PM Narendra Modi to commission Mopa International Airport after December 8: Goa CM
GMR Group, which would be running the airport, said only domestic flights would be operated immediately after inauguration in December, while international services will take off and land from January 2023 onwards.
Nov 05, 2022, 12:19 PM IST
DGCA grants licence to Goa's Mopa Airport, flight operations to begin SOON
The Mopa airport will be the second airport in Goa, the first being Dabolim airport in Mormugao city, co-shared with the Indian Navy.
Oct 27, 2022, 13:44 PM IST
International flights to Goa set to increase once MOPA Airport is commissioned after August 15: CM Sawant
Goa CM Pramod Sawant said only 70 flights land at the Dabolim Airport on a daily basis, as no landing is permitted from 9 am to 2 pm at the facility.
Jul 11, 2022, 15:10 PM IST
Stray dog menace disrupts Air India flight landing at Goa airport
An Air India flight was forced to abort its landing at Goa's Dabolim Airport over stray dogs running amok on the runway in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Aug 14, 2019, 09:21 AM IST
Beware of your next online hotel booking, it may be a killjoy
The bizarre incident comes to light at a time when the central government has taken cognisance of many consumer grievances arising out of online e-commerce companies.
Jan 07, 2018, 12:09 PM IST
GST will end 'inspector raj', boost economic growth: Amit Shah
Praising President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Modi for the GST launch, he said the midnight witnessed India's biggest tax reform since Independence.
Jul 01, 2017, 15:11 PM IST
Jet Airways flight veers off runway at Goa airport; DGCA probing incident
The incident occurred when Jet Airways Goa-Mumbai (9W 2374), which had arrived from Dubai, was about to take off.
Dec 27, 2016, 09:10 AM IST
UK's first direct flight to Goa lands at Dabolim airport
The flight operated by Thomas Cook Airlines with 311 passengers on board landed at the airport from London Tuesday night.
Nov 03, 2016, 09:19 AM IST
BRICS 2016: PM Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping's bilateral talks underway
Delegation level talk between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping is underway as the latter arrived in Goa today to attend BRICS 2016 Summit.
Oct 15, 2016, 18:37 PM IST
Vladimir Putin's arrival in Goa delayed due to poor visibility
Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival in Goa on Saturday to attend the BRICS Summit was delayed due to poor visibility with thick fog making it difficult for his plane to land in the coastal state.
Oct 15, 2016, 09:35 AM IST
Assorted foreign currencies seized from man at Goa airport
Foreign currencies with a face value of Rs 25.6 lakh were seized from a passenger while he was about to fly to Dubai from the Dabolim airport in Goa today, Customs officials said.
Sep 28, 2016, 12:01 PM IST
How many tourists visit Goa? Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has no answer
Even as state Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar claimed that 90 percent of the passengers arriving on Goa's Dabolim airport are tourists, legislators from both ruling and opposition parties benches cornered him for not being able to furnish adequate visitors' data from AAI.
Jan 12, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
