New Delhi, June 7 -- Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Friday said 114 flights, accounting for 7.5 per cent of the total daily flights, will be cancelled for three months starting from June 15 due to the closure of a runway for upgradation works.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), the country's largest and busiest airport, handles around 1,450 flight movements daily. It has four runways - RW 09/27, RW 11R/29L, RW 11L/29R and RW 10/28 - and two operational terminals -T1 and T3. T2 is currently closed for maintenance works. The upgradation works of the runway RW 10/28, that was postponed in May after congestion issues, will now be carried out from June 15 to September 15. The Instrument Landing System (ILS) will be u...