New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) An IndiGo flight operating from Mumbai to Dubai made an emergency landing at Gujarat’s Rajkot airport on Monday after the crew detected smoke in the aircraft’s cargo hold.The flight, 6E 1452, was carrying 194 passengers when the crew reportedly noticed smoke in the cargo hold area and alerted air traffic control.Following the alert, Rajkot airport declared a full emergency to facilitate a safe landing.The aircraft landed safely at Rajkot airport, and all 194 passengers …
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s UDAN scheme has brought Daman its first direct flight to Delhi, according to an official statement on Friday.The minister described the event as a major milestone that will boost tourism, trade, investment and employment in the Union Territory, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.He made the remarks after flagging off the inaugural Alliance Air flight on the Daman-Delhi-Da…
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday met Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu in New Delhi and sought cooperation to complete Warangal and Adilabad airports by June 2, 2028.The Chief Minister told media persons after the meeting that they discussed issues relating to the two upcoming airports.He stated that the Union Minister was extending his cooperation for the construction of these two airports.“We have set a target to complete the work on the…
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) An airport for defence will be built at Adilabad in Telangana, which will have an enclave for civil operations, Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu said on Wednesday. While the defence already has an airstrip with 360 acres in Adilabad, the Civil Aviation Ministry has asked the state government to acquire another 450 acres for building the airport.The proposed airport will be a major facility with a runway capable of handling Airbus A320 aircraft.A decis…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Air India has been fined Rs 1 crore by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for operating an Airbus A320 plane eight times without a valid airworthiness permit, with the aviation regulator terming the violation “serious” and holding the top-level management responsible for the security lapse.The DGCA order, imposing the fine, stated that the Airbus A320 aircraft was flown on multiple sectors, including flights connecting New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyde…