An Air India Boeing from New York via Washington was the first aircraft to dock at one of the 78 aerobridges of the glass-and-steel Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday evening. The flight was given a salute with jet of water being sprayed from cannons from both its side as it taxied on the bay to dock at T3.

Water is sprayed onto an Air India aircraft to welcome it as the first flight to land at the newly built terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Wednesday. The passengers of the AI flight were given a warm welcome on arrival by officials Air India and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL).

All the 220 passengers and 18 crew members on board flight AI-102 would clear emigration at the new terminal, an Air India official said, adding it would be a "real test for all the agencies at T3."

DIAL employees welcome passengers of an Air India aircraft, the first flight to land at the newly built terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Wednesday. With the first flight landing at the newly-built Terminal-3 of the IGI Airport to a rousing reception, Air India chief Arvind Jadhav said the national carrier would launch new flights by establishing its operations hub here.

Passengers of an Air India aircraft, the first flight to land at the newly built terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, look on at the terminal in New Delhi. "T3 has provided Air India with the opportunity to be the first mover. We will have to develop it as a formidable primary hub from which we will be able to connect India to the world," the Air India CMD said.

Passengers of an Air India aircraft, the first flight to land at the newly built terminal 3 of the IGI airport arrive at the terminal in New Delhi. The sixth largest passenger terminal in the world was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on July 3 at a colourful function attended by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

More at: news.in.msn.com

0 comments:

About this blog

Followers

About me

My Flickr: