New Delhi: Passengers taking an early morning flight out of Terminal 1D of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) had to sweat it out as the air-conditioning of the terminal, which had collapsed on Thursday afternoon, took nearly 18 hours to be completely restored.
The terminal's AC had stopped functioning after the chilled water supply line to the system was badly damaged due to excavation work of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), just outside the terminal.
As a result passengers had a harrowing time even as the private airport operator Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL) arranged for blowers and exhaust fans, apart from switching on split ACs to minimise inconvenience.
Complementary water bottles were also provided and airlines were requested for early boarding.
A joint team of engineers from DMRC and DIAL worked overnight to repair the damaged pipeline, but the system could only be stabilised by 9 a.m. on Friday.
“Due to fresh welding and other repairs, the AC couldn't be started at full blast and it took some time for the temperature to become comfortable,” said an official, who didn't wish to be identified.
10/07/16 Sidhartha Roy/The Hindu
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The terminal's AC had stopped functioning after the chilled water supply line to the system was badly damaged due to excavation work of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), just outside the terminal.
As a result passengers had a harrowing time even as the private airport operator Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL) arranged for blowers and exhaust fans, apart from switching on split ACs to minimise inconvenience.
Complementary water bottles were also provided and airlines were requested for early boarding.
A joint team of engineers from DMRC and DIAL worked overnight to repair the damaged pipeline, but the system could only be stabilised by 9 a.m. on Friday.
“Due to fresh welding and other repairs, the AC couldn't be started at full blast and it took some time for the temperature to become comfortable,” said an official, who didn't wish to be identified.
10/07/16 Sidhartha Roy/The Hindu
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