Page 9 - Airports

AAI releases guidelines for resuming flights; Aarogya Setu app mandatory

Civil Aviation Minister had announced on Wednesday that domestic flight services would resume from May 25 onwards in a calibrated manner

Airports likely to see $97 bn revenue loss in 2020 amid pandemic, says ACI

The decline in total airport revenues on a global scale is estimated to be $39.2 billion

Airports prepare to handle 30% flights in first phase of ops after lockdown

Both airlines and airports are devising their own SOPs and limited number of flights are being planned to enable social distancing on ground and inside the aircraft

How flights will operate after the lockdown is lifted

The Standard Operating Procedure being formulated by the DGCA will make it mandatory for airlines to keep all middle seats and the last three rows empty to minimise contact

CRISIL downgrades ratings for SpiceJet to 'B' as business takes hit

Puts ratings for three airports "under watch negative"

'Single biggest shock': Airlines, airports battle Covid-19 cash crunch

The only bright spot for the airline is the cargo market, where rates are surging as a result of the loss of capacity in the belly of passenger aircraft as those flights are cut

Nearly 1.2 mn international passengers screened for coronavirus: Govt

Hardeep Singh Puri further said out of over 1.1 million passengers who were screened at 30 airports only 3,225 were referred to tests

Pvt airports want fliers to pay more as Coronavirus hurts their profits

Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore airports say that infrastructure they set up is a fixed asset and not flexible to respond to a sudden loss in business

Covid-19 to cost airports in Asia-Pacific $3bn, 24% of passengers: Report

IATA last week said the coronavirus epidemic could rob passenger airlines of up to $113 billion in revenue this year

Coronavirus outbreak: Airports start stringent screening to check spread

All thanks to several doctors on standby, the queues of fliers are manageable

Ficci calls for better infection control, screening to curb Coronavirus

The Health Ministry on Monday said two more positive cases of the novel coronavirus -- one in Delhi and another in Telangana

Govt wary of Adani-like bidding streak, puts airport privatisation on hold

During the previous privatisation process in 2018 too, the finance ministry wanted a cap on the number of airports a company could bid for

Coronavirus scare: 24x7 customs clearance at all ports, airports till May

Clearance of consignments to and from China can be done at all sea ports 24x7

The new axis of infrastructure

India's massive infrastructure build-out targets need an all-hands-on-deck effort

Letter to BS: Govt should focus more on inflation, falling consumption

Why deprive international travellers of small pleasures?

China's CCCC, Macroasia to construct $10 billion airport in Manila

It is one of two proposed multi-billion dollar airport projects that aim to decongest the country's main gateway in Manila, which has been rated as one of the world's worst airports

Centre adds 3 Odisha airports under Udan to improve air connectivity

The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting between Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola and Odishas Chief Secretary A K Tripathy on Friday

How business travellers are being taken for a ride

A growing issue, however, is the "institutionalisation" of endemic delays with hugely padded flight times.

India to invest Rs 1 trillion in setting up 100 new airports by 2024

The government has committed investments of Rs 1 trillion to build airports in the next 5 years.

Govt plans to privatise 6 more airports, invest revenue in remote areas

Govt may tweak rule to cap number of airports an investor can bid for