Tag: Airport
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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 -
Look how Athiya Shetty inspired Kareena Kapoor to deck up for airport look
Mubarakan actress Athiya Shetty was spotted at the airport in her casual avatar. She wore a beige blazer, white crop top, and blue denim. She kept her hair in a bun and carried a black handbag as she walked towards the airport. Athiya Shetty clicked at airport #aslisona #sona #Sonakshi #sonakshisinha #adityaroykapoor #kjo #Karan #karanjohar …
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February 24, 2018 -
Didi is 2-millionth Bagdogra Airport passenger this fiscal
As she departed Siliguri for Kolkata after a tour of north Bengal on Friday, chief minister Mamata Banerjee became the two-millionth passenger to use the airport in Siliguri in the current fiscal year. There has been a significant growth in the number of passengers at the airport for the past few years. “The airport has …
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February 24, 2018 -
Bagdogra Airport to soon have sanitary pad-vending machines
As issues related to menstrual hygiene in India come to the front, with Miss World Manushi Chhillar launching a campaign to raise awareness in rural India and Bollywood coming up with a movie called ‘Padman,’ the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to install two sanitary napkin vending machines at the Bagdogra Airport near …
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February 21, 2018 -
Bagdogra Airport to get Instrumental Landing System
The much-awaited and much-talked-about Instrumental Landing System (ILS) will finally be operational at the Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri from 29 March. A notification to this effect was issued by the Airports Authority of India last evening, airport officials here said. The installation of the system will bring about more flexibility in flight operations at the …
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February 17, 2018 -
Singapore Airlines to operate Airbus 330 to Kol during Pujas
Singapore Airlines will operate Airbus 330 from 14 October to 21 October from NSCBI airport in Kolkata to Singapore to meet heavy rush of passengers during Durga Puja, said Mr David Lim, general manager of Singapore Airlines. Talking to the reporters in a city hotel, Mr Lim said that configuration of the aircraft ~Airbus 330 …
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February 10, 2018 -
199 SpiceJet passengers have narrow escape
The 199 passengers of a Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight had a narrow escape on Thursday as their plane suffered two tyre bursts — one while taking off and then while making an emergency landing here, said a top airport official. “The SpiceJet flight took off in the afternoon. The pilot of the next flight readying for …
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February 8, 2018 -
North Iran gets massive snow dump
After months of waiting for the snow to arrive, Tehranis were hit by massive snowfall overnight on Sunday that shut airports and schools but delighted the ski community. The capital’s Imam Khomeini International and Mehrabad airports were shut due to poor visibility “until further notice”, state television said. Some 20 provinces in the west and north of …
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January 28, 2018