India, May 4 -- The nearly month-long closure of runway 28/10 at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) did not result in significant progress, officials close to the development said, adding that the runway is expected to be available by May 8.

While the Airports Authority of India (AAI), which is responsible for installing the instrument landing system (ILS), will continue to work on their side of the process, officials said that the airport operator in charge of the runway lighting system could barely begin the work and will only resume the same during the next shutdown, in mid-June.

Delhi airport authorities shut runway 28/10 on April 8 to upgrade its ILS to CAT III B standards, an enhancement aimed at enabling operation...