Indian Aiports

Close to 1,500 flights from Kochi airport weekly during summer: CIAL

Close to 1,500 flights would be operated every week from the Cochin International Airport as part of its summer schedule starting from March 26 till October 28 this year, CIAL said. The summer schedule of 1,484 flight services every week would also include 332 weekly departures to international destinations by 31 airlines of which 23 are foreign carriers, the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) said in a release. Indigo, which tops the list with 63 weekly departures to international destinations, has also started operations on a new sector -- Kochi to Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE, the release said. The domestic services will see an increase in flights to Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, it said. During the winter schedule there were 1,202 weekly services from the airport, it further said. "Over the past ten years, the aviation sector in India has undergone significant expansion and transformation. With more people choosing to travel by air than ever before, India is now the ...

Aviation watchdog to seek report from SpiceJet on incident at Delhi airport

Aviation watchdog DGCA will seek a report from SpiceJet on an incident at Delhi airport this week where passengers of a Bengaluru-bound flight had to wait for a long time at the aerobridge. A passenger had shared on social media a video and his experience about co-passengers having had to wait for a long time at the aerobridge on Tuesday at the Delhi airport. It happened with passengers of SpiceJet flight SG 8133 from Delhi-Bengaluru. On Wednesday late evening, SpiceJet said the flight was delayed due to weather disruption that led to incoming crew exceeding their duty time limit. A senior DGCA official on Thursday told PTI that the regulator is looking into the incident and "will seek a report from the airline". In its statement on Wednesday, SpiceJet said the flight was delayed on account of weather disruption in the network and the aircraft's previous rotation. "As a result of this, the incoming crew was not legal to operate the subsequent flight to Bengaluru and crew was arran

As fog engulfs Delhi, as many as 10 flights delayed due to low visibility

As many as 10 flights, scheduled to depart from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), was delayed because of dense fog, sources informed on Wednesday

Unmanned check-in counters causing congestion at airports, says govt

Airlines ask passengers to arrive early to ensure 'smooth' security check

Pune airport to get new terminal building by May, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Pune airport will get a new terminal building by May next year, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said here on Friday. He was speaking after inaugurating a multi-level car parking at the airport. "A direct flight from Pune to Bangkok has already started. Flight operations between Pune and Singapore will start from December 1," the minister said. "A new terminal will be constructed by May 2023 at the Pune airport. Seventy-five per cent of the new building has been completed," Scindia added. There is a plan to set up an integrated domestic and international cargo system in Pune and flight operations at the airport will also increase, he said. The BJP leader also said that he has a "very personal relation" with Pune city. "Though I live in Gwalior, my heart still remains in Pune. The city holds top rank in arts, culture, history, business, IT and much more," he added.

Int'l air passenger traffic to India to hit 80-85% of pre-Covid level: Icra

The volume of such travellers has already touched 72 per cent of the pre-Covid level in May

PM to conduct Noida Airport's 'bhoomi pujan' on Nov 25: Jewar MLA

Prime Minister will perform the groundbreaking ceremony on November 25, the MLA said

Ministry of Civil Aviation declares Srinagar airport as 'Major Airport'

The Srinagar International airport was declared a "Major Airport" on Saturday

SpiceJet, Go First not paid Rs 2.74 cr for Ahmedabad airport's runway: Govt

SpiceJet, Go First airlines have not paid approximately Rs 2.74 crore for using the Ahmedabad airport's runway till June 1 this year, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said on Wednesday.

AAI plans to upgrade runways at seven airports across India by March 2022

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to upgrade runways at seven airports across the country by March 2022, senior officials said on Sunday. These seven airports are at Jammu (J&K), Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Barapani (Meghalaya), Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) and Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), the AAI officials told PTI. The officials said the runway at the Jammu airport is undergoing expansion from the current length of 2,042 metres to 2,438 metres and it is planned to be completed by March next year. The extension of the runway of the Kolhapur airport from 1,370 metres to 2,300 metres has begun and is planned to be completed by December this year, the officials mentioned. They said the runways at the Jabalpur airport and the Tuticorin airport are expected to be upgraded by December 2021 and March 2022, respectively. Officials explained that the runway of an airport is designed for a particular type of aircraft, depending on ...

Flights resumption: States' rules put a damper on air travel schedules

Airline executives say occupancy was only 50-55% on Tuesday

Modi govt wants private players in small Indian airports

Policy tweaked to ensure return on investment for private players and revenue for AAI

Building runways to next growth phase

Investment needed to fund India's airport capacity expansion is about $35-40 bn over next 5-7 years