Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport is activating Pier C at Terminal 3 and expanding its international passenger handling capacity ahead of the BRICS summit. The airport says this expansion will raise annual international capacity by about 50%, increasing it to roughly 31 million passengers per year.
The reported increase is linked to bringing Pier C into operational use, which the outlets describe as a step to manage higher passenger volumes during the summit period. While both sources focus on the same capacity figure and the Pier C activation timeline, they emphasize different framing: one highlights the expected capacity uplift in advance of the summit, while the other focuses on the activation itself and the resulting capacity target.
Overall, the coverage converges on the operational change at Terminal 3 and the scale of the international capacity expansion, with the BRICS summit providing the context for the timing. Specific details on how capacity will be allocated across airlines, the exact operational start date, or any additional infrastructure measures are not addressed in the provided excerpts.
