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January 10th, 2022 2:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Srinagar Airport Resumes Flight Operations, Plans to Install Upgraded ILC to Deal With Low Visibility

Officials of Srinagar airport have announced that all cancelled flights are resumed for operation from Sunday. The aviation connectivity between Kashmir and the rest of the country had been restored, a day after heavy snowfall in Kashmir valley prompted the cancellation of all flights in Srinagar. Due to heavy snowfall and limited visibility, all 40 planes planned to depart from Srinagar airport on Saturday were cancelled. "Air traffic to and... Read More

January 10th, 2022 1:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jammu Airport Revises COVID-19 Protocols Amid Rising Cases

In response to an increase in the count of COVID-19 cases in the state, Jammu airport has amended its restrictions for passengers. According to recent reports, officials at the Jammu airport have decided to intensify testing of unvaccinated travellers, including Vaishno Devi pilgrims. Additionally, the new COVID-19 guidelines of Jammu airport insist that all overseas passengers should be subject to RT-PCR tests at the airport. Only fully vaccinated travellers are... Read More

January 8th, 2022 3:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Hyderabad Airport May Stop Omicron Sequencing

While the country is fretting upon the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and is strengthening the Rapid RT-PCR testing across the airports, Hyderabad airport may stop testing international passengers arriving at the airport for the Omicron variant. According to Dr G Srinivas Rao, the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, the Omicron variant is already present in the population, and categorising it separately would be futile because the spread could... Read More

January 8th, 2022 2:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi Airport Gets Faster Luggage Management System, Old Runway Renovated

On Friday, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) announced that the Delhi international airport has been installing an integrated cart system (ICS) for luggage handling at Terminal I. The new integrated system has higher speed, capacity, and dependability, enhancing luggage management at the airport. According to DIAL, the ICS with radio frequency identification (RFID) ensures error-free luggage sorting. Delhi airport’s luggage system will operate at a speed of 2.1 metres per... Read More

January 8th, 2022 12:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Chennai International Airport Ranks 8th in List for ‘On-Time Performance’

The Chennai International Airport is one of the world’s top ten large international airports for ‘on-time’ departures. The airport was placed 8th for ‘on-time performance’ in a review undertaken by Cirium, an organisation that specialises in providing aviation data to the tourism, finance, aerospace, and aviation industries. Aside from that, Chennai International Airport is the only Indian airport in the top ten. Osaka International (Itami) Airport in Japan ranked first... Read More

January 7th, 2022 4:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

More Than 100 Passengers Tested COVID-19 Positive on Milan-Amritsar Flight

A total of 125 passengers on a chartered Milan-Amritsar flight tested positive for COVID-19. According to health officials, they will be held in isolation. According to Airport Director V K Seth, the charter flight, which landed at the Amritsar airport at 11.30 am on Thursday, had a total of 179 passengers. Italy is one of the ’at at risk’ countries, as per the Ministry of Civil Aviation list. Hence, according... Read More

January 7th, 2022 2:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airports Can’t Operate Without Facility Management Teams: Embassy Services MD, CEO

Technology integration has brought about rapid transformation within the Facility Management (FM) industry. A suite of tools aid in the enhancement and improved efficiency of operations. While FM is conventionally a hands-on operation with the core being manual partaking, digitalisation has brought about new frontiers that support FMs in a data-centric, analytical, and tech-cohesive approach to operations, says, Pradeep Lala, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Embassy Services Private Limited.... Read More

January 5th, 2022 10:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Mumbai Airport Covid Guidelines Revised, Rapid RT-PCR Made Compulsory for All International Travellers

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revised Mumbai airport covid guidelines on January 4 that all overseas travellers arriving at the Mumbai airport will be required to undergo a rapid RT-PCR test. Only international travellers travelling from ‘at-risk nations’ were required to undergo airport RT PCR test. Now Mumbai airport Rapid RT-PCR applies to all international travellers arriving in Mumbai, regardless of whether they came from an at-risk country or... Read More

January 4th, 2022 7:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Canada Court Orders to Seize the Assets of Air India and AAI

In a victory for the shareholders of satellite company Devas Multimedia in its legal struggle with India, a Canadian court has reportedly ordered the seizure of assets belonging to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Air India held with the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The Superior Court of Quebec issued two separate decisions on November 24 and December 21, demonstrating that the IATA has confiscated assets belonging to... Read More

December 31st, 2021 11:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

West Bengal Pauses Flights from UK to Kolkata From January 3

In the wake of the rising Omicron concern, the West Bengal government has decided to temporarily pause all direct flights from the United Kingdom to Kolkata, effective from January 3. The government made the decision in response to an alarming increase in Omicron cases around the world. From January 3, 2022, all travellers arriving in West Bengal from non-at-risk countries will be required to undertake COVID-19 testing at their own... Read More

December 31st, 2021 11:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

UAE-India Travel Becomes Difficult in the Light of New COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

Flight bookings to and from India may decline as a result of the country's top airports adopting new COVID-19-related requirements for all passengers. Due to an increase in Omicron instances, Delhi and Mumbai, India's two largest flight hubs, have issued updated passenger arrival procedures. According to a source cited by Gulf News, the new bookings have stalled, and families appear hesitant to travel under the new Covid restrictions because it... Read More

December 30th, 2021 6:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tamil Nadu Government Invites Bids for a Feasibility Study of Hosur Airport

The proposal to establish Hosur airport is finally gaining momentum, with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) floating tender inviting consultants to conduct a feasibility study for establishing Hosur airport. Tender is available for download on www.tntenders.gov.in and www.tidco.com. The consultants have to make a payment of Rs 15,000 and download the proposal document from websites. The proposal document will be available for download until January 28, 2022. The consultants can submit the... Read More

December 30th, 2021 6:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vizag Airport Maintains Steady Passenger Growth Despite COVID-19 Concerns

Withstanding the COVID-19 concerns and the rising Omicron scare, Visakhapatnam International Airport has witnessed a steady growth during the last 11 months compared to the same period in the previous year. Vizag airport managed 14,22,662 in the last 11 months of 2021 against the 11,04,340 passengers it handled in the corresponding period in the previous year. The aircraft movements increased to 13,971 from 11,947 during the period. The infrastructure works... Read More

December 28th, 2021 7:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Farmers to Protest Against the Land Acquisition for Jewar Noida International Airport

Farmers from six villages whose land is awaiting acquisition as part of the Jewar Noida International Airport project’s second phase of expansion have begun protesting against the authorities. The process for acquiring their land is scheduled to start in January 2022. Land from six villages -- Karauli Bangar, Dayanatpur, Kureb, Ranhera, Mundhera and Nagla Hukum Singh villages -- will be used for setting up the second phase of the Jewar... Read More

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