Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia countered Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s criticism on Wednesday concerning the recent chaos situation at Delhi airport triggered by dense fog and bad weather conditions and said that the latter is lost in his ‘esoteric world of thesaurus’. Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport […]
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Gold worth Rs 2.73 cr seized at Delhi Airport; 2 held
Air Customs at personnel at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Saturday seized gold worth Rs 2.73 crores and arrested one Russian and a Tajik national in this case, an official statement said. According to the statement, the seized gold weighed 5,488 grams. The passengers had arrived from Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Delhi Customs took […]
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PM Modi spots man feeling unwell in gathering near Delhi airport, asks his medical team to provide assistance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was accorded a warm reception at the Delhi Airport after his arrival on Saturday, said he got a lot of congratulatory messages during the BRICS Summit over the success of Chandrayaan-3 and noted that the place on moon where ‘Vikam’ landed has been named ‘Shiv Shakti’. The […]
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Major mishap averted at Delhi airport; Vistara planes get permission for take off, landing at same time
A major mishap was averted at the Delhi airport on Wednesday morning as a Vistara Airlines aircraft was given permission for take-off while another was in the process of landing. The take-off was aborted after instructions from ATC. Flight UK725 from Delhi to Bagdogra was taking off from the newly inaugurated runway […]
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Govt in talks to shift grounded aircraft from Delhi airport ahead of G20 Summit
With the G20 summit scheduled to be hosted in Delhi, the country’s civil aviation ministry is engaged in discussions with stakeholders to relocate grounded aircraft from Delhi airport to nearby airports. The move comes as India prepares to welcome all the heads-of-state of the G20 countries and invited nations, necessitating ample parking space for […]
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Delhi Airport’s fourth runway will be initially used for departures only
The fourth runway of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) which is set to start on July 13 will be initially used for departures only, and the new runway will be called ‘Runway 29 Right and 11 Left’ (29R / 11L). According to a senior official of Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) Delhi, management has issued a publication […]
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Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel arrives at Delhi Airport, will be admitted to AIIMS
Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel arrived at New Delhi airport on Wednesday for his medical treatment. He will be admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here due to a fall in oxygen levels. The Nepal President was flown from Nepal to New Delhi in an air […]
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Pawan Khera stopped from boarding flight at Delhi airport, Congress alleges “dictatorship”
Congress leader Pawan Khera was stopped from boarding a plane at Delhi airport after a request was received from the Assam Police to stop him,” Delhi Police said on Thursday. The Congress leaders protested after Khera was stopped by Delhi Police from boarding the plane at the airport. In a […]
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Delhi airport issues advisory to passengers owing to low visibility conditions
Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi has issued an advisory and launched procedures in view of low visibility conditions caused due to fog. Airport authorities in an advisory to the passengers on Saturday said that several procedures have been undertaken at the airport to counter the menace of low visibility at […]
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Delhi Airport issues fog alert for passengers, 12 trains delayed in North India
The Delhi Airport on Thursday issued a fog alert for all passengers. According to the authorities, low visibility procedures are in progress at the Delhi Airport. All flight operations are currently normal and the passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information, the authorities added. Many […]
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Home Secretary to chair meeting on Delhi Airport rush
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla will chair a high-level meeting on airport rush here in the national capital on Thursday morning. The meeting is likely to be held after 11 am in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Senior officers in the MHA, officials in the Minister of Civil Aviation and others […]
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Man impersonating Air Force officer caught at Delhi airport
A man impersonating an Indian Air Force officer was caught at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. According to Delhi Police, the man was posing as a Wing Commander of Indian Air Force at IGI Airport on Thursday. He was then arrested by Delhi Police and two uniforms were recovered from […]
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Lufthansa flight cancelled, stirred up passengers stranded in Delhi airport, cops deployed
Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa Airlines has cancelled 800 flights globally due to a one-day pilots’ strike, resulting in around 700 passengers being stranded at the T3 terminal at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). Stranded passengers and their relatives registered strong protests on the intervening night of Friday at Delhi […]
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SpiceJet flight returns to Delhi airport soon after smoke detects
A Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet flight returned to the Delhi airport on Saturday morning after passengers claimed smoke in the plane. According to SpiceJet Spokesperson, smoke was detected inside the plane when the aircraft was passing 5000 ft. The SG-2862 flight which took off from Delhi at 6:15 am for Jabalpur, landed […]
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Emaar Group CEO briefly detained at Delhi airport, later released after questioning
Amit Jain, group CEO of Dubai-based real estate developer Emaar Properties, was briefly detained at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Friday evening, soon after landing from Dubai on an Emirates flight. “One passenger namely Amit Jain, Indian National arrived at IGIA by flight no. EK-516 from Dubai is […]