The modernisation work of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport was progressing satisfactorily, Union Minister of State for Urban Development Saugata Roy Monday said of the Rs.2,000-crore project slated to be completed in 2011.
‘About 2,200 people are working at the site and 21 percent of the work has been completed. The progress of [...]
New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): The cold waves in North India have delayed and disrupted many flights and trains on Sunday as well. Reports of flight and train disruptions have come from other cities also.
Some international flights coming into Delhi have been diverted to Mumbai. Almost 45 domestic departures and 25 arrivals have been delayed [...]
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The fog situation improved in the capital Sunday but several flights to and from Delhi were cancelled or delayed due to a backlog from the previous day. Parts of the city experienced light showers, officials said.
The visibility on the runways at the Indira Gandhi International Airport Sunday improved to 600 [...]
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Nearly 40 domestic and international flights to the national capital were diverted or cancelled Saturday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded as dense fog and faulty runway instruments made landings and takeoffs difficult.
The visibility on the runways at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport fell below 125 metres against the minimum [...]
Frankfurt, Dec 23 (IANS) The consortium running the Indian capital’s airport proposes a new tax on older aircraft by 2012, especially on those landing late evenings and early mornings, to curb noise pollution and encourage efficient engines, officials said.
‘Our plan envisages noise-monitoring and encouraging the use of new generation, low-noise aircraft by tying landing charges [...]
Frankfurt, Dec 23 (IANS) The consortium running the Indian capital’s airport proposes a new tax on older aircraft by 2012, especially on those landing late evenings and early mornings, to curb noise pollution, officials said.
‘Our plan envisages noise-monitoring and encouraging the use of new generation, low-noise aircraft by tying landing charges to actual noise emission [...]
Kuwait, Dec.14 (ANI): National Aviation Services (NAS), a leading provider of quality airport ground handling services in developing countries, today officially announced that it has been awarded handling contracts at airports in Ahmedebad, Pune and Goa.
NAS India will provide passenger services [...]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman died in southwest Delhi Tuesday when she accidentally fell from the sixth floor of an apartment she was working in as a domestic help.
Mariam Tirkey, who originally hails from Chhattisgarh, fell from the sixth floor of Sukh Sagar Apartments in Dwarka Sector 9, a police official said. [...]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The passengers were seated and the plane was readying for takeoff when the panic button was pressed – there was a bomb on board! Security agencies swung into action and passengers were made to disembark but in the end, it turned out to be a mock drill.
The bomb scare at [...]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) What was thought to be a bomb scare at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport Saturday turned out to be a mock drill conducted to check the preparedness level of various security agencies, an official said.
The drill was conducted at the behest of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
Around [...]
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Kingfisher, Jet Airways and SpiceJet lead the pack of private domestic airlines that have not cleared their dues to the airports operator, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told the Lok Sabha Thursday.
Kingfisher with Rs.167.9 crore, Jet Airways with Rs.64.54 crore and SpiceJet with Rs.15.43 crore [...]
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Thursday said Rs.443 crore has been collected as development fees by Delhi and Mumbai airports till October.
International passengers flying out of Delhi are charged Rs.1,300 as airport development fee, while the corresponding fee for domestic departures is Rs.200. In Mumbai, an international passenger pays Rs.600, [...]
Belgaum (Karnataka), Nov 14 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Saturday said flights will resume operations from the Sambra airport here in three months.
At present, no airline is operating from the airport, some 500 km from the Bengaluru greenfield airport, because of low load factor.
‘I got complaints that the flights used to operate [...]
London, Oct 23 (ANI): Leading figures from within Birmingham’s business, government and ethnic communities will join together next week to launch a petition to the Indian government for the re-establishment of direct flights between Birmingham and the Punjab.
Leader of Birmingham City Council, Mike Whitby, will be joined by internationally famed musician Apache Indian, and other [...]
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) Torrential rains since Wednesday have forced closure of Goa’s Dabolim airport and disrupted train services in the state, and one person is feared drowned, officials said Friday.
State Chief Secretary Sanjiv Srivastava told reporters that the army’s help could be sought to rescue residents in 100-odd houses in the Canacona region in [...]
Chandigarh/New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A joint venture company, Chandigarh International Airport Private Limited, has been formed between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and governments of Punjab and Haryana for the execution of a multi-million project for an international airport at Chandigarh.
The JV agreement was signed between the three parties in New Delhi Thursday. [...]
New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): India and Nepal signed here a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for review of Air Service Agreement (ASA) and a technical accord.
As per the understanding reached between the delegation from the two countries, [...]
Kolkata, Sep 7 (ANI): A United Arab Emirates Air Force plane was detained at the airport here on Sunday after a large cache of arms and ammunition was discovered. Nine crew members have been detained for questioning.
The plane, bound for Hanyang in China from Abu Dhabi, landed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International [...]
