The delegation shared their experiences of hosting the Olympics and the challenges that Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) might face. “With its upcoming terminal, T3, IGIA will be a splendid airport. The technical and construction parameters used here are very much like the Beijing project,” Chen Guoxing, commander of the Chinese delegation, said.

I P Rao, DIAL’s Chief Executive Officer for Airport Development, visited the Beijing Airport eight months ago. “We had invited our Chinese friends to review the preparedness of the Delhi Airport to host the Commonwealth Games and suggest changes, if any,” Rao said.

“As in the case of Beijing before the Olympics, there is very little time left for development projects to take shape here, while the span of construction is too large at the same time,” Rao said.