India, April 12 -- The Delhi airport will become a global getaway in the next two years, as it is expected to cross the benchmark of handling 24 million international passengers annually, Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Videh Kumar Jaipuriar said on Friday.

The benchmark was identified after a global consultancy recently conducted a detailed study, stating the criteria the airport needed to fulfill to qualify as an international hub.

"The Delhi airport is on the cusp of becoming a global hub as the airport is nearing the target. A hub study that was conducted by Arthur D'Little in collaboration with all the stakeholders in aviation said that for you to become a global gateway, you have to have an int...