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Delhi Airport News: The operator of Delhi airport, DIAL, announced on Wednesday that Terminal 2 (T2) will likely be closed for four to five months beginning in April. During this time, one of the runways will also be closed for maintenance. The national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) can handle around 109 million passengers annually thanks to its three terminals, T1, T2, and T3.

According to DIAL CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, work at T1 should be finished by March 15 and available for flights once the necessary clearances have been obtained.

T2 is likely to be shut down temporarily in April for four to five months, he said, adding that T2's capacity of roughly 15 million would be transferred to T1.

With increased traffic, the airport operator plans to adapt a T3 portion for international flights. Currently, this part is utilised for domestic uses.

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“Average international load is around 67,000 to 68,000 per day…. If you multiply that with 365, it comes to close to 24 million. The rated capacity for the international terminal T3 is 20 million. In fact, we are sweating the asset to the tune of 20 per cent. So, we have come out with the proposal to convert Pier C (section of the airport), which is currently domestic, into international at T3. The international capacity will become 32 million. This will take care (of the capacity) for the next four to five years as per the airlines’ projections," he said.

Currently, T1 has an annual passenger capacity of 40 million, T2 has 15 million, and the remainder is at T3. Jaipuriar stated that T3 was planned for an international capacity of 34 million, but it presently handles 45 million people.