Enhancing operational efficiencies by minimising the taxiing time of arriving aircraft at Indira Gandhi International Airport

Rajib Das, Shibnath Banerjee and Pijus Kanti Bhuin
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Rajib Das: Research Scholar, Department of Management, Brainware University, India
Shibnath Banerjee: Professor, Department of Management, Brainware University, India
Pijus Kanti Bhuin: Secretary, Vyasadeva Educational and Charitable Trust, India

Journal of Airport Management, 2022, vol. 17, issue 1, 85-97

Abstract: Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has been experiencing a ground delay programme for decades, resulting in huge cost to all the concerned stakeholders. Examining the present operating time of arriving aircraft, it was found that, in contrast to other international airports, DEL suffers from additional fuel costs, environmental degradation, and loss of passengers' precious time. The tabulated data collected between September 2020 and June 2022 reveals that an average of more than 75 per cent of arriving aircraft takes longer than the 4 to 5 minutes achieved at other international airports. The data analysis reveals that, despite capacity enhancement initiatives, taxiing time for arriving commercial flights at DEL is significantly higher than the internationally set benchmark. This paper investigates the root cause of the problem and recommends short-term as well as long-term solutions.

Keywords: airports; ground delay programme; DEL; taxiing delay; optimisation of taxiing time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 R4 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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