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Delhi airport is better known as Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). It is one of the major gateways to India and connects North India to the rest of the world. New Delhi airport caters to both international and domestic travelers.
The International Terminal (Terminal II) has 35 airlines flying to major cities across the world.
The Domestic Airport has three terminals, i.e. Terminal 1A & Terminal 1B and Domestic Arrival terminal. Terminal 1A caters to domestic flights of the national Indian Airlines and its subsidiary, Alliance Air. Flights of other scheduled private airlines viz. Jet Airways, Air Sahara, KingFisher, SpiceJet, Air Deccan, and Paramount Airways, operate from terminal 1B, along with other executive aircraft / private aviation activities.
The Airport is equipped with state-of-the-art category - IIIA landing system making it operational even during dense foggy weather. Delhi Airport is currently undergoing privatization. GMR-Fraport consortium has won the bid for privatization and is currently managing various airport functions including operations, maintenance, development, design, construction and management of the airport. The consortium will pump in Rs 280 million in investment and the first phase of modernization will be completed by 2010.
Delhi airport offers a number of facilities to the passengers. These include:
- Retiring Rooms
- Left Luggage Facility
- Baggage Wrapping Service
- Infant Lobby
- Banking / Money Exchange Service
- Railway Reservation Counter
- STD / ISD Booths
- Doctors on Call
- Chemist
- Automatic Flight Information System
- Duty Free Shops
- Internet Kiosks.
EPABX: Terminal I (Domestic) - 25675126, 25696351
Terminal II (International ) - 25652021, 25652011
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