GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport (DIAL) is planning to invest Rs98bn ($1.38bn) to expand Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi.

The planned Phase 3A expansion forms parts of IGI Airport’s Master Plan 2016 and seeks to boost service level requirements and enable the airport to manage the increasing number of passengers efficiently, Indian news agency PTI reported.

Upon completion of the Phase 3A expansion work, IGI Airport will be able to accommodate 100 million passengers per annum (MPPA), up from its existing capacity of 70 MPPA.

[Airport Technology]