# Delhi airport to boost capacity to 125 million under 10-year plan 2026-08-17T07:18:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) plans to raise its annual passenger handling capacity from the current 106 million to 125 million under a proposed ten-year master plan that will be finalised after stakeholder consultations. The Airport Users Consultative Committee (AUCC) meeting on August 18 will discuss the blueprint with airlines and ground handlers before submission to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), according to Hindustan Times. In the first phase, capacity will be increased to 116 million by April 2030, rising to 125 million by 2032, The Hindu Business Line reports. The expansion includes building a new Pier E at Terminal 3 with a capacity of 10 million by April 2030. No firm decision has been taken on constructing Terminal 4 or an Automated People Mover (APM) system, though a 7.5-km right of way for the APM will be earmarked in the master plan. Delhi airport, operated by GMR-led consortium DIAL, handled 6 million passengers in July, 3.7% higher than a year ago. In the current financial year to July, passenger traffic stood at 26.4 million. The master plan for 10 years till 2036 is expected to be submitted to AAI within about a month after stakeholder feedback is assessed. ## Coverage - thehindubusinessline.com - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T14:05:56+00:00. Tags: Delhi International Airport Ltd, GMR Group, Indira Gandhi International Airport, PTI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-airport-to-raise-passenger-capacity-to-125-million/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-airport-to-raise-passenger-capacity-to-125-million/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/