Man Boarded 200 Flights in 110 Days to Steal Jewellery Worth Lakhs

14 May 2024

The Delhi Police uncovered a novel style of theft orchestrated by Rajesh Kapoor, who managed to execute robberies at airports across India, boarding over 200 flights and traveling extensively within the country for over 100 days in 2023. This modus operandi came to light when multiple passengers reported significant losses...

15 Flights Diverted from Delhi Due to Weather: Sources

24 Apr 2024

Airport sources reported that adverse weather conditions in the national capital led to the diversion of 15 flights from Delhi. Among these diversions, nine flights were redirected to Jaipur, two to Amritsar, two to Lucknow, one to Mumbai, and one to Chandigarh. On Tuesday evening, various areas of Delhi witnessed...

Adani Group plans to expand 7 airports, spend Rs 60,000 crore

11 Mar 2024

The Adani Group intends to invest ₹ 60,000 crore to expand seven airports across the nation in the next five to 10 years. According to Adani Ports' Managing Director Karan Adani, the airports under its management will have increase their current capacity to three times by 2040. According to Arun...

80-year-old collapses, dies as he walks to terminal due to lack of wheelchair assistance at Mumbai Airport

16 Feb 2024

An 80-year-old man collapsed and passed away from a heart attack at Mumbai international airport while attempting to clear immigration by foot, reportedly due to a lack of wheelchair support. The man, who was traveling with his wife, had arranged for wheelchair assistance for both of them on an Air...

Power banks top list of seized items at airports in India

31 Jul 2023

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) reported on Monday that security organizations seize about 25,000 prohibited items from passengers at various airports across the nation each day. At BCAS's Delhi headquarters, the Aviation Security Culture Week-2023 was officially launched by Zulfiquar Hasan, the organization's director general. At all domestic...

2 arrested with gold values over Rs 1 crore at Hyderabad airport

06 Jun 2023

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department seized 1705.3 grammes of gold worth over Rs. 1 crore from 2 passengers arriving from Dubai at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. On Monday, as per the Customs Department, based on specific information, two passengers who arrived from Dubai...

SC Allows AAI To Construct New Enclave In Agra Airport

17 Jan 2023

In a relief to the Airports Authority of India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday changed its order and permitted AAI to expand the air terminal traffic in the Agra runway strip and develop another terminal in Agra. A seat headed by Judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul passed the bearing while at...

AAI undertakes Trichy Airport for upgradation

12 Jan 2023

Trichy Airport has been undertaken Airports Authority of India for expansion work which will include the construction of a new integrated passenger terminal building, a new apron, an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, and airside facilities will be upgraded. Meanwhile, the construction work for the terminal building is 85 percent...

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla chairs meeting to review Airport security

09 Jan 2023

After the Air India urinating incident came to light a high-level meeting was chaired to review airport security by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Monday. The meeting was attended by the Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and officers from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation...

11 COVID-19 Omicron sub-variants detected in India

05 Jan 2023

From 24 December to 3 January 11 variants of COVID-19 were detected after testing international passengers at airports and seaports in India. During testing of international travelers, 11 Omicron sub-variants were found in the country. The number of international travelers tested was 19,227, out of which 124 were found Covid-19...