Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru topped the chart with 29.1 per cent growth in passenger traffic over 2017 while Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here with 21.9 per cent is in third position with Antalya Airport in Turkey in the second position.
The flight services would be rescheduled as the re-carpeting work of the runway will be taken up from November. The re-carpeting of the runway would take place in two phases.
Vijayan reminded the officials during the meeting that in last year's meet, the aviation industry demanded that the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) tax be reduced. Though it was done, no favourable decision was taken to increase the number of flights.
All scheduled flights not already checked in were cancelled and protesters were also blocking the departure lines at immigration, so nobody was able to get through there -- something the protesters hadn't done previously, media reports said.
The 'Phase 3A' infrastructure expansion - which includes the construction of the fourth runway, expansion of T1 apron area and development of dual elevated Eastern Cross Taxiway - would be completed by June 2022, the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said in the statement.
The system will be installed at the Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda at a cost of Rs 5.5 crore that will be ready for operation within the next six months, the sources said.
The incident created tension for a while as it happened hours before BJP president and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was to land at the Rajiv Gandhi international airport. The 'drunk' K V Vishwanathan working as a sales executive in Secunderabad went up to the CISF personnel and said there were bombs aboard the two planes.
Aviation regulator DGCA Friday said that in cases of adverse weather or airport limitation, airlines must factor in the alternative destination during the flight planning stage itself.
The operations from the main runway of the country's second busiest airport were restored on Friday evening after the Spicejet aircraft stuck between the runways was cleared.
"A terrorist attack at Abha International Airport...led to the injury of 9 civilians - eight Saudis and one Indian national," Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said in a statement.
All passengers and crew on board the Dubai-Mangalore flight are safe, the airport and the airlines said in separate statements.
Two chinese men were roaming in the terminal area suspiciously and attempting to leave the Terminal-3 (T3) building of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, the official said.
The matter came to light last month when a complaint was lodged by a whistleblower to senior officials at the airport who then started the probe.
N. Chandrababu Naidu was also denied VIP access to the aircraft and had to travel in the bus along with common passengers.
This station will not only provide a world-class international standard facility to the passengers but, it will also offer employment to the people of Varanasi.
Kangana Ranaut's overall look in these airport pictures will cost around Rs 2.5 lakh.
The airline issued a statement, saying that the aircraft experienced a hydraulic system issue prior to its arrival in Delhi.
He was intercepted after his arrival from Muscat, Oman, on Thursday, a statement issued by the customs department on Wednesday said.
The new airport is being constructed near National Highway-8B connecting Ahmedabad and Rajkot, nearly 36 km from the existing Rajkot Airport. The company emerged winner among nine bidders that included Larsen & Toubro, Dilip Buildcon and Gayatri Projects.
Several commercial flights have been suspended after India shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet following the violation of its air space. India has suspended all comercial flights in Jammu, Leh, Srinagar, Amritsar have been suspended. Pakistan has also shutdown Lahore's international air port.
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