Eastern Cross Taxiways, and the fourth runway inaugurated by Scindia at Delhi airport: On 14 July, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated dual elevated Eastern Cross Taxiways and the fourth runway at the Delhi airport.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), is the largest airport in the country, which handles over 1,500 aircraft movements every day.
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The Eastern Cross Taxiways (ECT) is 2.1 kilometers long and will reduce the time spent by passengers on the tarmac after landing and before take-off of flights.
With the ECT, this airport will be the only airport in India to have an elevated taxiway with roads passing beneath it. The ECT will connect the northern and southern airfields on the eastern side of the airport and reduce the taxiing distance for aircraft by seven kilometers.
It can handle wide-body aircraft, including A-380 and B-777 and B-747. IGIA will now have four runways including RW 09/27, RW 11R/29L, RW 10/28, and RW 11L/29R. The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which is a consortium led by GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd, operates IGIA.