The national capital's IGI Airport (IGIA) is set to enhance its airside capacity to bring in more flights and reduce delays on account of congestion. As part of project with AAI and UK-based consultancy NATS, the airport will launch a plan from spring 2019 to increase its flight-handling capacity. The total flight movement is the sum of take-offs and landings per day.

Ten flights were diverted from the Delhi airport Monday morning because of low visibility. Nine of them were domestic flights and one was an international flight, DIAL said. The diversions took place between 7:45 am and 9:10 am after an unexpected fog cover cut down visibility. Fog normally disrupts flight operations at Delhi airport in January but it is rare in March.

A man, who had concealed two-kilograms of gold in a toilet at Delhi airport, has been arrested by the customs officials for smuggling the gold, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. The accused was intercepted after his arrival from Dubai on Monday. The gold, valued at Rs. 66.45 lakh, has been seized and the passenger arrested, it said.