Delhi airport has joined the club of airports having an annual passenger handling capacity of 100 million with the inauguration of the expanded Terminal 1

GMR-led DIAL has prepared to operationalize the revamped Terminal 1, the GMR group said

With a capacity to serve a whopping 40 million passengers per annum (MPPA) - doubling its previous capability - Delhi Airport now stands among elite global hubs, boasting a 100 MPPA capacity, said press release by GMR group

GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd (GIL)-led DIAL undertook the expansion work in 2019 to make Delhi Airport future-ready

The expansion work was carried out as per the Master Plan 2016 as Delhi Airport witnessed a massive surge the Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) and passenger numbers, exceeding projections, the press release from the the GMR group said

PM Modi virtually inaugurated the expanded Terminal 1 (T1), having a total area that has tripled to 2,06,950 square metres

All entry gates have Facial Recognition System (Digi Yatra), 20 Automated Tray Retrieval Systems (ATRS), Individual Carrier System (ICS), 108 Common Usage Self Service (CUSS) and 100 check-in counters, including 36 Self Baggage Drop (SBD) kiosks, according to airport operator DIAL

The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), handles around 1,500 flight movements daily