Reason for the new airport
01, Jun 2019
Prelims level :
Mains level :
- The airport is expected to reduce congestion at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi which witnessed 63.5 million passengers in 2017, exceeds the built capacity of 6 crore passengers. IGI is expected to see 10.9 crore passengers by 2024, which is its structural capacity of the airport beyond which it cannot be expanded.