Delhi Airport is set to launch its first automated air train by 2029:
Indira Gandhi International Airport of the New Delhi now preparing for one of the its biggest passenger convenience upgrades for the future. After a lot of years discussion, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has confirmed that the airport will get its first automated air train system and it is designed to make the transfers between the terminals much faster and easier.Delhi Airport operated by DIAL and managed by GMR Airports and they have decided to directly fund the long awaited Automated People Mover (APM) project after the earlier attempt to execute it through a concessionaire model failed.The airport’s original plan was to invite a private third-party operator to build and manage the project while recovering the investment through advertising and commercial earnings.However the plan received only one bidder and it could not get move forward.Now, DIAL will fund the project through its own internal resources and will recover costs through airport tariffs and other revenue channels.
