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Smaller airports get attention of foreign carriers

Boom in number of flyers, congestion at big airports are some of the reasons

India to seek airport slots for its airlines abroad

India will make availability of airport slots for its airlines part of bilateral seat-sharing talks with other nations. Indian airlines have complained about lack of preferred slots in busy airports like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. "There is a consensus in the ministry that we need to be more vocal about our carriers," said an official in the civil aviation ministry.Indian airlines complain not having slots in foreign airports hampers their scheduling, curbing the viability of overseas operations."Dubai is a slot-constrained airport and our airlines have spoken about difficulties in getting slots there. This issue will be a part of the bilateral discussions we have with Dubai," Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey told a newspaper on Thursday.Dubai is seeking 50,000 additional seats to India. The government is inclined to allow more seats because Indian airlines had used 98 per cent of their quota by the end of June."India is the fastest growing aviation market in the world and all fo

Rajasthan airport to use runway for flights and road traffic

When the road is closed, aeroplanes can land and takeoff from there, then road traffic can resume, Gadkari said

Kushinagar international airport project in UP to take wings

The Kushingar international airport was estimated to cost about Rs 354 crore under public private partnership (PPP).

3 bidders get security nod for new Mumbai airport: Govt

It denied security clearance in respect of consortium of Voluptas Developers and Zurich Airport International, Switzerland