Page 5 - Airports In India

Chennai airport resumes flight ops a day after Cyclone Michaung disruption

AAI said nearly 1,500 passengers were stranded at the terminals when operations resumed. There were 21 aircraft on the ground

From Delhi to Kolkata, mapping the frenzy across India's metro airports

Aircraft movements include departures as well as arrivals

Delhi airport to cross 70 mn passenger traffic in FY24, says DIAL chief

The Delhi airport will cross the pre-pandemic passenger traffic level at more than 70 million this fiscal and expects to complete the expansion of Terminal 1 by the end of February next year that will increase the domestic air passenger handling capacity by 23 million, a top official said on Friday. Besides, airport operator DIAL CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar said Terminal 2 (T2) will be converted into an international terminal for a short term. Currently, T2 is for domestic flights and has a passenger handling capacity of 15 million. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital is the country's largest airport and is operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL). Currently, the airport has three terminals -- T1, T2 and T3 -- and depending on traffic trends, the operator will take a decision on having T4. At present, only T3 has international operations. In an interview to PTI here, Jaipuriar said there is a good revival of passenger traffic. "This

Foreign airlines see India's potential as global aviation hub for APAC

Executives at Japan Airlines and Thai Airways see India as a transit hub to connect Asia Pacific with West Asia and Africa

GMR group to raise Rs 3,200 cr loan for developing Vizag int'l airport

GMR Group holds the airport business under the airport holding company, GMR Airports Ltd (GAL)

New national policy may turn India's airports into global transit hubs

If enacted, the policy will address challenges such as double security checks and immigration bottlenecks to better streamline travel

Noida airport: Runway, ATC to be ready by Mar 2024; 7,200 workers stationed

The runway and the air traffic control (ATC) tower of the upcoming airport in Noida are expected to be ready by March 2024, according to project officials. During a review meeting, S P Goyal, the additional chief secretary to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and additional chief secretary, Civil Aviation, Uttar Pradesh government, was informed by the officials that about 7,200 workers haver been deployed and construction work is being carried out day and night for timely completion of the Greenfield project. "First of all, the construction work of ATC tower was reviewed. The ATC tower is to be built with eight floors, out of which the work of six floors has been completed and the work of the last two floors is underway. The height of the ATC tower is 30 meters and the construction will be completed by February 2024," according to an official statement. "The construction work of the runway at the airport is almost 70 per cent complete. The airstrip work is targeted to be completed by .

32% rise in airport staff drunk on duty in the first half of 2023: DGCA

In the first half of 2022, 143 people working at 50 airports in India failed the alcohol tests

Aircraft skids-off at Mumbai airport during landing, no casualties reported

The VSR Ventures Learjet-45 aircraft VT-DBL's flight originated from Vizag (Visakhapatnam) and had its destination in Mumbai

Govt takes multiple steps to tackle festival-season rush at major airports

Measures include additional CISF personnel, increased immigration counters, and real-time updates through social media

Centre announces measures to tackle airport congestion ahead of festivals

The issue of congestion at the major airports was witnessed in the last year's festive season leading to longer waiting times at various airports

Statsguru: Building new airports in India's smaller towns and cities

The government has announced an in-principle approval for new airports in 21 locations, mostly places outside the metro cities

Over Rs 19K crore capex lined up for adding airport capacity in FY24

The country has more than 140 airports

Srinagar airport gets free e-cart facility for passengers to reduce delays

A drop-and-go facility was introduced by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) at the Srinagar International Airport on Saturday in the wake of long-standing grievances about delays and hassles for entry. The state-of-art, environment-friendly e-carts facility was flagged off by AAI director, Srinagar Airport, Javed Anjum. Officials said personal frisking and vehicle and baggage checking is a time-consuming process due to which passengers entering the airport were facing delays, they said. At times, the passengers had to be advised to come to the airport four hours in advance to avoid missing their flights. However, despite such precautions, there were frequent complaints of passengers missing their flights, the officials said. With the introduction of the complimentary drop-and-go facility at the entry of the airport, passengers can now leave their vehicles at the drop gate, which will reduce the time taken to reach the terminal from the drop gate by half Speaking to PTI, Anjum sa

Airports to boost infra to handle higher number of passengers: Aviation min

To ensure that there is no congestion at major airports, the civil aviation ministry on Friday asked airport operators to carry out a thorough internal analysis of their throughput and space requirements in order to boost infrastructure for hassle-free travel, according to sources. The issues related to congestion at airports during peak travel periods and measures required to be put in place were discussed during a meeting civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held with airport and airline operators in the national capital. The sources said that steps to strengthen infrastructure, especially to deal with peak hour traffic at airports, as well as to expand capacity were deliberated upon. Airport operators have been asked to do a thorough internal analysis of their throughput and space requirements, among other factors to ensure there is no clogging at any points. "Met with airline & airport operators to deliberate on a roadmap for infrastructure & processes to cater to .

121 airports to be made carbon neutral by 2025, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

Twenty-five airports in the country are using 100 per cent green energy while another 121 airports will be made carbon neutral by 2025, Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday. Scindia made these comments in his virtual address at the two-day EU-India aviation summit. He could not attend the event in person after testing Covid positive. "The emission contribution of the aviation industry has been under immense scrutiny. We have taken several measures to minimise the carbon footprint and mitigate emissions from the aviation industry," he said, asserting that India and the European Union have a common goal of tackling climate change. "We are encouraging airports to use 100 per cent green energy by 2024, and achieve net zero by 2030. 25 AAI airports are already using 100 per cent green energy. Our target is to make another 121 airports carbon neutral by 2025," he added. The minister informed that the government has mandated the use of renewable energy as part of

AAI receives double concession fees from eight privatised airports in FY23

Delhi airport is run by GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the other seven aforementioned airports are run by Adani Group companies.

Sydney Airport reports 78.8% traffic recovery in Jan than pre-Covid level

Sydney Airport released a monthly report on its traffic performance, saying total of 3,120,000 passengers passed through it in January, marked a 78.8 per cent recovery compared to the pre-Covid level

Traffic at Dubai airport double than last year but lags behind 2019 peak

Traffic more than doubled last year at Dubai's airport, the world's busiest for international flights, but has yet to fully recover after the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released Tuesday. Even as the number of passengers has surged, the state-of-the-art airport in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates has avoided the travel chaos that rippled across North America and Europe last year, as it maintained capacity through the darkest days of the pandemic. Over 66 million passengers moved through the airport, known as DXB, in 2022, up from 29.1 million in 2021, when global travel was still snarled by pandemic restrictions. But it remains well below the pre-pandemic milestone of 86.4 million logged in 2019. Paul Griffiths, the airport's CEO, told The Associated Press that he expects traffic to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year or early 2024, with a boost from China's easing of its zero COVID policies. The airport currently forecasts 78 million passengers in

Number of airports in country to go up to over 200: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Civil Aviation Ministry has drawn up plans to boost air connectivity by taking the total number of airports operating in the country to over 200 over the next five-six years under its vision of increasing the 'width and depth of air penetration,' Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said here on Saturday. Scindia, here on a brief visit, said in its 67 years of independence the country saw only 74 new airports being built while in the last 8.5 years it has been increased to 147 under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi rule. "We are just one short of doubling that number. The 148th airport will be also completed this month itself which means that what India took 66-67 years to build and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has been done in a period of nine years." he told reporters. Scindia said the Ministry has envisaged to take the number of airports operating in the country to over 200 in the next five to six years. "Another 50 additional airports, waterdromes and