A new book reveals former Congress MP Amarinder Singh's mission to arrange a meeting between Rajiv Gandhi and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in the 1980s, along with other anecdotes.
Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who died in a tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday, joined the list of several top Indian politicians and prominent personalities who lost their lives in aviation accidents.
Addressing close to 700 employees and the leadership team across the Air India headquarters and Air India Training Academy in Gurugram, Chandrasekaran urged them to stay on course, terming the accident the most "heartbreaking" crisis of his career.
DIAL allowed to charge user development fee from both departing and arriving passengers
Several Indian and international aviation and logistics companies such as Air India, Singapore Airport Terminal Services, Menzies, Bobba, Swissport, Bird Group and Worldwide Flight Services have responded, individually or through tie-ups with each other, to two requests for proposals to set up a new cargo facility at Delhi airport and upgrade the existing one. The RFPs were sent by Delhi International Airport Limited, the GMR-led consortium that is modernising the airport.
The initial buzz turned into raw excitement as the first passengers walked past the glass-and-steel structure amid a warm welcome on arrival by officials of Air India and Delhi International Airport Ltd.
Ravinder Kumar was sleeping after finishing his night shift Friday morning when a call from Indira Gandhi International Airport Police Station turned his life upside down.
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said India has not been a good trading partner and announced that he will raise the tariffs on New Delhi 'very substantially' over the next 24 hours because it is buying Russian oil.
'It's been five days now since I made the last video call to her. It's a terrible state for a mother to be in'
Improvement in load factors, coupled with an increase in seat capacity after Jet's slots were allotted to low-cost airlines, has resulted in an increase in daily passenger traffic.
Though Uber functions as a cab aggregator, the Delhi state commission ruled it should ensure timely and reliable delivery of services offered through its platform.
A passenger on board the Delhi-Mumbai flight told ANI that the flight AI-805 was delayed from its original schedule of 8 pm to 10.40 pm first then 11.35 pm then 12.30 am and then finally it took off at 1.48 am from Terminal 3 of the airport in Delhi.
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returns to India after his mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He was welcomed by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and ISRO Chairman V Narayanan. Shukla is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participate in National Space Day celebrations.
Delhi Airport has reduced the minimum annual guarantee paid by duty-free operator, Alpha Future.
With an eye on the 2010 Commonwealth Games, DIAL will augment the airport's annual passenger handling capacity from 16.24 million to 37 million.
The commercial operations of the new domestic departure terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi will commence from April 19, Delhi International Airport Limited said on Tuesday.
The country's largest airline IndiGo and Air India have asked passengers to reach Delhi airport at least 3.5 hours prior to domestic departures.
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) is taking baby steps towards becoming an international airline hub.
Delhi's Indira Gandhi airport and Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji airport handle more than half of India's air traffic.
The CPI(M) on Tuesday demanded immediate withdrawal of the government's decision to allow the GMR-led consortium, developing the Delhi airport, to charge development fee from passengers to fund modernisation work.
The estimated cost for building T-3 went up from Rs 8,975 crore (Rs 89.75 billion) to Rs 12,700 crore (Rs 127 billion) during the 37 months it took. In March 2009, the operator was allowed by the civil aviation ministry to collect an ADF for 36 months, to recover an estimated Rs 1,827 crore (Rs 18.27 billion).
'Day by day we expose how soulless we have become as a society. Every day is a disappointment.'
'...rectification has to happen then and there, and that takes additional time.'
At least 100 flights were delayed and a few were cancelled due to low visibility at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Friday.
Two international flights were called back while one which was preparing for departure from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi was taken to an isolation bay due to a bomb scare early Saturday, sources said.
People gathered at the airport long before her arrival and they celebrated Manu Bhaker's feat with song and dance, beating of drums and holding banners.
In fact, it is estimated that by 2026, over one-third of Delhi's total projected traffic (82.7 million) will be diverted to Greater Noida airport (28.4 million), and by 2036 when DIAL expects to handle nearly 100 million traffic, Greater Noida will attract 82.7 million passengers.
China has expressed surprise over India's clarification regarding its stance on Taiwan, following reported comments by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Beijing claims India's position is inconsistent with facts and undermines China's sovereignty.
Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd will appoint US-based Parsons Brinkerhoff International Inc as project management consultant for the Delhi Airport Modernisation Project.
Jet Airways Executive Director Saroj K Datta declined to comment, stating he has not got any circular from DIAL.
Bag scanning of international passengers is done routinely and the "privileges are not above law", the Delhi customs said on Monday after a video by a Kashmiri journalist over her bag checking at the airport in New Delhi went viral.
The aircraft, which departed from New Delhi, was in Pakistani airspace when a male passenger fell seriously ill, according to sources from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Days after its Delhi-bound aircraft returned to Chicago due to unserviceable lavatories, Air India on Monday said its probe found that polythene bags, rags, and clothes had been flushed down and were stuck in the plumbing.
The civil aviation ministry on Friday asked airlines to ensure that there is no abnormal surge in airfares for flights to and from the national capital amid suspension of operations at Delhi airport's Terminal 1 following the roof collapse incident.
According to police, Khan seemed to be in a drunken condition he created a nuisance at a public place by screaming and abusing other people.
'This kind of a last minute order creates immense problems for airlines.'
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has prepared a pool of more than 100 personnel to man additional security counters expected to be handed over to it for easing the ongoing congestion at large airports of Delhi and Mumbai, official sources said Wednesday.
Delhi International Airport Private Limited is undertaking several proactive measures to prevent discomfort to passengers during delays and to provide information in advance.
Authorities at the Delhi airport on Friday searched a Vistara aircraft, which was to leave for Pune, following a bomb threat but nothing suspicious was found, the police said.
India's medal tally at the ongoing Paralympics has gone up to 27, with six gold medals, nine silver medals, and 12 bronze medals.
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