New Delhi: Terminal 2 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi will shut down for repairs from 15 April 2025 and remain closed for approximately four months. During this period, Terminal 1 will take over full responsibility for all domestic flight operations.

All domestic flights to shift to T1

Airlines currently using Terminal 2, including IndiGo and Akasa Air, will shift their operations to Terminal 1.

IndiGo announced, “Effective April 15, 2025, all its flights arriving to and departing from Terminal 2 will operate to/from Terminal 1. With implementation of this change, IndiGo will now operate from Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.”

The airline stated it is taking “proactive measures to ensure that its customers are well-informed about this change.”

Passengers and travel agents are being contacted via SMS, calls, and emails. IndiGo has advised passengers to “retrieve PNR on the airline's website or mobile app to check departure/arrival terminal before heading to the airport.”

Akasa Air also issued a statement: “Starting April 15, 2025, all our flights to and from Delhi will operate from Terminal 1 (1D) of Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. Please check your flight status before proceeding to the airport.”

Delhi Airport confirmed the change, stating: “Attention Passengers: Effective April 15, 2025 (0001 hrs), all flights currently operating from Terminal 2 will shift to Terminal 1 until further notice.”

Efforts to smooth transfer between terminals

Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has begun testing the process of transferring checked-in baggage for connecting passengers between Terminal 3 — the airport’s sole international terminal — and Terminal 1. T1 will become fully operational this week, paving the way for the closure of T2.

However, with the proposed air train still several years away from completion, passenger transfers between Terminals 1 and 3 remain a major inconvenience, particularly as connecting traffic increases due to route expansions by the Air India group and IndiGo.

Plans for airside baggage transfers

To ease the burden of transferring between international and domestic flights, DIAL plans to enable airside transfer of baggage for some passengers. Currently, passengers arriving internationally must complete immigration and customs, then personally carry their baggage to T1 to check in again.

DIAL CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar stated, “DIAL is conducting trials for smooth transfer of cabin baggage from T3 to T1 for passengers arriving from international destinations and having a connecting flight from T1.”

He added that once the new system is implemented, passengers will be able to drop their baggage at T3 after customs clearance, and the airline will transfer it to T1 via the airside: “Passengers will not have to carry baggage to T1. They can drop the baggage at T3, and the airline concerned will transfer it to T1 through the airside.”

Commitment to 120-minute transfers

DIAL has assured the Ministry of Civil Aviation that it will ensure passenger transfers from T1 to T3 are completed within 120 minutes. With Terminals 1 and 3 located approximately 7 km apart and no direct connection between them, facilitating efficient transfers remains a challenge.

“We have committed to the Government that it will ensure passengers coming out of T1 can board a flight in T3 in 120 minutes,” Jaipuriar said.