Delhi airport has proactively reduced the number of peak hour flights at the T3 terminal from 22 per hour in pre-Covid time to 19 in November and is looking to shift more flights to other terminals to reduce congestion.
Delhi airport, which is the country’s busiest, handles over 1,100 flights daily. T3 is the busiest of its three terminals. Between December 1-7, T3 handled 503 domestic and 253 international flights. In contrast, terminals T1 and T2 handled 180 and 243 domestic flights respectively.
The pick-up in air traffic before the holiday season has put a strain in airport infrastructure resulting in long queues at security and immigration. Shifting of flights from T3 to other two terminals is being discussed to ease congestion.
