Digi Yatra: Check-in facility with facial tech to begin at Bengaluru, Varanasi airports from Aug 15
Aviation Minister said that the phase one of the Digi Yatra project will allow passengers to check in at the Bengaluru, Varanasi airports using facial technology from Aug 15, reports PTI.
Jul 20, 2022, 15:48 PM IST
Take strict action against face mask violators, review guidelines: Delhi High Court to DGCA
The Delhi High Court said that the DGCA should review its guidelines for face masks on flights and take severe action against violators, reports IANS.
Jul 19, 2022, 11:37 AM IST
Amid concerns over monkeypox, Centre seeks screening of international passengers
The new direction from the Union Health Ministry comes after a second confirmed case of monkeypox was reported in Kerala’s Kannur district.
Jul 18, 2022, 20:19 PM IST
Namaste India: Suitcase piled up at Heathrow Airport in London
The famous London airport around the world is making headlines these days for different reasons. Actually a pile of suitcases was seen at Heathrow Airport. After which people told on social media that what was the reason behind this sight being seen at the airport.
Jun 25, 2022, 10:22 AM IST
Syria faces ‘significant’ damage to airports, runways due to Israeli airstrike
Syria’s airports and runways have been damaged in several locations as an Israeli strike further hits second terminal building, reports AP.
Jun 12, 2022, 13:38 PM IST
Wear face mask inside flights, OTHERWISE..., DGCA issues new guidelines for air passengers at airports
The civil aviation regulator further warned that such passengers will be removed from the aircraft before departure if they are found without a face mask and not following COVID-appropriate behaviour.
Jun 08, 2022, 17:08 PM IST
Airports in India to get more facilities for specially-abled passengers
Airports Authority of India is working towards making airports a barrier-free facility, and is paying special focus on the convenience of specially-abled people, reports ANI.
May 31, 2022, 16:17 PM IST
Multiple airports in India get Ambulifts to help passengers with reduced mobility
AAI is set to provide the Ambulift facility to passengers with reduced mobility, and also help ‘Divyangjan’ at airports where aerobridge facility is not available.
Apr 15, 2022, 16:29 PM IST
Mumbai Airport T2 gets India’s first Domestic to Domestic passenger transfer facility
To ease passenger travel experience, CSMIA begins operations from a dedicated domestic to domestic passenger and crew member transfer facility within Terminal-2 (T2).
Apr 04, 2022, 17:33 PM IST
Govt to build 220 airports by 2025, says Civil Aviation Minister Scindia
The government plans on building 33 new freight terminals, 15 new flight training schools and increasing opportunities for jobs as well as focusing on drones, according to Scindia.
Mar 23, 2022, 19:08 PM IST
IndiGo most punctual airline in India, leads on-time-performance at THESE airports
"We are delighted to use OTP consistently despite the most challenging situations," said IndiGo spokesperson as airlines had the best on-time performance of 95.4 percent at four metro airports in February.
Mar 23, 2022, 12:07 PM IST
CISF to install body scanners at THESE six major airports soon
The trial run of body scanners has been conducted at Delhi, Bengaluru, Cochin, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai airports recently wherein some shortcomings were observed, as per officials.
Mar 20, 2022, 17:02 PM IST
Aviation know-how: What is meaning of different airport lights?
The standard of lights and colours are released by the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) and is then implemented by the national authorities.
Mar 20, 2022, 14:01 PM IST
Playing Indian music inside aircrafts and airports not mandatory: MoS VK Singh
During a Parliament session, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh said that the Centre is not planning to make it mandatory for airlines and airports to play Indian music.
Mar 15, 2022, 17:01 PM IST
Delhi airport gets modernized T1 terminal, check facilities here
A massive modernization and development program is underway at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Feb 19, 2022, 17:15 PM IST
16 new airports to be constructed in Central India: Civil Aviation Minister
Airports will be built at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, Ambikapur, Bilaspur and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh, nine airports to come up in Uttar Pradesh, one in Rajasthan, and two in Maharashtra.
Feb 01, 2022, 14:04 PM IST
Mumbai, Bengaluru airport passenger traffic grew by upto 21 percent in 2021
CSMIA handled a record single-day passenger movement of around 1,09,000 travellers in December 2021, transiting through the airport, which was the highest since March 2020.
Jan 25, 2022, 16:41 PM IST
AT&T, Verizon temporarily defer 5G services near key airports to avert flight disruption
President Joe Biden hailed the agreement, saying it will avoid potentially devastating disruptions to passenger travel, cargo operations, and economic recovery.
Jan 19, 2022, 09:28 AM IST
More than 200 airports in India by 2023-24: Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the Central government is planning to double the number of airports in the country.
Nov 19, 2021, 22:47 PM IST
Centre allows domestic carriers to operate at 65 per cent passenger capacity
The ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) increased the capacity of domestic flights to 65 per cent from 50 per cent on Monday. The order dated July 5 read, "After the review of the current status of scheduled domestic operations viz-a-viz passenger demand for air travel in terms of the purpose specified in previous order 01/2020 dated 25.05.2020… 50% capacity may be read as 65 per cent capacity."
Jul 05, 2021, 22:01 PM IST
