Chennai Airport

Crew Allege Strip-Search By Airline, SpiceJet Says It's Same For Flyers

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday March 31, 2018

Air hostesses working with no-frills carrier SpiceJet protested at Chennai airport early morning today after they were allegedly strip searched by the airline's own security personnel

Chennai Airport Put On High Alert After Bomb Threat Call

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 16, 2018

Chennai airport officials were put on high alert following a bomb threat call to an airline, hours before the arrival of the vice president and defence minister to the Tamil Nadu capital.

Karti Chidambaram Sent To CBI Custody For 3 More Days In Corruption Case

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday March 9, 2018

Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, has been sent to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI for three more days by a court in Delhi. He will presented in court on Monday. The CBI had sought his remand for six more days.

"Am Not Hindustan Leaver": Karti Chidambaram's Dig At Government In Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday March 1, 2018

Karti Chidambaram, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday in connection with a corruption case, told a Delhi court that the arrest was "malafide" since he had travelled abroad with permission from the Madras High Court and had cooperated with investigators so far.

Karti's Apprehension of Arrest In INX Media Case In Supreme Court Turns Real

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 28, 2018

Karti Chidambaram's apprehension in the Supreme Court last week that he will be arrested on his return from London turned out to be true, with the Central Bureau of Investigation taking him into custody in connection with INX Media case as soon as he landed at the Chennai airport on Wednesday.

INX Media Case Highlights: Karti Chidambaram, Arrested Today, Reaches Delhi, Says Will Be Vindicated

India News | Edited by Stela Dey, Revathi Hariharan | Thursday March 1, 2018

Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was arrested at Chennai airport today by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a money laundering case. He was accused of taking a Rs 10-lakh bribe during the clearance to INX Media for receiving foreign investment of over Rs. 300 crore in 2007 when his father P Chidambaram was the uni...

Karti Chidambaram, Arrested In Corruption Case, Sent To CBI Custody For A Day: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday March 1, 2018

Karti Chidambaram, the son of former union minister P Chidambaram, was sent to CBI custody for a day by a court in Delhi yesterday. The 46-year-old businessman was arrested on Wednesday morning in Chennai and then brought to Delhi. He has been accused of taking bribes to help a television company, INX Media, get clearance for foreign investments. S...

SpiceJet Flight Tyres Burst At Chennai Airport, Main Runway Closed

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday February 9, 2018

A SpiceJet aircraft with over 200 people on board made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport this afternoon after its tyres exploded during take-off.

Bengaluru Techie, Talking On Phone, Falls To Death at Chennai Airport

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday January 29, 2018

A 28-year-old software professional who worked in Bengaluru fell to his death from a bridge at the Chennai airport this morning. Chaitanya Vuyuru is seen in security footage talking on the phone and trying to sit on the side of the bridge connecting the departure gates of the domestic and international terminals when he suddenly falls.

Chennai Smog Highlights: Air Quality, Visibility Hit Ahead Of Pongal 2018

Chennai News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Saturday January 13, 2018

Flight operations at the Chennai airport have taken a major hit. Chennai-bound flights have been diverted and at least 10 departures have been delayed due to low visibility in the city. Air quality index or AQI at several places in the city were classified as "hazardous", as people across the city celebrated Bhogi, marking a significant spike in ai...

"It's A Mess": Pongal Bonfire Smog Hits Flight Operations In Chennai

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday January 13, 2018

Flight operations in Chennai were suspended for at least five hours this morning due to thick smog and poor visibility on the runway as Tamil Nadu celebrates the beginning of Pongal festivities with 'Bhogi'. The celebrations started this morning with people setting bonfires on the streets with agricultural and household waste. The Air Quality Index...

US Woman Misusing Business Visa For NGO Activity Deported: Centre To High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 9, 2018

The Delhi High Court has been informed by the central government that an American woman entrepreneur, who was detained and denied entry at Chennai Airport, has been deported to the United States.

Indigo Passenger Bus Catches Fire At Chennai Airport, No One Injured

Chennai News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday December 29, 2017

A passenger bus of the Indigo Airlines caught fire in Chennai airport this morning. The bus caught fire after dropping passengers on the tarmac. Fortunately no one is injured in the incident. Indigo has not issued a statement yet.

Dense Fog In Chennai Hits Flight Operations

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 12, 2017

Heavy fog in Chennai affected air traffic movement today at Chennai Airport, with two international flights being diverted to Bengaluru, officials said.

How A Wife's Suspicions Of Infidelity Diverted An Entire Plane Flight

World News | Avi Selk, The Washington Post | Thursday November 9, 2017

Our latest episode in our never-ending series on airplane trips gone astray because of human frailty comes from east Asia - though it could just as easily have happened in the skies over Los Angeles or Australia or anywhere else on the planet.