IndiGo airlines on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the airport operator to shift a part of its operations from Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport to the newly opened Terminal 2.
The airline challenged the December 20 verdict of the High Court which ruled that there was no illegality in the decision of the airport operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), to partially shift operations of IndiGo.
The High Court has listed the budget airline’s fresh plea for hearing on January 15. The DIAL had asked three airlines — IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir — operating from T1 to shift a third of their flights to T2 to enable it to expand the terminal to handle growing passenger numbers.
TI bursting at seems
The DIAL had said T1 has already exceeded its capacity and if airline operations are not shifted partially, it would lead to overcrowding of the airport.
IndiGo, India’s biggest airline by market share, had contended before the court that shifting partially from T1 to T2 would result in confusion and cause inconvenience to passengers.
IndiGo had said that due to the decision its operation will be spread over three terminals as it operates international flights from Terminal 3.
