DELHI HIGH COURT: DELHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED, DIAL AGAINST THE DECISION TO COMMENCE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT HINDON AIRFORCE STATION

Therefore, DLAL has also challenged acommunication issued by AAI inviting various airline operators to increase flight operations and file their respective flight schedule for availing slots at the Hindon Airforce Station.

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The Delhi High Court in the case Delhi International Airport Limited v. Union of India and Anr. observed wherein the Delhi International Airport Limited, DIAL has moved the court challenging the decision of the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation in October last year to allow the Airports Authority of India, AAI to commence commercial flight operations at the Hindon Airforce Station situated in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.

The bench headed by Justice Subramonium Prasad in the case observed and has issued the notice on the petition moved seeking response of the Union Government and AAI in the matter the court observed that DIAL is a joint venture of the GMR led consortium and AAI and also undertakes functions concerning operations and maintenance of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.