Page 5 - Airports

Airlines were unprepared when travel came roaring back after hiatus

As countries reopen borders and Covid curbs fall away, travel has sprung back with such voracity that it's resulted in an unprecedented labor crunch

AAI to commission Jabalpur airport's new terminal building by March 2023

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will commission a new terminal building at the Jabalpur airport in Madhya Pradesh by March next year, according to an official statement on Saturday.

The revenue share conundrum

States should focus on creating hubs in privatised airports instead

Airports clogged with queues as travel rebound strains resources

Passengers checking in at Sydney Airport this week have waited for hours in queues snaking outside terminals.

Drunk plane maintenance workers of airline, oil firm caught in crackdown

India in December revised guidelines to expand the universe of airport workers who would be subjected to breath-analyzer checks.

'400 mn air traffic by FY24, Rs 1-trn investment lined up in airports'

He also defended the government's move to lease out airports to private entities saying the profitability of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will increase due to this

Go First will evaluate operating flights to Ukraine, says airline official

Budget carrier Go First will evaluate the option of operating chartered passenger flights to Ukraine if there is a proposal from the government, a senior airline official said on Thursday.

Airlines to raise fuel surcharges on international routes in March

South Korean airlines are set to raise fuel surcharges on international routes next month as jet fuel prices rise at a faster pace, industry people said on Wednesday.

Cochin airport continues to be India's 3rd busiest airport despite Covid

Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has retained its position as the third busiest airport in India throughout 2021 despite the pandemic. CIAL said as per the latest statistics released by Airports Authority of India (AAI), it stands at third position in the country in terms of international traffic in December, a feat it has been enjoying since the beginning of the previous year. "As per the AAI data on international traffic for the month of December 2021, Delhi Airport topped the list with 8,42,582 passengers and Mumbai airport retained its second spot with 4,51,212. CIAL registered 301,338 international passengers, during December 2021 whereas Chennai Airport which is at the fourth position handled 2,46,387 international passengers," CIAL said in a release. CIAL handled a total of 43,06,661 passengers during the whole year of 2021. Of that, 18,69,690 were international passengers. CIAL's passenger volume has almost increased by a million in 2021 when compared to that of

Third Covid-19 wave to hit airports' revenue recovery this fiscal: Report

The Omicron variant has forced the regulator to first extend the ban to January 31, and then to February 28, 2022

Andhra CM Y S Reddy roots for 'One district, One airport' concept

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that the 'one district-one airport' concept is good, and instructed officials to expedite the works on Bhogapuram and Dagadarthi airports

Indian airport bonds drop to 3-month lows on airline cutbacks

Both Vistara and IndiGo have cut capacity in response to a surging caseload and travel restrictions

GMR Infra starts trading on bourses as pure-play airport biz company

GMR Infrastructure Ltd (GIL) has started trading at the stock exchanges as a pure-play airport sector company from Tuesday onwards, according to a statement.

GMR partners with Angkasa Pura II for Medan Airport in Indonesia

GMR Airports, a part of the GMR group, had in November won the bid for this high growth potential brownfield airport, through a closely contested international competitive bid process

Flights diverted as RVR measuring equipment fails at Amritsar airport

Multiple flights have been diverted from the Amritsar airport in the last two days as runway visual range (RVR) equipment, which allows pilots to land flights amid dense fog, has stopped functioning

Kejriwal promises int'l airport, sports varsity in Punjab's Jalandhar

Punjab will go to polls early next year

Airline industry's recovery faces holiday season test as demand surges

The Transportation Security Administration says that passenger checkpoints are nearly as busy now as they were in 2019

Govt mandates Air Suvidha portal for international passengers' convenience

Air Suvidha intends to provide hassle-free, queue free, and convenient air travel to all international passengers, says govt as Omicron threat looms

Show-cause notice to Etihad Airways for 'not following' Covid guidelines

A reply to the notice has been sought from the station manager of the airlines within 24 hours

Scindia directs Delhi airport's operator DIAL to do better crowd management

Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Centre had issued a revised guideline for international travellers which came into effect on December 1