Indira Gandhi International Airport Grabs World’s 2nd best Airport Award

                     The Indra Gandhi international Airport (IGI) of India, located in New Delhi, has been awarded as the world’s 2^nd best airport in the 25- 40 million passengers’ category by Airport council International. It was positioned just after the Seoul Incheon Airport. Mumbai Airport was ranked in the 3^rd sport right after IGI, which was also considered 4^th best among 199 Airports throughout the world across all categories.

A Team of 9 people including representatives from Airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), Central Industrial Security Force, Airport operations control and Air India were honored by “ACI ASQ” award at an award ceremony which was organized by Airport Council International. This Ceremony was held at Istanbul, turkey on 14^th June 2013. This is a great victory for India.

Prabhakar Rao, who is the CEO of DIAL said, “This recognition is testimony to the efforts of all our employees and partners who have consistently met the expectations of the industry.”

According to the scale of Airport Service quality (ASQ), IGI Airport scored 4.83 out of 5. With the help this awesome score, IGI became the 2^nd Best Airport of the World.  In 2007, IGI Airport scored 3.02 on ASQ scale and ranked last among the 101 participating Airports of the world. This is one of the biggest achievements for IGI Airport as well as for India, and it is a great leap for the Indian airport too.

IGI Spreads over an area of 5,220 acres of land, and it was made during World War 2. IGI was previously known as Palam Airport but was renamed to Indra Gandhi International Airport. In 2012, it was considered as the 27^th busiest airport in the world.

In 2012, around 34.2 Million passed through IGI Airport but IGI Airport has an annual capacity of over 60 Million passengers. In that year IGI handled around 550,000 tonnes of cargo and 300,000 aircraft movement during the year. It has been aimed at handling more than 100 Million visitors by 2030.

Since 2006, by the time when ASQ was started its journey, it has become world’s most leading airport passengers satisfaction measure gradually, in which more than 275 airports participates every year. The award has a serious prestigious value indeed.

The ‘Best Airports of the World’ award is given on the basis of ACI’s ASQ Passengers Satisfaction survey. This survey was done on a uniform format worldwide.  The ASQ Awards helps in comparing the quality of services from the top airports of the world and also encourages other Airports to improve their passenger’s services.

Below is the list of the ASQ Awards Winners for Best Airport by Size: [25-40 Million Passengers]

SEOUL INCHEON AIRPORT ---- 1st rank

INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT --- 2^nd rank

MUMBAI AIRPORT --- 3^rd rank

TOKYO NARITA AIRPORT --- 4^th rank

SANGHAI HONGQIAO AIRPORT --- 5^th rank

This is a very big day for India. This award is a great victory of India and a very proud moment for every Indian citizen. We hope that India continues to win such awards and keep making its citizens feel proud.

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