Delhi Metro Demands Airlines to Set Up Check-in Counters at Metro Stations

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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has written to the Union aviation ministry, requesting that airlines set up check-in counters at metro stations. Currently, only Air India has a counter at the New Delhi station of the airport line, and it is used by only 10-12 passengers per day. The DMRC is seeking to increase ridership on the airport express line by encouraging airlines to use city check-in facilities. The ministry of civil aviation has suggested a common counter and staff to reduce costs, but the DMRC is pushing for a forceful instruction from the ministry.

Key Takeaways:

  • The DMRC has written to the Union aviation ministry to demand that airlines set up check-in counters at metro stations, citing a lack of passenger traffic on the airport express line.
  • Currently, only Air India has a check-in counter at the New Delhi station of the airport line, and it is used by only 10-12 passengers per day.
  • The DMRC is seeking to increase ridership on the airport express line by encouraging airlines to use city check-in facilities.
  • The ministry of civil aviation has suggested a common counter and staff to reduce costs, but the DMRC is pushing for a forceful instruction from the ministry.
  • The DMRC had also requested the aviation ministry to shift low-cost airlines from Terminal 1D to Terminal 3 or provide connectivity to transport check-in baggage from Aerocity metro station to Terminal 1D.
  • Over 30,000 passengers use the domestic terminal for arrival and departure every day, but the lack of city check-in facilities is preventing many from using the airport express line.

Statistics:

  • Only 10-12 passengers use the city check-in facility at the New Delhi station of the airport line every day.
  • Over 30,000 passengers use the domestic terminal for arrival and departure every day.
  • The airport express line is struggling with low passenger traffic due to the lack of city check-in facilities.

Sources:

  • DMRC official quoted in the article
  • Union aviation ministry
  • Hindustan Times (c) HT Media Ltd.
  • HT Syndication with permission from Hindustan Times. Copyright [c] HT Media Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info)