Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is India’s most connected airport now. The Delhi airport is recognised as the most connected airport of the country post-COVID. Aircraft from the Delhi airport flew to 69 different domestic destinations across the country in October 2020. It is worth noting that this number of 69 destinations was actually 2 lesser (67) before the pandemic hit the world. Thus it really shows that the Indira... Read More
India’s number one low-cost carrier, IndiGo has recently announced the new flights which will connect India from Dhaka. Apart from Sunday, the airline would operate flights from India to Dhaka regularly from different destinations. IndiGo will operate a total of 12 weekly flights between Dhaka and India. The airline will start the service to Dhaka from November 4, 2020. The first flight to depart for Dhaka will take off from... Read More
Anticipating the increase of passenger footfall in the future, Dehradun Airport is gearing up for a makeover. According to the Airport Authority of India (AAI), the 353-crore renovation will include a new domestic terminal and a utility block with facilities such as car park area, rainwater harvesting provisions and sewage treatment plant. The new terminal will spread across 42,777 square kilometres and will be capable of handling up to 1800... Read More
Vistara is India’s finest full-service carrier. It introduced the first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in India. Vistara resumed its commercial flights today and operated its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in the Delhi-Kolkata route marking its first commercial operation owing to the high air travel demand. The flight UK705 took off from Delhi at 07:05 Am hours and landed in Kolkata at 08:55 Am. Vistara operated another flight UK706 with the Dreamliner in... Read More
If you’ve travelled in SpiceJet Airlines, you must have witnessed the carriers hard work to give their in-flight passengers a great flying experience. Without a doubt, it is one of the most loved and famous airlines in Indian aviation for all the right reasons. SpiceJet offers a wide variety of Add-on services to their passengers which includes SpiceMax, SpiceLounge, seat plus meal combo offer and many more. Now if the... Read More
SpiceJet is an Indian low-cost airline and is the second-largest in the country by the number of passengers carried. The airline reported a net loss of Rs. 934.8 crore during the year 2019-2020. Due to this, the airline has failed to pay its pending dues. Looking at that, The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has allowed the airline to function normally without paying for each flight before they fly. SpiceJet... Read More
Due to global pandemic, everyone is scared about their health. But people who have a good immunity system, they are worried a little less than the others. Immunity system is very important to fight off the virus or bacteria which is making you sick. Indian airports recognise this and are providing the passengers with beverages which boost the immunity of passengers. It is interesting to see that haldi doodh, tulsi... Read More
An important goal of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is to make travel as safe as possible for flyers. To follow this, AAI has decided that it will get 198 body scanners for a total of 63 Indian airports. These body scanners will then replace the current handheld devices for scanning and door metal detectors. The pat-down for searching of passengers for detecting metal objects will not be there... Read More
Budget carrier AirAsia India and international carrier Thai Smile Airways will launch services from Ahmedabad airport during the winter schedule. The winter schedule begins on October 27, 2019, and extends until March 28, 2020. Thai Smile Airways to connect Ahmedabad-Bangkok from October 29 Thai Smile Airways is launching direct flights between Ahmedabad and Bangkok. The inaugural flight will take off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad for... Read More
According to a report published by Times of India, Delhi Indira Gandhi International (Delhi IGI) airport handled more than one million metrics tonnes of cargo between the period of November 2017 to October 2018. The airport also managed the highest ever cargo tonnage in October. The airport handles around 29% of the country’s cargo and is estimated to be at 28th position worldwide. Achievement as a Result of Serious Investments... Read More
In order to save on fuels and also keep a check on sound pollution, more and more airlines are opting for TaxiBots as their choice of towing vehicle. In a new development in this regard, GoAir, the no frills carrier has decided to deploy the semi-robotic-pilot-operated TaxiBots as its choice of towing vehicle at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi. Currently, the conventional method dictates that the... Read More
IndiGo will be launching new flights from Gaya to Delhi and Chennai in the coming months as the private airline is in advanced stages of talks with Airports Authority of India (AAI). IndiGo will launch new flights between Gaya-Delhi and Gaya-Kolkata-Chennai routes in 2020. The private airline already approached AAI seeking permission to operate the Gaya-Delhi flight during evening hours. However, it's also said that the Gaya-Kolkata-Chennai flight proposal is... Read More
Following the government’s mandatory order to install full-body scanners at 84 airports in India, Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) established the system, and the trial run began on 1 July 2019. “Based on specifications issued by the BCAS, BIAL is using body scanners with Millimetre Wave (illumination) technology. This technology ensures that the scanners are safe for pregnant women and people with pacemakers,” a spokesperson for Bengaluru International Airport Limited... Read More
Air India Express IX384 aircraft coming from Dubai to Mangalore veered off the runway and ended up on grass while arriving in Mangalore. The incident happened at 6 pm on Sunday. No casualties are reported, and all 183 passengers inside the flight are said to have a safe landing. AI Express aircraft VT-AYA, operating IX 384, Dubai to Mangalore on June 30, after landing on runway 24 while vacating the... Read More
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