Tag: Airport

Alia Bhatt vs Sara Ali Khan: The Airport Attitude Battle

Sara's airport attitude would have perhaps not gone viral had it not come so close on the heels of Alia's airport arrival.

August 9, 2019

Manduadih Railway Station looks more like an airport!

These new facilities provided by Indian Railways include LED lights, air-conditioned waiting lounge and stainless steel benches.

June 11, 2019

Flynas to launch Riyadh-New Delhi flights from July

Flynas will operate five flights every week from Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport to New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The flights will be operated on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, the airline said in a statement.

May 13, 2019

‘Every capital needs a second airport’

Former chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) VP Agrawal did his bachelor’s and master’s in engineering from IIT Roorkee. He has been a member on several committees relating to development and improvement of aviation-related infrastructure in the country besides being a director on the board of Airports Council International (ACI), an international body …

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November 10, 2018

Chinese couple steals diamond in Dubai, held in India

The 3.27-carat diamond was recovered in India after it was smuggled out of the UAE inside the stomach of the woman, an official was cited as saying by the Gulf News on Monday.

November 5, 2018

Indian-origin hotelier in UK in legal battle with Britain’s Heathrow Airport

The hotelier has issued a UK High Court claim against the west London airport over his plans to build a 2,077-space nine-storey car park on a land he owns at Heathrow.

June 18, 2018

Apple discontinues ‘AirPort’ Wi-Fi routers

As Wi-Fi becomes an easily available commodity in an era of connected devices, Apple has decided to officially discontinue its “AirPort” Wi-Fi routers, the media reported. The Cupertino-based tech giant will continue to provide hardware and software support, but the devices like “AirPort Express”, “AirPort Extreme” and “AirPort Time Capsule” will only be available “while …

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April 27, 2018

Pradhan urges for airport at Paradip

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday requested Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu to examine the techno-economic feasibility for setting up an Airport at Paradip as proposed by Paradip Port. Paradip is certainly on its way to realize its potential to be an example of port-led growth and emerge as business and cultural hub for …

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April 25, 2018

Doctor complains of mosquitoes in plane, IndiGo offloads him

A Bangaluru-based vascular surgeon was forcibly offloaded from a IndiGo flight, bound for Bangaluru from Lucknow, after he complained of mosquitoes onboard flight 6E 541 at Lucknow Airport. As per media reports, Dr Saurabh Rai was forcibly removed from the flight on Monday evening after he complained about the presence of mosquitoes inside the aircraft to the …

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April 10, 2018

UK national held for entering IGI on fake ticket

British national has been apprehended at the Delhi airport here for allegedly using a fake ticket to enter the terminal area, official sources said on Sunday. B S Birdi was apprehended on Saturday when CISF personnel intercepted him while he was leaving the Terminal-3 (T3) building of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, they said. …

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April 8, 2018

B-town celebrities’ on-flight fashion looks

April 7, 2018

IndiGo plans flights to three new NE destinations

Buoyed by rising number of air passengers from Kolkata to North East during summer, IndiGo, a low cost airline operator has decided to increase flight operation from NSCBI airport to three new north-east destinations. The airline operator will begin flight operation from Kolkata airport to Aizwal, Silchar and Jorhat within next three months. Senior IndiGo …

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March 22, 2018

CISF on alert after women trafficking cases at airport

The rescue of five girls, who were being trafficked, from the Bagdogra Airport, has put the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on its toes here. The personnel have gone on an extra alert and are keeping a strict watch on girls and women who exhibit “unusual behaviour” at the airport. Though doing so is not …

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March 20, 2018

Balurghat airport likely to begin services April-end

Officials of the Civil Aviation Department and the State Transport Authority on Thursday visited Balurghat Airport and met district officials and stakeholders. The visit was meant to record the latest updates on the ongoing construction and infrastructural development of the airport, officials said. Following the visit and the meeting, officials said air services is likely …

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March 16, 2018

Bagdogra Airport to ease parking rules for pvt cars

The hue and cry, the media reports and intervention from some groups have finally paid off. Bagdogra Airport has now decided to exempt private vehicles from the parking fee on the airport premises, albeit on one condition. The private cars will now get a full 15 minutes to pick/drop passengers and return to the exit …

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March 16, 2018

Taxi driver assaults scribe, arrested

A scribe from the English language daily was threatened and assaulted by a taxi driver in front of the domestic terminal of the airport as other passengers and CISF personnel looked on. The taxi driver was later arrested. A scribe from an English news daily had taken a white taxi from Topsia to go to …

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March 13, 2018

CM Mamata Banerjee trip hits airport passengers

Hundreds of passengers often run into trouble when it comes to boarding flights or even entering the premises during VIP movement at north Bengal’s only airport at Bagdogra. The scene was no different on Monday as the airport witnessed unprecedented security arrangements for chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit. Passengers have been complaining of the “acute …

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March 13, 2018