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Delhi airport traffic rises to 38.5 million in H1
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Passenger traffic at Delhi airport rose 5 percent to 38.5 million in the first half of FY27 ended September 2026. GMR Airports said domestic traffic reached 28.1 million and international traffic 10.4 million. Air traffic movements rose 6.9 percent to 2,33,331. The year-ago half recorded 36.7 million passengers. Delhi International Airport Ltd operates the airport for GMR.
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What It Means For You
- Average monthly traffic at Delhi airport stood around 6.5 million in the period.
- GMR called the H1 total the highest-ever for the first six months of a fiscal year.
- Annual capacity across T1, T2 and T3 is currently 106 million passengers.
What's Happening
- DIAL, part of GMR Airports, released the half-year traffic figures in a regulatory filing.
- Passenger traffic for FY26 at Delhi airport was 78.7 million.
- Across GMR airports, total traffic rose 0.5 percent to 58.2 million in the same half.
Capacity And The Master Plan
- T1, T2 and T3 capacities are 42 million, 14 million and 50 million respectively.
- The ten-year master plan targets 125 million annual capacity, with 86 million domestic.
- The year-ago half saw disruptions from airspace curbs and runway 10/28 upgrades.
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