Delhi Airport Emerges Among Top 10 Hubs In Asia-Pacific And Middle East Region

New Delhi: Delhi Airport is the one Indian airport to be amongst most sensible 10 hub airports within the Asia-Pacific and Middle East area, consistent with the 2024 Air Connectivity Ranking launched via Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC and MID).

The score, crowned via Dubai International Airport, recognises Delhi Airport’s rising stature as an international transit hub, with seamless connectivity to 153 locations international, together with 81 home and 72 world routes.

It could also be in keeping with the Government of India’s endeavour to increase Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport as an international transit hub.

CEO of Delhi International Airport Limited, Videh Kumar Jaipuriar stated, “We are immensely proud and honored that Delhi Airport has been recognized as one of the top 10 hub airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region in the 2024 Air Connectivity Ranking by Airports Council International.”

“Being the only Indian airport to achieve this distinction is a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and passenger-centric service,” stated Jaipuriar. “Together, we will continue to enhance connectivity, improve passenger experience, and uphold our position as a premier gateway connecting India to the world.”

Under its formidable Phase 3A growth challenge, DIAL has effectively doubled the International-to-International switch house, improving capability and passenger comfort. New biometric registration kiosks for e-visa holders are amongst a number of fresh upgrades designed to streamline the commute enjoy.

Delhi Airport has considerably broadened its world footprint via including over 20 unique world locations in recent times. New routes come with Phnom Penh, Bali Denpasar, Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, Washington Dulles, Chicago O’Hare, Tokyo Haneda, and extra, the airport operator stated in a observation.

Over the previous decade, switch passenger quantity has doubled, underscoring Delhi Airport’s emergence as a premier transit hub in South Asia.

Delhi connects to 88% of India’s long-haul locations and operates 56 consistent with cent of all India-origin long-haul weekly flights. Nearly part (42 consistent with cent) of all long-haul passengers from India make a choice Delhi as their commute gateway.

Each 12 months, Delhi Airport facilitates seamless connections for 4 million home passengers touring onward to world locations.

“With Indian carriers increasingly deploying wide-body aircraft, Delhi Airport is on track to become a Global gateway hub, strengthening its role as the preferred gateway for international and long-haul travellers,” the airport operator stated within the observation.

The 2025 version of the ACI scores presented a ‘Hub Connectivity Index’, which evaluates airports at the high quality and effectiveness in their hub operations. 

The index considers components reminiscent of: 

– Transfer viability and window timings 

– Route deviations from optimum paths 

– Strength and succeed in of onward connectivity.

Dubai International Airport leads this 12 months’s Hub Connectivity Index, adopted via Shanghai Pudong and Hamad International Airports. Delhi Airport has secured the 10th spot.