The Air India owned Centaur Hotel in the national capitalwill be shut down by October 2019 to pave way for the expansion of the IndiraGandhi International (IGI) Airport.

The hotel was built for the 1982 Asiad Games along withTerminal 2 (T2) of the IGI airport. The property will now be handed over to theAirport Authority of India (AAI) for the Airport Expansion plan.

As per the plan, an aircraft parking bay will be developedby the AAI in place of the hotel. As per directions of aviation ministry, thehotel has to be vacated by the staff by October 31, 2019. It will be thenhanded over to the AAI by November 30, 2019. According to the order, the landparcel occupied by the hotel and Chefair Flight Catering is to be handed overby November.

Currently, the hotels are located in Delhi and Srinagar. Asper the Airport expansion plans, the Centaur Hotel has to be demolished to paveway for Maintenance, Research and Overhaul (MRO) activity, parking bay foraircraft, runways etc.