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Delhi airport roof collapse raises concerns over India's massive infra push

The disaster at the very least suggests poor maintenance and gives Modi's critics fresh fodder to attack his record

Delhi airport Terminal 1 shut after roof collapse; 1 dead, 6 injured

Aviation ministry orders comprehensive structural inspections at airports across India

Delhi airport operator sets up technical panel to probe roof collapse

Delhi airport operator DIAL on Friday said it has set up a technical committee to probe the roof collapse at the airport's Terminal 1 and the primary cause of the incident seems to be continued heavy rainfall. In the incident, which happened at around 5 am on Friday, one person died and a few others sustained injuries. DIAL said that due to heavy rains and winds through the night in Delhi, a canopy at the old departure forecourt of Terminal 1 (T1) partially collapsed. "While the cause for the collapse is being assessed, the primary cause seems to be the continued heavy rainfall over the past few hours," it said in a statement. The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has set up a technical committee to investigate the cause of the incident and will give the report as soon as possible. Following the incident, flight operations have been suspended at T1. DIAL said it is working with all relevant agencies, including Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Bureau of Civil Avi

Roof collapses at T-1 of Delhi's IGI Airport amid heavy rains; 1 dead, 5 injured

One person died and five were injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rain early Friday.

Delhi airport roof collapse: TMC alleges PM Modi's guarantee 'crumbling'

The Trinamool Congress on Friday slammed the central government for the roof collapse at Delhi airport's Terminal 1, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee was "crumbling". Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu announced that an investigation has been ordered into the roof collapse that left one person dead and six others injured. "A Glimpse into PM Modi's 'Guarantee': Crumbling under his lies," the TMC said in a social media post. "The roof at Delhi Airport's T1 collapsed, ..... which Modi hastily "inaugurated" in March, despite its unfinished state, just for election optics,' the TMC said in its X handle post. Naidu also said a thorough inspection of the structure at the airport would be carried out. Sources in the government said the roof that collapsed at Delhi airport's Terminal-1 (T1) was constructed during 2008-09 and that the work was contracted out by GMR to private contractors. T1 has only domestic flight operations by IndiGo and SpiceJet. The airport

Delhi airport terminal horror: Roof collapse amid rain, social media erupts

Scenes of confusion and frustration unfolded at Delhi airport due to a substantial number of flight cancellations following the collapse of the airport roof amid persistent heavy rainfall

Criminal neglect behind shoddy infra: Cong on Delhi airport roof collapse

The Congress on Friday hit out at the Modi government over the Delhi airport roof collapse, saying "corruption" and "criminal negligence" is responsible for the shoddy infrastructure created in the last 10 years. One person died and six were injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rain early Friday, leading to suspension of flight departures. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said he was monitoring the situation and the injured had been hospitalised. "Corruption and criminal negligence is responsible for the collapse of shoddy infrastructure falling like a deck of cards, in the past 10 years of Modi Government," Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X. . "Delhi Airport (T1) roof collapse, Jabalpur airport roof collapse, Abysmal condition of Ayodhya's new roads, Ram Mandir leakage, cracks in Mumbai Trans Harbour Link road, 13 new bridges falling down in Bihar in 2023 & 2024, ...

Heavy rain causes chaos in Delhi-NCR, 1 dead as airport operations halted

Delhi recorded a heavy 150 mm of rainfall within just three hours between 2.30 am and 5.30 am, marking one of the heaviest downpours of the year

One dead, many injured in Delhi airport's T-1 roof collapse: Latest updates

Six individuals were injured as the collapse of the roof sheet and support beams damaged cars parked in the pick-up and drop-off area at Indira Gandhi International Airport

Roof collapses at Terminal-1 of IGI amid heavy rains, one dead, 5 injured

Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) received incessant rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning beginning in the early hours of Friday

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Heatwave grounds IndiGo flight, delayed 4 hours due to high temperatures

A Delhi-Bagdogra IndiGo flight was delayed due to a technical problem caused by unusually high ground temperatures in the national capital

Delhi Airport introduces self-baggage drop facility: Here's how it works

The quick drop facility eliminates the need for a boarding pass or any biometric verification, reducing processing time from one minute to just 30 seconds

Delhi airport faces brief power outage; flight operations unaffected

Delhi Airport, India's busiest, handles roughly 1,270 scheduled flights daily, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium

Brief power outage at Delhi airport hits operations, flights not affected

Delhi airport power outage: Passengers took to the social media platform 'X' to express their frustration and share updates about the power outage at the airport

DIAL sets up biometric registration kiosks for immigration processing

These kiosks will cut time taken by immigration agent/officer by 50 per cent

13-year-old behind hoax threat mail to Delhi Airport, says did it 'for fun'

A 13-year-old boy in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, sent bomb threat email 'just for fun' after seeing media coverage of a similar incident

Delhi airport to increase peak runway capacity by 30% in 3 years: DIAL CEO

India's largest airport also plans to increase international passenger handling capacity by 50% in 12 months, he says

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin and TDP chief Naidu cross paths at Delhi airport

The two leaders met as they were leaving for their home states after attending the meetings of their respective alliances held here on Wednesday

Air India ties up with Delhi Metro, DIAL to facilitate int'l check-ins

Air India on Tuesday said it has partnered with Delhi Metro and Delhi airport to facilitate check-in for international air passengers at two metro stations in Delhi. The check-in and baggage drop facility at the Delhi airport allows passengers to check in their baggage at the metro station, giving the outstation travellers the option to explore the city baggage-free. During this period, their baggage gets securely loaded onto the aircraft through an advanced automated infrastructure created by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL). Currently available for domestic air travel, this service will now be extended to international flyers and will remain operational at two Delhi metro stations-- New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium-- from 7 am to 9 pm, Air India said in a statement. It also added that the check-in can be done 12 hours to 2 hours prior to flight departure for domestic itineraries and four to two hours prior to departure for internatio