<p>New Delhi: The Delhi airport will join the club of airports having an annual passenger handling capacity of 100 million with the inauguration of the expanded Terminal 1, which has a capacity of 40 million.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the expanded Terminal 1 (T1), having a total area that has tripled to 2,06,950 square metres.</p>.<p>All entry gates have Facial Recognition System (Digi Yatra), 20 Automated Tray Retrieval Systems (ATRS), Individual Carrier System (ICS), 108 Common Usage Self Service (CUSS) and 100 check-in counters, including 36 Self Baggage Drop (SBD) kiosks, according to airport operator DIAL.</p>.<p>As per DIAL, the airport will join the club of airports having an annual passenger handling capacity of 100 million following the expansion of T1.</p>.<p>The annual passenger handling capacity of T1 will increase to 40 million from 17 million.</p>.India, EFTA ink free trade agreement; PM Modi calls it 'watershed moment'.<p>The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), handles around 1,500 flight movements daily.</p>.<p>Currently, the airport has three terminals -- T1, T2 and T3.</p>.<p>T1's capacity is 40 million, T2 (15 million) and T3 (45 million).</p>.<p>Ahead of the virtual inauguration of the expanded T1 by Modi, Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena spoke at a function at the Delhi airport.</p>.<p>Singh said 15 projects are being inaugurated today, and together, these will take the total number of airports in the country to more than 160.</p>.<p>Ten years ago, the number of airports was at 74, he added.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power in 2014.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Modi inaugurated 12 new terminal buildings at Delhi, Pune, Kolhapur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Moradabad, Shravasti and Adampur airports.</p>.<p>He also laid the foundation stone of three new terminal buildings of Kadapa, Hubballi and Belagavi airports. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The Delhi airport will join the club of airports having an annual passenger handling capacity of 100 million with the inauguration of the expanded Terminal 1, which has a capacity of 40 million.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the expanded Terminal 1 (T1), having a total area that has tripled to 2,06,950 square metres.</p>.<p>All entry gates have Facial Recognition System (Digi Yatra), 20 Automated Tray Retrieval Systems (ATRS), Individual Carrier System (ICS), 108 Common Usage Self Service (CUSS) and 100 check-in counters, including 36 Self Baggage Drop (SBD) kiosks, according to airport operator DIAL.</p>.<p>As per DIAL, the airport will join the club of airports having an annual passenger handling capacity of 100 million following the expansion of T1.</p>.<p>The annual passenger handling capacity of T1 will increase to 40 million from 17 million.</p>.India, EFTA ink free trade agreement; PM Modi calls it 'watershed moment'.<p>The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), handles around 1,500 flight movements daily.</p>.<p>Currently, the airport has three terminals -- T1, T2 and T3.</p>.<p>T1's capacity is 40 million, T2 (15 million) and T3 (45 million).</p>.<p>Ahead of the virtual inauguration of the expanded T1 by Modi, Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena spoke at a function at the Delhi airport.</p>.<p>Singh said 15 projects are being inaugurated today, and together, these will take the total number of airports in the country to more than 160.</p>.<p>Ten years ago, the number of airports was at 74, he added.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power in 2014.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Modi inaugurated 12 new terminal buildings at Delhi, Pune, Kolhapur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Moradabad, Shravasti and Adampur airports.</p>.<p>He also laid the foundation stone of three new terminal buildings of Kadapa, Hubballi and Belagavi airports. </p>