fast pace (18% last year).
27/01/11 Tarun Shukla/Live Mint

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Categories: Airports Jan 2011