Airport Express Corridor a hit among Metro commuters

New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Delhi Metro''s Airport ExpressCorridor, which takes passengers from Connaught Place to theInternational Airport in 18 minutes, is slowly becomingpopular among Delhiites with over 6,000 people travelling onit today.

From 6 AM to 8 PM, over 6,000 people travelled on the 23km high-speed link which was opened to the public yesterday.

Yesterday, over 3,000 people had taken the line withmajority of them being fliers.

Passengers can travel to IGI Airport from New Delhi at acost of Rs 80 in 18 minutes with one stop in betweeninitially.

Currently, the corridor has a 16-hour run from 6 AM to 10PM, which is likely to go up to 20 hours soon.

Check-in facility at stations are expected to begin nextmonth.