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Air India sets up help centres at Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Gatwick airports

Air India has set up assistance centres in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and Gatwick (London) airports for the relatives and friends of the victims of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, the airline said on Friday. These centres are facilitating travel of family members to Ahmedabad, Air India said in a statement. A London-bound Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed into a medical college complex and erupted into flames shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday, killing 241 of the 242 people on board in one of the country's worst air disasters. The friends & relatives assistance centres have been set up at the four airports to provide support and take care of the needs of the families and loved ones of those aboard flight AI171, the airline said in the statement. Besides, the airline has also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number -- 1800 5691 444 -- for those calling from within India and +918062779200 for those calling from outside India.

Adani's Mumbai airport faces backlash from IndiGo, Air India over deposits

A source with direct knowledge of the matter said the new policy would require the two airlines to make deposits of about 2 billion rupees ($23 million), taken together

Celebi contract: Bombay HC stops MIAL from final call on bids till June

The HC said no final decision shall be taken on tenders to replace Celebi until its pleas against revoked security clearance and contract termination are heard in June

Apollo in talks to invest $750 million in Adani's Mumbai Airport bonds

The MIAL bond issuance is likely to close in the next few weeks and has drawn interest from several US-based financial institutions led by Apollo

Mumbai airport, Taj Hotel receive bomb threat over Afzal Guru hanging

While nothing suspicious was found, an investigation to trace the sender of the email is underway

Mumbai airport appoints Indo Thai as interim handler after Celebi exit

After Celebi's security clearance was revoked, MIAL names Indo Thai as interim ground handler at Mumbai airport and will float a tender to appoint a permanent operator

MIAL drops plan to reduce passenger flight slots, halt cargo operations

Aviation ministry intervened after protest from airlines, cargo operators

'Class divide' in skies: Aera hikes Mumbai airport user development fee

AERA permits Mumbai airport to charge Rs 695 UDF from departing international business class passengers and Rs 615 from economy class starting May 16

AERA sets new tariffs, differential UDF for intl flyers from Mumbai airport

Regulator AERA has fixed differential User Development Fee (UDF) for economy and business class passengers on international flights from Mumbai airport, while the fee for departing domestic passengers has been set at Rs 175. The revised tariffs have been finalised by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) for the period from May 16, 2025 to March 31, 2029. In a move to ensure equitable allocation of aeronautical charges among all concerned stakeholders, it has been decided that the UDF for domestic passengers will be Rs 175 per departing domestic passenger, which will remain constant throughout the 'fourth control' period, the regulator said in a release on Thursday. Earlier, a charge of Rs 120 per departing domestic passenger was levied till August 2024 in the form of development fees. "The UDF for international passengers has been rationalised with a differential rate for economy and business class travelers. The UDF for the international departing passenger i

Bomb threat at Mumbai airport after Indian airstrikes on Pak terror camps

Bomb threat on IndiGo flight sparks emergency checks at Mumbai Airport, hours after India's airstrikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK

₹10,000 cr Adani township coming up near Navi Mumbai Airport. Details

Adani Realty is planning a 1,000-acre township project near Navi Mumbai Airport, inspired by its Shantigram model

Mumbai airport's Terminal 1 can be demolished in a phased manner: AAI

MIAL wants to demolish entire Terminal 1 in one go

World Heritage Day: Check in at Mumbai airport, check out the artefacts

With 5,500 pieces, the art museum at Mumbai's Terminal 2 is one of Asia's largest public art projects. Ahead of World Heritage Day, a walk through its mural-filled corridors

Dubai Airport retains title as busiest international hub, Heathrow second

Dubai International Airport remains the world's busiest international hub in 2024, with 92.3 million passengers, while London Heathrow secures the second spot in global rankings

Delhi at 32nd in global airport rankings; Mumbai, Bengaluru also in list

No Indian airport has been named among the top 20 airports in the world, though their rankings have improved noticeably this time

IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai after bomb threat

The alert was triggered when a bomb threat message was found inside one of the plane's toilets while the aircraft was mid-flight

AERA unlikely to allow Mumbai international airport's legal cost claim

Adani Group-led MIAL, which operates the Mumbai airport, has requested AERA to include legal expenses under operating costs, as this would result in higher tariffs being approved by the regulator

Air India seeks clarity on Mumbai International airport's terminal shift

The AERA on Tuesday afternoon conducted a three-hour-long meeting with aviation sector stakeholders to discuss the aeronautical charges

MIAL seeks user levy on domestic flyers, and 3.5x hike for int'l travel

To balance the impact of the increased UDF, Adani Group-led MIAL said it has also proposed a reduction of approximately 35 per cent in aircraft landing and parking charges

Flying from Mumbai to cost more as MIAL proposes user fee hike next fiscal

Flying from Mumbai International Airport is set to become costlier from next financial year with the private airport operator MIAL proposing a steep hike of Rs 463 in User Development Fee for international passengers, while domestic passengers will be charged a UDF of Rs 325. At present, international passengers are charged a User Development Fee (UDF) of Rs 187, which has been proposed to be raised to Rs 650, while the domestic passengers don't have to pay any such fee. "The proposed tariff card, which has been submitted to the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) for its approval, is in line with what the regulator has approved for MIAL," a source told PTI. At the same time, however, in a big relief to airlines, MIAL has also proposed a 35 per cent reduction in the landing and parking charges at its facility for the fourth control period (FY2024-2029), as per the AERA website. AERA has the mandate to determine all tariffs for major airports in the country. An airport whic