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Five flyers Covid positive at Delhi airport on Day One of new testing norms
By Anvit Srivastava, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 03:11 AM IST
According to the standard operating procedure (SOP) given by the ministry of health and family welfare on February 17, passengers from these high-risk countries will have to get their RT-PCR tests done at the airport before proceeding to home quarantine.
Delhi airport sets up more booths, deploys extra staff to test foreign flyers
By Anvit Srivastava, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2021 03:15 AM IST
The government of India on February 17 had issued new guidelines for passengers travelling to India, in the wake of new variants of the Covid-19 virus, with demonstrated increased transmissibility, being reported from countries such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil.
GMR's Delhi and Hyderabad airports receive ACI recognition
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2021 05:31 PM IST
Both airports have been recognized for their continuous efforts to listen to their passengers, engage and gather feedback.
Govt extends restrictions on flights between India and UK till Feb 14
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2021 10:53 PM IST
The World Health Organisation announced on Wednesday that the UK variant of the disease has spread to 70 countries.
Mastermind of Shaurya Chakra awardee’s killing in Punjab arrested at Delhi airport
By Anil Sharma | Hindustan Times, Tarn Taran
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 01:30 AM IST
Gangster Sukhmeetpal Singh, alias Sukh Bhikhariwal, was traced in Dubai since December 8; he will be brought to Punjab on production warrant for questioning in the Balwinder Singh Sandhu murder case.
Delhi airport’s Terminal 3 installs new passenger tracking system
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 28, 2020 01:17 PM IST
The DIAL said it has installed Xovis PTS after successful trials to “ensure better management of passenger flow and adherence to social distancing norms as a part of Covid-19 protocol”.
Seven UK returnees, one contact tested positive for Covid-19
By Abhishek Dey | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 26, 2020 02:15 AM IST
The Union government had suspended all flights from the UK on December to prevent the spread of a new strain of Covid-19 that is learnt to have emerged there, which experts fear may be more contagious.
Two from IGI airport fled to avoid government quarantine, say officials
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 02:41 AM IST
While one of the passengers was traced in Punjab, the other had managed to flee to Andhra Pradesh.
Delhi can store 11.5 million vaccine doses in a week: Kejriwal
By Anonna Dutt and Sweta Goswami | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 02:26 AM IST
With all three vaccines that have applied for emergency use authorisation in India needing two doses, Delhi would need 10.2 million doses to vaccinate its three priority groups.
Delhi govt goes all out to trace UK returnees, test them
By Sweta Goswami | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2020 02:19 AM IST
A senior official in the revenue department said around 14,000 passengers arrived at the Delhi airport since November 25 of which only around 1,500 are Delhi residents.
Strain infectious, but not more lethal: Govt
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 03:42 AM IST
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Niti Aayog member (Health) VK Paul said India has stepped up genomic surveillance in order to detect if anyone has the new mutation in the country, with a particular focus on people who arrived from Britain in the past month.
Delhi govt starts tracking, testing all flyers into the Capital from the UK since November 25
By Sweta Goswami & Anonna Dutt | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 05:39 AM IST
The government had earlier decided to track and test all arrivals in Delhi from the UK over the past two weeks, an order that was tweaked late in the evening based on the central government’s guidelines.
Delhi International Airport has storage capacity of 27 lakh vaccines, confirms CEO
By Asian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sbaarwal | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 22, 2020 06:52 PM IST
Speaking to ANI about the Covid-19 vaccine storage capacity at Delhi Airport, CEO Videh Jaipuriar said, “We have a storage capacity of 27 lakh vaccines at any given point for Delhi Airport. So, we can distribute 54 lakhs vials, if we are able to complete two rotations in a day.”
At Delhi airport, automated immigration process on anvil
By Anvit Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2020 08:32 AM IST
On Thursday, a team of officials from the ministry of home affairs visited the Indira Gandhi International Airport, where four such e-gates have been installed on a trial basis for three months.
Man arrested at Delhi airport with 30 lakh Japanese yen
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Nilavro Ghosh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 16, 2020 02:39 PM IST
Ansar Ali was apprehended with 3 million yen (Rs 21 lakh) at the Indira Gandhi International airport with an Air India tickey to Tokyo.
Delhi airport’s cargo terminal puts in place a cold chain network to handle Covid-19 vaccine
By Anvit Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 04:13 AM IST
In order to ensure the seamless transportation of the vaccine out of the airport by road, separate dedicated gates have been set up at the cargo terminals for fast movement of vehicles carrying the Covid-19 vaccines.
Cabin crew member, catering company employee held for smuggling gold on flight from London
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 04:36 AM IST
Officials said they received information based on which a team of customs sleuths raided a flight, which had arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport from London and intercepted a member of the cabin crew.
Morning fog causes delays at Delhi airport
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 02:17 AM IST
On Monday morning, fog caused visibility at the airport to drop drastically, forcing the airport operator to shut one of the three runways for close to three hours. Officials said this affected departures, while arrivals continued normally.
Bereaved father seeks Delhi HC’s intervention in bringing back Covid-19 infected son’s body from Jordan
By Asian News International | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2020 06:09 PM IST
Jahiruddin’s son Abdul Kalam passed away at his workplace in Jordan due to Covid-19. Even after completion of most of the formalities, Embassy of India informed the petitioner that Delhi International Airport Limited authorities have objected for sending the body of Kalam to Delhi Airport.
Hyderabad, Delhi airports ready for Covid-19 vaccine transportation
By Asian News International | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 05, 2020 04:52 PM IST
With the capacity to handle over 1.5 lakh metric tonne cargo per annum, the Delhi airport facility has state-of-the-art temperature-controlled zones with separate cool chambers.
Delhi airport to soon start Covid-19 testing for international departures
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 01:50 PM IST
International passengers taking their flights from the Delhi airport will soon be able to get themselves tested for Covid-19 right before their departure.
Flying abroad? Know how you can get tested for Covid-19 at Delhi airport
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 12:29 PM IST
Dubai recently raised concerns over ‘false negative’ lab reports that passengers carried from India.
Delhi airport starts Covid-19 testing for international departures
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Arpan | New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 24, 2020 08:30 PM IST
The Covid-19 testing facility, which started operating on September 12 at the Delhi airport, was available only for arrival passengers till date.
Delhi airport certified as second safest globally for Covid-related safety protocols: DIAL
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 21, 2020 08:40 PM IST
Safe Travel Barometer is among the world’s largest and most comprehensive tools to monitor traveller health and safety protocols, a release issued by Delhi airport operator DIAL said.
Delhi airport’s duty free store starts online ‘click and collect’ service: All you need to know
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 09, 2020 02:02 PM IST
The duty free store at the airport is run by Delhi Duty-Free Services Pvt Ltd (DDFS), a joint venture of the DIAL, Aer Rianta International and GMR Airports Limited.
Delhi airport changes quarantine ink after Congress leader posts ‘before and after’ photos
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2020 02:39 PM IST
Currently, this batch of ink is being kept aside for testing by the supplier and further desired action, Delhi Airport tweeted.
Ex-MP says Covid stamp at airport caused skin burns
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2020 03:58 AM IST
Former Member of Parliament and national spokesperson for Congress Madhu Goud Yaskhi on Sunday said he has sustained skin burns and infection from the indelible ink used for stamping international passengers on arrival at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport.
Air traffic up at IGI by 21%, says DIAL data
By Anvit Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 28, 2020 08:36 AM IST
Air traffic movement in the country was suspended on March 25 this year to contain the spread of Covid-19. After two months of complete lockdown, the government resumed flight operations in May.
India’s first general aviation terminal for private jets inaugurated
By Anvit Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 18, 2020 04:41 AM IST
The new terminal, which had been ready for use since July this year and was awaiting a final security nod from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), will start operations from Sunday afternoon, officials familiar with the matter said.
Delhi airport receives over 45k applications from intl flyers for quarantine exemption
By Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 09, 2020 02:27 PM IST
The government had said last month that from August 8, if any arriving international passenger has a negative report from an RT-PCR test done 96 hours prior to the journey, he or she need not undergo institutional quarantine in India. Delhi airport had launched an online portal for this purpose.
