Airport

Amid poor visibility due to inclement weather, over 53 flights are being cancelled on a daily basis at the Kashmir's Srinagar airport for the last five days. A total of 268 flights were cancelled since January 4 including 134 from Srinagar to various destinations, airport spokesman said. Meanwhile, the disruptions have left travelers disappointed, especially tourists, many of whom have been stranded in the valley.

The Mumbai Customs Department confiscated two wrist watches worth Rs 5 crores from cricketer Hardik Pandya at the airport on November 14 after he arrived without an invoice receipt. Hardik Pandya was on his way back from Dubai. Incidentally, Hardik's brother, cricketer Krunal Pandya, was detained at Mumbai International Airport last year on suspicion of having unreported gold and other assets.

British Boxer Amir Khan posted a video on Twitter on September 18 where he was seen accusing American Airlines of unfair treatment by forcing him to leave and miss his scheduled flight. He added that he felt "disgusted" by the unfair treatment. However, American Airlines stated that Khan was only escorted out of the airplane because he violated Covid-19 guidelines and his mask was not "high enough".    

To boost connectivity in the North-Eastern region of India, two international airports will be constructed at Manipur and Agartala, said Union Minister Jitendra Singh. The minister asserted that connectivity is still an issue in the respected region. The facilities at Kohima and Itanagar will be functional by the end of the year. Besides, he confirmed that the unexplored North-Eastern region will finally… read-more

What could be called a gladsome development, a previously defunct WW-II airstrip in Assam has become operational. The airstrip, Rupsi Airport, has been redeveloped under the Centre's UDAN scheme that aims to improve regional air-connectivity across India. Interestingly, the airport was a a strategic WW-II airstrip that used to house warplanes. Notably, it witnessed the last commercial flight operation in 1983 before being closed.