Ahead of the inauguration, the Civil Aviation Minister takes NDTV on an exclusive tour of Delhi's new world class airport. Here is a walkabout in the glossy T3.
In a landmark of sorts, the first commercial flight of the world's largest passenger aircraft, the A380, has landed at the new Terminal 3 at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport.
The swanky new Terminal 3 at Delhi's IGI airport finally became operational as an Air India flight landed there. Now, as a cost-cutting measure, the airline plans to make T3 its hub of operations.
Air India's non-stop flight from New York, AI-102, landed at 4.40 pm on Wednesday. The first ever plane to dock at one of the 78 aerobridges of Terminal 3. It got a water jet salute as it taxied in.
Next time you land in Delhi, prepare for a world-class experience at India's most modern airport. Ready just in time for the Common Wealth Games. T3 is the fifth largest airport terminal in the world.
It is high-tech. And designed to serve the busiest airport in India. The new integrated passenger terminal, called T3, at Indira Gandhi Airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
160 check-in counters, 90 emigration counters, acres of shopping, a glass-and-steel engineering marvel. Delhi is proud to house the plush Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi Airport.