India Airports

Social Media Trends, Data Analytics To Help Boost Security In Airports, Nuclear Bases

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 22, 2017

Social media trends and data analytics will be used for the first time in ensuring and monitoring the security at the country's most vital assets such as airports and nuclear and aerospace installations.

No Travelling Abroad For Karti Chidambaram Yet, Says Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday October 4, 2017

Karti Chidambaram, who is being interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a corruption case, can't travel abroad till 9 October, the Supreme Court said today. The lookout notice against him - which alerts airports to stop a passenger from traveling abroad - will continue till at least October 9, the next date of hearing, the court said...

DGCA Proposes Alcohol Test For Flight Crew At Transit Airports

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 3, 2017

Pilots and crew members might soon be required to undergo breath analyser tests at transit airports in case they enter the terminal building during flight duty, according to draft norms issued by the DGCA.

AAI To Recruit For 284 Posts; Engineering Graduates, Diploma, 10+2 Pass Eligible

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Tuesday October 3, 2017

Official job notification of Airports Authority of India (AAI) is available at aai.aero.

Air India Looks To Vacate Unused Space At Airports, Save On Rentals

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

Air India plans to vacate unused hangar space at some airports and sell the scrap lying there to cut costs, CMD Rajiv Bansal has said.

IndiGo Flight Returns To Kolkata Airport After Suspected Bird Hit

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 21, 2017

A Bangkok bound IndiGo flight from Kolkata returned to NSCBI airport today one hour after taking off when the pilot suspected that the aircraft suffered a bird hit while taking off, an official of Airports Authority of India here said.

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Proposes To Do Away With Boarding Pass In Airports

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

After doing away with hand baggage tags at over a dozen airports, aviation security agencies are now planning to dump the boarding pass collection system and begin a regime of 'express check-in' aided by biometrics for smooth air travel.

10 More Airports To End Stamping Of Hand Baggage Tags: CISF Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 10, 2017

Ten more airports in the country, including Pune and Ranchi, will soon do away with the practice of stamping domestic passengers' hand baggage tags, a new air travel regime that began at civil airports in April this year. A total of 17 airports are stamp-free in the country at present, with four airports joining the new protocol yesterday.

Now Honeypreet Insan, Ram Rahim's 'Angel', Wanted By Cops. Airports Alerted

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 1, 2017

Honeypreet Insan, the adopted daughter of so-called spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, is being hunted by the Haryana police, which today issued an alert at airports and other exit points for her.

Parts Of Maharashtra, Gujarat Likely To Get 'Extremely Heavy Rain'

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

The western coast of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, is expected to receive "extremely heavy rainfall" in the next 24 to 48 hours and various government establishments, including airports, have been warned, the MeT department said.

To Cut Costs, India Studies New Type Of Air Traffic Control Towers

India News | Reuters | Thursday August 24, 2017

India is considering setting up remote air traffic control (ATC) towers to cut costs and overcome labour shortages, government sources told Reuters, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to open dozens of regional airports to boost air travel.

Uber, Ola Tie-Up With AAI, Make Booking a Cab at Airports Easier

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 24, 2017

Ola and Uber will fulfil commuting demand of passengers at the AAI-run Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow, and Bhubaneswar airport.

Cabinet Approves Land-Swap For Mumbai Metro Project

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 24, 2017

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the transfer of 40 acres of Airports Authority of India or AAI land to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority or MMRDA for constructing its metro shed.

Petition To Stop Sale Of Liquor At Airports, High Court Declines To Hear It

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 20, 2017

A PIL seeking prohibition on sale or dispensation of liquor in the departure area of domestic terminals of Indian airports has been rejected by the Delhi High Court on the grounds that it is not executable.

Drunk Air Passenger Arrests Up 50 Per Cent In UK Airports: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 14, 2017

Nearly 390 air passengers were arrested at UK airports and on flights in a year for allegedly being drunk, a 50 per cent spike, according to a media report today.

UK To Scrap 'Outdated' Landing Cards For Indians, Others At Airports

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 6, 2017

Non-EU visitors including Indians arriving in the UK will soon not be required to fill the "outdated" landing cards as part of the ongoing digital transformation of border controls, the Home Office has said.

Airports Authority of India's 798 Acres Of Land Under Encroachment: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 3, 2017

Slum dwellers and other inhabitants have encroached 798 acres of land belonging to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the government said today.

Air India's Direct US Flights To See Explosive Trace Device Checks

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 27, 2017

Explosive Trace Device checks will be in place at airports in the national capital and Mumbai for Air India flights flying directly to the US, according to the government.

'One In Three Indians Uses Free Wi-Fi To Watch Adult Content': Study

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 23, 2017

One in three Indians surveyed has admitted to having used free public Wi-Fi to watch adult content at places like hotels, airports, libraries and even workplace, says a study by Norton (Symantec).

India's Inclusion In Global Entry Programme Hailed By US Senator

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 18, 2017

The Trump administration's decision to include Indians into the Global Entry programme that expedites entry of visitors at the airports and other ports of entry further deepens the bilatertal ties to the Indo-AsiaPacific region, a top American Senator has said.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Could Get Full Body Scanners Before Airports Do

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday July 15, 2017

Indian security agencies have struggled to convince the government to introduce full body scanners at the country's international airports for more than a decade. Uttar Pradesh assembly might just beat them to it and install the machines soon.

Climate Change Could Increase Cost Of Your Flight Ticket

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 14, 2017

"Our results suggest that weight restriction may impose a non-trivial cost on airlines and impact aviation operations around the world," said Ethan Coffel of Columbia University in the US who is lead author of a study published in the journal Climatic Change.

No Dual MRPs From Next Year. Cinemas, Malls, Airports Can't Charge More

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 30, 2017

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has approved amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, that will come into effect from January 1, 2018.

Indian Travellers Can Now Get Expedited Entry Into US

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 28, 2017

Low-risk Indian travellers to the US from now on would experience speedy entry into the country after landing, with India making a formal entry into an American initiative. US President Donald Trump welcomed India's entry into the International Expedited Traveler Initiative (Global Entry Program), saying it would facilitate closer business and educ...

Airport Authority Ropes In Tata Elxsi To Design IT Guidelines

Press Trust of India | Thursday June 22, 2017

Tata Elxsi will help AAI set up a team and create a process to design and implement customer-centric information and wayfinding system

GMR Plans To Bid For Airport Projects In Serbia, Jamaica

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 20, 2017

The company has qualified to bid for the expansion and modernisation of Nikola Tesla Airport of Belgrade in Serbia and Kingston Airport in Jamaica, he said.

Flying Abroad? No Departure Cards Required From July 1

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 20, 2017

The need for Indians to fill such cards on their arrival in India has already been done away with.

Air Travel To Cost Less As DGCA Lowers Airport Charges

Press Trust of India | Monday June 19, 2017

The DGCA had hiked the air navigational charges, passenger service fee, landing, parking and housing fee at all non-major airports from Dec 16, 2016.

Mobile ATCs Mounted On Trucks To Be Deployed At Small Airports

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 14, 2017

Mobile air traffic control (ATC) towers mounted on the back of a truck will help Airports Authority of India to connect some of the remote airports recently revived under the government's UDAN scheme.

Digiyatra Initiative Launched for Seamless Passage Through Airports

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 9, 2017

Digiyatra aims to digitally link unique IDs such as Aadhaar, passport or PAN card to the airlines' booking PNR.