Further, to add to passengers’ experience, DIAL said the new terminal building will have toilets with an alarm facility for people with restricted mobility for emergency use, huge space between baggage belts for ease of movement, ceremonial VIP lounge facilities, state-of-the-art meet and greet gallery and modern food courts.

eputy managing director I. Prabhakara Rao said the newly constructed terminal will increase Delhi airport’s total capacity to 100 million passengers per annum (MPPA) while the airside capacity will rise to 140 MPPA.

“DIAL has successfully completed expansion work of arrival terminal at T1 and is ready for operations. The current domestic arrival operations will soon move to the newly constructed arrival terminal which would enable DIAL to take up demolition of the existing arrival terminal, T1C. The building was the need of the hour. It will help in enhancing the airport’s operational efficiency,” Rao said.

AL said, upon completion, the new Terminal 1 would have integrated arrival and departure terminals, a new node building housing retail and F&B outlets, and a Pier building comprising 22 contact stands.

(With inputs from agencies)