 "Airport Metro resumes check-in facility at New Delhi Railway station")
At present, Air India and Jet Airways will provide domestic and international check-in at the station while talks are on with other airlines that have international service to set up their check-in counters at the station.
The check-in facility was first started in February last year. However, the Airport Metro was shut down last July due to safety issues and it resumed functioning in January this year.
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The check-in facility, which started yesterday, will be available at the New Delhi Airport Metro station from 6 AM to 8 PM. Passengers will have to check-in minimum two and half hours prior to their flight time.
Passengers on domestic and international flights can check-in and collect their boarding passes maximum eight hours prior to their flight time.
"The city check-in facility at the Airport Metro stations will be highly beneficial for the domestic and international airline passengers, who can hand-over their luggage well in advance and utilize their time in a more fruitful manner.
"This would be immensely helpful for up-country passengers who wish to catch international flights," a company statement said.
Up-country commuters coming from states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan can now conveniently check-in their luggage at the metro stations and collect their boarding passes well in advance.
Facilities such as cloak room, trolley and porter Service, radio cab service, Wi-Fi at stations among others are made available at the station for the passengers and the flyers.
Baggage check-in facility for both domestic and international passengers has been made to ensure hassle free travel.
Airport Express Line runs daily from 5.30 AM to 11.30 PM at a frequency of 15 minutes. Reliance Airport Express Line, country's first high speed Metro developed provides connectivity from New Delhi Railway Station to Indira Gandhi Airport (T3).