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aviation ministry news

MLA urges UP govt to cut user development fee at Jewar Airport

The MLA said the high prices are concerning, as NIA has been envisioned as an alternative, modern, and accessible airport. (HT)
Updated on May 08, 2026 10:36 pm IST

Delhi airport Terminal 2 inaugurated: What are the new features?

Union Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu inaugurated the newly refurbished Delhi Airport Terminal 2 on Saturday
Published on Oct 25, 2025 01:50 pm IST

'No dirty business': Centre on probe into Air India crash that killed 260

Civil aviation minister Rammohan Naidu said the probe is a very clean and very thorough process that we are doing according to the rules.
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 07:07 pm IST

India aims to double the number of airports to 350 by 2047: Aviation minister

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said there are 11 airstrips in Odisha, which, according to him, can be converted to airports.
Published on Aug 26, 2025 12:31 am IST

Ahmedabad crash: Week on, key recoveries done, debris to be shifted to AAI site

People wait for the funeral procession for Rajendra Patankar, a victim of the June 12 Air India plane crash, as a plane takes off from the airport in Ahmedabad, on Thursday. (AP)
Updated on Jun 20, 2025 08:13 am IST

Air India plane flew Paris-Delhi without issues before crash: Aviation ministry

NSG, NDRF, Air Force, FSL, Fire rescue force, AAIB, DGCA, and CISF team members inspect the wreckage of the London-bound Air India flight which crashed on June 12 in Ahmedabad.
Updated on Jun 14, 2025 02:54 pm IST

Aviation minister 'shocked' over Air India flight crash in Gujarat's Ahmedabad

Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu. (PTI File Photo)
Updated on Jun 12, 2025 03:54 pm IST

Airlines to cut fares for Maha Kumbh 2025 by 50%, says aviation minister: Report

Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu has announced a 50% cut in air fare for passengers traveling to the Kumbh Mela.
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 09:24 am IST

Mid-air ‘hijack’ alert activates security protocol in Air India flight

The aircraft was taken to an isolation bay. (File photo)
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 01:01 pm IST

Flight disruption guidelines: Ministry cracks down on airlines for delays

Flight disruption guidelines: Aviation ministry cracks down on airlines for delays and cancellations
Published on Jan 03, 2024 05:26 pm IST

Daily brief: Aviation ministry's advisory to airlines after Odisha train crash

Rescue workers recover victims' bodies from a carriage wreckage of a three-train collision near Balasore, Odisha, on Saturday.
Published on Jun 03, 2023 09:00 pm IST

New Cargo terminal at Pune airport to start by May end

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has begun the process of relocating the cargo facilities to this new site within the Pune airport grounds. (KALAPESH NUKTE/ HT)
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 11:01 pm IST

Around 30cr disbursed by government under drone PLI scheme: Official

With this scheme, the government also aims to make India a drone hub by 2030. (Representative file image)
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 01:43 pm IST

Domestic passenger traffic growing steadily towards pre-Covid numbers: Centre

Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri further said that there were 4,360 flight movements across the country and 5,46,763 footfalls at the airport on the day.
Updated on Jan 11, 2021 02:23 pm IST

Flights to UK will begin from January 6 amid concerns over new mutant strain

Air India will operate two flights to London on January 6 after a brief embargo on India-UK flights.
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 10:25 pm IST

Airport operators told to draft SOPs for Covid-19 vaccine transport

The aviation ministry has held a round of meetings with airline executives on transport logistics.
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 03:56 am IST

India temporarily suspends flights from UK over mutant coronavirus strain

Travellers walk outside of King's Cross station as the British government imposes a stricter tiered set of restrictions amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in London on December 20.
Updated on Dec 21, 2020 03:40 pm IST

Govt says domestic airlines can operate 60% of their pre-Covid domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year

Passengers queue as they arrive to catch domestic flights at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 06:34 pm IST

IndiGo to charge 100 for check-in at airport counters

Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in the country since March 23 due to the pandemic.
Published on Oct 17, 2020 05:00 pm IST

International flights: Who are eligible to fly to these 13 countries?

Stranded Indian nationals arrive from Afghanistan at IGI airport T3 in New Delhi, September 3.
Updated on Sept 20, 2020 04:13 pm IST

‘Soaring higher’: Aviation minister says domestic flight operations picking up

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Updated on Sept 04, 2020 09:05 pm IST

Airlines allowed to operate at 60% capacity

Indian airlines resumed domestic operations on May 25, after being grounded for two months during a government-backed lockdown to contain the pandemic.
Updated on Sept 03, 2020 06:41 am IST

Aviation industry may take a big hit: Govt note

Planes of different airlines parked at T-3 of IGI Airport in New Delhi.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 04:12 am IST

He saved our lives: Air India Express plane crash survivors laud brave pilot

A part of the Air India Express flight is seen through a broken wall after it skidded off a runway while landing at the airport in Kozhikode, Kerala on Friday.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 11:31 am IST

Try to keep middle seats empty: DGCA to airlines

DGCA said the guidelines on air travel were tweaked based on the recommendations of an experts’ panel the civil aviation ministry constituted on May 26 to review and strengthen public health protocols.
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 06:25 am IST

Domestic flights resume today after ‘long day of hard negotiations’

CISF security personnel at T3 Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, in New Delhi on Sunday. The flight services are resuming from Monday after an order by the central government.
Updated on May 25, 2020 05:35 am IST

Domestic travellers with green status on Aarogya Setu needn’t be quarantined: Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the SOPs released by the aviation ministry gives detailed guidelines about it.
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 07:02 pm IST

Covid-19: What you need to know today

Updated on May 23, 2020 05:05 am IST

Air fares fixed for next 3 months, Delhi-Mumbai maximum fare 10,000

The Centre has put limits on air fares in seven bands as per the flight durations and they would be in place till August 24, aviation minister Hardeep Puri said.
Updated on May 21, 2020 10:35 pm IST

Can’t eat inside plane, avoid lavatory: India sets ground rules to fly again

A passenger wearing a protective mask inside an airport terminal.
Updated on May 21, 2020 01:24 pm IST