Indira Gandhi International Airport
International airport in Palam, Delhi, India
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Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of 5,106 acres (2,066 ha), is situated in Palam, Delhi, 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the New Delhi Railway Station and 16 km (9.9 mi) from New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport of India in terms of passenger traffic since 2009. It is also the busiest airport in the country in terms of cargo traffic. In the financial year of 2020, the airport handled 6.73 crore passengers, the highest ever in the airport's history. As of 2022, it is the seventh busiest airport in the world, as per the latest rankings issued by the UK-based air consultancy firm, OAG. It is the second busiest airport in the world by seating capacity, having a seating capacity of over 36 lakh seats, and the busiest airport in Asia by passenger traffic, handling over 3.7 crore passengers in 2021.
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Delhi rains: Sixteen flights diverted due to bad weather in capitalSixteen flights that were supposed to land in Delhi were diverted on Monday evening after heavy rains and lightning affected the operations in the Indira Gandhi International Airport.DNA - Published | |
Arms for Egypt exhibition spark hostage fear at Indira Gandhi international airportOn Monday afternoon, the security apparatus at Delhi airport was put on high alert when a shipment containing a cache of arms and ammunition was discovered in the cargo area. The intercepted shipment..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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New Delhi Railway Station-IGI Airport travel in minutes, metro top speed to be doubledDelhi Metro: This track and trains were designed to run at a speed of 135 km per hour.DNA - Published | American Airlines flyer urinated on fellow passenger in drunken state: SourcesThe incident allegedly took place on an American Airlines flight, which took off from New York at 9.16pm on Friday and landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at 10.12pm on Saturday...IndiaTimes - Published |
Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mumbai to be linked to Noida International Airport via new expresswayThe Greenfield Expressway will also connect the Indira Gandhi Airport with the Noida International Airport.DNA - Published | NCR news: New Metro link from Gurugram's Rezang La Chowk to Delhi IGI Airport, two more proposedThe construction of the much awaited and long pending Gurugram Metro project is also expected to begin this year.DNA - Published |
Drama at Delhi airport as Cong’s Khera is deplaned, held; SC gives him bailIndiaTimes - Published | Cong’s Khera deplaned, arrested at IGI, gets bailHigh drama unfolded at IGI Airport on Thursday after Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera was deplaned from a Raipur-bound flight moments before take-off and arrested by Assam cops over his remark on PM..IndiaTimes - Published |
Congress' Pawan Khera breaks silence after 'arrest' from Delhi airport, interim bailPawan Khera on being granted interim bail by Delhi's Dwarka court on Thursday.DNA - Published | Delhi Airport-New Delhi station in 15 minutes as airport metro's top speed to be increasedDelhi: The distance of the airport line will increase after Dwarka Sector 25 is joined with the line.DNA - Published |
