New T1 opens for arrivals at Delhi’s IGI airport, no change for departures

Passengers on IndiGo’s flight 6E 6532 from Goa were the first to experience the new arrivals terminal, with the flight landing at 3.20am on Thursday, officials said

Updated on: Feb 24, 2022, 07:59:40 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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The arrivals section of the new Terminal 1 building at the Delhi’s airport opened for operations after midnight on Wednesday, with the entire arrival operations of the existing Terminal 1C shifting to the new section. Passengers on IndiGo’s flight 6E 6532 from Goa were the first to experience the new arrivals terminal, with the flight landing at 3.20am on Thursday, officials said.

With operations at this terminal now off the ground, all arrivals operations from the existing T1C facility (IndiGo and SpiceJet) have now moved to the new building. Departures, however, will continue from the existing terminal (T1D).

The new building has been built by the airport operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), as part of the airport’s ongoing Phase 3A expansion plan, which will see Terminal 1 double its capacity from 20 million passengers per annum to 40 million passengers per annum.

The existing T1C building is set to be demolished soon, the T1D building will be next in line and will eventually be integrated with the new arrivals hall to form a new departures section – both of which will fall under one roof in the new T1 building. It will include a new node area that houses retail, food and beverage (F&B) outlets, and a pier section that will comprise 22 contact stands for aircraft.

“The new arrivals terminal will offer passengers a distinctive experience with a contemporary meet-and-greet zone, a plush forecourt area which includes landscaping, kiosks for F&B, retail outlets and an expanded parking area for cars, and more,” said a DIAL spokesperson.

Outside the new arrivals terminal, the operator has added three pick-up lanes for cars. T1 will now have 11 pick-up lanes, which “will ease congestion and significantly improve passenger experience and convenience during pickup,” the DIAL spokesperson said.

The new arrivals terminal spans 8,000 square metres and is equipped with four new baggage carousels, officials said, adding that the building has been constructed in consonance with the globally accepted “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)” green building standards, with the widespread use of glass panels to allow ample sunlight during the day and reduce power consumption

“T1 at Delhi airport will now offer a distinctive experience to arriving passengers and also to those coming in to meet and greet the arriving passengers. The terminal includes contemporary zones for comfort and leisure, eco-friendly features like maximum use of daylight concept and offers an astute combination of green buildings and superior operational processes delivering enhanced passenger experience,” Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, DIAL.

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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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