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NEW DELHI: As cold wave conditions continued in the national capital, dense fog covered large parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, leading to poor visibility and delays in several flights at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Passengers have been advised to check their flight status with airlines before heading to the airport, as foggy conditions…
Air India Delhi-New York flight engine damaged after container sucked in at IGI airport NEW DELHI: Air India’s new Airbus A350 (VT-JRB), carrying over 250 passengers, suffered a double setback while operating as AI 101 from Delhi to New York on Thursday morning.First, the flight had to return to Delhi due to the sudden closure…
NEW DELHI: Air quality in the national capital remained in the poor category on Monday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 262, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app.A dense layer of fog engulfed parts of the city early in the day, leading to delays in several flights…
LUCKNOW: For two winter mornings, dense fog over Lucknow turned the skies into a maze for an Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating flight from Delhi.On January 2 and January 4, the aircraft circled the city 28 times, spending around 171 minutes hovering above Lucknow, only to return to Delhi without landing.On January…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality stayed in the ‘poor’ category on Sunday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 298 at 7am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The deteriorating air led to breathing discomfort on prolonged exposure, even as residents woke up to a chilly and windy morning….
On December 19, residents and travellers in Delhi NCR woke up to dense fog. The visibility across major regions of Delhi, including Noida and Ghaziabad, has reduced drastically causing problems in daily movement and aviation operations. The situation prompted a quick travel advisory from the airline.The Delhi Airport’s X handle issued a travel advisory that…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites woke up to winter’s first dense fog on Monday, with visibility dropping to zero in the city. There was havoc at Delhi airport as departures remained suspended for nearly five hours from 4am to 9am when visibility was below 100m.As many as 228 flights – 131 departures, 97 arrivals – were cancelled,…
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight operating as AI 2939, travelling from Delhi to Ahmedabad, was forced to make an emergency landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport late Monday night after smoke was detected in the aircraft’s cargo hold. The flight, which had only recently taken off for its scheduled journey to Ahmedabad, declared…
Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu on Saturday inaugurated the renovated Terminal 2 (T2) at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), which will resume operations from Sunday.Built four decades ago by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), T2 had been closed since April this year for an extensive renovation. IGIA, India’s largest airport, comprises three terminals—T1,…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court recently clarified that a single Rolex watch cannot be deemed a commercial quantity and allowed the redemption of the detained item, while emphasising caution in future adjudications. A division bench of Justices Pratibha M Singh and Sahil Jain was hearing a petition challenging an order passed by the office…
