The subsidised regional connectivity rolled out by the government with the name of UDAN seeks to connect the unserved or underserved airports of India with various routes to tier I and tier II cities. As part of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) the government is also building a civil aviation enclave called the Hindon air base near Delhi from which planes up to 80-seater will be able to take... Read More
The flights under the government subsidised Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN-II to places such as Pithoragarh, Jaisalmer, Gorakhpur, Allahabad and Kannur will fly from Hindon Air Force Station in Delhi NCR from the mid-February 2019, according to a report published by Times of India. Currently, Airports Authority of India (AAI) is constructing a public terminal at Hindon Air Force Station to handle the operations. The construction will end by mid-February... Read More
Yesterday in New Delhi, the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) signed an Operation and Management (O & M) agreement to facilitate commercial operations from Rourkela, Odisha. SAIL and AAI Sign MOU SAIL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2018 to use its own airport for commercial flight operations under the RCS UDAN scheme. SAIL has now signed an O&M contract with... Read More
The runway at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala will be blocked from 16:00 to 21:00 hours on April 15th to allow a parade linked to the legendary Painkuni Festival to go smoothly. The airport has issued an official statement on the adjustments, advising airlines and customers of the temporary suspension of nighttime flights. The airport's announcement indicated that domestic and international services have been rescheduled for those five hours, according... Read More
Union minister of civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday that the single-window facility for approvals of security programs linked to aviation safety is expected to be ready by June this year. Scindia said the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) establishes, develops, executes, manages, and reviews the National Aviation Security (AvSec) programme before a parliamentary consultative committee linked to the civil aviation ministry on Monday. “The e-Security programme is... Read More
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has commenced the construction of the Maryada Purshottam Shri Ram Airport in Ayodhya. Vishal Infrastructure, a builder based in; Bengaluru, which won the bid for constructing Ayodhya airport has started the work under the supervision of AAI. Rajeev Kulshreshtha, besides three other officials, from Airport Authority of India has taken charge as the project-in-charge of the airport. Lalji, Ayodhya airport director, and two assistant... Read More
In a presentation given to the officials of Yamuna Express Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has proposed to build a 72km long high-speed metro line connecting two airports, the upcoming Noida airport in Jewar and Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI airport). The proposed metro line between Delhi IGI airport and Jewar Noida airport will be constructed in two phases and 13 stations between the... Read More
India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, for not adhering to the safety norms of runway maintenance. DGCA was conducting an audit of the airport for the past few months, which revealed some severe slip-ups in Kolkata airport. The authority blames the airport for being 'negligent' in maintaining the runway in... Read More
Nearly 1.12 crores passengers travelled by air in December 2021, an increase of 6.7% compared to November 2021, India’s aviation regulatory authority the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), revealed in its monthly statement. In November, the count of domestic air travellers was around 1.05 crores. Taking the yearly count, a total of 8.38 crore people travelled on domestic flights in 2021, registering a 33% increase from 2020, which was... Read More
Passengers will be able to fly straight from Agartala in Tripura to international destinations such as Bangkok and Bangladesh in the near future. Officials from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) stated on Saturday that international flights from the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) airport in Agartala would begin operating soon, connecting Bangkok with Chittagong and Dhaka in Bangladesh through Guwahati. According to the most recent data, the MBB airport in... Read More
Nineteen new aircraft stands are added at Terminal 1 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI airport). The stands, constructed as part of an expansion project, are operational after receiving approval from the aviation regulator authority, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The new stands can handle Code C planes such as A320 and B737, having wingspan measuring between 24 meters to 36 meters. Delhi IGI airport already had... Read More
The Central Government has made it mandatory for passengers coming from ‘at-risk’ countries to book for RT-PCR tests prior to boarding the flight. It is the responsibility of the airline to ensure that the passenger has done the pre-booking for the test. The mandatory norm will be implemented from December 20 for those arriving at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bengaluru. This is phase one of the implementation and... Read More
Amid the increasing concerns of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 around the world and the future of the airline industry once again looking to hit turbulence, Chennai Airport has strengthened its safety protocols and precautionary measures. The state government has already issued the notice to the authorities of four airports in the state which include airports in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Tiruchirappalli. According to the notice, these airports need to... Read More
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has plans for charging outbounds passengers up to Rs 300 more on their flight journeys. As per a report from the Times of India, The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has sought the permission from the regulator for charging Rs 200 from the domestic and Rs 300 from the international flight passengers going out of Delhi in addition to their flight fares. Further, the... Read More
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