While registering concerns, the trade association's Chairman Brijesh Goyal, in the letter sent on Friday, said various big exhibitions, fairs, business seminars, deals, tours and different types of business programs take in the national capital.
The minister tweeted on a social media site: "Within 9 days, @DelhiAirport has installed 5 x-ray machines at the security-check area, taking the total to 18 ATRS/x-ray machines -- a major reason behind ease in congestion at T3."
According to the DIAL Deputy MD, there are calls from airline companies asking the travellers to come over three and half hours before flights, from the Delhi airport.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) Deputy Managing Director Narayan Rao on Thursday said that the number of passengers has increased post-COVID which has led to overcrowding at the Indira Gandhi International Airport
The department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture, including aviation members, expressed unhappiness over DIAL CEO Videh Jaipuriar's absence from the committee meeting despite the summons.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is scheduled to chair a high-level meeting on airport rush in the Ministry of Home Affairs at 11 am today, sources confirmed.
The ministry of civil aviation tweeted on Wednesday on the measures taken up to curb congestion and waiting time at the airport as the sudden increase of footfall weighed on the airport infrastructure.
Amid the increased rush of air passengers at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, Air India issued a travel advisory asking passengers to reach the airport at least 3.5 hours prior to domestic departures and 4 hours for international departures.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee for Transport, Tourism and Culture has summoned the chief executive officer of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) and others on December 15 amid reports of passengers facing congestion at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, informed an