Kochi: Security has been tightened at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) here in wake of a threat call, police said on Sunday. Tamil Nadu police said on Saturday that a call was received at the central railway station claiming that bombs will be placed at Chennai and Kochi airports on March 1, besides the
Mohali: Illegal butcheries are back in the vicinity of the Chandigarh international airport in Jagatpura and Bhabat villages. The administration had banned the setting up of meat shops near the airport in 2020, but as no checks were made during the Covid-19 lockdown, the illegal shops are back in business. The airport authority has once
The Airbus A330 was the backbone of Jet Airways’ widebody fleet, with the airline operating 16 planes in total. However, the airline slowly began giving up its A330s after 2012, only flying six when it went bankrupt in April 2019. So what happened to Jet Airways’ A330 fleet? Big step The Airbus A330 was a
Vijayawada: Three flight services at Vijayawada International Airport were affected due to heavy fog on Saturday morning. This is the second time fog has interrupted the landing of aircrafts at Vijayawada airport. A SpiceJet flight service with 67 passengers from Bengaluru faced difficulty in landing. ATC at the airport initially denied permission for the landing.
Kochi: At least about 250 Indians, most of them women from Kerala, are stuck in Israel after the country suspended international flights from January 25 to slow the spread of Covid-19. Many women, who were working as caregivers in Israel, are stuck after their job contracts expired in January. Some others want to return for
Jaisalmer: Spicejet on Saturday announced the launch of air services between Jaisalmer, Delhi and Ahmedabad after the pact between tourism businessmen of Jaisalmer and Spicejet was inked with the mediation of district collector Ashish Modi. While Delhi-Jaisalmer flight will start from February 12, Ahmedabad-Jaisalmer services will start a day later from February 13. There will
New Delhi: The Adani Group has formally checked into Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) by acquiring 23.5% stake in it held by two foreign firms — ACSA Global Limited (ACSA) and Bid Services Division (Mauritius) Limited (Bidvest) — for Rs 1,685.2 crore. The infra major is going to acquire 74% stake in MIAL, thereby getting
Mohali: Chandigarh is all set to get connected via air to Dehradun, with an air taxi service to the capital of Uttarakhand starting from February 10, seven days a week On January 14, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had launched air taxi between Chandigarh and Hisar from the Chandigarh international airport. A Technam-P2206T aircraft
Raipur: Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said his ministry has set a target of operationalising 100 unserved and underserved airports and starting at least 1,000 air routes under the UDAN scheme. He also said that privatisation is required in the field of aviation as it is not the government’s specialisation to
Dubai: New travel restrictions in the US – the world’s biggest aviation market – will deal a major blow to airlines, especially those in the UAE. The US is the latest to announce tougher travel restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 virus. President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order directing federal agencies to require
