The Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has stopped using single-use plastics, according to the GMR-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL).
DIAL has been recognised for its successful voluntary implementation of single-use plastic-free airport measures within IGI Airport's operations by the Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CII-ITC CESD), which supports the business community in achieving sustainability.
'Our goal of eliminating single-use plastic from Delhi Airport is consistent with the Prime Minister's plan to have India free of single-use plastic by 2022. DIAL is dedicated to protecting the environment and trying to do its part 'declared Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, chief executive officer of DIAL.
As part of the World Environment Day theme of 'Beat Plastic Pollution,' Delhi Airport became the first airport in India to promise to being 'single-use plastic-free' in 2019.
It has greatly decreased the amount of plastic garbage it produces by using environmentally friendly, long-lasting alternatives.
Security tamper-evident bags, sealed PET bottles, pre-packaged commodities from manufacturers intended for sale, and compostable plastic bags are some examples of plastic items that are exempt from the list of prohibited items.
With an annual traffic of 68.5 million passengers in 2019, Delhi Airport is a leading Indian airport in terms of both passenger and cargo capacity.
The main international airport servicing Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region is Indira Gandhi International Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP) (NCR). The airport, which spans 5,106 acres (2,066 ha) in Palam, Delhi, is located 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) from the city centre and 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) southwest of the New Delhi Railway Station.
The airport, which bears Indira Gandhi's name (1917–1984), is the busiest in India in terms of passenger volume since 2009.In terms of freight traffic, it is also the busiest airport in the nation after passing Mumbai in late 2015. It is currently one of the busiest airports in the world in terms of passenger volume.
With a capacity of 3,611,181 seats, it is the second busiest airport in the world by seating capacity and the busiest airport in Asia by passenger volume, carrying almost 37.14 million passengers in 2021.
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