Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, the most famous airport in India and one of the top 10 in the world, is closing its Delhi Airport Terminal 2 for operations from April 15, 2025. This will see 122 IndiGo flights pass from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1. The newly constructed Terminal 1 has been in the information for the incorrect reasons, with the roof from the older part of Terminal 1 collapsing last year during heavy rains.
This caused a postpone in reopening Terminal 1 to full potential and using the newly built terminal to its ability. The airport has a potential of 100 million passengers now, more than double what it became whilst the airport became privatized in May 2006.
Delhi Airport Terminal 2 Closed
Terminal 2 at Delhi airport was constructed in 1986 and saw suspension of services while international services moved to Terminal 3. The terminal was used as Haj terminal and Terminal 1 became taken up for expansion. IndiGo, which today stays the final service to operate from Terminal 2, had knocked on the doors to avoid being shifted to Terminal 2.
Why is Delhi airport Closed it?
With Terminal 1, which has a capacity of 40 million passengers per annum available, Delhi airport is consolidating its operations into 2 terminals, T1 and T3. Delhi Airport Terminal 2 will go through big renovations and maintenance to convey the structure to the requirements of the other terminals, after which the airport operator can think about either changing it as an extension of the global side.
The maintenance will see self-service kiosks, luggage addressing systems, and self-service test-ins being added at T2. The terminal is essential for different reason. It is established up to the Delhi Airport Metro Line and is steps away from Terminal 3, which handles all global operations from Delhi, unlike T1, which is a 20-30-minute travel away by road.
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