7.5% flights cancelled for 3 months at Delhi airport due to runway upgrade

Runway 10/28 to be upgraded between June 15 and Sept 15 to enable low-visibility CAT III-B operations during the winter fog season

About 7.5 per cent daily flights to and from Delhi airport will be cancelled between June 15 and September 15 as one of its four runways undergoes an upgrade, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Videh Kumar Jaipuriar said on Friday.

 

GMR Group-led DIAL operates the Delhi airport, which is the largest in the country.

 

“The Delhi airport handles 1,450 aircraft movements per day. Of these, 114 daily movements will be cancelled during the runway upgrade,” Jaipuriar said at a press conference.

 

“The number of cancellations will be in the range of 7-7.5 per cent, compared to