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Patna airport's new terminal will be able to handle 8 mn flyers/year: Puri

The Patna airport will have the capacity to handle eight million passengers per annum once the construction of its new terminal is completed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday. "LNJP (Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Narayan) Airport in Patna, which currently handles 4.53 million passengers per annum, is all set for further upgradation & expansion," Puri stated on Twitter. "Construction of a new terminal is being undertaken by the AAI with state-of-the-art technology and facilities at Patna with an investment of ?1200cr," he noted. This will enable the airport to handle eight million passengers per annum, the minister said. The Patna airport is one of the fastest growing airports in India, he mentioned. Puri also said flights will start operating at the Darbhanga airport from early November, much before the Chhath festival. He said a new civil enclave with a terminal building is also being built at the Darbhanga airport at a

Estimated 9,488 pilots required in next five years: Hardeep Singh Puri

The total number of pilots employed in the country with scheduled airlines at present is 9,073

Domestic air travel figures returning to pre-pandemic levels: Puri

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said domestic civil aviation operations are continuing smoothly and the number of domestic travellers is moving towards pre-Covid figures

Air India's Q1FY21 net loss stands at around Rs 2,570 crore: Puri

Air India has incurred a net loss of about Rs 2,570 crore in the first quarter of 2020-21 as compared to a net loss of Rs 785 crore sustained in the year ago period, Civil Aviation Minister said

Air India earned Rs 2550 crore from Vande Bharat flights till Aug 31: Puri

Air India earned a revenue of Rs 2556.60 crore from flights that have been operated under the Vande Bharat mission till August 31, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said

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Revenues of Indian airlines fell 85.7% in April-June due to Covid-19: Puri

The revenue of Indian airlines fell by 85.7% to Rs 3,651 crore during the first quarter of 2020-21 in comparison to the corresponding period a year ago due to Covid-19, said Hardeep Singh Puri

India has one of the better air safety indicators in the world, says Puri

Aircraft accidents in India in 2019 were just 0.82 per million flights as compared to the global average of 3.02, he noted.

Rajya Sabha passes Aircraft Amendment Bill 2020, to become Act soon

The Upper House of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, after an hour-long discussion

A new high in the sky, domestic travellers touch 143,811: Hardeep Puri

The total number of domestic travellers on Sunday in the country touched 143,811, said Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister said today

UP CM meets Puri on facilities for Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Sonbhadra airports

UP CM Yogi Adityanath met Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in connection with development works and infrastructure facilities for Ayodhya, Chitrakoot and Sonbhadra (Myorpur) airports

32% intl flyers had Covid-negative reports for quarantine exemption: Puri

Around 32% of international flyers who arrived in India between Aug 8 and Sept 5 were able to get exemption from 7-day institutional quarantine as each of them had a valid Covid-negative test report

Over 1.5 mn people returned under Vande Bharat mission: Hardeep Singh Puri

Under the Vande Bharat Mission, more than 1.5 million people have returned through various modes including more than 450,000 on flights, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

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

Over 83,000 passenger arrivals took place across country on August 27: MoCA

According to the ministry, over 870 flight arrivals took place across the country on August 27

Kerala bid was 20% below Adani's for Thiruvananthapuram airport: Puri

Aviation Minister also questions the state government's stance or opposition to privatisation

Kerala govt did not qualify in Thiruvananthapuram airport bidding: Puri

Before the bidding process, the Centre and the Kerala government had agreed that if the KSIDC's bid comes within the 10 per cent range of the winning bid, it would be awarded the airport

Indore cleanest city in India for the fourth time, five others rated 5-star

MP city is the cleanest for the fourth time in a row, according to government's Swachhata Warrior ranking.

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India in talks with 13 nations for air bubble arrangement: Minister Puri

Since July, India has established such bubbles with the following countries - the US, the UK, France, Germany, the UAE, Qatar and the Maldives