The NH-16 stretch connecting Visakhapatnam and Bhogapuram. The construction of the greenfield international airport in Bhogapuram is likely to become operational by June, 2026. | Photo Credit: V RAJU As the construction of the greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, 45 km from Visakhapatnam, is on the fast track, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region … Read more
Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport handled a total of 1.8 lakh metric tonnes of cargo in 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad handled a total of 1.8 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of cargo in 2024, marking a 22% increase over the previous year. This surge was driven … Read more
CPI(M) leader P. Shanmugam addressing farmers from in and around Parandur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ CPI(M) leader and State president of the All India Kisan Sabha P. Shanmugam on Sunday (February 23, 2025) said that if the Tamil Nadu government did not give up its proposal to construct an airport … Read more
Security officials sounded an alert when they found bullets in the luggage bag of a student during checking at Gannavaram Airport in Krishna district on Thursday. The airport security personnel handed over the student to THE Gannavaram police. “The student is pursuing engineering in Koneru Lakshmaiah University (KLU) in Guntur district. During scanning, two old … Read more
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu recently reviewed works at Bhogapuram international airport in Vizianagaram district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GMRVIAL) chief executive officer Manomay Rai has said that the Bhogapuram international airport would be completed by June 2026 and will be capable of handling large wide-bodied … Read more
A CISF official assisting a passenger at the Chennai International Airport. Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj A few years ago, a man managed to enter the terminal at the Chennai International Airport with a fake ticket to see off his wife and spend an extra couple of hours … Read more
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport issued an advisory urging commuters to arrive early. | Photo Credit: @RGIAHyd The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), located in the outskirts of Hyderabad, has issued an advisory asking passengers to plan and reach the airport early due to festive rush. “With a long weekend ahead and surge in travellers, cab … Read more
Bengaluru Airport City Limited (BACL) has initiated plans for the development of a business park at the airport city on the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) premises. BACL which was founded to develop the airport city has issued a request for proposal (RFP) seeking the services of a company for carrying out excavation work for the … Read more
Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development Minister M.B. Patil expects the new airport to be ready by 2035. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K The Karnataka government will need to acquire 3,000 to 5,000 acres of land for setting up a new international airport as big as Kempegowda International Airport in north Bengaluru with a … Read more
While bird strikes are a known hazard at many airports, the proliferation of peacocks at the Kannur airport poses a unique challenge owing to the ‘protected status’ of the bird under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE The rising number of peacocks around the Kannur International … Read more