Airport Disaster

After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu Asks For Rs 1,000 Crore Relief: 10 Points

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday December 14, 2016

A day after Cyclone Vardah wreaked havoc in Chennai, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for an immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore from National Disaster Response Fund for relief and reconstruction work in the state. In Tamil Nadu, the cyclone cost 16 lives, wrecked 7,000 houses, power infrastructure and fe...

The Radioactive Leak at Delhi's IGI Airport: What Really Happened

Delhi News | Reported by Pallava Bagla and Sandeep Phukan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday October 9, 2016

The Delhi airport witnessed a false alarm about a radioactive leak today after a consignment of nuclear drugs for cancer -- Molybdenum - 99 -- arrived by an Air France Flight for a Delhi hospital.

Emirates Crew Said Aborting Landing To 'Go Around.' Then, Disaster

India News | Agencies | Thursday August 4, 2016

After an Emirates jetliner arriving from India caught fire after slumping onto the runway in Dubai on Wednesday, one firefighter died in the intense blaze.

24 Killed As Cyclone Roanu Hits Bangladesh, Over 5 Lakh Evacuated

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 23, 2016

At least 24 people have been killed and over 100 others injured as cyclone Roanu battered Bangladesh's southern coast, triggering landslides, forcing authorities to evacuate over five lakh people and leaving thousands homeless, officials said on Sunday.

MH17 Victims to Get Dutch Memorial at Schiphol

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 27, 2015

A forest is to be planted in a park close to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to commemorate the victims of downed flight MH17, the organisation representing victims' families announced Thursday.

Egypt Boosts Airport Security After Russia Plane Disaster

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 18, 2015

Egypt's government said Tuesday it is bolstering security at airports over the possibility that a Russian plane departing a Sinai resort was brought down by a bomb late last month.

Sudden Deployment of Oxygen Masks Forces Jet Flight to Return

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 28, 2015

A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight carrying 165 passengers and seven crew members onboard was forced to return today after the sudden deployment of oxygen masks in two rows of the aircraft.

Atomic Experts Investigating Radioactive Leak at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt (With inputs from agencies) | Friday May 29, 2015

A radioactive material leak was detected on Friday at New Delhi's international airport on a shipment of nuclear medicine from Turkey, before being plugged by emergency teams, officials said.

IPL 8: Disaster Averted, Narrow Escape for Delhi Daredevils Team at Raipur Airport

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 9, 2015

Raipur is the second home ground of the GMR group-owned Delhi DareDevils team in the Indian Premier League. The team is set to play a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad tomorrow. When contacted, IndiGo said its flight 6E-245 from Kolkata to Raipur landed safely in Raipur on runway 24 after carrying out an ILS approach.

Relief Goods for Nepal Earthquake Victims Held Up at Customs: UN

World News | Reuters | Saturday May 2, 2015

Bureaucracy at Kathmandu airport was holding up vital relief supplies for survivors of the earthquake in Nepal on Saturday as the death toll from the disaster passed 6,600.

Nepal Earthquake: Relief Goods for Victims Held Up at Customs, Says UN

World News | Reuters | Saturday May 2, 2015

Some of the relief material for survivors of Nepal's devastating earthquake was being held up at the country's only international airport because of customs bottlenecks, the United Nations said today, as the death toll from the disaster passed 6,600.

Chaos Reigns at Nepal's Only International Airport in Kathmandu

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 27, 2015

Chaos prevailed at Nepal's only international airport in Kathmandu today with hundreds of people waiting to be evacuated from the earthquake-ravaged country as India and other nations scurried to bring back their panic-stricken citizens.

Over 4,300 Dead in Nepal Earthquake, Rescuers Race Against Time to Find Survivors

World News | Agencies | Tuesday April 28, 2015

The number of those killed in Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal has risen to 4,310, the home ministry said on Tuesday. A further 7,953 people are now known to have been injured in the quake, said ministry spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal.

Srinagar-Jammu National Highway Closed Due to Landslides

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 8, 2015

The 300-km Srinagar Jammu National Highway was today closed following fresh landslides at several places while air traffic remained suspended due to fresh rainfall since last night.

Guatemala 'Fire Volcano' Eruption Subsides

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 9, 2015

Guatemala's Fuego volcano calmed down on Sunday after an eruption blanketed nearby towns in ash, the nation's volcano monitor reported.

Caught on Video: Heart-Stopping Moment When Two Planes Almost Collide

Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Monday July 7, 2014

Barcelona Airport almost witnessed a disaster of biblical proportions. A UTair airliner on its way from Moscow almost collided with a plane from Argentina that was taxiing down the runway.

Kenyan Cargo Plane Crashes Into Building, Killing Four on Board

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 2, 2014

At least four people died when a cargo plane crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Wednesday from the Kenyan capital's main airport, the busiest in east Africa.

Cyclone Phailin makes landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha: latest developments

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday October 13, 2013

Cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", has made landfall near Gopalpur on Odisha coast. The cyclone has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than eight lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places.

Cyclone Phailin to maintain intensity for next six hours: Met department

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2013

Cyclone Phailin, which made landfall with a wind speed of 200 kmph near Gopalpur town in Odisha tonight, is likely to maintain the intensity of a very severe cyclonic storm for six hours, the Met department has said.

Cyclone Phailin makes landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha; wind speed upto 200 km per hour

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday October 12, 2013

Cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", has made landfall near Gopalpur on Odisha coast. The cyclone has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than eight lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places.

Cyclone Phailin to hit Odisha coast any time now

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday October 12, 2013

The massive cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", is currently stationary about 30 km away from Gopalpur in Odisha and is gaining in strength. It is expected to make landfall soon and has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with 5.5 lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places...

Mexico volcano ash shuts down airport, disrupts US flights

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 13, 2013

Several US flights were canceled at two Mexican airports on Friday after ash from a nearby volcano fell in central Mexico, authorities said.

Mexico volcano grounds US airlines

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 5, 2013

Four US airlines cancelled dozens of flights to and from Mexico City's international airport on Thursday after the Popocatepetl volcano blew ash and steam skyward, officials said.

Uttarakhand: At Dehradun airport, wall plastered with hundreds of photographs of those missing

India News | Written by Tejas Mehta | Thursday June 27, 2013

Just outside the back gate of the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, the anxiety for missing pilgrims caught in the Uttarakhand flash floods is now turning to anger. 11 days after disaster struck the Kedar Valley, thousands of people are still missing.

Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh walloped by rain; 50 dead, thousands stranded

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Mala Das | Monday June 17, 2013

Heavy rains lashed parts of north India today, as the annual monsoon covered the country nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. Thousands are reported stranded in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Radar snag stops flights at Kolkata airport

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 1, 2013

A major disaster was averted and all flight operations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata halted for two hours after monitors at the Air Traffic Control suddenly went blank, said airport officials.

Alert ATC official averts disaster at Mumbai airport

Mumbai News | NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday February 8, 2012

A disaster was averted at the Mumbai airport by an alert Air Traffic Controller (ATC). At about 1pm on Wednesday afternoon, Jet airways flight 9W 2403 from Mumbai to Goa was about to take off when an incoming Indigo flight was seen by the ATC in the approach path.

Near miss at Chennai airport, yet again

Chennai News | Express News Service | Wednesday December 21, 2011

For the second time this year, a disaster was reportedly averted on the runway of the Chennai airport through the vigilance of Air Traffic Control officials.

Chennai Metro will derail Airport safety, says Directorate General of Civil Aviation

Tamil Nadu News | Express News Service | Friday December 16, 2011

A safety assessment carried out at the Chennai Airport to explore the viability of the upcoming Metro Rail link has identified several risks. Not only did the assessment, as per Directorate General of Civil Aviation norms, identify substantial risks to aircraft operations but also cites grave security concerns

Major air collision averted in Trichy

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday November 8, 2011

A major disaster was averted at the Tiruchirappalli airport today when an Air India flight was allegedly cleared for landing before a Jet Airways flight took off from the same run way.