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Noida airport gets security clearance after Indian CEO’s appointment

Noida International Airport (Sunil Ghosh/HT)

Published 99 days ago

BCAS rule forces Noida Airport CEO change: Nitu Samra appointed interim CEO

Nitu Samra has been the airport’s chief financial officer (CFO) since October 2021 and has been closely involved in the airport’s development (Photo:niairport.in)

Published 103 days ago

Setback for Jewar airport: Plea against expat CEO's rule rejected

The Noida International Airport (NIA) during a media visit to the project site. (REUTERS)

Updated 106 days ago

Security program key to start of operations at Noida airport: Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the Noida International Airport on Saturday (Hindustan Times)

Published 130 days ago

DGCA grants aerodrome licence to Noida airport, readies it for takeoff

Noida International Airport receives DGCA aerodrome licence after BCAS security clearance.s

Updated 151 days ago

Noida International Airport gets mandatory security clearance

The upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar is expected to become a major aviation hub for North India when operational.

Published 152 days ago

BCAS flags foreign CEO at Noida Airport as violation of norms

Noida International Airport is being developed as NCR’s second major airport after Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (PTI)

Published 232 days ago

Noida airport: Foreign CEO violates norms, flags BCAS

The MHA clearance broadly approves an individual for access to sensitive roles. (Representative file photo)

Updated 232 days ago

Aviation safety panel conducts security audit of Noida airport

After the report, the aerodrome license for the airport will be issued within a week, said officials. (HT archive)

Published 253 days ago

Probe on as man forgets to deboard AI Express flight in Delhi, lands in Odisha

A passenger on an Air India Express flight from Srinagar missed his Delhi stop and flew to Bhubaneswar instead. The airline is investigating the security lapse.

Published 370 days ago

Celebi moves division bench of Delhi HC against revocation of security nod

Celebi moves division bench of Delhi HC against revocation of security nod

Published 376 days ago

Delhi high court dismisses Turkish firm Celebi’s plea against ban in India

Centre had submitted that Celebi’s security clearance was cancelled due to a potential threat to the country’s airports under the prevailing circumstances. (Representational Image / Shutterstock)

Published 394 days ago

Centre defends cancelling Celebi security clearance in HC, says had ‘inputs’

Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared for Celebi, said public perception could not be a ground to take away the employment of 14,000 employees and Celebi was not a “rogue company”

Updated 442 days ago

Airport ops firm Celebi moves court over BCAS order to revoke security clearance

The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd and Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India Pvt Ltd were overseeing ground handling and cargo terminal functions, respectively. (HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)

Updated 446 days ago

Turkish Celebi Aviation licence revoked at 9 major Indian airports

Turkish Airport ground handling firm has its clearance revoked

Updated 447 days ago

Flights may soon have new rules for cabin baggage: Report

A significant reform aimed at streamlining air travel and enhancing security has been recommended by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security: new rules for hand luggage on flights.

Published 587 days ago

Airlines received nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats this year, IndiGo the worst-hit

IndiGo received the maximum bomb hoax calls in October.

Updated 615 days ago

Kirpan restrictions for Sikh staffers at airports: Send delegation to talk to Centre, Takht jathedar tells SGPC

Taking serious note of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s (BCAS) recent directive that bars Sikh employees from carrying kirpans on duty, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Friday directed the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to send a high-level delegation to raise the issue with the central government. (HT File)

Updated 634 days ago

Revoke order barring Sikhs from wearing kirpan at airports: Associations

The organisations are advocating for revisions to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s (BCAS) recent directive that bars Sikh employees from carrying kirpans on duty, impacting Sikh staff at airports nationwide. (HT File)

Updated 637 days ago

SSB chief gets additional charge as BCAS DG amid bomb threats to airlines

Senior IPS officer Amrit Mohan Prasad, currently, the chief of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), took additional charge as the BCAS director general (DG) on Friday, a day after government issued an order appointing him to the post. (HT Photo)

Updated 642 days ago

46 flight bomb threats this week posted by same X account

Passengers wait in a queue in front of the DigiYatra counter at Pune airport. (HT File Photo)

Updated 654 days ago

Morning briefing: Aviation body to probe 'root cause' of hoax bomb threats, more

After series of hoax bomb threats to flights, DGCA instructed the airlines to follow safety and security guidelines strictly.

Published 654 days ago

Aviation Security Culture Week begins at CCSI airport

CCSI airport in Lucknow. (File photo)

Updated 730 days ago

Baggage delivery time at major airports increased by 30%: Civil aviation ministry

More than 90% of passengers are receiving their baggage within 30 minutes after landing (Representative Photo)

Updated 805 days ago

Pune airport new terminal ops to start after BCAS permission

Since no ‘development’ permission has been received yet, neither the airlines nor customs and immigration systems have been shifted to the new terminal building. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Updated 852 days ago

Passengers can now exit through airport departure gates in case of flight delays

Airports will now need to make arrangements so that passengers who return to the terminal can be frisked again before they are allowed to board the plane again.

Updated 855 days ago

Let flyers de-board if flight delayed, airlines and airports told

Airports will now need to make arrangements so that passengers who return to the terminal can be frisked again before they are allowed to board the plane again (HT)

Updated 855 days ago

‘Flyers must get baggage within 30 mins of arrival’

The BCAS has been studying the time taken by airlines to clear arrivals halls of six major airports since January. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated 898 days ago

Centre issues show cause notices to Mumbai airport, IndiGo over tarmac video

Passengers of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight, diverted to Mumbai due to operational issues, sat and dined on the airport tarmac on Sunday night. (ANI Photo)

Updated 932 days ago

IndiGo, Mumbai airport get Centre's notice over passengers eating on tarmac

In a viral video, passengers of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai due to operational issues are seen eating and sitting on the airport tarmac at Mumbai Airport, in Mumbai on Monday.

Updated 932 days ago

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