In a historic feat, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday announced its 100th launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The GSLV-F15 with the NVS-02 satellite lifted off from the spaceport’s second launch pad at 6.23 a.m.
Flight operations at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, Kolkata, experienced significant disruptions today owing to the implementation of safeguards ahead of Republic Day. On the third consecutive day, Saturday, passengers faced flight delays.
Dense fog enveloped parts of the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday, reducing visibility to zero and affecting flight and train operations.
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) will offer the people of Lucknow and adjoining regions one international and one domestic flight to Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) (BKK) and Bhubaneswar (BBI), respectively. Both routes will be operated by Air India Express, thrice a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with Boeing 737 Max aircraft having capacity of 186 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
