'War Rooms At Six Metro Airports': Aviation Ministry's New Measures For Fog-Related Flight Delays
Union Aviation Minister has outlined new standard operating procedures for airlines to "mitigate passenger inconvenience"
Jan 16, 2024, 19:45 PM IST
“Very strategic...” India’s Tezu Airport upgraded in Arunachal near LAC
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated a new terminal building at Tezu Airport in Arunachal Pradesh. Tezu Airport is a domestic airport located in the city of Tezu which operates via a single runway. The airport is strategically important for India as it is situated very close to the China border. The airport is developed on 212 acres of land and is capable of handling operations of ATR 72 types of aircraft. These developments will boost connectivity and help in the movement of security officials near LAC.
Sep 25, 2023, 09:40 AM IST
Airport Lounges Are Like ‘Free Meal Scheme Canteens’: Ashneer Grover
On social media, the tweet soon gathered attention as many individuals expressed their agreement or disagreement with Grover's point of view.
Jun 22, 2023, 17:39 PM IST
Govt Aims To Make 121 Airports Carbon Neutral By 2025: Aviation Minister
The Union Aviation Minister informed that the government has mandated the use of renewable energy as part of the bid documents for upcoming airports.
Apr 20, 2023, 17:00 PM IST
Random Covid testing continues at Delhi airport; travellers mask up, maintain social distancing
A random 2% of all international passengers arriving in India will also be tested for Covid, regardless of their point of departure.
Jan 01, 2023, 14:52 PM IST
India tightens Covid guidelines; screening stepped up at airports, RT-PCR report may be mandatory for international passengers
As the government tightens COVID-19-related guidelines, the sources said filling up of 'air suvidha' forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.
Dec 29, 2022, 07:55 AM IST
Covid-19 in China a concern, airports functioning on high alert: Aviation Minister Scindia
The very fact that we have very high Covid numbers across the world today from China to South Korea to Japan to European countries, it is certainly a concern, said Jyotiraditya Scindia in an interview to PTI.
Dec 28, 2022, 19:55 PM IST
Covid-19: Maharashtra records 26 new COVID cases, zero fatality; active tally at 165
Maharashtra now has 165 active cases, of which Pune accounts for the highest 54 cases, followed by 44 in Mumbai and 11 in Thane district, it said.
Dec 27, 2022, 20:39 PM IST
Covid-19 in India: Thermal screening at airports, mock drill across states, UTs from today to assess preparedness
Covid-19 in India: Amid the rising cases of Covid in China and other parts of the world, mock drills will be conducted at health facilities across states and UTs to ensure readiness to deal with the cases from Tuesday.
Dec 27, 2022, 06:45 AM IST
Bad news for millions of Indians! People living near airports may not get to enjoy 5G service in 2023; Here's WHY
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently sent a letter to telecom providers not to install C-band 5G base stations within the 2.1 km range of Indian airports, news agency IANS reported.
Dec 25, 2022, 13:31 PM IST
Covid-19 scare: Govt begins random sampling of international passengers at airports
Omicron subvariant BF.7, the strain driving China's current surge of Covid-19 cases, have been detected in India and become a cause of concern for the government.
Dec 22, 2022, 16:36 PM IST
Punjab Government seeks resumption of flights from THESE 4 airports
Restarting flights would help in saving time, money, and energy for people, besides ensuring direct air connectivity across the country, and will be a major help for the economy.
Oct 19, 2022, 16:19 PM IST
Airports in India to completely switch to green energy, aims to become carbon neutral by 2024
Indian airports to completely switch to green energy, government keeps a target of turning 90 airports into carbon neutral by 2024, reports IANS.
Oct 18, 2022, 18:54 PM IST
Australian airports to face disruption in services, ground staffers to go on strike on THIS day
Dnata workers have voted in favour of strikes on September 12, which will see around 350 workers participating in the strikes across Australian airports in Brisbane, Sydney, and Adelaide, reports IANS.
Sep 07, 2022, 08:05 AM IST
Aviation Trivia: Top 5 cities around the globe with maximum commercial airports - New York, London and more
Many major cities in the world, like London, New York, Tokyo, and Moscow, among others, have multiple functional airports considering the fact here, we have compiled the list of cities that have the maximum number of airports.
Aug 28, 2022, 10:21 AM IST
25 Indian airports with flight operations lack night landing facilities; newly-inaugurated Deoghar airport in the list
Around 25 operational airports in India lack night landing facilities; these airports includes the newly inaugurated Deoghar airport in Jharkhand, reports IANS.
Jul 25, 2022, 20:23 PM IST
Digi Yatra: Check-in facility with facial tech to begin at Bengaluru, Varanasi airports from Aug 15
Aviation Minister said that the phase one of the Digi Yatra project will allow passengers to check in at the Bengaluru, Varanasi airports using facial technology from Aug 15, reports PTI.
Jul 20, 2022, 15:48 PM IST
