Delhi Airport

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Congress claims Khera deplaned from Raipur flight, stages dharna on tarmac

Several Congress leaders raised slogans against the government while on the tarmac

23 Feb 2023 12:50 PM

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla (ANI file image)

Home Secretary to chair meeting on Delhi Airport rush

Mmeeting is being held considering the complaints on social media by irate passengers about missed flights and serpentine pre-boarding lines

15 Dec 2022 10:27 AM

An IndiGo plane declared emergency at the Delhi airport on Friday after one of its engines caught fire at the time of taxiing. (Image credit: Twitter)

Bengaluru-bound IndiGo plane's engine catches fire just before take-off in Delhi

A video on Twitter showed one of the plane's engines on fire and sparks flying at the time of taxiing at the airport

29 Oct 2022 10:02 AM

Paramedical staff screen Indians after they arrive at New Delhi airport. (Photo: PTI/File)

Four more international travellers test COVID-19 positive at Delhi airport: Officials

A total of eight people from 'at-risk' countries have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi till now

02 Dec 2021 12:59 PM

Commuters wade through a waterlogged area following heavy rains in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (PTI/Atul Yadav)

Heavy rains in Delhi leave part of airport, several areas of city waterlogged

The Delhi Traffic also posted tweets informing people about the stretches where they are expected to witness waterlogging

11 Sep 2021 12:07 PM

The ECT will also help airlines to save approximately 350 kg of fuel every time an aircraft uses the taxiing route provided by the ECT from runway 29/11 to Terminal 1 and vice-versa, said the GMR-group led DIAL. (PTI Photo)

Delhi airport's elevated taxiway to be ready by 2022-end: DIAL

At present, after landing at runway 29/11 or to take-off from this runway, an aircraft has to cover a distance of about 9 km

08 Sep 2021 4:41 PM

CIAL has adopted the Covid protocol management on par with international standards like a UV baggage disinfestation system at the conveyor belts of both terminals. (PTI Photo)

Cochin on third spot after Delhi, Mumbai airport in handling international traffic during Jan-May 2021

During the initial five months period, the total passenger volume registered at Cochin Airport was 15,56,366

08 Jul 2021 6:43 PM

Three bodies of indians earlier returned arrive in Delhi, handed over to kin. (PTI Photo)

Bodies of three Indians return from UAE after being sent back from Delhi airport

On Friday, bodies had to be sent back from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport to UAE due to coronavirus-related restrictions

27 Apr 2020 4:29 PM

Dense fog shrouds Delhi; throws rail traffic out of gear, flights diverted

This weather phenomenon is likely to continue till January 3, predicted the weather forecast agency.

30 Dec 2019 8:53 AM

The roads outside the T3 were also blocked, they added. (Photo: ANI)

RDX suspected in unattended bag found at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3; security tightened

The black-coloured bag, first detected around 1 am by CISF personnel in the arrival area of Terminal-3, has now been kept in a cooling pit.

01 Nov 2019 8:06 AM

A Nigerian ‘celebrity’ who also acted in some Bollywood movies was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport on Thursday for allegedly overstaying in the country, officials said. (Representational Image)

Nigerian man, who acted in Hindi movies, held at Delhi’s IGI airport for overstaying in India

The man had a ticket to Goa on a Vistara airlines flight and when he was questioned, he divulged that his visa had expired, they said.

25 Oct 2019 1:07 PM

The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday suspended license of two Indigo pilots for runway incursion at the Delhi airport on June 2, this year. The plane was on its way to Udaipur from Delhi. (Representational Image)

Runway breach: 2 IndiGo pilots lose licence

The director general of civil aviation has decided to ground 23 Boeing 737 planes flying in India to check for any cracks in the body frame.

02 Oct 2019 2:14 AM

He allegedly used a fake passport with the name of Amrik Singh, aged 81 years. (Photo: Twitter | CISFHQ)

Man dyes hair, beard to impersonate senior citizen at Delhi airport, caught

Jayesh Patel coloured his hair and beard white, arrived on wheelchair to board flight to New York from Delhi Airport on Sunday.

10 Sep 2019 8:45 AM

The DIAL spokesperson said, "Participation in the trials is purely voluntary and at discretion of passengers. A suitable consent form will be signed by passengers. This trial will run for three months. Subsequent roll-out plans will be made". (Representational Image)

Facial recognition system trial to begin at Delhi airport's T3 terminal

After successful completion of the trial, the DIAL said facial recognition would be officially launched at Terminal 3.

07 Sep 2019 10:48 AM

‘When Jet Airways ceased operation we had 540 aircraft in the sky but a false narrative was floated that Indian skies will be adversely affected. We are adding new aircraft to maintain fleet as per the traffic requirement," said Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. (Photo: ANI)

Nearly 15 aircraft added per month to ease passenger traffic: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Delhi Airport alone deals with 70 million fliers per yr, both Delhi, Mumbai airports together roughly deal with 34pc of passengers in India.

29 Aug 2019 5:30 PM

Sources said bag lifters are tipped off about an expensive baggage while they are being scanned. After the baggage come out of the scanners, the housekeeping staffs pass on the information to ground handlers. The ground handlers, in turn, identify the luggage and inform the loaders or baggage handlers.

Delhi airport wears baggage theft crown

About 56 per cent of the total baggage thefts across various airports took place at IGI airport from January 2016 till May 2019.

30 Jun 2019 8:30 AM

Two senior Customs officials posted at Delhi airport have been suspended for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman from Uzbekistan who was visiting India for medical treatment of a relative, officials said. (Photo: AFP)

Assault on Uzbek woman: 2 Customs officials suspended

The complainant, citing a brief detail of the case, requested the revenue secretary that the matter be looked into with utmost priority.

17 Jun 2019 2:33 AM

The accused was intercepted after his arrival from Guangzhou in China on Tuesday. His flight was via Colombo. (Photo: Representational)

Man tries to smuggle mobile phones worth Rs 63 lakh, gets arrested at Delhi airport

His baggage and the personal search resulted in the recovery of 204 illegally imported mobile phones.

10 Jun 2019 2:13 PM

Consolidated total income stood at Rs 2293.63 crore during the quarter under discussion against Rs 2234.88 crore in the same quarter in FY18, the filing said.

Impairment hit GMR Infra's Q4 loss at Rs 2,341 cr

The company had reported Rs 4.81 crore profit after tax during the same quarter in FY18.

30 May 2019 10:09 AM

After appropriate medication, a total of 65 capsules of cocaine were expelled from the body of the apprehended person, the report added. (Photo: Pixabay | Representative Image)

Venezuelan national apprehended at Delhi airport; cocaine seized

‘Upon scrutinizing the test report, doctors opined that there are foreign objects in the stomach of accused,’ NCB statement said.

27 May 2019 5:26 PM

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