Delhi Airport to raise passenger capacity by 20% to 12.5 cr by 2030

GMR-backed Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) plans to boost Indira Gandhi International Airport’s passenger handling capacity by around 20%, from the current 10.5 crore annually to 12.5 crore by 2029–30. The expansion will be carried out without replacing Terminal 2 for now. According to DIAL CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, the increase will come from constructing Pier E at Terminal 3, which will add 1–1.2 crore passengers annually, easing congestion at Terminal 1, and creating additional aircraft parking bays at T3.

“We are working on the master plan. Based on it, we will know in a month or so whether pier E that should be ready in two-three years will be domestic or international. We expect to exhaust our existing capacity in three-four years,” Jaipuriar said at an aviation conference in the city.