Emergency landing for Dubai bound Air India flight at Thiruvananthapuram airport

A Dubai bound Air India flight that took off from Thiruvananthapuram airport did an emergency landing on Sunday.

Thiruvananthapuram, July 23 (BPNS) A Dubai bound Air India flight that took off from Thiruvananthapuram airport did an emergency landing on Sunday. Air India in a statement said that the emergency landing was due to an issue with the Air-conditioning system in the aircraft. The Air India also said that the passengers in the aircraft […]

TN to provide 10.72 acre more land for Vellore airport

The Tamil Nadu government has commenced a process for providing 10.72 acres of land for the proposed airport at Vellore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Chennai, Mar 4 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has commenced a process for providing 10.72 acres of land for the proposed airport at Vellore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The airport which is being built on a 97 acre plot presently has a runway, taxiway, ground handling equipment, air traffic control (ATC) and […]

Technical snag: AI Express flight from Dubai makes emergency landing at TVM airport

An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram (Flt no IX540) made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Sunday morning after the flight developed a technical snag in the nose wheel of the aircraft.

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (BPNS) An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram (Flt no IX540) made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Sunday morning after the flight developed a technical snag in the nose wheel of the aircraft. All 156 passengers on board the flight are safe. The Air India Aircraft made an […]

Perandur airport project in Chennai: Bid for consultant extended amid protests from locals

Even as the farmers and local residents of Perandur in Chennai have been protesting against a second airport coming up at Perandur, the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) has extended the deadline for bids to select a consultant to February 6th.

Chennai, Jan 28( BPNS) Even as the farmers and local residents of Perandur in Chennai have been protesting against a second airport coming up at Perandur, the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) has extended the deadline for bids to select a consultant to February 6th. Sources in TIDCO told BPNS that the date is […]

Bangladeshi national arrested after he failed to sing National anthem in Coimbatore airport

A Bangladeshi national who had an Indian Passport and an Aadhar card was arrested by the Coimbatore immigration authorities for trying to sneak into India.

Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) A Bangladeshi national who had an Indian Passport and an Aadhar card was arrested by the Coimbatore immigration authorities for trying to sneak into India. When Immigration officials at the Coimbatore airport questioned, G. Anwar Hussain (27) who arrived at the airport from Sharjah, he failed to properly answer the questions. […]

TN Airports direct airlines to ensure valid RT-PCR negative certificates from passengers

The Airport authorities of the four international airports in Tamil Nadu have directed the airline companies operating from Singapore to ensure that the passengers carry a valid RT-PCR negative certificate

Chennai, Jan 3 (BPNS) The Airport authorities of the four international airports in Tamil Nadu have directed the airline companies operating from Singapore to ensure that the passengers carry a valid RT-PCR negative certificate. This is following two passengers from Singapore who landed in Tiruchi airport on Suday carrying invalid RT-PCR negative certificates. According to […]

Sharjah bound  flight grounded in Coimbatore after eagle hit

A Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight was grounded after two eagles hit the left side engine when it was taking off.

Chennai, Jan 2 (BPNS) A Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight was grounded after two eagles hit the left side engine when it was taking off. The flight was moving through the runway when the birds hit the engine and this led to the stoppage of the flight. The engineers were examining the flight after the bird […]

‘Parents harassed at Madurai airport’ : Actor Siddharth 

Actor Siddharth has alleged that his parents were harassed by the security personnel at Madurai airport on Tuesday.

Chennai, Dec 28 (BPNS) Actor Siddharth has alleged that his parents were harassed by the security personnel at Madurai airport on Tuesday. The actor who has done commendable performances in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi movies has taken to his Instagram handle and shared a story on it stating,” Harassed for 20 mins @ Madurai airport […]

Protest against second airport in Chennai grows

Chennai, Nov 2 (BPNS) With the protest against the Tamil Nadu government’s move for a second airport at Parandur in Chennai growing, 13 villages in and around Parandur passed a resolution against the acquisition of land for the airport. G. Subramanian, Secretary of Ekanapuram Village People and Farmers Welfare Board said that the grama sabha […]