PUNE: Air India Express and AirAsia India have announced the commencement of interline bookings, officials said on Monday. Guests can now book a single itinerary across both airlines, including a single PNR on the common website, airindiaexpress.com and other OTAs (Online Travel Agents) and Travel Partners. Guests travelling on connecting flights on the AirAsia India […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Airports Authority of India inducts two new aircraft for navigation aid calibration
MUMBAI: Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Monday has added two new B-360 type of aircraft equipped with advanced state-of -the -art Flight Inspection system into its fleet to carry out calibration of ground navigation and landing aids. AAI provides air navigation services to aircraft flying in the Indian airspace. AAI said that it will […]
Srinagar flights to cost more from next month
NEW DELHI: Flying to Srinagar will cost more from next month. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has approved a phase-wise increase in aeronautical charges and user development fees (UDF) from next month. The UDF paid by domestic departing passengers is currently Rs 394. This will become Rs 850 from October 1 to March 31, […]
Metro trains on Airport Line to run at 120kmph from Sunday: DMRC
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro’s Airport Line will see trains running at a speed of 120 kmph starting from Sunday, marking a notable increase from the previous speed of 90 kmph. This achievement has been made possible through meticulous planning and timely execution by engineers from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in collaboration with […]
Revenue sharing by airports, airlines can help them become eco-friendlier: Study
NEW DELHI: Revenue sharing by airports and airlines can help them become eco-friendlier and give the aviation sector a sustainable boost of growth, a new study by Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow and University of Liverpool has found. Led by IIM Lucknow, the study sheds light on how airlines and airports can collaboratively achieve […]
Airport Line extension opens for passengers, ends at YashoBhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 station
NEW DELHI: The nearly 2 km-long extension of the Delhi Airport Metro Express line from Dwarka Sector 21 to YashoBhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 station was opened for passengers on Sunday, hours after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Delhi Metro has increased the operational speed of metro trains on the Airport Express Line […]
AAI engineers ‘hailed’ for highest ever capex last fiscal
NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India Engineers Guild (AAIEG) on September 15 celebrated Engineers’ Day by “hailing” AAI’s highest-ever annual capital expenditure in 2022-23 at Rs 5,175 crore. This was spent on augmenting airport facilities, upgrading technology and improving operational efficiency. AAI member (planning) A K Pathak released new website of AAIEG at an […]
Air India introduces integrated self-baggage drop and self-check-in facility for travellers in Delhi’s T3
PUNE: In a step to elevate customer experience, Air India has introduced an integrated self-baggage drop and self-kiosk check-in service at Terminal 3 of Delhi airport for domestic and international travellers, airline officials said on Friday. The service is currently available for all Australia-bound flights as well as all for all flights within India. Air […]
Drone flying banned in Chennai for three days
CHENNAI: The Chennai police have banned flying of drones and other unmanned aerial objects from September 15 to 17 as the National Security Guard (NSG) is conducting a mock exercise simulating various terrorist attacks and responses. This mock exercise called GANDIV-V involves attack on high value targets (HVTs) simultaneously and bomb blasts at three places […]
Two flyers smuggling gold to city arrested at RGI airport
Hyderabad: Two air passengers who came from two different countries were nabbed by customs sleuths at RGI Airport on Thursday. One of the passengers came from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and attempted to smuggle 636gm of gold. The passenger was hiding it in fan. Officials seized 582gm of gold from another passenger, who hid it in […]
Hyd airport holds CPR training for its staff
Hyderabad: The GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), along with Apollo Hospitals, conducted a CPR training on Thursday. Nearly 450 airport staff took part in the training, with an objective of stepping up to save a life until medical help arrives. Pradeep Panciker, CEO-GHIAL participated the training. The camp was led by Dr. Imran Subhan, group […]
Loader at Delhi airport arrested for stealing valuables from passengers’ bags
NEW DELHI: A loader at the IGI airport who allegedly stole valuables from the bags of several passengers was arrested, police said on Thursday. According to the police, a complainant stated that he was going to Halifax, Canada along with his family and they were taking wheelchair assistance from an airline. The passenger was carrying […]