Tag: IGI airport
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SpiceJet to shift 22 flights to Delhi’s T2 from March 25
Passengers travelling with SpiceJet from Delhi to seven sectors including Ahmedabad, Patna, Pune and Goa will have to board from Terminal 2 of IGI airport from March 25 onwards. The airline has decided to shift 22 flights serving these seven sectors from T 1 to T 2 while all the remaining domestic flights will continue …
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March 15, 2018 -
Fog induced low visibility halt operations at IGI airport
Operations at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here came to a halt on Sunday as fog reduced the minimum required visibility to operate flights. According to an airport official, both landing and take-off of flights have been stopped since 7.30 a.m. Sunday morning. “Operations are still on hold,” the official told IANS at 10 …
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December 31, 2017 -
Nabha jailbreak mastermind arrested from IGI airport
Inderjit Singh Sandhu, one of the masterminds of the sensational Nabha jailbreak in Punjab, has been arrested from the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi, Punjab Police said on Wednesday. Sandhu, against whom a lookout notice was issued by the Punjab Police, was detained by immigration authorities after it was found that he had travelled …
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December 20, 2017 -
2 held at IGI airport with gold worth Rs. 14 lakh
The CISF arrested two persons at the international airport here on Sunday on the charge of involvement in smuggling gold worth Rs 14 lakh, an official said. Shahnawaz had arrived from Abu Dhabi about an hour before his arrest at the Indira Gandhi International Airport while the second accused was identified as cleaner Rajnish Pal, …
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December 10, 2017 -
Senior citizen duo held for smuggling gold at Delhi airport
A couple has been arrested by the Customs department at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle gold worth nearly Rs 25.5 lakh into the country, an official statement said on Monday. The accused — a man (67) and a woman (65) — were intercepted by Customs officials soon after their …
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November 13, 2017 -
20 teams to investigate sighting of drone-like object at IGI Airport
Police have formed as many as 20 teams to look into the sighting of a drone-like object flying twice at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here on Sunday, leading to disruption in operations twice. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sanjay Bhatia said that they had formed 20 teams of three police officers each, headed by …
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August 23, 2017 -
Wanted Al-Qaeda terrorist arrested from Delhi airport
Ali was deported from Saudi Arabia for visa violation and arrested when he landed in Delhi.
August 10, 2017 -
Passengers departing IGIA can claim refund on UDF
Bringing in more clarity on its recent order to reduce user development fee (UDF) charges at the IGI Airport, the civil aviation regulator has said that domestic passengers who travelled from the airport after July 7 can claim a refund from airlines. According to a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) order dated July 18, …
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July 19, 2017 -
Committee formed to enhance IGIA’s airside capacity
The central government on Thursday said it has constituted a committee which will work out modalities to enhance the airside capacity at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here. According to Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, the "Flight Operations Committee" will work out the modalities for the expansion of the airside capacity …
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April 20, 2017 -
Collision of Air India, Indigo flights averted at IGI airport
A near collision was averted on Friday as an Air India and an IndiGo aircraft came face-to-face at IGI airport here. Air India's Delhi-Goa AI156 was about to take off from runway 28 at 11.15 AM when the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) asked the pilot to stop and come back to bay, Air India sources …
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April 7, 2017 -
IGI airport to have driverless metro for transit
The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here will have a driverless metro which will help travellers transit from one terminal to another. The Automated People Mover (APM) is expected to be made available by 2020 as per the recommendation of Master Plan, 2016, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said in a written …
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March 16, 2017 -
Mishap averted at IGI in Delhi
A major mishap was averted here at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday after an Indigo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway. "An Indigo flight 6C-729 which was coming from Lucknow to Delhi with 176 passengers on board, post landing on the taxi way saw a SpiceJet aircraft in front …
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December 27, 2016 -
Airlines asked to stick to advisory on operating in low visibility
A day after 362 flights were delayed at IGI Airport due to weather and other issues, DGCA on Thursday directed domestic airlines to adhere to its advisory on operating aircraft in low visibility, making it clear that no flights be planned during zero visibility and only CAT III aircraft be scheduled in fog. The aviation …
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December 8, 2016 -
NIA files charge sheet against IM operative Siddibapa
NIA on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge sheet in a special court against Indian Mujahideen's alleged key operative Abdul Wahid Siddibapa, who was arrested from IGI Airport here on his arrival from Dubai in a case of alleged conspiracy to carry out terror acts in the country. The charge sheet was filed before Special Judge …
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November 15, 2016 -
Royal Nepal plane makes emergency landing at IGI airport
A Royal Nepal airline plane with 160 people on board, which took off from IGI airport here on Sunday evening, made an emergency landing within 20 minutes of the take off following a wing flap malfunction. All the people in the Kathmandu-bound flight, however, are safe, airport sources said. "The Royal Nepal Airlines flight number …
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September 11, 2016 -
Panel probing Bhagwant Mann’s video issue gets another extension
The Lok Sabha panel probing Bhagwant Mann’s Parliament House videography issue has been given extension till late November. "Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has given extension to the Committee on Conduct of Bhagwant Mann till the end of the first week of next (Winter) session," its Chairman Kirit Somaiya said on Friday. The Winter session of Parliament …
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August 19, 2016