Check-in facility for Air India and Jet Airways flights from Shivaji Stadium Metro station on the Airport Express line was formally kicked off on Monday. Earlier, limited city-check-in facility was available for Air India passengers only at New Delhi station of the Airport Express line. This facility would now help many airport bound passengers who can now check-in at these two city centres for their convenience.
Commenting on the occasion I Prabhakara Rao, CEO of Delhi International Airport (P) ltd (DIAl) said, “We take pride in introducing such customer centric innovations for our passengers. The Capital city of the country attracts lakhs of tourists from all over the world. The tourists will now have the freedom to check in their baggage well in advance at New Delhi and Shivaji Metro Station of Airport Express line and freely visit places of their choice in the city before coming to the airport. Once they reach the airport, they can spend their time exploring various attractions at Delhi Airport instead of doing the check-in formalities.”
Anuj Dayal, Executive Director (Corporate Communications) of Delhi Metro, added that this facility will not only help in decongesting the Airport premises but also help reduce the carbon footprints when people are encouraged to avail the check-in facility from these two stations of the Airport Express line, which can take them to Airport in just 19 minutes straight from New Delhi. “This facility is something which will be of immense benefit for the travelers,” he said.
Passengers of Air India and Jet Airways can check in their baggage from these two Metro stations from 2 hours to 12 hours before the scheduled departure of the flight.