India, March 21 -- A fully renovated Terminal 1 (T1) of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport will become operational from April 15, paving the way for initiation of renovation work at Terminal 2 and relocation of its flight operations to T1, the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) announced on Thursday.

At present, T2 handles approximately 270-280 daily air traffic movements, and caters to over 46,000 passengers daily, primarily from Akasa Air and IndiGo airlines. These flights will be shifted to T1 starting April 15, DIAL said.

"This shift is a key milestone in Delhi Airport's ongoing modernisation efforts, designed to maintain world-class services. The expansion and modernisation of T1 have been completed as part of th...