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Top-performing global airports in 2022: Bengaluru, Delhi on the list

Cirium's OTP rankings considered the largest airlines in each region and category

Around 20 flights delayed due to bad weather at Delhi's IGI airport

Around 20 flights from the national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport were delayed till 1 pm due to inclement weather and other operational issues, said an official

Delhi airport issues advisory to passengers owing to low visibility

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi has issued an advisory and launched procedures in view of low visibility conditions caused due to fog

Delhi, Bengaluru among 10 best-performing airports globally in 2022: Cirium

Other top performers were Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Chennai's Chennai Airport and Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport

Delhi Airport issues fog alert for passengers, 12 trains delayed in North

All flight operations are currently normal and the passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information, the authorities added

Phuket-bound IndiGo flight returns to Delhi due to technical glitch

All passengers were deboarded and shifted to the terminal building, while an alternate aircraft was arranged for the next operation

Health Minister reviews screening, Covid testing facility at Delhi airport

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Monday reviewed the screening and Covid testing facility at the Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport amid a rise in coronavirus cases in some countries, including China. The government has made random Covid tests mandatory for two per cent of passengers arriving on each international flight irrespective of their port of departure. Besides, passengers arriving in India from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand are being mandatorily required to provide Covid negative reports from January 1. The test has to be conducted within 72 hours of undertaking the journey to India and the negative report from the RT-PCR test has to be uploaded on the Air Suvidha portal before departure. This will also apply to passengers transiting through the six countries irrespective of their originating nations before coming to any Indian Airport, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in a letter to his Civil Aviation Ministry ...

Academic load enough, can do without Covid deployment: Teachers on order

A section of teachers on Tuesday wondered, burdened as they are with academic work, why they were chosen over civil defence volunteers for COVID duty at IGI Airport, even as the DDMA withdrew its order that asked for their deployment at the Delhi Airport. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had on Monday issued an order directing government school teachers' deployment at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport to enforce COVID protocols. After facing criticism from teachers, the DDMA on Tuesday withdrew its order that was meant to be enforced from December 31 to January 15, and exempted teachers from the COVID duty. The original order had been issued by the district magistrate (West) on behalf of the DDMA. District Secretary (West-A) of the Government School Teachers Association Sant Ram said that teachers should not be involved in duties other than academics and that government staff apart from teachers should have also been deployed at the airport. "Why involve

Orders of deploying govt teachers on Covid duty at Delhi airport withdrawn

However, the authority in the order has said that if needed, civil defence staff will be deployed to ensure Covid protocol and guidelines for travellers landing from abroad at the airport

Genestrings ramps up manpower at Delhi airport for Covid-19 tests

Genestrings Diagnostic Centre, which is conducting coronavirus tests at Delhi airport, on Sunday said it has increased the number of lab technicians at the facility to ensure timely reporting of test results. The company conducted around 110 coronavirus tests at the airport on Saturday, the day when the random testing of two per cent of arriving international passengers commenced amid a spurt in infections in various countries. After submitting samples for random testing, travellers can leave the airport. In a statement on Sunday, Genestrings said that on an average, 25,000 travellers arrive at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here and out of them, 500 random passengers are being tested. By the end of the first day on Saturday, Genestrings had conducted approximately 110 tests. "We have increased the manpower of lab technicians at the facility to ensure availability and timely reporting along with being fully prepared for COVID management," Gauri Agarwal, Founder of .

Amid Covid concerns, random post-arrival testing begins at Delhi Airport

Following the advisory issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has commenced random post-arrival testing for International arrivals at Delhi Airport

110 international passengers randomly tested for Covid-19 at Delhi airport

The recent 'Guidelines for International Arrivals' were followed accordingly, and 110 international passengers were tested randomly on day 1 at the Delhi IGI, Genestrings Diagnostic Centre said

Air India takes steps to minimise impact of fog-related flight disruptions

To minimise the impact of fog-related flight disruptions, Air India on Saturday said it will proactively reach out to passengers and provide them the option to reschedule or cancel their impacted flights free of cost. The Tatas-owned airline has launched the 'FogCare' initiative to mitigate the impact of disruptions due to fog on passengers, and it will be initially for the flights departing from and arriving at Delhi airport. The initiative is to proactively reach out to passengers whose flights have been badly impacted and are likely to be cancelled during periods of fog. Such passengers can decide whether to travel to the airport or not, and avoid the inconvenience of long waits. They will have the option to reschedule or cancel their impacted flights at no extra cost. In a release, the airline said the effort will also help in easing congestion at the airports. "Customer-friendly e-mails, calls, and SMS with flight-specific advisories will be sent to passengers on impacted ...

Random Covid testing of int'l arriving passengers begins at Delhi airport

The random coronavirus testing of international arriving passengers started at Delhi airport on Saturday as the authorities step up measures to prevent possible spread of the infection in the country. Two per cent of passengers arriving in each international flight will be subject to random coronavirus testing at airports from Saturday. Such travellers in each flight shall be identified by the airlines concerned and after submitting the sample, passengers will be allowed to leave the airport. Thermal screening will be done for all passengers at the point of entry and those found to be symptomatic during screening will be immediately isolated. The testing of the international arriving passengers started in the morning, according to an airport official. "We are Ready! Your safety is our priority. 2% random sampling for international arriving passengers will commence today from 10 AM at T3, at no cost to the passengers," Delhi airport said in a tweet in the morning. It also urged ..

Weather disruption forces IndiGo passengers to wait eight hours in Delhi

Delay causes some to miss connecting flights; DIAL sources said zero cancellations or diversions from airport on Tuesday

BCAS conducts study on holding area for intl passengers at Delhi airport

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is conducting a study to assess whether there is enough holding space for passengers at the immigration area of the Delhi airport, according to a senior government official. The ongoing study by the agency, which is responsible for civil aviation security, is aimed to ensure that there is no congestion at the immigration area once international air travel gains full steam after being severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In recent weeks, domestic and international passengers have been complaining about congestion at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here that led to long queues and waiting hours. The situation has improved now, with the authorities putting in place various measures, including installing additional X-ray machines for baggage checks. The government official told PTI that the BCAS is conducting the study to understand the immigration area at the airport and whether there is enough holding area for passenger

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India boosts facilities at Delhi airport to ease year-end travel congestion

Like in other countries, air travel in India has picked up as Covid-19 restrictions have eased

After SC rap, DMRC launches Rs 7,100 crore rights issue for RInfra dues

Transporter asks Centre, Delhi govt to infuse equity of Rs 3,500 crore each

Vikas Lagarpuria mastermind of multi-crore Gurugram heist arrested

Gangster Vikas Lagarpuria, the alleged mastermind of a multi-crore heist here last year and accused in cases of murder and extortion, has been arrested at Delhi airport, a special task force official said on Thursday. The arrest was in coordination with central agencies, the official added. The suspect hails from Lagarpur village in Haryana's Jhajjar district. He has several cases of murder, attempt to murder, robbery, extortion and kidnapping lodged against him in Delhi and Haryana. Absconding for the past seven years, Lagarpuria had a red corner notice issued against him by the Delhi Police. The Haryana STF has been looking for him for the Rs 30 crore heist in Gurugram. Two doctors, a Delhi policeman and a Haryana IPS officer are accused in the case. The incident had taken place on August 4 last year. The accused had broken into a flat in Sector 84 here, decamping with Rs 30 crore in cash. An office of a private company was being run from the flat. Lagarpuria'a gang members Ami