Dhaka: An Indian man was arrested at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday night when he was trying to fly to London with a fake United Kingdom (UK) visa. The man was identified Shakthivel, 26, a resident of Noida of West Bengal in India, according to information on his passport. Sources at the
Operational restrictions have been imposed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), as part of security arrangement for ahead of Republic Day. According to airport sources, landing and takeoff would not be allowed from 10.35 a.m. to 12.15 p.m during January 20-26, excluding January 25. Accordingly, a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) has been issued. However,
Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad witnessed a sharp drop of 72 per cent in passenger traffic during April to December 2020, in comparison to the corresponding period in 2019. Among the other major airports in India, the buzzing Mumbai port took the worst beating. The passenger traffic nosedived by 83 per cent
Customs officials on Sunday arrested two Ugandan nationals for allegedly trying to smuggle heroin worth Rs 68 crore into the country at the Indira Gandhi International airport, an official statement by the department said. It is believed to be one of the biggest drug busts of heroin/narcotics at any international airport across the country, the
Bengaluru: A day after announcing airport staff would be considered as frontline workers for Covid-19 vaccination, Karnataka government on Sunday withdrew the circular and said Central government’s classification of the workforce will continue to remain in effect for the inoculation drive. It should be noted that healthcare and frontline workers are being administered free Covid-19
Kozhikode: The Calicut International Airport has submitted the safety assessment report to the DGCA to enable resumption of operation of wide-bodied aircraft from the airport. The DGCA had suspended operation of wide-bodied aircraft from the airport in August last year after the crash of the Air India Express flight which overshot the runway on August
Bengaluru: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) run by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) has received Airport Health Accreditation by Airport Council International. The BIAL said the certification was a recognition of the commitment to the safety of passengers, employees and the general public. The AHA certification was established to restore confidence in travellers about the safety
Hyderabad: GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) handled the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday. The shipment arrived at the Cargo terminal by the Spicejet Freighter, SG-7466 at 1130 hours from Pune, a release here said. The Covishield vaccine consignment was handled as per the special protocol ensuring cool-chain integrity. A dedicated Vaccine Task Force that
Kolkata: The Kolkata airport has turned into a hub of Covid-19 vaccine distribution with consignments being flown from Pune and later loaded on to flights headed for various cities in the north-east. On Tuesday, the SpiceJet flight that flew in from Pune with nearly 1 lakh doses later flew to Guwahati with 2,40,000 doses of
New Delhi: India’s and possibly the world’s most beautiful airport — Pakyong in Sikkim — will soon be a direct flight away from Delhi. SpiceJet will start a daily Delhi-Pakyong direct from January 23, 2021 SpiceJet was the only airline that used to fly there with a daily Kolkata-Pakyong-Kolkata flight after the airport opened in
