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IndiGo shifts ops of 35 flights to new T1 at Delhi’s IGI airport
Domestic flights with flight numbers 2000-2999 will operate from Terminal 2 and flight numbers from 5000-5999 will operate from Terminal 3
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Delhi airport’s new T1 to begin operations on Aug 17
The new T1 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10, but was not operationalised as agencies, including DIAL, were to carry out a series of trials before starting full-fledged operations
Published on Aug 14, 2024 10:04 PM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Airport impostor: Agent who helped 24-year-old pretend as 67-year-old man arrested
Police said the 24-year-old man and his wife, from Lucknow, wanted to settle in the US and approached an agent, named Jagjeet Singh alias Jaggi, who promised to get them to the US for a fee of ₹60 lakh
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Man, 24, dyes hair to appear 67-year-old on Canada flight. What happened next?
The man was first checked by CISF personnel as his activities were found to be suspicious.
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 06:01 AM IST
Chilly start to 2024, max mercury in Delhi levels off at 17°C
The maximum is expected to remain around 17°C for the next three days. Despite the cold weather, it was the warmest December in the last six years for the city.
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 04:55 AM IST
Civil aviation minister to inaugurate Delhi airport's fourth runway on July 13
Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to inaugurate Delhi's fourth runway on July 13
Updated on Jul 07, 2023 01:22 PM IST
Another urination incident on New York-Delhi flight, ‘drunk’ passenger held
According to reports, the accused urinated on his fellow passenger after an argument.
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 08:24 PM IST
Delhi's IGI airport is now world's 10th busiest airport: Study
Following the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the aviation industry experienced a significant decline in passenger and flight traffic. The industry gradually got back to business in 2022.
Published on Oct 27, 2022 06:17 PM IST
Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Sohini Goswami
'Like 9/11': IGI airport alerted after threat call to 'blow up' Air India flight
The Delhi Police had also received a separate threat call on Friday, which warned that unnamed miscreants were intending to seize the Delhi airport. The cops have launched an investigation into the matter.
Updated on Sep 11, 2021 09:53 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Air India Express crew member flew despite testing positive
A senior member of Air India Express’s cabin crew was on duty despite the airlines being aware that she tested positive for Covid-19 around 50 minutes before the employee’s flight, it has been found. The airline, while admitting that the employee had tested positive, said it will investigate the matter further.
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 05:09 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, Mumbai
You can get your luggage picked from home and transported to airport, but at a price
The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Friday announced that a paid facility — wherein baggage will be picked up from a passenger’s place of stay anywhere in Delhi and neighbouring states and be delivered to them directly at the airport for check-in — has been started on Friday, after successful trial.
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 06:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
A bomb that wasn’t: Unclaimed bag creates security scare at Delhi airport
Minutes after the bag was found and the initial test showed the presence of explosives -- particularly deadly explosive RDX -- the Central Industrial Security Force(CISF) informed Delhi Police and central agencies. The two agencies launched a joint probe.
Updated on Nov 02, 2019 06:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Customs seize gold worth Rs 1 crore at IGIA
According to the officials, it was on Thursday when the two women, aged 39 and 50 years, arrived at the terminal 3 from Bangkok, Thailand and were intercepted following a tip off soon as they crossed the green channel.
Updated on Sep 15, 2019 02:13 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Man tries to enter Delhi airport’s Terminal 3 with edited ticket to see off mother, arrested
According to officials, around 10.55 am ,CISF personnel at the Indira Gandhi International airport spotted a man, later identified as Ubaid Lal, roaming suspiciously in the check-in area of T-3.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 06:24 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Ponty Chadha’s son arrested from Delhi airport in cheating case
Before arresting him, the airport’s security staff and immigration officers were alerted and a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued, the officer said, adding that he will be produced before a court on Thursday afternoon.
Updated on Jun 13, 2019 01:42 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Airports, stations gear up ahead of Modi oath taking
Wednesday promises to be even busier for officials at the Indira Gandhi International airport with leaders of the BIMSTEC nations, Kyrgyzstan, and Mauritius expected to arrive for the swearing-in.
Updated on May 29, 2019 10:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Customs fined ₹94 lakh for selling gold seized from Kenya national
The court’s decision comes while hearing the plea of the woman who had challenged an order passed by the commissioner of customs (airport and general) confiscating the seized gold and imposing ₹18 lakh penalty on her
Updated on May 22, 2019 07:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Woman held at Delhi’s IGI airport with gold hidden in slippers
Customs officials said the woman travelling from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, had reached Terminal 3 of Delhi airport on Sunday. Gold worth ₹25 lakh was found hidden in slippers during frisking and baggage check.
Updated on May 21, 2019 07:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Greater Noida drug haul: Nigerians had stocked food, water, hid in house for days
Officials said they had been smuggling the drugs through courier services and international passengers.
Updated on May 13, 2019 11:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
Man tries to smuggle gold in cigarette pack
An Indian man was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold pieces and a pendant, worth ₹22 lakh, by hiding them in a pack of cigarette. Two of the man’s associates, who were waiting outside the airport to receive the gold, were also arrested.
Updated on Apr 17, 2019 08:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Now at Delhi airport: Policemen with American, British accents
It is all thanks to a three-day crash course in foreign accents, which aims to make policemen understand and be able to speak English American, British and African accents
Published on Mar 17, 2019 05:41 AM IST
New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
For domestic fliers, Monday is most crowded at T3, shows data
If you want to avoid queues at security checkpoints at the Terminal 3 (T3) of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, plan your journey on Wednesdays (for domestic travellers) and Mondays (for international flyers).
Published on Feb 09, 2019 02:06 PM IST
New Delhi | Faizan Haidar
Christian Michel, VVIP chopper deal accused, to be produced before CBI court
A British national, Christian Michel is wanted in India for allegedly organising bribes in exchange for a 2007 contract for the purchase of 12 VVIP luxury helicopters.
Updated on Dec 05, 2018 08:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rajesh Ahuja
Afghan national caught at Delhi airport smuggling US dollars worth ₹3 crore in a harmonium
The accused was intercepted by a team of DRI officials at the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport’s (IGIA) Terminal 3, when he allegedly attempted to smuggle $450,000 by hiding it inside the harmonium, in a specially-built cavity.
Updated on Nov 12, 2018 08:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
Delhi woman arrested after power bank she threw explodes at IGI
A woman, angry at being asked by security personnel to remove a power bank from her check-in baggage, smashed the device on a wall, causing it to emit sparks and smoke.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 11:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
Traffic jams in Delhi and Gurgaon after heavy rains, many schools closed
Heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning was reported around Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, Teen Murti Bhavan and RK Puram, among other areas.
Updated on Aug 28, 2018 03:31 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Gold bars worth Rs 3cr found abandoned in toilet inside Delhi airport
The gold bars, each weighing about 1 kg, were recovered by the CISF late last night from a bathroom in the terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport
Updated on May 03, 2018 03:16 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Noida builders, entrepreneurs upbeat about Jewar airport nod
The MoCA on Monday gave its in-principle approval to the airport project 16 years after it was conceived by the Uttar Pradesh government
Published on Apr 23, 2018 09:34 PM IST
Vinod Rajput, Greater Noida
Russia-bound flight makes emergency landing at Delhi’s IGI airport
The plane was flying from Phu-Quoc in Vietnam to Yekaterinburg in Russia.
Updated on Apr 07, 2018 11:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Soumya Pillai