Modi said that the new airport will benefit all — from pilgrims, farmers, workers, local shopkeepers as well as local industries Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the much-awaited Rs 260-crore Kushinagar International airport, the third such airport in Uttar Pradesh. The new airport is part of the Centre’s effort to boost tourism by … Read more
In a decision taken on December 22, the government had banned the international flights between the UK and India till December 31. Travellers take note, extension of temporary suspension on India-UK flights likely! Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the suspension of international flights between India and the United Kingdom … Read more
An estimated 9,488 pilots will be required in India in the next five years, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Monday. “The total number of pilots employed in the country with scheduled airlines at present is 9,073,” Puri said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. He said 700-800 commercial pilot licences (CPLs) are … Read more