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Airports Authority of India: News

14 Aug 2026
IndiGo

Video: Flight canceled, woman damages ₹49,000 equipment at Bhubaneswar airport

A woman passenger allegedly went on a rampage at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar on Thursday after her IndiGo flight to Kolkata was canceled due to a technical snag.

10 Aug 2026
Indian Government

Modi government says airport operators can invest in airlines

The Indian government has clarified that there is no policy preventing major airport operators from holding significant equity in or running scheduled airlines.

27 Apr 2026
Air India

Air India flight makes precautionary landing in Bhopal, passengers safe

An Air India flight from Mumbai to Bhopal made a precautionary landing on Sunday due to a suspected technical issue.

25 Apr 2026
Ministry of Civil Aviation

Why privatization of ATC services is being opposed in India

The Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel Association (India), a body of electronic engineers at the Airports Authority of India (AAI), has strongly opposed the proposed privatization of air traffic control (ATC) services.

21 Nov 2025
Navi Mumbai

Indian airports to get upgrades worth 17,000cr

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has unveiled its biggest modernization drive for air navigation services.

26 Feb 2025
India

Delhi airport to operate at full capacity before festive season

The Indira Gandhi International Airport will operate at its full capacity of handling around 109 million passengers annually by the end of 2025, the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has announced.

04 Sep 2024
Bihar

Indian government plans 50 new airports to transform smaller cities

The Indian government is considering a five-year plan to establish 50 airports in smaller cities across the country.

08 Jul 2024
Climate Change

Amid series of airport accidents, experts call for building regulations

The fatal roof collapse at Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport last month has brought to light the fragility of India's airport infrastructure.

Affected Delhi airport terminal was closing in a month: Report

The part of Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi Internation Airport—where a roof collapsed on Friday morning—was slated to close in a month, an official told The Telegraph Online.

28 Jun 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge

'Built in 2009...': Centre's reply to opposition after airport accident

A portion of the roof at Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed during heavy rain on Friday, resulting in one fatality and six injuries.

24 Apr 2024
Chennai

What is ISHAN, India's push for 'one nation, one airspace'

India has begun the process of consolidating its four airspace zones into a single entity in order to refine and strengthen air traffic management (ATM).

05 Feb 2024
Kashmir Valley

Avalanche warning in J&K; rain likely in Delhi

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Delhi and its neighboring states and union territories will receive light rainfall on Monday.

15 Jan 2024
Narendra Modi

Lakshadweep ecologically fragile, says local MP as tourism interest grows

Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizal has advocated for a "controlled way of tourism" on the islands, highlighting the Union Territory's fragile ecosystem.

DGCA issues advisory to check GPS spoofing over Middle East

India's aviation authority, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued a comprehensive circular addressing the growing concerns of jamming and spoofing of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in West Asian airspace.

24 Jul 2023
Port Blair

Ceiling of Andaman airport, inaugurated by Modi, collapses; Scindia clarifies

Just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) of Port Blair's Veer Savarkar International Airport in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, visuals of the false ceiling collapsing went viral on Sunday.

14 Dec 2022
Delhi

Smooth passenger movement at Delhi airport after congestion complaints: Authority

The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) officials in Delhi on Wednesday stated that smooth passenger movement was reported at all of its terminal entry points at T3 with an approximate waiting duration of zero to five minutes.

11 Dec 2022
Delhi

Passengers complain utter chaos, never-ending queues at Delhi airport

As the chaos of the holiday season kicks in, jam-packed scenes and long queues are being reported at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.

11 Dec 2022
Goa

PM to inaugurate North Goa's 1st airport in Mopa today

With an aim to boost connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mopa International Airport in North Goa on Sunday.

Private security to replace CISF personnel for airport non-core duties

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is set to replace the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel posted at non-core duties by private security personnel at 60 airports, it said in a release on Friday.

29 Jul 2022
Kolkata

IndiGo plane skids off runway during take-off, wheels get stuck

An IndiGo flight from Jorhat, Assam, to Kolkata was reportedly canceled on Thursday after the aircraft went off the runway before takeoff and a pair of its wheels got trapped in the muddy outfield.

Regular international flights resume from today; everything you should know

After two years, India resumed international flight operations on Sunday.

26 Mar 2022
Ministry of Civil Aviation

Airports Authority issues new guidelines as international flights resume tomorrow

India will resume international flights from March 27 at midnight after a two-year-long break.

01 Sep 2021
Pune

Pune airport's new terminal building to be ready by August

The construction work of the newly integrated terminal building at Pune Airport, which is coming up at an investment of Rs. 475 crore, is expected to be completed by August next year, with 60% of the work already completed, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said on Wednesday.

Consider spot fines on passengers not wearing masks properly: DGCA

Aviation regulator Director-General of Civil Aviation on Tuesday told the airports to consider imposing spot fines, with the help of police authorities, on passengers who are not wearing masks properly and maintaining social distance as per the COVID-19 guidelines.

20 Jan 2021
Kerala

Kerala CM flays takeover of Thiruvananthapuram Airport by Adani Group

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday criticized the takeover of Thiruvananthapuram Airport by the Adani Group, saying it is not for the development of the facility but to protect the interest of monopolies.

13 Nov 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

'Shameful state': Juhi Chawla stranded for hours at airport

Actor Juhi Chawla was recently stranded for hours at the airport, after returning from UAE to India.

04 Jun 2020
Zomato

Swiggy, Zomato cleared to test long-range 'delivery drones': DGCA

Soon, you may see unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) flying in with your food orders.

21 May 2020
Puri

Air fares will be capped for three months

Once airlines restore partial services from Monday, they will have to adhere to the pricing guidelines of the Civil Aviation Ministry, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday. The rates will be capped for three months.

21 May 2020
Hardeep Singh Puri

Guidelines for domestic air travel announced: What's allowed, what's not

The Airports Authority of India, AAI, on Thursday released the standard operating procedure (SOPs) for domestic air travel, underlining that downloading the Aarogya Setu app will not be mandatory for children below 14 years.

17 May 2020
India

Airlines suffered turbulence due to coronavirus: Understanding what future holds

The globalized world was brought to a screeching halt with the onset of coronavirus pandemic.

16 May 2020
Coronavirus

AAI asks passengers to mandatorily download Aarogya Setu, carry hand-sanitizer

Air passengers will now be required to have the government's COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu app on their phones, as per guidelines issued by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Friday.

29 Jan 2020
Goa

Goa NSUI wants Salman banned after actor snatches fan's phone

After a video of Bollywood actor Salman Khan snatching a fan's phone away went viral, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has demanded a ban on the 54-year-old actor in Goa.

03 Jan 2020
Pune

IndiGo ordered to compensate fliers who found cockroach on flight

An IndiGo flight from Pune to Delhi on December 31, 2018, turned horrifying for two passengers, who found a cockroach on the aircraft.

24 Jul 2019
India

Now, travel paperless at Bengaluru Airport

In what comes as good news for fliers, passengers boarding from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru can now travel without having to present any travel documents.

Soon, you may have to pay more for flight tickets

Passengers travelling via air, both domestic and international, might have to pay more for their tickets soon, as Passenger Service Fee (PSF) is due for an increase.

07 Feb 2019
Narendra Modi

PM to lay foundation-stone of Arunachal Pradesh airport on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several projects and lay foundation of many vital schemes in Arunachal Pradesh during his visit to the north-eastern state on Saturday, officials said today.

09 Jan 2019
Andaman & Nicobar

Soon, islands in Andaman will be connected by seaplanes

According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, islands in Andaman will soon be connected by seaplanes that can land on or take-off from water.

08 Jan 2019
Madurai

AAI to soon use plastic waste to lay roads

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to use plastic waste to lay or repair roads on the city-side of airports, and the plan is expected to be put in motion soon.

16 Nov 2018
Arvind Kejriwal

TM Krishna's canceled Delhi-concert rescheduled, after AAP steps in

Carnatic singer TM Krishna whose concert on November 17 in Delhi was canceled due to attacks by right-wing trolls has been rescheduled after AAP stepped in.

15 Nov 2018
Piyush Goyal

TM Krishna's Delhi-concert canceled after right-wing trolls target him

In what serves as a reminder that actions on the web have an impact on the real world, the concert of renowned Carnatic singer TM Krishna was called off in the national capital after right-wing trolls targeted him.

01 Nov 2018
Odisha

Odisha: Jharsuguda Airport is now 'Veer Surendra Sai Airport'

The Cabinet today approved renaming the Jharsuguda aerodrome in Odisha as 'Veer Surendra Sai Airport'.