Tag: Airport

Jai Ram demands LIDAR survey for Mandi greenfield airport

Thakur said the state government was planning to construct a greenfield airport at Mandi which will not only boost tourism activities but will also prove important from strategic point of view.

March 8, 2021

Delhi airport to open operations post lockdown

UV disinfection tunnels, separate airlines gates proposed; all passenger baggage will be passed through UV disinfection tunnels at both the points of departure and arrival.

May 4, 2020

Indian airports hits a snag: Scarcity of slots

The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport in Kolkata which has 58 parking bays, now has a total of 53 aircraft parked inside.

March 27, 2020

COVID-19 patient evaded screening after returning from abroad, now 8 employees show symptoms

A case was registered against the man under IPC sections 188 (defying lawful order of a public servant) and 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life).

March 22, 2020

Samples of suspected COVID-19 patient who killed self at hospital weren’t collected: Health Ministry

The health ministry said the man, who was living in Sydney, arrived at the Delhi airport on Wednesday.

March 20, 2020

Fourth airport in Bengal ready for commercial flights

Moloy Ghatak, state law, judiciary and labour minister, while speaking at a seminar on ‘Driving growth to the next level’ organised by the Merchants Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), said that the construction work of the airstrip of the Steel Authority of India Limited (Sail) is almost complete and he expects flight operations to commence very soon.

March 15, 2020

Yogi Adityanath government presents Rs 5 lakh crore budget with focus on Ayodhya

For the development of Ayodhya as a tourist spot, the budget has earmarked Rs 85 crore and another Rs 10 crore for the renovation of Tulsi Smarak Bhawan in the city.

February 18, 2020

Centre gives green signal for construction of airport in Mandi

Thakur said that upcoming airport in Mandi district will be constructed in joint venture by state government and Airport Authority of India (AAI), for which the authority will prepare detailed project report in a week while the state government will hasten up land acquisition process.

November 21, 2019

US deports 150 Indians for violating visa regulations

The news comes after Mexico deported over 300 Indians to Delhi last month, calling it an unprecedented transatlantic deportation.

November 20, 2019

IndiGo server collapses, passengers wait in serpentine queues at airports

The giant airline company that offers close to 1,500 flights on a daily basis across the country and abroad said it was proactively informing passengers about the situation.

November 4, 2019

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