Delhi gets new world-class airport

New Delhi, July 3 (PTI) Delhi on Saturday got a
spanking new world-class Rs 9,000 crore airport that will
integrate domestic and international operations and is
expected to handle 34 million passengers annually.
The new terminal or Terminal 3 (T3), said to be the
sixth largest in the world, was Saturday inaugurated by
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who said the Indian
aviation sector has the potential to observe upto USD 120
billion of investment by 2020.
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia
Gandhi, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and Delhi Chief
Minister Sheila Dikshit were among the dignitaries present on
the occasion to dedicate T3 built by GMR group backed
developer Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL).
Spread over 4 kms, 80 per cent of T3 is made of glass
and supported by metal frames. The nine level terminal
building would be used for 90 per cent of the entire passenger
movement in the airport.
Comfortable lounges, nap and shower rooms will add to
passenger comfort in the airport which will have a mix of
restaurants, bars, cafes and fast food outlets in around
20,000 sq mt of commercial space.
"An airport is often is the first introduction to the
country. A good airport would signal a new India, committed to
join the ranks of modern industrialised nations," the Prime
Minister said.
He said Delhi's new airport proves the success of
public-private partnership model in execution of large
infrastructure projects.
He said India should have airports that are receptive
to the comfort of passengers even as they meet the highest
standards of safety. They should employ the most modern of
technologies but also exude cultural warmth.
Noting that his government had launched a
modernisation and capacity expansion programme for major
airports some years ago, he said, "Today we see one of the
successes of that initiative.
"The commissioning of this terminal will be a
significant step forward in developing Delhi as a vital hub.
It will encourage feeder traffic from the non-metro airports
being developed by the Airports Authority of India," he said.
Besides three functional runways, the T3 would have,
among other things, 168 check-in counters, 78 aerobridges
(more than 64 in Singapore), 97 travelators and a multi-level
air-conditioned car park to accommodate 4,300 cars, both first
in India. MORE PTI VSC
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