Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is set to unveil its newly revamped Terminal 2 (T2) tomorrow, Sunday, coinciding with the start of the winter flight schedule. The terminal’s reopening marks a major step in modernizing India’s busiest airport, aimed at improving efficiency, comfort, and digital integration for travellers.
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu will inaugurate the upgraded terminal along with senior officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL). The redesigned T2 blends futuristic technology with passenger-friendly design, offering a seamless, faster, and digitally enhanced journey from check-in to boarding.
For the first time, the terminal features a Self-Baggage Drop (SBD) system that allows flyers to check in their luggage independently, significantly reducing waiting times. Other major additions include six new Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs), Virtual Information Desks for real-time assistance, intuitive wayfinding signage, and improved amenities for passengers with reduced mobility. Modern skylight ceilings have been installed to bring in natural light, alongside advanced air-conditioning, fire safety systems, and high-resolution flight information displays.
With airline realignments also coming into effect, IndiGo and Air India will begin operating about 120 domestic flights daily from the upgraded T2. IndiGo will now use all three terminals — with different flight number ranges assigned to each — while Air India will move around 60 domestic flights from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2. Air India Express, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air will continue operating from Terminal 1. The strategy aims to balance passenger load and enhance connectivity across terminals.
Speaking about the redevelopment, Union Minister Naidu said, “India’s airports are evolving into world-class global hubs, and the upgraded T2 reflects this vision.” DIAL CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar added that the project embodies a “future-ready, sustainable, and passenger-centric design” built to handle the city’s ballooning air traffic. With Delhi Airport catering to nearly half of North India’s air passengers and over 50,000 daily transit transfers, the reopening of Terminal 2 signals a new era in India’s aviation infrastructure.