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.
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.
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.