The smoke was noticed on Tuesday night just before the departure, due to which the plane started fluttering. The officials were alerted by the flight crew and technical experts inspected the aeroplane.
According to Chennai airport officials, the UP man told the interrogators that he was not aware of the used shells in his bag and that the bag belonged to his brother who was serving in the Army.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) acting on specific intelligence seized over 6 kg gold from Chennai airport and arrested five individuals involved in smuggling the gold into India.
An IndiGo flight from Chennai to Kolkata received a bomb threat today. This is the second flight bomb threat incident in the day after the Akasa airlines.
The BJP karyakarta welcomed PM Narendra Modi at the Chennai airport and told him that his wife had just given birth to twins. The Prime Minister shared the interaction on X and said that love and affection of the party karyakartas make him emotional.
Tamil Nadu news: Investigations revealed that the passenger was acting as a 'carrier' and was supposed to deliver the watches to another individual for a monetary benefit, an official release from R Srinivasa Naik, Principal Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport said on Saturday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin highlighted the success of the trip, securing substantial investments for Tamil Nadu's growth. Stalin emphasised Spain's role in the state's development and commented on political dynamics, expressing skepticism about ambitious electoral goals.
A passenger was arrested for allegedly smoking inside the flight enroute to Chennai from Muscat.
Chennai airport: The authorities stated that the airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 9 am on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions.
The fishermen, who are from the Akkaraipettai village in Nagapattinam district, were fishing in the sea near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) when they were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.
The flight with about 280 passengers was proceeding from Jeddah.
During the visit, PM Modi flagged-off 13 new Multi-Modal Transport Service services in the suburban section of Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin city region, providing commuters with a fast, convenient and comfortable travel option.
Chennai Airport: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the new Integrated Terminal Building at Chennai Airport will be an important addition to the city's infrastructure.
Subsequently, the RGI airport security checked the flight and evacuated all the passengers onboard.
Chennai airport customs department said a DeBrazza monkey, 15 King snakes, 5 ball pythons and two Aldabra tortoises were recovered.
Drugs seized Chennai airport: Seizure of heroin and cocaine weighing 9.590 kgs valued at Rs 100 crores was done, a statement by Chennai Air Customs said.
After the Omicron variant had surfaced, both the Central and State governments have made it mandatory for passengers reaching from at-risk countries to undergo RT-PCR tests and random checks of two percent for the total flight passengers arriving from non-at-risk countries as well.
Acting on inputs, the personnel of the department opened a cardboard box and found in it 994 “Pink Punisher” methylene-dioxy-meth-amphetamine (MDMA) also known as ecstasy pills worth Rs 50 lakh.
The Air Customs officials at Chennai airport intercepted a parcel from Poland that had arrived at the Foreign Post Office on suspicion of containing arthropods (hard-bodies species without a backbone) or invertebrates (cold-blooded species without backbones).
Chennai Air Customs seized 6 kg of gold bars worth Rs 2.90 crores. The gold bars were wrapped with white adhesive tapes and found concealed under one of the seat cushions of the aircraft, coming from Dubai.
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