AirAsia Deploys Taxibot At Bangalore Airport After Successful Trials
AirAsia India has deployed taxibot at Bengaluru airport, which helps a plane to move from the parking spot to the runway, without running the engines. Earlier AirAsia used taxibot at Delhi airport to tow two modified A320 planes. AirAsia has reportedly tied up with KSU Aviation, which is the exclusive taxibot operator in India. Taxibot is a semi-robotic towbarless aircraft movement equipment.
Tags: Taxibot, AIRASIA, KSU Aviation, Delhi Airport, Bangalore Airport
Courtesy: Press Trust Of India
US-Bound Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Delhi Airport
Owing to a medical emergency on board, an Air India flight, AI-105, returned to Delhi airport after three hours of flight on December 4, which was scheduled to land in USA's Newark. Reportedly, a man, travelling with his wife, fell ill on the plane. He was declared dead by doctors at the airport after a thorough check, reported ANI. The flight was resumed at around 4:00 PM.
Tags: Air India, Newark, Delhi Airport, Emergency Landing, medical emergency
Courtesy: ANI
Air India Plane Stuck Under Bridge Near Delhi, Video Goes Viral
Following an Air India Plane that got stuck under the foot overbridge at Delhi-Gurugram highway, a 40-second viral video of the incident has left the netizens amused on social media. However, the company has released an official statement claiming the airline has no connection with the incident. Reportedly, It was sold to a scrap dealer and the new owner was transporting it when it got stuck under the bridge.
Tags: Air India, Delhi Airport, Overbridge, Viral video, Gurugram
Courtesy: Zee News
Delhi Witnesses Waterlogging, Power Cut; Highest Rainfall In Last 46 Years
Indira Gandhi International Airport's (IGIA) forecourt is flooded with water after heavy rainfall hits Delhi-NCR on Sept 11. Following the incident, the Airport authorities requested an immediate solution through a tweet. The city recorded 1,100mm of rainfall, the highest in the last 46 years leading to waterlogging, power cuts, diversion & cancellation of flights. However, IMD had issued an… read-more
Tags: HEAVY RAINFALL, Delhi, Delhi Airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport, IMD
Courtesy: India Today
Two Afghan Nationals Arrested For Smuggling Heroin Into India
In an attempt to smuggle heroin worth Rs 53 crore into India, two Afghan nationals have been arrested by the customs authorities at the Delhi International Airport. The accused were flying Tehran via Dubai. The drugs were concealed in the “black color liquid in shampoo/hair coloring bottles.” The drugs weighed 7.62 kg in total. "During the interrogation, the passengers accepted their guilt," a statement notified.
Tags: Heroin, Afghanistan, Delhi Airport
Courtesy: Outlook
₹1 Crore Worth iPhones Seized At Delhi Airport
Customs officers confiscated up to 90 iPhones with an estimated worth of Rs. 1 crore from Delhi airport's new courier terminal. The phones were mislabeled as clothes when they landed in three consignments from Dubai, according to the Air Cargo Customs (ACC) Export Commissionerate, Delhi Customs. The consignment was discovered by the officer stationed at the X-Ray scanning station. The shipment included iPhones with 12 Pro models.
Tags: iPhone12, Delhi Airport, Customs, Customs Duty
Courtesy: NDTV
Delhi: Customs Officials Nab Smugglers At Airport, Heroin Worth Rs 7.5 Cr Seized
Heroin weighing 18 kgs worth Rs 7.5 crores have been seized by the Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on July 1. The shipment was hidden in a parcel containing bangles and was being smuggled from Africa to an address in Delhi. Besides, last week, officials at Delhi airport had arrested two South Africans smuggling Rs 126 crores of heroin to Delhi, who were part of a syndicate.
Tags: Heroin, Delhi, Indira Gandhi International Airport, bangles, Delhi Airport, South Africa, smuggle
Courtesy: NDTV
Delhi Airport To Stop Operations At T2 Terminal From May 17 Midnight
Due to substantial decrease in number of flights amid the pandemic, the Delhi International airport has decided to close its T2 terminal from May 17 midnight. The airport officials stated that it will be managing all flights from the T3 terminal only. The decision came after India and its aviation department experienced a worse second wave of COVID -19. Currently, the airport is managing around 325 flights everyday.
Tags: Covid-19, Coronavirus Pandemic, Delhi, Delhi Airport
Courtesy: Etnownews.com
Actor Neha Dhupia Shared Photo Of Crowded Airport; Urges Public To Be Careful
Actor Neha Dhupia shared a photo on April 4 of travellers flouting social distancing norms at the Delhi Airport. The day when India’s daily Covid-19 positive cases have surged over 1 lakh. Dhupia used her social media platform to urge people to take all the necessary precautions and to follow social distancing norms issued by the authorities. She further urged people to sanitize their hands and wear their masks properly.
Tags: Covid-19, SECOND WAVE, Bollywood, Delhi Airport
Courtesy: The Indian Express
1.13 Kg Gold Hidden Under Seat Track Confiscated From IndiGo Flight
During a search in an IndiGo flight from Dubai to Delhi, the Customs at IGI Airport have seized 1.13 kg gold valuing Rs 49.9 lakh on December 19. The officials have confiscated unclaimed 31 cylindrical gold rods hidden under the seat track guards. As per reports, they have seized the gold under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962. Besides, the Delhi custom authorities have called for further probe.
Tags: Gold Smuggling, IndiGo, Dubai, Delhi Airport, Customs
Courtesy: Zee News