Category: Aviation & Airports

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Bengal’s 1st pvt airport to be operational in April

Bengal’s 1st pvt airport to be operational in April

Bengal Aerotropolis Projects (BAPL) has said that flight operations at the proposed Andal airport would begin on April 15, 2014. BAPL, a joint venture between Changi Airports International (26 per cent) and four Indian companies is the promoter of BengalÂ’s first private airport near the Durgapur-Asansol industrial area.

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Nagpur’s airport runway to be re-carpeted

Nagpur’s airport runway to be re-carpeted

The runway re-carpeting work of Nagpur's Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is scheduled to take place between December 15, 2013 and May 15, 2014. The last re-carpeting was done in 2004 and in between the traffic has increased manifold.

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Nod to airport brings Rs 10,000 cr land into market

Nod to airport brings Rs 10,000 cr land into market

The project affected persons (PAPs) of the Navi Mumbai airport on November 11 have accepted the the Maharashtra government offered compensation for the loss of their land. The clearance for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport will also bring land worth over Rs 10,000 crore into the real-estate market for development.

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Work on Kannur airport to begin soon

Work on Kannur airport to begin soon

In Kerala, construction of Kannur International Airport will begin within two weeks as the tender for the construction was awarded to Larsen & Toubro on November 7. The airport is the second public/private partnership airport to be developed and will be 49 per cent funded by private individuals and organisations.

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Nagpur Airport to get x-ray checking facility

Nagpur Airport to get x-ray checking facility

For scanning luggage at Nagpur's Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport an X-ray machine will be installed. Currently, the x-ray machine is inside the terminal building and operated by the airline officials. Now, the newly acquired machine will be placed just outside the entrance and manned by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Mihan India (MIL) stated.

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More Indian flights to Middle East, SE Asia

More Indian flights to Middle East, SE Asia

The Union Civil Aviation Ministry has allowed SpiceJet, IndiGo, Jet Airways and other Indian carriers to increase their number of flights to to the Middle East and South East Asia destinations. SpiceJet has huge international expansion plans.

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Adampur in Punjab to have new domestic airport

Adampur in Punjab to have new domestic airport

In Punjab's Adampur, a new domestic airport would be established to facilitate the Doaba region, especially NRIs. This was announced by the State Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on November 8 after laying foundation stones of various development works in Jalandhar worth Rs 50 crore.