<p>The airport operator -- Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) -- has planned to build a new domestic departure terminal or the general aviation terminal after demolishing the decommissioned World-War II era terminal 1B (T1B).<br /><br />DIAL has decommissioned T1B from May 13 after all the airlines shifted their operations to the swanky new domestic departure terminal (T1D), built at a cost of Rs 500 crore.<br /><br />"After decommissioning of T1B, various options are being explored. One of the options being, setting up of a dedicated general aviation terminal," a DIAL spokesperson said.<br /><br />The new general aviation terminal would be built on 60-65 per cent area of the old building while the rest 35-40 per cent area would be kept for future expansion of the domestic arrival terminal (T1C), he added.<br /><br />About 30 private jets and chartered flights take-off from the airport in a day. The number of such flights increases during the elections and airport authorities had to face tough times in managing the VIPs departing from the departure terminals.<br /><br />Also, the country has witnessed a growth in the private jets, so a need for a general aviation terminal was felt, the spokesperson said.</p>
<p>The airport operator -- Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) -- has planned to build a new domestic departure terminal or the general aviation terminal after demolishing the decommissioned World-War II era terminal 1B (T1B).<br /><br />DIAL has decommissioned T1B from May 13 after all the airlines shifted their operations to the swanky new domestic departure terminal (T1D), built at a cost of Rs 500 crore.<br /><br />"After decommissioning of T1B, various options are being explored. One of the options being, setting up of a dedicated general aviation terminal," a DIAL spokesperson said.<br /><br />The new general aviation terminal would be built on 60-65 per cent area of the old building while the rest 35-40 per cent area would be kept for future expansion of the domestic arrival terminal (T1C), he added.<br /><br />About 30 private jets and chartered flights take-off from the airport in a day. The number of such flights increases during the elections and airport authorities had to face tough times in managing the VIPs departing from the departure terminals.<br /><br />Also, the country has witnessed a growth in the private jets, so a need for a general aviation terminal was felt, the spokesperson said.</p>