New Delhi: When you read this, the first flight from Terminal-2 (T2) – Indigo flights that are bound by Kolkata – after suspension of operations during the second wave will disappear at 3am, Thursday and also achieve its goals.
The terminal at IGI airport will initially serve the Indigo 2000 series and throughout Goair – now Gofirst – ARMADA.
Airport officials said this airline sent reminders to passengers to avoid confusion, while there was a signage that gave passenger warnings if they reached the terminal-3 (T3) instead.
Only T3 remained operational during locking in several countries because the second Covid-19 wave as a daily passenger foot point dropped from more than 1 lakh at the beginning of the year to only 18,000 in mid-mid.
Because restrictions began to subside, footsteps touched 62,000 passengers per day at the end of June and gradually grew, needed more space for passengers, an official said.
“T2 is needed because passenger footsteps increase quickly.
It has also been done to avoid density at T3,” the official said.
To serve both airlines, 27 counters function at first, with more operational ones on demand.
T2 resumes Opeartion with around 200 air traffic movements – 100 departures and 100 arrivals – every day and are expected to increase progressively up to 280 at the end of August, officials said.
The terminal was initially expecting a daily passenger foot point of around 25,000, with 22 kiosks for e-boarding.
The officials of the International Airport Delhi Limited said the airline was ready with 10 manned aid counters at the time of departure to support upcoming passengers without checking in the web.
“Passengers have been asked to check-in web to avoid waiting times and leave contacts to a minimum,” said an airport official.
Print boarding passes are also not needed if passengers have a copy on their smartphone, the official is added.
Dial also said it had taken a few safety steps.
“We want to guarantee passengers that they will be in a safe and healthy environment,” said CEO of Video Yumar Jaipuriar.