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Relief for domestic air passengers as airport charges slashed

Domestic air passengers will have to pay less at the airports, particularly the non-major ones, from the next month as the aviation regulator has brought down certain charges to the level of last December.

Jun 19, 2017, 21:19 PM IST

Roll out of biometric entry passes at airports delayed again

Biometric entry passes at airports will take more time before becoming a reality, with "technical issues" forcing authorities to delay its roll out for the third time in less than six months.

Jun 11, 2017, 18:26 PM IST

Taking legal steps over AAI eviction notices: Hotel Leela

Hotel Leela Ventures on Tuesday said it is taking "legal steps" over the eviction notices to it by the Airport Authority of India over two land plots near Mumbai International Airport.

Feb 14, 2017, 15:12 PM IST

Demonetisation: AAI resumes airport car park charges by e-payment from Tuesday

In the wake of the cash crunch following demonetisation, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Sunday announced it has put in place a digital payment system for car parking charges at all its airports that would commence e-transactions from November 29.

Nov 27, 2016, 19:31 PM IST

Good news! AAI alows opening of currency exchange counters at its airports

Coming up with a welcome move to help the air travellers, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday allowed opening of allowed opening of currency exchange counters by scheduled commercial banks at its airports across the country.

Nov 17, 2016, 23:16 PM IST

Aviation Ministry plans to launch website where passengers can file complaints against airlines

Aviation ministry is mulling over a plan to launch a website where air passengers can register their complaints, which will be forwarded to the airlines

Aug 13, 2016, 09:11 AM IST

Govt to develop 25 regional airports, says Jaitley

To improve air connectivity, Union Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government plans to develop 25 regional airports.

Apr 05, 2016, 12:51 PM IST

AAI draws up road map for non-traffic revenue generation'

The Airports Authority of India has drawn up a road map for generating revenues from non-traffic activity, apart from working on ways to enhance regional air connectivity.

Apr 02, 2016, 19:40 PM IST

AAI employees threaten to go on hunger strike over bonus row

In a letter written by the AAI employees Union, they have said that they would go on a hunger strike from April 4 if they are not paid their bonuses.

Mar 17, 2016, 11:51 AM IST

Airlines owe Rs 3,030 cr to AAI

Various airlines, including the defunct Kingfisher, owed Rs 3,030 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at the end of December last year, the government said today.

Mar 03, 2016, 15:12 PM IST

SpiceJet paying additional amount to AAI to clear outstanding dues

No-frills airline SpiceJet, which owes around Rs 100 crore to the national airports operator AAI for various airport charges, has been paying an additional amount over and above the per day billing to clear the outstanding at the earliest, a senior executive said on Friday.

Dec 11, 2015, 17:36 PM IST

Chennai floods: Returning to normalcy, both day and night flight services resume

After the resumption of flight operations partially on Sunday, normalcy is likely to be restored in flood-battered Chennai airport with full-fledged services from Monday.

Dec 07, 2015, 08:54 AM IST

$12 bn needed to build new airports, expand existing: AAI

AAI also plans to hold a meeting with various state governments once the draft of civil aviation policy is finalised.

Dec 03, 2015, 14:10 PM IST

Flights to Jammu suspended due to fault on runway

All flights to Jammu airport were suspended on Friday due to a "technical fault" on the runway, leaving scores of passengers stranded. An official said the operations will resume soon.

Oct 23, 2015, 11:15 AM IST

AAI asks SpiceJet to pay extra Rs 70 lakh daily to clear dues

The government-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked SpiceJet to pay an additional Rs 70 lakh per day over and above the daily payment to clear its dues, totaling around Rs 150 crore.

Oct 01, 2015, 19:04 PM IST

Flights to Delhi between Sept 18-20 rescheduled during air space closure

Several domestic and international flights to and out of Delhi have been rescheduled for the next three days with the airspace over the capital to be closed 70 minutes daily in view of preparations for the "commemorative carnival" to mark the 1965 Indo-Pak war's 50th anniversary.

Sep 17, 2015, 21:47 PM IST