Tag: Airports
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Rain, snowfall wreak havoc in Pakistan’s Balochistan claiming 14 lives
The Met officials said the heavy snowfall in Quetta had already broken the 20-year-old record.
January 13, 2020 -
More airports to be privatised soon
“Government is, for the first time, talking about disinvestment of Air India and Pawan Hans Ltd. We have already privatised some airports and more airports are in line. Three have been awarded, few more are in line. It is a continuous trend,” Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Usha Padhee said.
October 23, 2019 -
Airports across north India on high alert amid intel inputs on JeM terrorists in Delhi
As per intelligence inputs, 3-4 heavily armed and 'highly-motivated' terrorists are suspected to be present in the national capital to 'carry out terror attacks' in retaliation to the abrogation of Article 370.
October 3, 2019 -
More than 20 airports to be handed over to private developers, Adani gets six
“We have not decided on which airports will be put on the block. But soon a list of such airports will be made and handed over to the civil aviation ministry,” said outgoing Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of AAI Guruprasad Mohapatra.
July 27, 2019 -
84 airports to install body scanners by March 2020
The circular also states the standard operating procedures (SOPs) that 84 airports would have to follow while using body scanners. Of around 105 operational airports in the country, 28 are classified as hypersensitive, including those in big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and in conflict areas like Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast while 56 airports are categorised as sensitive.
June 2, 2019 -
Amid escalating tensions, Pak suspends Lahore-Attari train Samjhauta Express
The train which runs between Lahore and Attari in Punjab was scheduled to depart today morning.
February 28, 2019 -
Order to shut down airports withdrawn, flight operations to J-K, Himachal resume
Airports at Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar, Shimla, Kangra, Kullu Manali, Pithoragarh, Dehradun, Jaisalmer were among those closed.
February 27, 2019 -
Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, other airports closed as tension escalates after Pak violates Indian airspace
The Indian Air Force has upgraded the security alert to the highest level and has put all fighter bases on the high alert.
February 27, 2019 -
Cabinet approves leasing out of 6 airports under PPP model
Currently, the airports being managed under the PPP model include Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Cochin.
November 9, 2018 -
Airports to become senior citizen-friendly
The senior citizen friendly initiative comes in the midst of a pending decision of the government to revise the two decade old National Policy for Older Persons.
October 2, 2018 -
Pakistan government bans VIP protocol at airports
The VIP protocol was usually given to politicians, legislators, senior bureaucrats, judges, military officials and journalists.
August 27, 2018 -
‘IST’ at airports
It is no laughing matter that the very negative term “Indian Stretchable Time” can also be extended to operations at major airports in the country. An international “on-time performance survey” covering 513 airports revealed that not a single major Indian facility made the top 200. While the country’s busiest ~ the IGIA in the capital …
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July 4, 2018 -
Securing airports
There is reason to commend the home ministry’s endeavour to extend the coverage of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to all civil airports in the country. Having handled the security duties at some important airports for quite a few years the CISF has acquired much experience, and hopefully a degree of expertise too, in …
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May 12, 2018 -
Lucknow, Chennai, Guwahati airports to get new terminals
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the upgradation and expansion of Lucknow, Chennai and Guwahati airports at a cost of over Rs 5,000 crore, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. Prasad said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the upgradation of these airports with funds from a Rs 21,000 crore corpus created for …
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May 2, 2018 -
From airports to seaports, ITDC cruises along
Moving out of airports due to stiff competition from private players, the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) is making a gradual comeback with duty-free outlets at seaports. Currently operating at 11 seaports across the country, ITDC aims to to cover all the major ports in the country with duty-free outlets by 2020. The seaport …
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November 18, 2017 -
Unhelpful agent
The attitude of the ground staff manning the airlines counter at the airport makes all the difference to a traveller. Back from a visit to Bangalore, a colleague recounted how a staffer at the check-in counter ruined the day for a London-bound young lady, who was taking the domestic flight to transit in the Capital. …
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October 16, 2017 -
Air India looks to vacate unused space at airports, save on rentals
Air India plans to vacate unused hangar space at some airports and sell the scrap lying there to cut costs, CMD Rajiv Bansal has said. After taking over the reins of the disinvestment-bound airline last month, Bansal has been working on ways to improve On Time Performance (OTP) of the flights, customer service and reduce …
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September 24, 2017