Page 8 - Airports

Covid: Four pvt airports can see 90% drop in op profit, says report

The airports are Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Domestic air traffic sequential growth slows down to 1.2% in February

Domestic air traffic has been growing in double digits since August and pace slowed down in January

Chennai airport's new terminal to be commissioned by 2022-end: AAI

The Chennai airport's new integrated terminal, which would be constructed after demolishing existing terminals 2 and 3, would be commissioned by December 2022

DGCA turns paperless, will offer all licences online by February-end

Civil aviation regulator to launch mobile app for pilots

Odisha CM urges Modi to establish international airport at Puri

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish an international airport at Puri

Domestic air traffic reaches new high on Friday over Diwali rush

The country's busiest airports in Delhi and Mumbai saw highest footfalls on Friday as seat occupancy rose from around 60-65 per cent to over 70 per cent

Jet Airways will have to reapply for slots, have 20 planes for global ops

When it shut operations, Jet Airways had close to 700 such slots pair including 116 and 214 in prime airports of Delhi and Mumbai

AAI plans to develop 100 airports, waterdromes, heliports by 2024

The scheme aims to provide affordable, economically viable, and profitable air travel on regional routes.

Airports see uptick in retail sales, line up sweeteners for passengers

Bengaluru airport in process of finalisng new brands for its retail and F&B zone

Surat airport peak hour passenger handling capacity to triple Dec 2021: AAI

The peak hour passenger handling capacity at Surat airport, which is currently under expansion at an investment of Rs 353 crore, will be tripled to 1,800 passengers by December next year, the AAI said

Jabalpur airport's terminal building may be commissioned by March 2022: AAI

The Jabalpur airport is getting upgraded and its new terminal is likely to be constructed and commissioned by March 2022, said the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Tuesday

Construction work at Jharkhand's Deoghar airport to be completed soon: AAI

The construction work at the Deoghar airport in Jharkhand, which is being developed by AAI in collaboration with DRDO and state government at an investment of Rs 400 crore, will be completed soon

A worrying trend: India's new economy can not be a monopoly board

Just as opening up the economy in the 1990s was a windfall for the current generation of middle-class Indians, excessive economic concentration will be a headache for the next

Ayodhya airport set to become international, to be expanded by 600 acres

The civil aviation minister said that so far Rs 525 crore fund has been approved for the airport in Ayodhya and of this, Rs 300 crore have been spent so far

Touchless: How the world's busiest airport envisions post-Covid travel

Nearly 114,000 customers went through Dallas-Forth Worth airport on July 11, an improvement from a 10,000 per day trough in April.

GMR completes stake sale in airport biz to Groupe ADP, gets Rs 4,565 cr

In its first tranche of investment, Groupe ADP had paid Rs 5,248 crore on February 26

GVK Group cuts salaries by up to 30% from May as Covid-19 impacts business

The diversified group, which is into energy, resources, airports, transportation, hospitality and life sciences sectors, has around 1,800 workforce

Mumbai, Bengaluru and Cochin airports hike landing charges by up to 45%

The increase in charges by the airports was allowed by the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) - the regulatory body which fixes chargers for airports

E-pass not needed for passengers moving to or from airport: Mumbai Police

The domestic flights were allowed to operate by the Central government, with reasonable restrictions, from May 25

Over 500 flights take off, but states create plane confusion at airports

Maharashtra clears air, says short-term visitors exempt from isolation