New Delhi, April 15 -- Terminal 1 (T1) of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport will be fully functional from Tuesday after a nine-month hiatus, airport authorities announced on Monday. Operations at T1 were halted after a part of the terminal's canopy collapsed during heavy rains in June.
With the reopening of T1, all flights currently operating out of Terminal 2 (T2) will be relocated to T1, paving the way for refurbishment work at T2, which is expected to take three to four months. At present, T2 handles about 270-280 daily flights and serves over 46,000 passengers, primarily from Akasa Air and IndiGo.
T1 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2024.
A section of the canopy at the pick-up-and-drop lane outside the...