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How Delhi's aviation hub ambition takes wings with Air India's expansion

The ministry of civil aviation and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) are exploring ways to align every agency to ensure a seamless transfer experience.

Passengers at Terminal 3 of the New Delhi airport. (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 03:50 PM IST

Why airport lounges in India are as packed as a railway station

Airport lounges once reeked of snobbishness but have since come down to earth. What happened?

A view of the Delhi airport. (ANI file photo)
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 02:07 PM IST

Kashmiri journalist Yana Mir vs Delhi Customs at airport: ‘…needlessly offended’

Yana Mir, a Kashmiri journalist and activist, posted a video on X of her bag checking by customs officials on arrival at Indira Gandhi International airport.

Yana Mir, a Kashmiri journalist, at the Delhi airport.
Updated on Feb 27, 2024 08:41 AM IST

Delhi Airport issues advisory for passengers as farmers set to protest on Feb 13

Airport advisory added, “We recommend planning your trip accordingly and staying informed about potential delays and alternative routes.”

View of shallow fog at IGI airport, in New Delhi. Several flight operations delayed due to low visibility. (ANI)
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 08:35 AM IST

How Indian Navy veterans, released by Qatar, reacted after arriving in Delhi

Qatar frees 8 Indian Navy veterans: Relieved to walk free from jail, the seven former Navy officers raised chants of “Bharat Mata ki Jai” at the Delhi airport.

An Indian Navy veteran at the Delhi airport after returning from Qatar.(ANI)
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 10:56 AM IST

Fog back in Delhi as AQI plunges to ‘very poor’ zone

Delhi’s minimum temperature rose to 7 degrees Celsius (°C), three degrees below the normal compared to 5.2°C a day before

Haze in Greater Noida on Sunday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT photo)
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 05:56 AM IST

Delhi airport braces for delays, flights affected by fog and cold weather

Travel disruptions continue amid visibility woes as cold weather grips national capital, flight delays expected due to fog in Delhi

A view of dense fog at IGI airport, in New Delhi. Delhi airport braces for delays, flights affected by fog and cold weather (ANI Photo)
Published on Feb 11, 2024 03:43 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi [india]

Second runway at Delhi Airport operational now, enabled with CAT III

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) declared the successful conclusion of the re-carpeting and refurbishment work on the second runway – Runway 10/28.

Runway 10/28 has been handed over to Air Traffic Control (ATC) for commercial operations since Saturday. (Vijayanand Gupta/ HT Photo)
Published on Feb 03, 2024 09:03 PM IST

Dense fog envelops Delhi-NCR, flights and train services disrupted

Visibility was reported to near zero around the Delhi's India Gate area.

Vehichles ply on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway amid low visibility due to fog on a cold winter day, in Gurugram on January 31. (ANI)
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 07:54 AM IST

Delhi airport chaos: IndiGo flyers protest after flight is cancelled. Video

Several IndiGo flights were cancelled and delayed on Wednesday owing to the poor visibility at the Delhi airport due to dense fog.

IndiGo passengers protest at Delhi airport after airline cancels Deoghar-bound flight
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 03:04 PM IST

75 flights delayed at IGI, 2 diverted as dense fog blankets Delhi

Visibility at the airport dipped to 50 metres for more than four hours, according to the India Meteorological Department

At Delhi’s Civic Center near Connaught Place on a foggy Tuesday morning. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Published on Jan 30, 2024 10:51 PM IST

Delhi weather: Dense fog lowers visibility; IGI airport issues advisory

Delhi weather conditions: The visibility across the national capital lowered to around 50 meters on Tuesday.

Fog engulfs India Gate on a cold winter morning in New Delhi. (ANI Photo)
Published on Jan 30, 2024 10:31 AM IST

Security breach at Delhi airport as man scales runway perimeter wall, probe on

An Air India pilot spotted a man on the runway when the former was parking the aircraft in the bay at around 11:30 pm on Saturday.

 Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi (ANI)
Published on Jan 29, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Bomb threat call for Darbhanga-Delhi SpiceJet flight prompts airport emergency

The company said in a statement that the flight SG 8496, operating from Darbhanga to Delhi, was taken to an isolated bay at the Delhi airport.

A SpiceJet passenger Boeing 737-800 aircraft (Representational photo)(Reuters)
Updated on Jan 24, 2024 10:12 PM IST

Flight operations disrupted at Delhi due to low visibility levels

The dense fog enveloping the Delhi region has led to substantial disruptions in air operations at Delhi Airport.

A view of shallow fog at IGI airport, in New Delhi (ANI)
Published on Jan 24, 2024 02:24 PM IST

Republic Day: No flights at Delhi Airport from 10.20am to 12.45pm till Jan 26

Dress rehearsals have already begun in the national capital in view of R-Day celebrations.

Landing or take-off of non-scheduled flights, and chartered flights will not be permitted from 10 am to 1.15 pm during the January 19-25 period.(HT File)
Updated on Jan 19, 2024 04:02 PM IST

Scindia responds to Tharoor criticism with ‘thesaurus’ jibe

The minister’s remarks came after Tharoor, in a series of posts on X, alleged that the “chaos” at Delhi airport was a result of the “neglect and incompetence”

Nagpur: Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotirditya Scindia addresses a press conference, in Nagpur, Friday Jan. 12, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_12_2024_000201B) (PTI)
Updated on Jan 18, 2024 06:30 AM IST

Why there is an airport meltdown every winter and what must be done

The aviation industry in India is overwhelmed by archaic rules and poor infrastructure, leading to delayed and cancelled flights when fog turns severe.

Passengers await at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
(ANI)
Published on Jan 17, 2024 11:32 AM IST

‘Sorry state of affairs’: Shashi Tharoor targets Centre on flight disruptions

The Congress MP criticised the government for failing to ensure pilots flying to Delhi were trained to land on CAT III-B runways.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor(ANI)
Published on Jan 17, 2024 08:33 AM IST

Supply chain issues, G20 delayed repair of 2nd CAT III-enabled runway: DIAL

Delhi International Airport Limited cited supply chain issues, a ban on construction for pollution mitigation for the delay

Over 600 flights have been delayed and 100 cancelled since Sunday as dense fog enveloped the Capital and plunged visibility to zero at times. (HT/Vipin Kumar)
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 10:29 AM IST

Evening brief: Centre's fresh plan for flight delays

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

Passengers await at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on a cold winter morning in New Delhi on Tuesday.(ANI)
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 06:06 PM IST

Why did IndiGo passenger attack pilot? Russian model reveals what happened

IndiGo pilot assault: Evgenia Belskaia said, of course, hitting the pilot was wrong but the passengers were very angry and nervous due to the long delay.

Russian model and actor Evgenia Belskaia was on the Delhi-Goa flight with her team.
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 07:03 AM IST

Centre calls for steps aimed at passenger comfort at airports amid fog delays

Airlines in India have been asked to take additional measures for passenger convenience as dense fog continues to cause delays and cancellations.

A dense blanket of fog enveloped Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.(HT_PRINT)
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 05:43 AM IST

DGCA issues SOPs for airlines amid flight delays, cancellations due to fog

The DGCA emphasized that information about the flights must be made available on the airline's website and that passengers should be notified about it.

An Air India aircraft among others parked on the tarmac at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.(HT File)
Published on Jan 15, 2024 09:07 PM IST

Aviation minister's strong words after IndiGo pilot attacked by passenger over flight delay

Jyotiraditya Scindia said unruly passenger behaviour was “unacceptable”. He said all stakeholders were working round the clock to minimise fog-related impact.

A passenger hits an IndiGo pilot when he was making an announcement regarding a delay in take-off at the Delhi airport on Sunday. (PTI)
Updated on Jan 15, 2024 04:12 PM IST

Fog delays: Scindia says DGCA to issue SOPs to handle passenger discomfort

Delhi Airport has four near-parallel runways but only the fourth runway: 29R/ 11L is capable of handling flights in poor visibility

Delhi witnessed unprecedented fog on Sunday and visibility fluctuated for several hours, at times dropping to zero between 5 am to 9 am. (PTI file photo/Representational image)
Published on Jan 15, 2024 03:24 PM IST

Passenger hits IndiGo pilot announcing fog-induced delay of Goa-bound flight

A video of the assault, which went viral on Sunday, purportedly shows Sahil Kataria, the passenger, charging at Captain Anup Kumar before hitting him as the cabin crew breaks down

The assault provoked outrage and prompted calls for declaring Sahil Kataria an unruly passenger and putting him on the no-fly list. (PTI)
Updated on Jan 15, 2024 02:56 PM IST

More than 50 flights delayed at Bengaluru airport due to bad weather conditions

Passengers frustrated as flights cancelled and delayed at Bengaluru airport

More than 50 flights delayed at Bengaluru airport due to bad weather conditions
Published on Jan 15, 2024 09:19 AM IST

Flight disruptions in Delhi amidst thick fog: 10 diversions, over 100 delays

About 10 flights were diverted, and more than 100 faced delays due to the low visibility caused by the dense fog at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Visibility at Indira Gandhi International Airport was nearly zero between 4 am and 10 am on Sunday, according to sources quoted by PTI. (File)(Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 15, 2024 05:44 AM IST
By | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

Delhi airport sees chaos as passengers stuck inside flights for hours: Reports

Delhi weather: Flights, scheduled for departure, remained stranded at Delhi's IGI Airport due to thick fog and poor visibility, hindering take-off procedures.

Despite having landed at the Delhi airport, passengers were confined within their flights for two hours. (Vipin Kumar/HT file)
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 02:24 PM IST
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