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March 24th, 2021 7:39 AM 0 COMMENTS

International Commercial Passenger Flights to Remain Suspended Till April 30

The Indian government and the DGCA announced that the international commercial passenger flights would remain suspended till April 30, 2021. Exactly a year ago on March 23, the government suspended the international commercial passenger flights to contain the COVID-19 virus from spreading in India. Everyone expected the government to begin regular international flights in the coming weeks, but the rising COVID-19 cases mean the government had no other option other... Read More

March 15th, 2021 7:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

‘Spot’ Robot Powered by Ericsson’s 5G Roams Airport for Security

Ericsson and TDC NET 5G Innovation Hub in Denmark partnered together to unleash ‘Spot’, a robot powered by 5G to check the perimeter-fencing. As the technology develops, multiple more use cases of 5G will spring up. This was just a basic test that both the parties did to check how the robot performed. ‘Spot’ is a robot that was previously used for completing tasks within the institute. It ran with... Read More

March 12th, 2021 9:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qatar Airways Now Trialling IATA Travel Pass

Qatar Airways, one of the largest global air carriers, has started trialling the IATA Travel Pass. In doing so, Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the middle-east to test the IATA Travel Pass. For the unaware, IATA Travel Pass is a digital application developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). It is a ‘Digital Passport’ mobile application that has multiple features and uses. Passengers of the airline... Read More

February 8th, 2021 11:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bilaspur Airport to See Domestic Flights from March 1, 2021 Under UDAN: Report

While addressing a press conference at the Kushabhau Thakre Parisar, BJP’s state office in Chattisgarh, Hardeep Singh Puri confirmed that Bilaspur airport would get to see domestic flights from March 1, 2021. These flights will be conducted under the regional connectivity scheme, ‘UDAN’ of the government. It is worth noting that Bilaspur airport got upgraded from the ‘2C’ category to the ‘3C’ category just a few days back. The ‘3C’... Read More

January 28th, 2021 7:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bilaspur Airport Can Accommodate 72 Seater Aircraft Now, Details

Aircraft with 72 seats can now land on the Bilaspur airport. Bilaspur airport is located out of the city in Chakarbhatha area of the district. The airport has now been upgraded from 2C to 3C certification. 2C category airports can allow 40 seater aircraft to land at its runway. But with 3C certification, the seat count increases to 3C. The 3C certification was provided to the Bilaspur airport upon inspection... Read More

January 13th, 2021 5:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Chennai Airport to Get New Terminal By 2022

Chennai airport is going to get a new integrated terminal by 2022. For this new terminal, the existing terminals, 2 & 3 will be demolished. The new terminal at the airport is expected to be commissioned by December 2022. As per a PTI report, the Airports Authority of India said that the airport's new terminal would operate for both the domestic and international passengers passing through the airport. This is... Read More

January 5th, 2021 5:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Chennai to Get Second Airport in Parandur Soon

Chennai is very soon going to get another airport in the city. As of now, all that is needed is the approval of the Civil Aviation Ministry. The ministry wanted a thorough technical study to be done before a location for the second airport in Tamil Nadu's capital could be finalised. As per a New Indian Express report, the state government has landed upon two destinations - Parandur and Cheyyar.... Read More

January 4th, 2021 4:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kempegowda International Airport to Get Train Services from Today

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bangalore will get train services from today. The airport is located 30 odd kilometres out from the city in KIAL road, Devanahalli. It is a pain to reach for passengers who have an emergency flight. Given the distance it is from the city, the cab rides are costly. Even though the bus is a viable option, it still costs a lot of time for the passenger.... Read More

January 1st, 2021 7:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bangalore Airport Finally Gets CAT-III B Compliant Runway

Reports of the Bangalore airport getting a CAT-III B compliant runway by 2021 were surfacing online. Now, as per a report from IANS, the Bangalore International Airport has finally installed the CAT-III B instrument landing system (ILS) on its runway. This kind of runway allows flights to take-off and land with lesser visibility due to fog. During winters in Bangalore, multiple flights get delayed because of fog and less visibility,... Read More

December 28th, 2020 5:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi Airport Gets New Passenger Tracking System

The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), operator of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) has just announced through a release about the installation of new passenger tracking system (PTS) at the Terminal 3 of the airport. This new passenger tracking system will ensure that social distancing at the airport is maintained at all times. It will allow passengers to identify how much they should wait before they move ahead in the... Read More

December 18th, 2020 6:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi Airport Passengers to Get Faster Immigration Clearance With E-Gates

The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport or Delhi airport will soon allow passengers to get the immigration clearance within seconds. Since the time airports resumed after going through a two-month lockdown, social distancing has been emphasised upon quite heavily. Most of the processes that a passenger used to go through at the airport has been made contactless. In a fortunate turn of events, the Delhi airport will soon be getting... Read More

December 16th, 2020 5:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi Airport Getting Ready For Operating Flights in High Fog Levels

Fog is one of the biggest contributing factors for the delay and cancelling of flights in India during winters. But to fight against it at the nation's capital, Delhi Airport is getting a CAT III B-compliant runway. For the unaware, CAT III B-compliance means flights can land when the visibility on the runway is up to 50 metres. Usually, minimum visibility required to land flights in a CAT I compliant... Read More

December 11th, 2020 8:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bangalore Airport to Get Only 1 CAT III B-Compliant Runway

Bangalore airport is among the busiest airports in the country. It handles not only domestic but also international traffic. One of the key problems for airlines to operate flights in Bangalore airport in Winters is ‘fog’. Due to fog, visibility for the pilots' drop, which can result in fatal accidents. Thus, whenever there is too much fog, flights are delayed deliberately to avoid accidents. But a few days back, we... Read More

December 9th, 2020 10:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kozhikode Airport to Allow Big Aircraft Operations Resume

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given the green flag to the Kozhikode Airport for resuming all the big aircraft operations from January 2021. The permission from the DGCA headquarters has come after a thorough inspection of the runway and the airport facilities to accommodate big aircraft landings and take-offs by the DGCA officials. The DGCA has also asked Air India and Saudi Air for preparing a traffic... Read More

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