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The other airport serving NCR is the [[Hindon Airport]], which is much smaller in size and primarily handles regional flights out of the city under the [[UDAN]] Scheme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-s-second-airport-to-operate-first-flight-from-tomorrow-11570689656434.html|title=Delhi's second airport to operate first flight from tomorrow|date=10 October 2019}}</ref> The former airport, which used to be the primary airport of NCR, [[Safdarjung Airport]] is now used mainly by VVIP helicopters and small charter helicopters due to its short runway. To stimulate the increasing traffic, a second airport, [[Noida International Airport]] is being constructed to offset the load of Indira Gandhi International Airport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/inauguration-of-jewar-airport-by-end-of-december-nandi/articleshow/66448455.cms|title=Jewar international airport: Inauguration of Jewar airport by end of December: Nandi | Allahabad News – Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=31 October 2018 |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>
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===Terminal 1===
Terminal 1 is currently used by the low cost domestic carriers, such as [[SpiceJet]] and [[IndiGo]]. In 2022, Terminal 1D was fully expanded with an arrivals hall, with the goal of enhancing its annual passenger handling capacity from the previous 1.8 crore (18 million) to 3 crore (30 million).<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/DIAL-plans-4th-runway-at-IGI-by-2020-new-terminal-too/articleshow/51533722.cms|title=DIAL plans 4th runway at IGI by 2020, new terminal too |work=The Times of India|access-date=29 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/t1-expansion-delayed-by-a-year-as-covid-19-hits-air-traffic-badly/articleshow/78851581.cms|title=Delhi: T1 expansion delayed by a year as Covid-19 hits air traffic badly|work=The Times of India|access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref>
On the morning of 28 June 2024, the canopy over the departures entrance collapsed after heavy rain in the city, killing one person and injuring 8 others. Flights from Terminal 1 have been indefinitely suspended, with 26 flights cancelled until it was decided to temporary assign them to Terminals 2 and 3 later that day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/roof-collapses-airport-indian-capital-departures-cancelled-2024-06-28/|title=Roof collapse at Delhi airport kills one, as heavy rain disrupts Indian capital|date=28 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Arshad R.|last1=Zargar|access-date=2024-06-29|title=Massive roof section at Delhi international airport collapses in storm, crushing cars and killing one driver - CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delhi-airport-roof-collapse-india-severe-weather-death/|date=28 June 2024|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref>
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