For the first time, the Delhi airport breached the 60 million-mark and handled 63.5 million passengers in 2017, making it to the list of the top 20 busiest airports of the world. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) also becomes the seventh busiest in Asia with this milestone, beating airports in South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. As traffic grows by almost 20%, airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) is changing the master plan to increase the capacity of the terminal and airside. “Today, Delhi airport has emerged as a new aviation hub in Southeast Asia. Airport officials are expecting to commission the fourth runway by 2019, which will take the per hour capacity of Delhi airport from 75 flights to 96.

Source: Hindustan Times February 28, 2018 18:22 UTC