Delhi airport resumes services on Terminal 1

Hyderabad Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), led by GMR Group, on Friday announced that the operations at Terminal 1 (T1) will resume with effect from October 31 at 00:01 hours. The terminal is all set to provide a safe and healthy environment to passengers flying in and out of Delhi Airport.

After almost 18 months of closure, the operations at T1 will resume with pre-Covid operators, that is IndiGo and Spice Jet. The first flight scheduled from T1 after its reopening would be an Indigo flight which will depart for Mumbai at 01:05 hours. DIAL has taken several safety measures with all key stakeholders to contain the spread of Covid-19, as directed by the Government of India.

Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO-DIAL, said: "With the resumption of the third terminal, Delhi Airport will be functional completely. We would like to assure passengers that at Delhi airport, they would be in a safe and healthy environment. We have implemented several measures at the airport to ensure passenger safety without compromising their comfort and experience. Our teams have worked round-the-clock to sanitize the vast terminal. DIAL will continue its awareness drive by educating and encouraging passengers to maintain social distance while at the airport."

The development has come after a successful resumption of Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 that began operations in a calibrated manner from May 25, 2020 and July 22, 2021 onwards, respectively. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all corners of the aviation industry, and airports have not been spared from the crisis. Commercial operations of domestic and international flights were suspended from March 24, 2020 in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the country.