Page 14 - Airports

Cochin airport continues to be India's 3rd busiest airport despite Covid

Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has retained its position as the third busiest airport in India throughout 2021 despite the pandemic. CIAL said as per the latest statistics released by Airports Authority of India (AAI), it stands at third position in the country in terms of international traffic in December, a feat it has been enjoying since the beginning of the previous year. "As per the AAI data on international traffic for the month of December 2021, Delhi Airport topped the list with 8,42,582 passengers and Mumbai airport retained its second spot with 4,51,212. CIAL registered 301,338 international passengers, during December 2021 whereas Chennai Airport which is at the fourth position handled 2,46,387 international passengers," CIAL said in a release. CIAL handled a total of 43,06,661 passengers during the whole year of 2021. Of that, 18,69,690 were international passengers. CIAL's passenger volume has almost increased by a million in 2021 when compared to that of

Third Covid-19 wave to hit airports' revenue recovery this fiscal: Report

The Omicron variant has forced the regulator to first extend the ban to January 31, and then to February 28, 2022

Andhra CM Y S Reddy roots for 'One district, One airport' concept

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that the 'one district-one airport' concept is good, and instructed officials to expedite the works on Bhogapuram and Dagadarthi airports

Indian airport bonds drop to 3-month lows on airline cutbacks

Both Vistara and IndiGo have cut capacity in response to a surging caseload and travel restrictions

GMR Infra starts trading on bourses as pure-play airport biz company

GMR Infrastructure Ltd (GIL) has started trading at the stock exchanges as a pure-play airport sector company from Tuesday onwards, according to a statement.

GMR partners with Angkasa Pura II for Medan Airport in Indonesia

GMR Airports, a part of the GMR group, had in November won the bid for this high growth potential brownfield airport, through a closely contested international competitive bid process

Flights diverted as RVR measuring equipment fails at Amritsar airport

Multiple flights have been diverted from the Amritsar airport in the last two days as runway visual range (RVR) equipment, which allows pilots to land flights amid dense fog, has stopped functioning

Kejriwal promises int'l airport, sports varsity in Punjab's Jalandhar

Punjab will go to polls early next year

Airline industry's recovery faces holiday season test as demand surges

The Transportation Security Administration says that passenger checkpoints are nearly as busy now as they were in 2019

Govt mandates Air Suvidha portal for international passengers' convenience

Air Suvidha intends to provide hassle-free, queue free, and convenient air travel to all international passengers, says govt as Omicron threat looms

Show-cause notice to Etihad Airways for 'not following' Covid guidelines

A reply to the notice has been sought from the station manager of the airlines within 24 hours

Scindia directs Delhi airport's operator DIAL to do better crowd management

Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Centre had issued a revised guideline for international travellers which came into effect on December 1

3,000 int'l passengers arrive at Delhi airport on Thu; 6 Covid positive

Strict norms, including mandatory Covid test, are in place for passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries

Maharashtra's new airport rules in divergence with MoHFW guidelines: Centre

Maharashtra has mandated seven-day institutional quarantine for travellers arriving in the state from 'at-risk' countries

Investments worth Rs 91,000 cr expected for airports development: Govt

The government has accorded in-principle approval for setting up 21 greenfield airports

BJP building airports only to sell them off, says Akhilesh Yadav

He said the BJP government is engaged in disposing off airports and asked who is profiting from these airports

UP tops nation in air connectivity; 5 int'l airports 1st for any state

Uttar Pradesh has achieved yet another record in its relentless march towards having world-class connectivity and infrastructure in a short period of less than five years

GMR wins bid to develop, operate Indonesia's Kualanamu Int'l Airport

The group will tie up with the state-owned enterprise, Angkasa Pura 2 (AP2) on a 49:51 basis

Arrivals at Chennai Airport suspended till 6 pm due to severe rain

Arrival of flights here is suspended till evening in view of showers and heavy winds though departures would continue, authorities here said on Thursday. "Due to severe rains and heavy cross winds, arrivals at #AAI Chennai Airport will remain suspended from 1315 hrs to 1800 hrs, today. Departures will continue. The decision has been taken considering the safety aspect of passengers and severity of wind," the Chennai Airport tweeted. In another tweet, the metropolis airport regretted the inconvenience caused to passengers due to severe weather conditions. "Passengers are requested to contact concerned airline(s) for any updates regarding schedules. @AAI_Official.

Airports woo lifestyle brands to grow non-aero biz as air traffic rebounds

Major private airports witnessed 12% CAGR growth in non-aeronautical revenue between FY 2017-2021, as per Icra report