Airport

Gold biscuits worth Rs 90 lakh seized in Kannur airport

11:14 pm December 4, 2019

Kannur: Twenty gold biscuits worth Rs 90 lakh and found abandoned were seized from a flight which arrived here from Abu Dhabi early on Wednesday, airport sources said. Security personnel noticed a packet underneath a seat of the Go Air flight during an inspection after all passengers disembarked and informed the Customs personnel who opened […]

Ganja seized from Sharjah-bound air passenger in TN

8:20 pm October 13, 2019

Coimbatore: Around six kg of ganja was seized from an air passenger bound for Sharjah at the international airport here on Sunday, airport sources said. Thurakal Rashad of Mananthavady in Kozhikode in Kerala was to board a flight to Sharjah early Sunday when security personnel detected ganja, weighing around 6.6 kg in his baggage, the […]

Respect towards India increased significantly in last 5 yrs: PM Modi

11:31 pm September 28, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the respect and enthusiasm for India has increased significantly on the world stage in the last five years, as he was given a rousing welcome by BJP workers here on his return from nearly a week long trip to the US. Addressing the gathering outside the […]

30 flights cancelled at Mumbai airport, 118 delayed

11:24 am September 5, 2019

Mumbai: Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) here were affected for the second day with cancellation of 30 flights and another 118 getting delayed on Thursday. As per a live flight-tracking website, 14 incoming and 16 outbound flights were cancelled on Thursday. In addition, 118 flights were delayed, including 86 departure. In […]

Stranded passengers at airport voice support for Hong Kong protesters

Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after protest chaos

6:25 am August 14, 2019

Hong Kong: Check-in counters have reopened at Hong Kong’s airport after being shut during protests the previous day. About three dozen protesters remained camped out in the arrivals area Wednesday morning. Flights appeared to be operating normally. The airport closed check-in for remaining flights late Tuesday afternoon as protesters swarmed the terminal and blocked access […]