New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Marking a major milestone in strengthening aviation infrastructure and connectivity in the Kashmir Valley, the government on Tuesday approved the development of the Civil Enclave at Srinagar International Airport, proposed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,677 crore.Approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the project scope also includes the construction of barracks for security personnel.The new Civil Enclave proj…
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Guwahati, Feb 22 (IANS) The newly constructed integrated terminal at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Borjhar became operational on Sunday, marking a major milestone in Assam’s aviation infrastructure, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the facility, the Chief Minister said the new terminal has been designed to significantly enhance passenger handling capacity and improve the overall travel experience, positioning Guwahati…
Agartala, Feb 21 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, on Saturday, chaired a high-level review meeting on reviving the long-closed Kailashahar Airport in Tripura’s Unakoti district headquarters, officials said. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that Chief Minister Saha during the meeting directed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials to revive the long closed airport and resume flight operations. The Chief Minister asked the AAI officials to depute a technical …
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday urged Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu to expedite action on key airport projects in the state.The Chief Minister met Ram Mohan Naidu in New Delhi to discuss the progress and early execution of key airport development projects in the state.During the meeting, the Chief Minister informed the Union Minister that land acquisition for the Mamnoor Airport in Warangal has been completed and requested the mi…
Imphal, Feb 10 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat, saying it plays a pivotal role in realising the goal of Viksit Manipur. In a significant move to improve air connectivity in the state, the Chief Minister flagged off the commencement of SpiceJet’s direct flight services from Imphal to Guwahati, Kolkata and Mumbai at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport here. He said that in the prevailing situation, …
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has identified a site near Keelakarai in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district as the most suitable location for the proposed greenfield airport planned to serve Rameswaram and its surrounding regions.A pre-feasibility report submitted recently to the Tamil Nadu government has found the Keelakarai site — located near Manikaneri and Mayakulam villages — to be technically viable for airport development.The move follows a request from t…
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS): Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that the Airports Authority of India has decided to relocate the high-frequency airport radar, currently located at Dahisar, to Gorai in the north-western suburbs of Mumbai. He added that the decision has also received approval from the Union Minister for Civil Aviation.In a post on X, the Chief Minister said: “The state government had already taken a decision to provide land at Gorai for this purpose. Thank you, Prime M…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The 24×7 Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR) set up in the Ministry of Civil Aviation has resolved more than 13,000 passenger grievances through focused monitoring and expedited interventions since this month, a top official said on Sunday. Expressing satisfaction over the working of the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s PACR Secretary, Samir Kumar Sinha, said that more than 500 call-based interventions have also been undertaken to directly assist passengers during oper…