IGI terminal 3: In race to beat the global best
NEW DELHI: If creaky, user-unfriendly airports form an indelible first impression in the international traveller’s mind about a city, New Delhi will soon cease to be seen as a dysfunctional and chaotic city. When Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport begins operations on 14 July (11 days after…
IGI Terminal 3 gives Delhi new high
If airports are an indication of a country’s economic progress, then India has certainly arrived on the world stage. While China may have been the first to draw world attention by building state-of-the-art transport systems, its Asian neighbour is now catching up, projecting the new, swanky Terminal 3 (T3) at…
Some amazing facts about IGI Terminal 3
If creaky, user-unfriendly airports form an indelible first impression in the international traveller’s mind about a city, New Delhi will soon cease to be seen as a dysfunctional and chaotic city. When Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport begins operations, the Capital will suddenly transform into an efficient,…
To avoid chaos, IGI Terminal 3 operations to be shifted in one go
New Delhi: The inauguration of Terminal 3 from next month will make life easier for flyers. Unlike last year when domestic airlines started migrating to new departure terminal 1D in phases in mid-July, this year all the designated airlines will shift operations to T3 not in a phase-wise manner…
India’s wealthy population crossed one-lakh mark in 2009
NEW YORK: India’s population of high net worth individuals grew by as much as 51 per cent to over 1.26 lakh in 2009, riding on the surge in market valuations and improved economic growth, a report said. According to the 2010 Merrill Lynch-Capgemini World Wealth Report, in India, the number…
Delhi’s new airport terminal ready to welcome visitors
The sparkling new terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, touted among the largest and most modern in the world, will start international operations July 14 and domestic services 16 days later, it was announced Wednesday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, along with National Advisory Council chair Sonia Gandhi and Civil…
First visuals of Delhi’s new airport terminal
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Delhi’s new Terminal 3 to have 78 aerobridges to support Airbus A-380
The humongous new Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport that opens on July 3 will have all the amenities for passengertravel comfort, including the highest number of aerobridges in the world at a single site – 78. It is almost eight times more than what the present international…
India targets double digit growth in 2012
India has set an ambitious target of making 2012 the year of double digit growth even as it grapples with the twin problems of mounting deficit and rising inflation. “India is back on a high growth trajectory,” finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a presentation here Monday to the Institute…
Ratan Tata conferred with honorary degree by Cambridge
India’s leading industrialist Ratan Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, has been conferred with a honorary degree of Doctor of Law by the University of Cambridge. Tata, Hon. KBE, and seven others were conferred with the doctorate at a congregation held in Cambridge yesterday. It was presided over by Chancellor…