Navi Mumbai International Airport (PTI) NEW DELHI: The greenfield Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) became operational on Thursday, nearly three decades after it was conceived to ease congestion at Mumbai’s primary airport.An IndiGo Airbus A320 from Bengaluru made a landing at 8 am and was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute, marking the start of commercial flight operations. The...
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KOLKATA: From hills to plains to beaches, demand has shot up for Bengal's favourite weekend holiday destinations during the long weekend between Eid-e-Milad on Thursday and Gandhi Jayanti on Monday. With a leave taken on Friday, it is possible to have a five-day break from September 28 to October 2."I had planned this long weekend trip some days in advance and had taken leave from office accordingly. My...
NEW DELHI: Flights of the only state-owned fixed wing aircraft airline — Alliance Air (AA) — have been badly disrupted with a large number of pilots having reported sick. The cash-strapped regional airline, which is going to be sold off soon, has been facing staff discontent due to delayed salary over past several months.“Almost 100 pilots, representing over 80% of Alliance AI’s total pilot...