With most Indian carriers increasingly operating international flights, particularly out of New Delhi, the need for a second international terminal is becoming stronger. Currently, Terminal 3 handles all international air traffic in and out of the city. While this is convenient for some airlines that handle all their flights (domestic and international) out of T3, others like IndiGo have to divide operations across two or three terminals.
Terminal 1 could handle international flights
New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) could soon get its second international terminal, with IndiGo reportedly asking the airport operator Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) to equip Terminal 1 for international operations. Currently, IndiGo handles most of its flights from Terminal 1 (T1) at Delhi Airport and some from Terminal 2 (T2). But for its international flights, it has to operate out of Terminal 3 (T3), which is currently the only terminal at the airport to handle international flights. But that could soon change as the expansion of T1 nears completion. The Times of India quotes a source as saying,