UDAN takes Indian aviation to new heights
India's aviation sector achieved a historic milestone as 5,05,412 domestic passengers flew in a single day on November 17, surpassing the 5-lakh daily passenger mark for the first time.
India's aviation sector achieved a historic milestone as 5,05,412 domestic passengers flew in a single day on November 17, surpassing the 5-lakh daily passenger mark for the first time.
Flight services at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport have resumed after a temporary suspension due to severe cyclone Dana.
Similarly, the train services from Sealdah division of Eastern Railways which were kept suspended from 8 P.M. since Thursday also resumed a little after 10 A.M. on Friday.
The plane with 172 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the Bhopal Airport at around 11.45 am.
A 19-seater Fly Big aircraft took its first flight from Munda Pandey airport at 10:10 am on Saturday morning for the state capital Lucknow with six passengers.
Earlier, on July 5, a Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight from New Delhi made a precautionary landing in Pakistan's Karachi airport after the pilot developed a technical glitch.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that nine airports are running in Uttar Pradesh and air connectivity has vastly improved in five years. The work of connecting other countries is also going on.
The flight ticket prices have risen from Rs 50,000 to over Rs 70,000 and the students say it is this financial hurdle that is forcing them to stay put despite the advisory by the Indian government. On normal days, the flight tickets would cost Rs 21,000-Rs 26,000. But now, due to the Russia-Ukraine tensions, the rates have jacked up.
Earlier, Air Alliance aircraft ATR42 used to fly in this sector which carried 30 to 35 passengers on its way to Shimla and on its way back, it used to carry 8 to 10 passengers,” he added.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again assures full cooperation on its part in conducting flights more than 40 days after Taliban takeover, a news agency quoted Balkhi as saying
