New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport within the nationwide capital is all set to be revamped. The airport’s new terminal and its fourth runway are doubtless to become operational in September this yr. With this addition, the Delhi Airport will become the only Indian airport to have four runways.
Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal stated on Thursday (April 20) stated, “September 2023 might be witness to Delhi airport getting a new terminal and the fourth runway turning into operational. The Indian aviation sector is rising quickly and we’re making ready for higher infrastructure and higher connectivity with a renewed deal with innovation.” The aviation secretary made the feedback on the EU-India Aviation Summit, which started right here on Thursday.
IGI airport’s fourth runway
According to officers acquainted with the event, the fourth runway is predicted to be round 4,400 metres lengthy and 75 metres extensive. It is barely smaller than the third runway (referred to as 29/11). “The fourth runway is predicted to ease the strain of a possible rise in flight operations.
The new runway will significantly lower the ready time for flights to land and take off,” an official stated.
The new runway is an element of Phase III-A of the Delhi airport’s growth plan. The unique deadline for the plan was mid-to-end 2022. DIAL (Delhi International Airport Limited), a three way partnership majority-owned by the GMR Group, had in 2019 introduced an funding of Rs 9,800 crore to improve the present Terminal 1, construct a fourth runway and for different growth works to enhance the airport’s capability to 100 million passengers a yr from 66 million now. The official additional stated The work on the runway was affected due to the coronavirus.
EU-India Aviation Summit
The two days EU-India Aviation Summit started in New Delhi at present. During the summit, a declaration of intent was signed by the Airport Authority of India with Eurocontrol, and a letter of intent memorandum of understanding was signed by DGCA with the European Union Aviation Safety for nearer cooperation.
The summit focuses on EU-India air transport relations and the mutually shared challenges and alternatives of the 2 areas, such because the post-COVID restoration of air site visitors, growing sustainability, sustaining security and the event of unmanned plane methods. The summit will convey collectively top-level policymakers, business executives and stakeholders from each the EU and India.
(With PTI inputs)
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