Parking not only for cars but also for planes has become a headache

New Delhi. DIAL, the company that operates Delhi airport, plans to charge airlines more for aircraft being parked at the airport.

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said these non-flying aircraft occupy the available parking space, affecting the overall operational efficiency of the airport. Cases of aircraft not being in service due to technical and other reasons are increasing.

Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, chief executive officer of DIAL, said, 'In the next traffic census, we will request that some higher fee should be charged for the airline companies which are parking their aircraft here for more than a certain period.' The next traffic review will take place early next year. An airport spokesperson said around 64 aircraft of various airlines, including IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India, are currently standing out of service. These include 24 aircraft of IndiGo, six of SpiceJet, two of Air India and one aircraft of Alliance Air.

Apart from this, 23 aircraft of Go First, five aircraft of Zoom Air and three aircraft of Jet Airways, which have stopped operating, are also parked at the airport. There are 295 parking spaces for aircraft at IGAI.