Setting foot to their homeland after several agonising months of captivity in Qatar, seven of the eight Indian navy veterans who were sentenced to death on 'espionage' charges, heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they wouldn't have been freed had it for the sustained diplomatic efforts at his behest to secure their release.
The on-time performance (OTP) of Indian carriers took a major dip in January as dense fog foiled their flight schedules. According to data from the Ministry of Civil Aviation reviewed by Business Standard, five out of six major Indian carriers - IndiGo, Air India, AIX Connect, Akasa Air, and Vistara - recorded their lowest OTPs in at least the last 11 months. In response to queries, an Air India spokesperson said that during this winter, northern India experienced unusually prolonged periods of dense fog affecting traffic at the airline's two largest hubs -- Delhi and Mumbai.
Air India, which operates 72 weekly flights from various cities to Dubai, and IndiGo cancelled their services on Wednesday.
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.
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In a statement, an Air India spokesperson said a passenger travelling in business class was off boarded on the advice of the captain following some argument with members of the crew before the scheduled pushback.
Mohammed Ashar, resident of Thalassery in Kannur district of Kerala, had been absconding and was chargesheeted by the National Investigation Agency in 2010
The Deccan Mujahideen which had claimed responsibility for the Mumbai terror attacks is at it again. A second e-mail threatening to blow up the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Delhi airport has been intercepted by the Gujarat police.
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"Facebook and Twitter offer us, as well as our customers, an instant mode of communication and the ability to connect swiftly. We wanted to create an effective channel of communication with our customers, in addition to our already existing means like the feedback forms, information kiosks and email," said I Prabhakara Rao DIAL, CEO.
Satellite imagery showed a dense elongated band of fog stretching from Punjab to the northeast.
DIAL allowed to charge user development fee from both departing and arriving passengers
Against the backdrop of a significant number of flights getting delayed and cancelled and passengers facing tough times, the regulator has come out with a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
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.
A major cause for the growing number of freak accidents in the past two years is largely due to the sudden rise of flights in the airports. As a consequence, the number of vehicles in the tarmac too has increased tenfold.
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.
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Thursday admitted teething problems at the newly built international terminal at the Delhi Airport relating to congestion at peak hours and said that services are being improved continuously.
Over two dozen flights coming to and leaving Delhi were delayed as Runway Visibility Range at the Indira Gandhi International Airport dipped below 100 meters between 5:30 am and 9 am, making it impossible for carrying out any flight activities.
According to the official, six international flights were affected due to the server issue.
Reliance-ASA on Monday emerged as the highest financial bidder for the Delhi airport modernisation project, offering 46 per cent of revenue share to government for the work.
'This kind of a last minute order creates immense problems for airlines.'
Weather may continue to be bad on Saturday.
A coronavirus positive woman allegedly managed to give the slip to authorities in New Delhi after her arrival from London and reached Andhra Pradesh by train only to be picked up by authorities and admitted to a hospital.
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) is taking baby steps towards becoming an international airline hub.
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm says it is financially unviable.
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Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, who welcomed the Indian citizens at the Delhi airport, said that this is the second phase and they are trying to facilitate those who are willing to come back to India.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said it's a pity that since switching sides, Scindia has adopted the Modi government's "uncaring attitude" to the public.
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In the short video clip, other crew members could be seen shouting at the passenger after he hit the pilot.
A report of a joint inspection committee (JIC) - comprising experts from DMRC, Indian Railways and Reliance Infra - has revealed that the Airport Metro Express line had been rolling on a track that had 91 per cent of its bearings dislocated.
Jet Airways Executive Director Saroj K Datta declined to comment, stating he has not got any circular from DIAL.
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).
T3 is the largest airport terminal in the country.
Tata-SIA will kick off with full-service domestic operations.
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