New Delhi: With the operation continuing at Terminal 1 IGI Airport on Sunday, 133 flights had landed and took off until 6pm.
Airport operators, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), previously told TOI that around 200 flights would be handled throughout the day.
“We continued flights on T1 after more than 18 months of closing with domestic flights Indigo and Spicejet.
The first flight arrived was Durgapur-Delhi Spicejet flight (SG-226) at 1 morning.
The first flight to Depart is Delhi-Mumbai flights Indigo ( 6E-171) at 1.49 in the morning, “said a spokesman Dial.
There were no flights handled in T1 since March 25, 2020, when domestic flights were suspended due to the coronavirus-induced locking.
Flyers see T1 which is very different because of the ongoing expansion plan.
Now, the important part of the terminal is located outside the boundary for passengers.
The terminal saw the reduced passenger foot point and the deployment of security staff was 70% compared to pre-pandemic days.
“With T1 to shrink to half the region for the results of expansion, the number of barricades and fast response teams (QRTS) are fewer than the pre-pandemic days.
Today, we only use two QRTs and arrange two barricades.
The number of security staff has also been Seeing the reduction of Stark, “said a CISF official.
Security measures in place in T1 include queues to ensure social distance, deployment of queue managers, floor signs, alternative seats allocation and automatic hand sanitiser installation at various points.
Usually, 4-5 belt conveyors are used in terminals to handle luggage, but only two are operational on Sundays.
There were only four entrance gates, the security gate and open boarding gate against eight earlier.
Also, there are only two island check-in and four queues for passenger security checks.
Mohit Thakur, who flew to Ahmedabad on the night flight, said, “I was constantly updated via email and sms about Indigo flights I was diverted to another terminal.
This is probably the first day of T1 operation, but I experienced a troublesome trip.” ” My Delhi-Mumbai flight is scheduled at 8 a.m.
the previous night is scheduled to take off from T2.
But I was told before it was transferred to T1, “another Flyer, Amit Karat.
Indigo volunteers guide the passengers at Gates departure T1 said eight out of 68 flights were diverted from T1 to other terminals.
“We have to face a little chaos with flight transfer, but we managed to escort the passengers to other terminals in the taxi.” However, the experience of the Flyers of Spicejet, which will operate 65 flights from T1, not smooth.
Some passengers claim that every fourth flight at T1 is increasingly rescheduled a few hours.
Monica Pandit, a Pune-Delhi flight at 4pm was rescheduled to the next day, “despite scheduled our flight, the airline has not provided hotel rooms.
We have babies with us.”