Sources in the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the developers of the Delhi Airport, said the Common User Terminal Equipment (CUTE), to be launched with this Metro line, will allow passengers to get their boarding passes automatically, without any manual interference.

However, with security concerns being raised, the facility may be postponed. “With security issues hovering large, the facility might get delayed beyond October 2010 when the three city air terminals become operational at New Delhi, Shivaji Stadium and Dhaula Kuan,” an airport official said on the condition of anonymity.

A city airport terminal will be three times the size of a usual Metro station. As per the plan, flight passengers will be able to check-in their baggage at the Metro station itself before boarding the high-speed train to the airport. The baggage will then be directly loaded onto the flights.

The construction plan of these three city terminals will include over 80 airline counters where one can check-in and collect a boarding pass for the flight.