# Delhi Airport capacity to rise to 12.5 crore passengers by 2032

2026-08-17T18:01:59+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport will increase its annual passenger handling capacity from 10.6 crore to 12.5 crore by 2032 under a 10-year master plan, reports bazaar.businesstoday.in. The plan includes building a new pier at Terminal 3 and is being implemented by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), led by the GMR Group. In the first phase, capacity will rise to 11.6 crore by April 2030. A new Pier E at T3, with a capacity of about 1 crore passengers, will be ready by then. The airport currently has three terminals: T1 (4.2 crore capacity), T2 (1.4 crore), and T3 (5 crore). A decision on an Automated Passenger Mover (APM) system, with a proposed 7.5 km route connecting terminals, is pending. No decision has been made on a fourth terminal, though converting T2 into T4 may be considered if traffic grows. In July, the airport handled about 60 lakh passengers, up 3.7% from last year.

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- bazaar.businesstoday.in <https://bazaar.businesstoday.in/trending/story/delhi-airport-expansion-plan-igi-airport-capacity-set-to-rise-to-125-million-passengers-by-2032-with-new-pier-e-at-terminal-3-1439049-2026-08-17?utm_source=rssfeed>

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