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Air India launches `FogCare` initiative to minimise disruption Air India on Saturday launched the new "FogCare" initiative which will take care of unforeseen circumstances, such as delays and cancellations of flights, due to thick fog during the winter season. This initiative will initially be launched for flights departing from and arriving at Delhi's IGI Airport. Under FogCare, Air India will take proactive steps to isolate the impact of fog on flight operations, which usually takes place in the early mornings and late evenings, but...
Air India launches `FogCare` initiative to minimise disruption
Air India launches `FogCare` initiative to minimise disruption
Source: IANS
24/12/2022 2:38:31 PM
Holiday Inn Express Hotel at IGI Airport goes up for sale New Delhi, Sep 2  The Holiday Inn Express hotel, situated at Terminal 3 of the national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport, is up for sale at an asking price of Rs 230 crore, as per media reports. According to reports, the 93-room hotel is controlled by Devraya Hospitalities, which is a fully-owned subsidiary of Radius Developers. Radius Developers was admitted under the National Company Law Tribunal last year, the reports said, attributing that this may be the reaso...
Holiday Inn Express Hotel at IGI Airport goes up for sale
Holiday Inn Express Hotel at IGI Airport goes up for sale
Source: IANS
2/09/2022 8:27:38 PM
Body scanner to soon come up at Delhi Airport's T2 terminal A full-body scanner will soon come up at the T-2 terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital. According to Airport sources, the body scanner is being installed for a trial period during which the staff will examine its productivity on different parameters and take note of the shortcomings." The safety of passengers is of paramount importance. During the trial period we will also check whether the radiation emitted by the scanner is not harmful to the...
Body scanner to soon come up at Delhi Airport's T2 terminal
Body scanner to soon come up at Delhi Airport's T2 terminal
Source: IANS
25/06/2022 2:22:31 PM
Ops restricted at Delhi's IGI airport on Republic Day Operational restrictions will be imposed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), as part of security arrangement ahead of Republic Day 2022. According to a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen), no landing or take off will be permitted on January 26 for non-scheduled and general aviation flights from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Besides, no landing or take off will be permitted on January 29 (Beating Retreat) for non-scheduled and general aviation flights from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m....
Ops restricted at Delhi's IGI airport on Republic Day
Ops restricted at Delhi's IGI airport on Republic Day
Source: IANS
19/01/2022 5:39:02 PM
IGI Airport introduces contactless e-boarding facility National capital's IGI Airport has introduced contactless e-boarding facility to enable faster and seamless processing of departing passengers across all flights. "All boarding gates have contactless e-boarding gates with boarding card scanners, which will allow passengers to flash their physical or e-boarding cards to verify flight details and once done, they can proceed for security checks," Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) said in a statement. "E-gates are em...
IGI Airport introduces contactless e-boarding facility
IGI Airport introduces contactless e-boarding facility
Source: IANS
14/12/2021 9:31:27 AM
Delhi`s IGI Airport to become 'Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport' by 2030 The national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is set to become 'Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport' by 2030. "At Delhi Airport, we are on a strong environment progress journey and we are confident to become 'net zero carbon emission' airport by 2030, following the 'Airport Carbon Accreditation' guidelines," said Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, DIAL. "Towards this direction, we have initiated various environmentally sustainable pro...
Delhi`s IGI Airport to become 'Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport' by 2030
Delhi`s IGI Airport to become 'Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport' by 2030
Source: IANS
24/11/2021 9:12:18 AM
Flight ops continue at IGIA despite rain, waterlogging Heavy rains waterlogged several areas of the national capital including some parts of the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Saturday morning. Accordingly, the arrival area of Terminal 3 was waterlogged for "half an hour" before it was cleared. The incident took place after relentless rains lashed the national capital since Friday late night. However, flight operations continued unhindered at the airport.    
Flight ops continue at IGIA despite rain, waterlogging
Flight ops continue at IGIA despite rain, waterlogging
Source: IANS
11/09/2021 1:40:25 PM
Delhi Airport handles 100th Covid relief flight in 29 days Delhi's IGI Airport on Tuesday handled the 100th Covid-19 relief flight, which brought about 10 metric tonnes of medical aid from Russia. According to Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR Group-led consortium, the airport has so far handled 100 relief flights during the second wave of the pandemic, which brought in aid from over 36 countries. "Between April 27 and May 25, Delhi Airport handled 1,750 MT of relief materials that arrived from several countries. During...
Delhi Airport handles 100th Covid relief flight in 29 days
Delhi Airport handles 100th Covid relief flight in 29 days
Source: IANS
26/05/2021 9:16:13 AM
Delhi`s IGI world`s first airport to register 1K TaxiBot movements The national capital's IGI airport on Thursday said it has completed 1,000 movements of sustainable taxing of aircraft with 'TaxiBot'. In aviation parlance, a 'TaxiBot' is a semi-robotic towbarless aircraft movement equipment developed by the Israel Aerospace Industries. The 800-hp hybrid-electric engine, controlled by the pilot from the cockpit using the regular pilot controls, can move an aircraft from the terminal gate to the take-off point (taxi-out phase) and re...
Delhi`s IGI world`s first airport to register 1K TaxiBot movements
Delhi`s IGI world`s first airport to register 1K TaxiBot movements
Source: IANS
7/05/2021 9:13:20 AM
Covid secured: Indira Gandhi International Airport deploys AI to curb pandemic spread Giving a boost to its bio-safety credentials, national capital's IGI Airport has deployed an AI-based system which ensures all Covid related precautions are followed by passengers as well as the staff. Accordingly, the system alerts terminal authorities on any breach of social distancing norms. It focuses on key areas of the airport such as entry gates, check-in counters, security check and hold zones. The new system and associated protocols assume significance amid massive surge...
Covid secured: Indira Gandhi International Airport deploys AI to curb pandemic spread
Covid secured: Indira Gandhi International Airport deploys AI to curb pandemic spread
Source: IANS
6/05/2021 2:42:17 PM
Operational restrictions imposed at IGIA ahead of R-Day Operational restrictions have been imposed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), as part of security arrangement for ahead of Republic Day. According to airport sources, landing and takeoff would not be allowed from 10.35 a.m. to 12.15 p.m during January 20-26, excluding January 25. Accordingly, a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) has been issued. However, there will be no impact of 'NOTAM' on IAF, BSF, Army aviation helicopters and those operated by state owned aircraft ...
Operational restrictions imposed at IGIA ahead of R-Day
Operational restrictions imposed at IGIA ahead of R-Day
Source: IANS
23/01/2021 10:01:10 AM