Ahmedabad/London, April 11 (IANS) Families of British nationals, who died in the last year’s Air India Flight-171 crash, approached the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which has told them it does not have the authority to carry out a technical review of the incident as relatives continue to seek answers. In a letter dated April 9 accessed by IANS, the AAIB said its role in the Indian-led inquiry is limited despite the deaths of UK citizens.The response came after nearly 10 families appr…
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Ahmedabad, April 4 (IANS) Families of those killed in the Air India Flight AI‑171 crash have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pressing for the immediate release of the aircraft’s Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) data as they seek clarity on the cause of the accident. The appeal is associated with the ongoing frustration with the pace of the investigation and the level of communication from authorities and the airline.In their letter, families described acce…
Ahmedabad, March 27 (IANS) Air India has announced that all its domestic flight operations at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad will move from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2, effective on March 29. The change affects Air India’s schedule of 210 weekly domestic flights operating to and from Ahmedabad.The airline’s international flights at the airport already operate from Terminal 2. From the specified date, all Air India arrivals and departures will operate exclusi…
Ahmedabad, March 5 (IANS) More than 170 Indian passengers arrived safely in Ahmedabad from Dubai early on Thursday as special flight operations continued amid widespread disruptions to international air travel caused by the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran in West Asia.A relief flight from Dubai landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 4:40 A.M., bringing stranded passengers who had faced uncertainty following cancellations and delays over the past…
Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) An IndiGo special relief flight from Jeddah brought back around 200 Indian citizens as airspace restrictions continued due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The returnees expressed gratitude to the Government of India for facilitating their safe evacuation. The flight landed late Tuesday night at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The operation was part of special efforts to repatriate Indians stranded in Jeddah, with multiple airl…
Ahmedabad, Feb 25 (IANS) A full-scale mock exercise simulating an earthquake and its cascading impacts was conducted at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Wednesday to test emergency response systems and inter-agency coordination during natural disasters.The disaster management drill was organised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in coordination with the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) and …
Gandhinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin will undertake a three-day visit to Gujarat from February 20 to 22, during which he will attend a series of organisational meetings and public engagements in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.Announcing the programme at a press conference, Gujarat BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma said this would be Nabin’s first visit to the state after assuming charge as the party’s national president.Nabin will arrive at Sardar Val…
Ahmedabad, Jan 30 (IANS) An IndiGo Airlines flight from Kuwait to Delhi made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad on Friday after a bomb threat, triggering heightened security measures at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, officials said.The aircraft, carrying 186 people, including 180 passengers, was in the air when a handwritten threat was discovered on a tissue paper.The note referred to a hijacking and a bomb, prompting immediate action by the flight crew.Following standard avi…
Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) An anonymous threat to blow up the Ahmedabad rural court triggered panic and heightened security measures in the area, prompting an immediate response from security agencies and the district administration.Soon after the threatening message was received, multiple fire department vehicles rushed to the court, and senior fire officials, along with emergency response teams, were deployed on site.Firefighters were placed on high alert to deal with any untoward incident. Poli…
Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Security agencies were placed on high alert after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad received a bomb threat email on Wednesday, prompting immediate action by airport authorities and the police.The threat led to the registration of a formal complaint at the airport police station and the tightening of security across the entire airport precinct, officials said.According to information available, the threat email was sent from an unidentifi…