DIAL signs concession pact for catering, cargo facility

Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), the GMR Group-led consortium developing the Capital's airport, has signed concession agreement with East India Hotels Ltd (EIH), which runs the Oberoi Group of hotels, to develop and manage in-flight catering facilities.

Following a bidding process, DIAL has awarded the work for in-flight catering facility to EIH which will develop the facility on 18,500 sq mts of land at the airport, it said in a statement.

The facility will have an initial capacity of 30,000 meals per day and by 2015 it will be expanded to 40,000 meals per day to meet the requirement.

The consortium also signed a 25 year concession agreement with Turkish firm Celebi Hava Servisi AS to upgrade, finance and operate the existing Cargo Terminal which is spread over 70,000 sq mts at the airport.

DIAL also plans to further develop cargo infrastructure with an aim to make the airport into a major international hub for cargo operation. The future projects as part of its plans include logistics complexes and specialised cargo zones among others.