Monday, August 10, 2015

Delhi airport sees less passenger traffic than capacity: Government

New Delhi: Amid plans to set up a second airport in the National Capital Region, the government today said passenger and cargo traffic at the Delhi international airport is "well below" the available capacity.

The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here is operated by Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DIAL), a joint venture between GMR Group and Airports Authority of India (AAI).

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said DIAL has done the modernisation and upgradation in accordance with the Master Plan. It has the capacity to handle 62 million passengers and 1.5 million tonne cargo per annum.
10/08/15 PTI/Economic Times

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