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NEW DELHI: The Delhi airport got two new approach flyovers — Aerocity flyover and Parallel Access Road flyover — on Wednesday which are expected to provide relief to flyers from the city’s perpetual traffic congestion. But those required to transit between T1 on one side and T2 and T3 on the other will benefit more when either IGIA gets an air train or the almost five-year-old proposal for a...

NEW DELHI: Passengers on a JetBlue flight from Barbados received a shock ride when the plane unexpectedly tipped backwards after arriving at JFK airport in New York City.A viral video shows the Airbus A321ceo tipped back — its nose reaching skyward and the tail planted on the ground.Passengers were getting off Flight 662 from Bridgetown, Barbados, when the bizarre incident took place on Sunday at...

NEW DELHI/THANE: An official reported on Friday that law enforcement authorities apprehended an accomplice of gangster Ravi Pujari, who is sought in connection with an extortion case, at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.An official from the city crime branch reported that on Thursday, they arrested Vijay Purushottam Salvi, known by the alias Vijay Tambat, and he has been charged under...

MUMBAI: A man from Bangladesh was caught when he landed at the Mumbai International Airport from Bangkok on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Jiku Bablu Das (30), was caught on his arrival in Mumbai when his Indian passport was put in the system by the immigration officials.It was learned that a look-out circular (LOC) had been issued against him by the Goa Police after learning that he had traveled...

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police received a threat call about a bomb planted at Mumbai International Airport, on Sunday.However, probe found that it was a hoax call.Police said that a hoax call was made saying there was a bomb in a blue bag at the airport.Soon, police officers and bomb squad team rushed to the airport and carried out investigation, however, nothing was found."Nothing was found during the...

MUMBAI: The Mumbai airport recorded a passenger traffic growth of 32 % in August with over 4.3 million passengers handled as against 3.2 million passengers the previous August. During the Independence Day weekend, the airport witnessed an 8.4 % surge in passenger volumes. Over the years, Independence Day has turned into a popular short holiday with the only exception being the pandemic years. The trend...

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro has increased the operational speed of Metro trains on the Airport Express Line to 120 kmph starting Sunday, officials said. The total journey from New Delhi station to newly-built Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 station will take about 21 minutes, they said. "Prime Minister Narendra Moditook a metro ride to reach the new station at Dwarka Sector-25.The train he travelled in moved at...

MUMBAI: Mumbai Airport on Tuesday said both its runways will remain temporarily closed for operations for five hours on May 2 as part of the facility's monsoon contingency plan. The scheduled temporary runway closure is an annual exercise and a contingency plan on the same will help maintain operational continuity and ensure passengers' safety, PTI quoted the private airport operator as saying in a...

NEW YORK: A 47-year-old Indian-American data analyst was killed on the spot after being hit by a bus at Boston's international airport where he had gone to pick up a friend, according to a media report. Vishwachand Kolla, originally from Andhra Pradesh, was an employee of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. He was at the Logan International Airport, Boston, to pick up a visiting musician from the airport...

CHENNAI: Customs officers at Chennai airport foiled a bid to smuggle foreign currencies worth Rs 55.8 lakh by two passengers. Based on intelligence, two men who were about to board a flight to Singapore were intercepted. A search led to the seizure of foreign currencies from them. They had hidden currencies in the false bottom of a bag, said customs sleuths. The two passengers were booked. Further...