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Airports infrastructure sector is increasingly getting constrained by the strong growth in traffic since FY14. (Photo: DC)

Airports need Rs 2.4 trillion investment in 10 years to meet demand

The country invested around Rs 52,000 crore over the last decade at various airports.

10 Oct 2017 12:45 PM

The CISF has begun 'exploring' the technology that is required to usher in the boarding card-less system of air travel at the 59 airports. (Photo: Representational)

After baggage tags, no more boarding pass at airports, suggests CISF

The DG of paramilitary force said that there could be many ways to make air travel more secure and easy for passengers, at the same time.

17 Sep 2017 7:48 PM

Troika, a robot made by LG Electronics, serves visitors at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on April 10. Photo: AP

Robots by LG to help around in airports of South Korea

Starting this month, Troika, a self-driving robot made by LG Electronics, will rove the Incheon International Airport, helping travellers.

05 Jul 2017 11:07 AM

The practice of stamping the hand baggage was started to ensure that no banned object was carried on board an aircraft by any passenger. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Six more airports to do away with handbag tags

Earlier, the scheme was implemented at Kolkatta, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Coachin and Ahmedabad.

30 May 2017 2:16 AM

f the amendments go through, RCS air-traffic on routes such as the one from Lucknow to Varanasi (which happens to be PM Narendra Modi’s constituency) may receive a boost.

Changes to aviation plan on anvil

Centre move on Regional Connectivity Scheme may lead to economic viability

25 May 2017 4:17 AM

Sinha said various steps, including frisking of ground handling staff is being done while leaving the airport, are carried out to prevent incident of theft at airports. (Photo: PTI)

285 theft cases reported at airports in over 3 yrs

Last year, 64 cases of theft were reported or registered across these airports while the count was much higher at 101 in 2015.

28 Mar 2017 4:38 PM

Privatisation has been sluggish because of challenges like approvals, land acquisition; regulatory uncertainty primarily pertaining to fixation of aeronautical tariffs.

Invest Rs 1.4 lakh crore to improve airports

The total passenger traffic for FY2017 is estimated to be around 265 million, which means capacity utilisation of more than 90 per cent.

10 Mar 2017 6:33 AM

The initial upgrade of such security systems is expected to be operationalised in the next few months. (Representational image)

CISF gears up to tighten security at all 59 airports

A panel comprising officials of the CISF, BCAS and airport operators is doing a ground assessment at select airports.

06 Mar 2017 2:43 AM

Airports are a glimpse of a nation

The first thing that struck this traveller was the panoply of power by the privileged.

08 Feb 2017 6:10 AM

In the first 8 months of FY2017, the passenger traffic saw a year-on-year growth of 19 per cent, aircraft traffic by 15 per cent and cargo traffic by 9 per cent. (Representational image)

Fewer passengers took flights after note ban

The aircraft traffic growth also reported slight moderation on y-o-y basis.

07 Jan 2017 2:39 AM

Hand baggage will not need tags at seven airports – four metro cities, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad – from Thursday. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Mumbai, 6 other airports to go 'tag-free' for hand baggage from tomorrow

Besides Mumbai, the other airports where the trial will be conducted are Chennai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

14 Dec 2016 8:03 PM

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