Flight check-in at two Metro stations
In a bid to promote check-in facility from Airport Metro Express, the DMRC, Delhi airport operator, airlines and travel portals are going to organise a grand Metro check-in facility week on June this year.
Vistara Airlines is exploring the possibilities to adopt the facility in a big way and is likely to start the operations from both New Delhi Railway Station and Shivaji Stadium Metro Station. This facility would help many airport-bound passengers who can now check-in at these two city centres for their convenience. So far, limited city check-in facility was available for Air India and Jet Airways passengers only at the New Delhi station of the Airport Express Line.
According to the sources, a meeting was held recently in which the DMRC, airport operator, airlines officials and travel portals, discussed to explore the possibilities of promoting the check-in facility from Airport-Metro express.
"The grand metro checkin facility week will be celebrated from June 6 to 9.
This move will aim at popularising the premier line connecting the city to the airport. All the stakeholders, airlines, ministry officials and travel portals officials are likely to participate in the event.
At present, only Air India and Jet airways passengers can avail the check-in facility at the New Delhi Station of the high-speed corridor, also known as Airport Express (Orange Line). This facility is now available to passengers of the Air India and Jet Airways, flying both on domestic as well as international routes.
The Vistara Airlines is likely to start the check-in facility soon. However, the airlines denied to confirm the date and said: "We are exploring all the possibility to start the check-in facility at airport metro express line," said a Vistara Airlines spokesperson.
The introduction of this facility is the outcome of sustained joint efforts by DMRC, Delhi airport operator, Air India and Jet Airways in the direction of a smooth and comfortable journey both at he Metro stations as well as the Airport, said the sources.