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India boosts facilities at Delhi airport to ease year-end travel congestion

Like in other countries, air travel in India has picked up as Covid-19 restrictions have eased

New Delhi: Crowd at T3 IGI Airport departure, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)
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Indian infrastructure conglomerate GMR Group, which leads a conglomerate that owns and operates the airport, did not respond to a request for comment

Agencies New Delhi
A surge in travel that overwhelmed the country’s busiest airport this week as the holiday season sets in has eased after authorities added staff and security equipment to cope with the surge in travellers. 

Passengers queued for hours to pass through check-in and security at the main domestic and international terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, leading to some flight delays. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said more X-ray machines and staff were added to Terminal 3. 

A video on Thursday showed passengers checking-in smoothly at the airport. He said additional measures were also being taken at other airports, including

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