Air India shifts domestic flights to T1, T2 from October 26 as T3 undergoes expansion

The move is necessitated by ongoing expansion activities at T3, being carried out by Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL), to increase international passenger capacity

Published on: Oct 4, 2025, 04:30:16 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi

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To facilitate expansion works at Terminal 3 (T3) of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Air India and Air India Express will shift select domestic operations to Terminals 1 (T1) and 2 (T2) starting October 26, the airline group announced on Friday.

The airlines said they will proactively notify all affected passengers through their registered contact details to ensure a smooth transition. (HT Archive/representational image)

From that date, 60 of Air India’s 180 daily domestic departures from Delhi will move from T3 to the upgraded T2. Simultaneously, Air India Express will relocate all its domestic flights to the newly renovated T1. The move is necessitated by ongoing expansion activities at T3, being carried out by Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL), to increase international passenger capacity. “The terminal enlargement works will reduce domestic capacity at T3, necessitating the relocation of certain domestic operations of Air India and Air India Express,” the group said.

T2, capable of handling 15 million passengers annually, will also reopen on October 26. While the upgrades do not increase its capacity, they include new flooring, aerobridges, washrooms, and structural repairs. All international flights for both airlines will continue to operate from T3.

To help passengers identify relocated domestic flights departing from or arriving at T2, Air India has renumbered these services to four digits starting with 1 (e.g., AI1737 or AI1787). For guests with connecting flights, inter-terminal transfers will be provided between T1, T2, and T3. Through-checked baggage will be seamlessly transferred airside, eliminating the need to collect and recheck bags during terminal transfers.

The airlines said they will proactively notify all affected passengers through their registered contact details to ensure a smooth transition.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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