Budget carrier IndiGo on Saturday said it would comply with the Supreme Court order and shift some of its flights to T2 terminal at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport in the coming weeks.
On Friday, the top court rejected IndiGo's plea challenging a Delhi High Court order to shift its operations partially from Terminal 1 (T1) of the IGI Airport here to Terminal 2 (T2).
With IndiGo finally agreeing to shift partial operations, the airport operator can now start expansion work at the overcrowded T1.
The SC has given IndiGo and SpiceJet time till March 3 to approach airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) for suggesting which of their flights can be shifted from T1 to T2.
"IndiGo has maintained consistently in all forums that shifting of only a part of its operations from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 would not only cause grave inconvenience and confusion amongst passengers, it will also reduce flight options for passengers connecting through Delhi," as per the statement.
Earlier this week, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju lamented that despite the government's best efforts, there was a delay in upgradation of the domestic terminal at IGI.
The DIAL opened the revamped T2 in October after seven years, but so far GoAir is the only airline that has shifted its entire operations from T1.
As per DIAL's masterplan, departure terminal T1D would be merged with arriving terminal T1C and then expanded to accommodate 40 million passengers per annum.
On Friday, the top court rejected IndiGo's plea challenging a Delhi High Court order to shift its operations partially from Terminal 1 (T1) of the IGI Airport here to Terminal 2 (T2).
With IndiGo finally agreeing to shift partial operations, the airport operator can now start expansion work at the overcrowded T1.
The SC has given IndiGo and SpiceJet time till March 3 to approach airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) for suggesting which of their flights can be shifted from T1 to T2.
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"IndiGo has maintained consistently in all forums that shifting of only a part of its operations from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 would not only cause grave inconvenience and confusion amongst passengers, it will also reduce flight options for passengers connecting through Delhi," as per the statement.
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Earlier this week, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju lamented that despite the government's best efforts, there was a delay in upgradation of the domestic terminal at IGI.
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The DIAL opened the revamped T2 in October after seven years, but so far GoAir is the only airline that has shifted its entire operations from T1.
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As per DIAL's masterplan, departure terminal T1D would be merged with arriving terminal T1C and then expanded to accommodate 40 million passengers per annum.
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