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More immigration desks, entry gates added at Delhi airport, says Scindia

In December last year, there were 31 entry points, which have been increased to 66. Similarly, X-BIS machines have been increased from 50 to 66

Digi Yatra facility to be available at 25 more airports in 2024: Scindia

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Digi Yatra facility will be available at 25 more airports in 2024. Currently, the facility is available at 13 airports for domestic passengers. Digi Yatra provides for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various check points at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). At a briefing in the national capital, Scindia said Digi Yatra will be introduced at 14 airports in the first phase and another 11 airports in the second phase next year. By the end of 2024, Digi Yatra will be available at 25 more airports and the total number of airports that will have the facility will increase to 38, he said. Currently, Digi Yatra facility is available at 13 airports that handle around 85 per cent of the country's domestic air passenger traffic. Next year, the facility will be available at a total of 38 airports that handle around 95 per cent of the traffic. The data shared by a passenger for Digi Yatra is store

Digi Yatra to be available at 25 more airports in 2024, says Scindia

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Digi Yatra facility will be available at 25 more airports in 2024. Currently, the facility is available at 13 airports for domestic passengers. Digi Yatra provides for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various check points at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). At a briefing in the national capital, Scindia said Digi Yatra will be introduced at 14 airports in the first phase and another 11 airports in the second phase next year. By the end of 2024, Digi Yatra will be available at 25 more airports and the total number of airports that will have the facility will increase to 38, he said.

More manpower, X-ray machines to curb congestion at airports: Scindia

To tackle congestion at airports, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said manpower, X-ray machines, departure entry gates, check-in counters and immigration counters have been increased compared to last year. The number of X-ray Baggage Inspection System (XBIS) has been increased by 33 per cent and at AAI airports by 49 per cent on a year-on-year basis. Among others, the CISF personnel at the joint venture airports have been increased to 19,760 as of December 12 this year. This is a rise of 19 per cent compared to 16,572 personnel on December 12, 2022, the minister said at a briefing. According to him, the deployment of CISF personnel at AAI (Airports Authority of India) airports has increased to 4,973, a rise of 27 per cent as against 3,915 on December 12, 2022. The minister said that in spite of domestic passenger traffic crossing 4.67 lakh daily, there were no major reports of congestion in comparison to December 2022 when the traffic was around 4 lakh per da

Mumbai airport handled the highest-ever 4.46 mn passengers in November

On 25 November, the airport experienced peak activity, recording a footfall of 167,132 passengers. This figure comprises 120,000 domestic and more than 46,000 international passengers

Historic day for Rajahmundry: Scindia on new terminal building at airport

Rajahmundry Airport is a domestic airport that is spread over an area of 1223.46 acres. The Runway of the airport is 3165 metres long, capable of operating Code 'C' type of aircraft

GQG Partners checks in at GMR Airports Infrastructure, buys 4.7% stake

Total 11.8% equity stakes changed hands in block deals

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