{"id":28556,"date":"2022-12-14T19:11:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T13:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=28556"},"modified":"2022-12-14T19:11:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T13:41:24","slug":"delhi-airport-advisory-air-india-indigo-ask-travelers-to-reach-airport-3-5-4-hours-before-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/14\/delhi-airport-advisory-air-india-indigo-ask-travelers-to-reach-airport-3-5-4-hours-before-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Airport Advisory: Air India, IndiGo ask travelers to reach airport 3.5-4 hours before departure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Air India has recommended all travelers arrive at least 3.5 hours early and only bring one piece of cabin luggage for a quick security check at Delhi&#8217;s airport.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-india\">Air India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airindia.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air India<\/a> on Tuesday issued advice requesting domestic travelers to arrive at the airport at least 3.5 hours before departure, as opposed to the 60-minute guideline for domestic flights, amid a frenzied rush and confusion at Delhi&#8217;s Indira Gandhi International airport. International passengers, meanwhile, are urged to arrive 4 hours before takeoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/air-india-787-fgcom_41791-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/air-india-787-fgcom_41791-2.jpg 445w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/air-india-787-fgcom_41791-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><figcaption>Air India | aviationa2z. com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the airline has encouraged all customers to just bring 1 piece of carry-on baggage to ensure a smooth security check and a full web check-in for a quicker boarding process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, read     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/breaking-news-helicopter-crashes-in-kedarnath-list-of-chopper-crashes-by-the-pilgrimage-site-in-uttarakhand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Breaking News: Helicopter crashes in Kedarnath; list of chopper crashes by the pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand<\/a>          <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/05\/hawaiian-airlines-pilot-makes-history-after-mother-and-daughter-hit-the-skies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawaiian Airlines pilot makes history after Mother and Daughter hit the Skies<\/a>             <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/03\/india-cricketer-chahar-claims-malaysian-airlines-misplaced-his-baggage-also-didnt-provide-food-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India cricketer Chahar claims Malaysian Airlines misplaced his baggage, also didn\u2019t provide food | Exclusive<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For faster movement at the airport, passengers are urged to come at least 3.5 hours before domestic flights and 4 hours before international flights, according to a tweet from Air India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delhi International Airport Limited<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmrgroup.in\/delhi-international-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delhi International Airport Limited<\/a> has experienced severe congestion due to higher-than-normal foot traffic. The Indian government acted quickly and called the CEO of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) to discuss the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/delhi-airport-16567549363x2-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26235\" width=\"409\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/delhi-airport-16567549363x2-2.webp 510w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/delhi-airport-16567549363x2-2-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><figcaption>Delhi International Airport Limited | aviationa2z.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure a smooth flow of passengers, the civil aviation ministry has also mandated decongestion procedures and requested airlines to station enough staff at all check-in and baggage drop points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Budget airline IndiGo urged customers earlier today to arrive at the airport at least 3.5 hours before domestic departures and bring one item of hand luggage weighing up to 7kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IndiGo also advised its passengers to use gate numbers 5 and 6 for entry to Terminal 3 of the airport, as they were the nearest to the airline&#8217;s check-in counters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AirIndia-The-Indian-Wire.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AirIndia-The-Indian-Wire.jpg 574w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AirIndia-The-Indian-Wire-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AirIndia-The-Indian-Wire-360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><figcaption>Air India | aviationa2z.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Union&#8217;s minister of civil aviation, paid an unexpected visit to the Delhi Airport on Monday in response to a flurry of complaints about delays caused by the traffic on social media and elsewhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with aviationa2z.Com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi Airport Advisory: Air India, IndiGo ask travelers to reach airport 3.5-4 hours before departure <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7215,7216,7217,6761,416],"tags":[82,392,104,79,2030,393,174,2893,234,81,778],"class_list":{"0":"post-28556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airline-news","8":"category-aviation-news","9":"category-indian-aviation-news","10":"category-news","11":"category-quick-updates","12":"tag-air-india","13":"tag-airlines-news","14":"tag-airport","15":"tag-aviation","16":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","17":"tag-aviation-news","18":"tag-delhi-airport","19":"tag-delhi-international-airport","20":"tag-indigo","21":"tag-latest-aviation-news","22":"tag-passengers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28556"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28560,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28556\/revisions\/28560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}