India's new showcase terminal

Visitors walk at the arrival lounge of the newly inaugurated Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 in New Delhi, India. Top government officials unveiled a multibillion dollar, glittering steel and glass new airport terminal in the Indian capital Saturday months ahead of playing hosting to the Commonwealth Games. The ultramodern new terminal was built in just 37 months at a cost of nearly three billion dollars and will be ready for operation. (AP)
Labourers work inside the newly constructed Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. (REUTERS)
Visitors take a tour of the newly-inaugurated Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 in New Delhi, India. Top government officials unveiled the multibillion dollar, glittering steel and glass new airport terminal in the Indian capital Saturday months ahead of playing hosting to the Commonwealth Games. (AP)
Lights on the ceiling are illuminated at the newly inaugurated Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 in New Delhi, India. Top government officials unveiled a multibillion dollar, glittering steel and glass new airport terminal in the Indian capital Saturday months ahead of playing hosting to the Commonwealth Games. The ultramodern new terminal was built in just 37 months at a cost of nearly three billion dollars and will be ready for passengers on July 16. (AP)
Visitors take a tour of the newly inaugurated Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 in New Delhi, India. Top government officials unveiled a multibillion dollar, glittering steel and glass new airport terminal in the Indian capital Saturday months ahead of playing hosting to the Commonwealth Games. The ultramodern new terminal was built in just 37 months at a cost of nearly three billion dollars and will be ready for passengers on July 16. (AP)
Passengers of an Air India aircraft, the first flight to land at the newly built terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, arrive at the terminal in New Delhi, India. The new terminal has the capacity to handle 34 million passengers annually, becoming the world's third largest passenger terminal on completion. (AP)
An Air India aircraft from New York is given a water cannon salute on its arrival at Indira Gandhi International airport's terminal T-3 in New Delhi. An Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers from New York became Wednesday the first commercial flight to land at New Delhi's new, 2.7-billion-dollar airport terminal. (AFP)
Airport employees wait for first commercial flight to arrive at Indira Gandhi International airport's terminal T-3 in New Delhi. An Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers from New York became the first commercial flight to land at New Delhi's new, 2.7-billion-dollar airport terminal. (AFP)
A passenger arrives at Indira Gandhi International airport terminal T-3 in New Delhi. An Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers from New York became the first commercial flight to land at New Delhi's new, 2.7-billion-dollar airport terminal.The plane touched down at around 4:40 pm (1110 GMT), the first of eight flights expected over the next two days to test operations at the state-of-the-art facility that was inaugurated on July 3 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (AFP)
Passengers on an Air India flight from New York pass through immigration counters at terminal T-3 of Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. An Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers from New York became the first commercial flight to land at New Delhi's new, 2.7-billion-dollar airport terminal. (AFP)
Passengers on an Air India flight from New York pass through immigration counters at terminal T-3 of Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. An Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers from New York became the first commercial flight to land at New Delhi's new, 2.7-billion-dollar airport terminal. (AFP)
Passengers from an Air India flight from New York have their pictures taken at terminal T-3 of Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. An Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers from New York became Wednesday the first commercial flight to land at New Delhi's new, 2.7-billion-dollar airport terminal. (AFP)
Passengers on an Air India flight from New York walk on a travelator as they arrive at terminal T-3 of Indira Gandhi International airportin New Delhi. An Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers from New York became the first commercial flight to land at New Delhi's new, 2.7-billion-dollar airport terminal. (AFP)