Page 9 - Airports In India

Privatisation hurts public, benefits only a handful of cronies: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the BJP government over privatisation of airports

Central government plans to sell residual stake in four airports

The Central government aims to sell its residual stake in four airports as part of the asset monetisation pipeline

Centre's plan to club unviable airports unlikely to enthuse investors

Airport monetisation is a crucial component of the Centre's aggressive asset monetisation plan unveiled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget for 2021-22

Employees protest at TVM airport against takeover by Adani Group

Employees of the International airport raised slogans and protested in front of the office of the director

AAI raises objections to Adani Enterprises branding in private airports

Adani terms the charge 'baseless', says the company has adhered to the terms of agreement

Rules to stop Covid-19 variant lead to chaos, long queues at airports

Like many countries, India has suspended flights from Britain, where cases have soared because of the variant.

First flight from Noida airport likely by Dec 2023 or Jan 2024: Top exec

Work on the upcoming Noida International Airport is progressing as scheduled, a top government executive said

Grounded airports

Govt plan for privatisation has flaws

Govt should not be running airports and airlines, says Hardeep Singh Puri

"If the government runs an airport or an airline, then they have to follow the government rules like L1 and L2, and that is not how commercial entities can run," Puri said

Will be interesting to see how govt completes airport leasing: Law firm

What is to be seen is how effectively and efficiently would it be able to complete the process especially during the coronavirus pandemic, a Delhi-based law firm has said

Kozhikode crash: DGCA to conduct audit of airports that witness heavy rains

The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rains on Friday night

DGCA to boost safety checks on airlines, airports after deficiencies fou

At Chennai, the DGCA team found that the disposal of masks and gloves was not carried out in line with the prescribed guidelines

Over 500 flights take off, but states create plane confusion at airports

Maharashtra clears air, says short-term visitors exempt from isolation

AAI asks air passengers to download Aarogya Setu app, carry hand sanitiser

The government-owned Aarogya Setu app gives colour coded-designation to users as per their health status and travel history. It helps the user know if he or she is near anyone who has tested positive

CISF proposes staggered flights, changes in check-in process

Calls for closure of check-in counters two hours prior to departure to avoid crowding and maintaining social distancing

100 more airports to be developed by 2025 to support UDAN scheme: FM

Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said Rs 1.7 lakh crore has been provided for transport infrastructure in 2020-21

Jewar airport: Land for phase one acquired, villagers clash with officials

Sub-Divisional Magistrate Gunja Singh was injured during the clash which broke out around 11.30 am, they said

Travel bookings to China dips after coronavirus outbreak, travel advisory

At Indian airports over 9,000 passengers have been screened so far and no case of virus detected in the country.

Curbs on sale of duty-free liquor likely to increase cost of air travel

Consolidated annual duty-free sales at airports in the country are estimated to be around $500 million

GMR to develop, operate & manage duty-free outlets at Kannur Airport

Under the concession agreement, GAL would design, finance and operate the Duty-Free shops at Kannur International Airport for a period of 7 years, which is extendable by 3 more years