New Delhi, April 14, 2025 – IndiGo Airlines, India’s top carrier, will ditch Terminal 2 at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) starting April 15, moving all flights to Terminals 1 and 3, the airline announced Sunday. The shift aims to ease crippling congestion after a dust storm Friday grounded over 100 flights—Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet—for 10 hours, laying bare T2’s breaking point (Hindustan Times).
“Check your terminal,” IndiGo posted on X, flagging T1 for its 900 daily domestic flights and T3 for 120 international ones (post:1). T2, juggling 15 million passengers yearly, is drowning—20% overcapacity in 2024 (DIAL). T1, spruced up in 2023, now shoulders IndiGo’s domestic load, while T3, the global hub, handles its overseas routes (The Indian Express). The move dovetails with IGI’s Rs 25,000 crore plan to hit 100 million passengers by 2030, rivaling Heathrow’s 74 million in 2024 (Times of India).
Passengers are edgy—Friday’s chaos, with kids crying and queues snaking, left scars. “T2 was hell—hope T1 delivers,” a Gurgaon teacher vented on X (post:3). But hiccups loom—T1 needs 500 more staff, and signs aren’t up yet (The Hindu). IndiGo’s grip—58% market share, 1,400 daily flights—means one slip could jam millions (DGCA, 2024). “Bold call, but they better nail it,” an aviation analyst told The Economic Times. T3’s sleek lounges contrast T2’s sardine-can vibe, yet travelers dread transfer snarls.
This is no small stakes—IGI’s the nerve center for India’s 153 million air travelers (DGCA, 2024). Trump’s tariff hikes, jacking fuel costs, make smooth flights a must. IndiGo’s betting big—will it unclog the skies or just shift the gridlock?
