Delhi International Airport ltd (DIAl), a GMR-led consortium, announced that Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi received the coveted Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award 2016 for becoming the world’s Number 2 airport in the highest category of handling over 40 million passengers per annum (MPPA).
I Prabhakara Rao, Chief Executive Officer, DIAl said, “It reinstates Delhi Airport as one of the world’s largest and best-in-class airports. As we look back, our 11 years journey has been extremely challenging yet gratifying for us.”
“When we took over the IGIA operations, it was ranked as 101 globally. We started our journey with a vision to make IGIA a world-class airport,” said Rao.
“Since beginning, our primary focus has been on enhancing the passenger experience. Together with our stakeholders we chased our dream with an untiring spirit. This achievement testifies our collective efforts. Today we are proud to achieve this feat and share the honour with Changi Airport,” said Rao.
DIAl is a consortium; comprising of GMR Group, Airports Authority of India and Fraport. The consortium has a mandate to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the Delhi Airport for 30 years with an option to extend it by another 30 years. It has truly proven to be a shining example of Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Make in India, a DAIl official said.
Delhi Airport has been adjudged as World’s second best Airport by Airports Council International’s (ACI) in 2016 in the category of above 40 million passengers per annum (mppa).
DIAl has completed the modernization of Delhi’s IGI Airport including the commissioning of Terminal 3 (T3)- India’s largest building post-independence in a record time of 37 months.
The passenger Terminals managed by DIAl are recognised for their state-of-the-art infrastructure, design and operational efficiency.
“T3 serves as a hub for many carriers and has truly redefined the way Indian passengers fly and DIAl lays strong emphasis on green sustainable technologies and has won numerous awards and recognitions for the environmental sustainability initiatives,” said the DIAl official.