With around 35 special aircraft, including VVIP flights and charter planes carrying delegations, expected to arrive in Delhi for the Brics summit over the weekend, authorities are working on a multi-airport plan to handle the unprecedented air traffic, people close to the development said.
Multiple agencies involved in the exercise include the Indian Air Force (IAF), external affairs ministry (MEA), home ministry (MHA), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Airports Authority of India (AAI), Delhi airport operator- DIAL, Noida International Airport Ltd (NIAL), Jaipur International Airport Ltd (JIAL), Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) (mostly for the pre-BRICS event), the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Customs and Delhi Police.
Several airports in and around Delhi have been identified to park or divert aircraft, according to people familiar with the arrangements, while a second official said that ample parking bays had already been reserved.
