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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) on October 8, 2025, a senior official told ANI. The airport is set to place Mumbai among the world’s elite twin-airport cities, alongside London, New York, and Tokyo, giving a major boost to India’s global aviation stature. Spanning 1,160 hectares, NMIA is being…
The Air India Group has announced its operational roadmap for the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), saying its low-cost arm, Air India Express, will begin commercial services from the new facility in the first phase of operations. The announcement was made through an official press release on Friday. Initial launch plan Air India Express…
New Delhi: The number of air travellers stood at around 11 crore in 2014 — a figure that has now surged to about 25 crore in 2025, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said. Giving the example of Hindon Airport, he shared that the airport, which had just one flight in 2020, is now…
A Delhi-bound IndiGo aircraft carrying more than 150 passengers, including Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha member Dimple Yadav, has aborted take-off at Lucknow airport after a technical issue was detected. The incident took place on IndiGo flight 6E2111, which was scheduled to depart from Lucknow to Delhi. According to the airline, the operating crew…
IndiGo Delhi-Kolkata Flight: A passenger on IndiGo flight 6E 6571 from Delhi to Kolkata on September 1 was handed over to security authorities for allegedly misbehaving with the cabin crew and disturbing fellow passengers, the airline said in a statement on Wednesday. The commotion started when an argument broke out between the passenger and the…
IndiGo flight 6E 812 operating from Nagpur to Kolkata on Tuesday encountered a bird strike soon after take-off, said a spokesperson of the airline, adding that due to the requirement of necessary inspection and maintenance of the aircraft, the flight has been cancelled for the day. “IndiGo flight 6E 812 operating from Nagpur to Kolkata…
Air India and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Under the MoU, the Tata Group company and IOCL have outlined their shared commitment to promote the adoption of low-carbon fuels in aviation, support global decarbonisation goals, and contribute to the transition…
A potentially serious aviation incident was averted at Denver International Airport when an American Airlines flight bound for Miami was forced to abort takeoff due to a malfunction in the landing gear that triggered a fire and smoke on the runway. All 173 passengers onboard were safely evacuated in an emergency operation, though one individual…
Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu on Thursday told Parliament that the Airports Authority of India (AAI), along with its public-private-partnership (PPP) ventures, has incurred a cumulative capex (capital expenditure) of over Rs 96,000 crore during FY 2019-20 to FY 2024-25 to strengthen the country’s aviation sector. There are currently 162 airports operational in the country, including heliports…
A minor technical snag was detected on IndiGo flight 6E 6591 operating from Tirupati to Hyderabad on 20 July 2025. As a precaution, the pilots decided to return and landed safely in Tirupati. The aircraft will undergo necessary checks before resuming the flight. IndiGo Spokesperson said, “We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers and…