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‎Why 3-runway IGI has fewer flights than Heathrow, Dubai

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Jyoti: /* 2017, amongst world's 20 busiest airports */

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Jyoti at 04:05, 12 January 2019

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Jyoti: /* 2017, amongst world's 20 busiest airports */

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	Union aviation minister Jayant Sinha is meeting stakeholders at IGIA to discuss NATS' roadmap for a phased increase of hourly flight capacity. AAI chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra too will meet the involved parties to see if the targets set for short and medium term are being met. “Some additional infrastructure is required and we are working on that,“ said Mohapatra.		Union aviation minister Jayant Sinha is meeting stakeholders at IGIA to discuss NATS' roadmap for a phased increase of hourly flight capacity. AAI chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra too will meet the involved parties to see if the targets set for short and medium term are being met. “Some additional infrastructure is required and we are working on that,“ said Mohapatra.
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 The report also talks about air traffic controllers being overworked.
 Airports Authority of India, the parent body of ATC, and senior ATC officials didn't respond to the queries.
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	However, aviation infrastructure has not kept pace with the traffic growth. As a result, the country’s busiest airports — Delhi and Mumbai — are completely choked with hardly any new slots for airlines desperate to add flights to these cities.		However, aviation infrastructure has not kept pace with the traffic growth. As a result, the country’s busiest airports — Delhi and Mumbai — are completely choked with hardly any new slots for airlines desperate to add flights to these cities.
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		+	==2018: no.12 in passengers, no.2 in growth==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F03%2F23&entity=Ar01214&sk=2880D841&mode=text Saurabh Sinha, Busier than Frankfurt: IGI moves up 4 slots to 12th, March 23, 2019: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	[[File: IGIA’s rank in the world in 2017, 2018.jpg\|IGIA’s rank in the world in 2017, 2018 <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F03%2F23&entity=Ar01214&sk=2880D841&mode=text Saurabh Sinha, Busier than Frankfurt: IGI moves up 4 slots to 12th, March 23, 2019: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	''Delhi Airport Growing Fastest Among World’s Top 20 Hubs''
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		+	The capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is now the world’s 12th busiest airport — moving up four places from the 16th spot in 2017 — by overtaking mega hubs like the Frankfurt, Dallas Forth Worth, Guangzhou and Istanbul Ataturk airports.
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		+	According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018 released by Airports Council International (ACI), IGIA was the fastest growing among the top 20 airports. The airport saw 6.9 crore domestic and international flyers in 2018, 10.2% points more than the combined passengers of 2017. In terms of passenger growth, only Seoul’s Incheon International, at the 16th place in 2018 with 10% point growth, was close to Delhi.
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		+	The four airports just above Delhi — Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Shanghai Pudong and Hong Kong — handled just up to 46 lakh passengers more than IGIA. Had the Delhi airport’s expansion not been hugely delayed as they are, IGIA may have even made it to the top 10 last year itself. India being the world’s fastest growing aviation market and Delhi its busiest airport, IGIA is to grow strongly once the infra expansion takes place.
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		+	“India became the world’s third-largest aviation market in terms of passenger throughput, behind the US and China, in 2018. India’s move towards a more liberalised aviation market and the nation’s strengthening economic fundamentals have helped it become one of the fastest-growing markets with its traffic growing rapidly in a relatively short time,” according to a statement by ACI, the global representative of the world’s airports.
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		+	“With the cost of travel decreasing in many markets, and a burgeoning middle class growing in emerging markets, passenger traffic growth has
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		+	remained irrepressible. ACI’s global medium-term forecasts reveal that the growth in demand between 2018 and 2023 will grow by almost 30%,” said ACI World director general Angela Gittens said. “This means many national governments face the predicament of demand outstripping available airport infrastructure.”
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		+	India is likely to be one such country. IGIA has seen slow and delayed infra upgrade despite being one of the world’s fastest growing airports. The airport management had almost two years ago unveiled a plan to upgrade terminals 1 and 3 and build the fourth runway, but all are still some years from completion.
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		+	Given the huge volume of traffic and the need for passengers to transit between T1 and T2-3, the government had in 2017 told Parliament that Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd proposed to have a 5.5km-long automated people mover or air train between its terminals by 2020. But the work is yet to begin. However, IGIA still has tremendous scope for expansion. Most airports busier than IGIA have saturated in terms of capacity. For example, “after years of double digit percentage traffic growth”, Dubai Airport grew by 1% point in 2018.

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 == Why 3-runway IGI has fewer flights than Heathrow, Dubai==
 [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Why-3-runway-IGI-has-fewer-flights-than-18052017005001  Saurabh Sinha, May 18 2017, Why 3-runway IGI has fewer flights than Heathrow, Dubai, The Times of India]

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 The report also talks about air traffic controllers being overworked.
 Airports Authority of India, the parent body of ATC, and senior ATC officials didn't respond to the queries.
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	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F04%2F10&entity=Ar02013&sk=B9D6E7BB&mode=text Saurabh Sinha, In 2017, Delhi’s IGI in world’s top 20 busiest airports, displacing JFK, April 10, 2018: ''The Times of India'']		[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F04%2F10&entity=Ar02013&sk=B9D6E7BB&mode=text Saurabh Sinha, In 2017, Delhi’s IGI in world’s top 20 busiest airports, displacing JFK, April 10, 2018: ''The Times of India'']

−	[[File: Total passenger traffic at airports in 2017.jpg\|Total passenger traffic at airports in 2017 <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F04%2F10&entity=Ar02013&sk=B9D6E7BB&mode=text Saurabh Sinha, In 2017, Delhi’s IGI in world’s top 20 busiest airports, displacing JFK, April 10, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]

	Robust air traffic growth at the capital’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has propelled it into the list of top 20 airports — in terms of passenger traffic — in 2017, displacing New York’s JFK Airport from the ranking.		Robust air traffic growth at the capital’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has propelled it into the list of top 20 airports — in terms of passenger traffic — in 2017, displacing New York’s JFK Airport from the ranking.

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 “CDM is all about the airport and aircraft operators, ground handlers and the ATC working together more efficiently and transparently . One of the main outputs of CDM will be more accurate `Target Take Off Times' which can be used to improve air traffic movements even during foggy days. Even if arrival OTP is bad, the airport will be helping flights meet the departure OTP,“ said Marcel Hungerbuehler, chief operating officer of DIAL.
-==In the global list of 15 busiest airports/ 2016==
+==2016, In the global list of 15 busiest airports==
 [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=IGI-enters-global-list-of-15-busiest-airports-13022017006008  IGI enters global list of 15 busiest airports in Nov 2016, Feb 13 2017: The Times of India]
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 IGI airport also reached an average of 1,185 air traffic movements a day , which is another record for the country .
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−	[[File: 2017-18- The upgradation of IGI Airport’s ~~T2/~~ Terminal 2; Some airlines were relocated to T2.jpg\|2017-18: The upgradation of IGI Airport’s T2/ Terminal 2 <br/> Some airlines were relocated to T2 <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F02%2F14&entity=Ar00201&sk=92FC9D4C&mode=text Abhinav Garg, February 14, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]	+	[[File: 2017-18- The upgradation of IGI Airport’s Terminal 2; Some airlines were relocated to T2.jpg\|2017-18: The upgradation of IGI Airport’s T2/ Terminal 2 <br/> Some airlines were relocated to T2 <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F02%2F14&entity=Ar00201&sk=92FC9D4C&mode=text Abhinav Garg, February 14, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]

	The Delhi high court cleared the decks for DIAL to shift part of operations of a few airlines from Terminal 1 to the newly unveiled Terminal 2 at the Indira Gandhi Airport, as a temporary measure.		The Delhi high court cleared the decks for DIAL to shift part of operations of a few airlines from Terminal 1 to the newly unveiled Terminal 2 at the Indira Gandhi Airport, as a temporary measure.

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	Old-timers would also remember this terminal once teem with customs officials.Till the economy was opened up and imported consumer durables started becoming available in India, customs officials used to target passengers coming on “TV , video, music system wali flights“ from Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai.		Old-timers would also remember this terminal once teem with customs officials.Till the economy was opened up and imported consumer durables started becoming available in India, customs officials used to target passengers coming on “TV , video, music system wali flights“ from Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai.
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		+	==2017-18: upgradation; airlines relocated to T2==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F02%2F14&entity=Ar00201&sk=92FC9D4C&mode=text Abhinav Garg, February 14, 2018: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	[[File: 2017-18- The upgradation of IGI Airport’s T2/ Terminal 2; Some airlines were relocated to T2.jpg\|2017-18: The upgradation of IGI Airport’s T2/ Terminal 2 <br/> Some airlines were relocated to T2 <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F02%2F14&entity=Ar00201&sk=92FC9D4C&mode=text Abhinav Garg, February 14, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	The Delhi high court cleared the decks for DIAL to shift part of operations of a few airlines from Terminal 1 to the newly unveiled Terminal 2 at the Indira Gandhi Airport, as a temporary measure.
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		+	“IndiGo can’t say that it is either their way, or the runway,” a bench of justices Hima Kohli and Rekha Palli observed, while dismissing the airlines appeal against the shifting of its partial operations by DIAL, a policy decision that had the sanction of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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		+	IndiGo, India’s biggest airline by market share, had approached the court challenging Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL’s) decision relating to shifting a part of the airline’s operations to IGI’s Terminal 2.
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		+	The court was categorical that if a policy has been enunciated by experts, courts should not interfere.
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		+	“The court cannot claim to be the repository of specialised knowledge or possess technical skills essential for operating a terminal at the airport. There are several considerations entailed for operating airport facilities, which include factoring in the number of passengers, runways, taxiways, apron, city side infrastructure, car parking facilities, widening and realigning of roads, increasing entry gates and departure gates, catering to hand baggage and the commensurate increase in the baggage belts. All these logistics are aspects that need expertise in the technical field and have attendant financial and administrative dimensions of serious magnitude, apart from other practical considerations, best left to be handled by experts,” it noted.
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		+	In some relief, the bench gave a week’s time to the airline to suggest to DIAL, sectors other than Delhi-Mumbai, Bengaluru or Kolkata that it is willing to shift from T1 to T2, as long as they collectively meet the yardstick of one-third passenger traffic volumes of their operations at Terminal 1.
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		+	“In the event such a request is received by the DIAL within the stipulated timeline, the same shall be considered and a decision taken under written intimation to both the airlines within one week from the date of receipt,” the court said.
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		+	Agreeing with the opinion of the single judge, HC noted that “public interest lies in expediting the redevelopment activity at T1, which is a purely administrative decision.” It highlighted that the date of shifting a part of the operations from T1 had to be postponed three times delaying renovation work for which DIAL wants to reduce air traffic at Terminal 1.
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		+	“If we may twist the idiom, “My way or the highway” to fit the present context, then the appellants/IndiGo cannot be heard to say that it is either their way, or the run way. IndiGo is tending to forget that this part relocation from Terminal 1to Terminal 2 proposed by DIAL, is only a temporary measure and once T1 is renovated and commences its operations after capacity building, all the airlines can operate from there full throttle and take wings,” HC pointed out.
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		+	On December 20 last year, a single judge bench had rejected IndiGo’s plea. DIAL, which operates the airport had asked IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir — operating from Terminal 1 — to shift a third of their flights to Terminal 2 to enable it to expand the terminal to meet growing passenger traffic.
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		+	Defending its decision, DIAL said T1 had exceeded its capacity and if airline operations were not shifted partially, it would lead to overcrowding. It also argued that safety and security of passengers was its primary responsibility and in case of fire or a terror threat, an overcrowded airport would lead to serious consequences for which it alone would be answerable, not the airlines.
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		+	IndiGo, however, challenged the decision arguing it was being singled out for the partial shifting partially which would result in confusion and cause inconvenience to its passengers. It underlined that being the airline with highest passenger traffic share, it should be allowed to take over the entire Terminal 1 instead of being forced to spread across three terminals as it operates international flights from Terminal 3 (T3).
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		+	In its communication, DIAL had directed the three airlines to relocate their operations in “part” and split it by shifting flights to and from some sectors, namely Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru, to Terminal 2.
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		+	It also said that the capacity of the three airlines to and from the three sectors would amount to around eight million persons per annum and shifting those to T2 would considerably reduce the burden on T1.
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		+	IndiGo, however, refused to comment on the issue.

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	Airport officials said the panels of the plant have been constructed in such a way that they have anti-reflective qualities that do not disrupt flight operations. Nag said all steps have been taken in following security measures. The plant has been set up in consultation with security agencies and civil aviation authorities, he said.		Airport officials said the panels of the plant have been constructed in such a way that they have anti-reflective qualities that do not disrupt flight operations. Nag said all steps have been taken in following security measures. The plant has been set up in consultation with security agencies and civil aviation authorities, he said.
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		+	=Terminal 2=
		+	==2017: reopens as domestic terminal==
		+	[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=7-years-after-flying-into-history-T2-to-28102017003017 Saurabh Sinha & Jasjeev Gandhiok, 7 years after flying into history, T2 to take off again with new wings, October 28, 2017: The Times of India]
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		+	[[File: Terminal 2, Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, features.jpg\|Terminal 2, Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, features <br/> From: [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=7-years-after-flying-into-history-T2-to-28102017003017 Saurabh Sinha & Jasjeev Gandhiok, 7 years after flying into history, T2 to take off again with new wings, October 28, 2017: The Times of India]\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	''As it opens for domestic flights on Saturday evening, it could be a walk down memory lane for old-timers using IGI's Terminal 2.''
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		+	Opened in 1982 as an international terminal, this regular brick and mortar structure was as glamorous as any desi international airport could be. But it was “mothballed“ in May 2010 when Terminal 3 became operational nearby. And glitzy glass and steel structures became the new standard for airports.
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		+	Seven years hence, as TOI entered the terminal on Friday, we were struck by the openness of the place as the immigration desks that once divided the fairly large hall for check-ins have all disappeared. A little ahead of it are the security checks. The airline lounges located at the end of a grand staircase beyond the immigration desks have been closed.
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		+	Now that T2 is all domestic, its passenger-handling capacity has also gone up. “As an international terminal, T2 could handle 90 lakh passengers every year. Now, as a domestic terminal, it can handle 1.2 crore passengers annually,“ said Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DIAL) CEO I P Rao.
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		+	DIAL claims to have spent Rs 100 crore on making T2 usable again for regular flights. It also says that it would spend Rs 65-70 crore annually on maintenance. The most visible changes are the absence of the black, dotted rubber mat flooring. The airport operator has now opted for tiles -unlike the muchdisliked carpet at neighbouring T3 -due to which moving with trolley bags would be a song. All the electric fittings, air conditioning and plumbing have been changed.
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		+	Once you clear security checks and then stand in the hallway leading to the boar ding section, you suddenly realise that the terminal, which seemed big as long as it was operational, is now dwarfed by its younger cousins in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Proceeding to the boarding area reinforces this fact as parts of it are still out of bounds.
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		+	The six aerobridges will take GoAir passengers straight to their aircraft. And the big staircase would lead to the lower level to the eight bays from where flyers would board buses to board aircraft.
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		+	On the arrival section, things are more or less the same as they were until 2010 save one difference. When coming down from the first level--that is, if you use an aerobridge to deboard--you would no longer be required to stand at the immigration counters that once occupied both sides of the hall. Instead, as domestic flyers, you would straightaway head to the hive conveyor belts or carousels, which seem very long.And these appear long because of a reason: these were built to handle loads of wide-body aircraft like Boeing 747s.But now, these would handle baggage of the much smaller, single-aisle Airbus 320s of GoAir. The art work on the panels above the conveyor belts have been redone.
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		+	Duty-free shops, which in the past used to mainly sell alcohol, perfumes and chocolates, have disappeared from both departure and arrival levels. Window-shopping at those places would be sorely missed. Currency exchange counters have also vanished.
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		+	Old-timers would also remember this terminal once teem with customs officials.Till the economy was opened up and imported consumer durables started becoming available in India, customs officials used to target passengers coming on “TV , video, music system wali flights“ from Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai.

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