3 airlines get time till Oct to shift services to IGI's T2

Three domestic airlines have got time till at least October to shift operations to T2 from the existing D1 terminal at the IGI Airport here, a move that is likely to hit DIAL's expansion plans.

Currently, three budget carriers-- IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir-- operate from D1 terminal at IGI airport.

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the joint venture firm, which runs the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, plans to expand the existing terminal to a much bigger facility.

It wants these airlines to shift operations to T2, from where international flights used to operate the commissioning of the existing swanky T3.

At a recent meeting, the three airlines told the Ministry and DIAL that since there were no extra facilities like additional parking bays or slots created by the private airport operator, it will not be possible for them to relocate even partial operations to T2 till the end of summer schedule, a source said.

"Consequently, it was decided that these airlines will continue to carry out their operations from the existing terminal only till at least October," a source privy to the development told

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