AURANGABAD AIRPORT
Mumbai Rains: IndiGo, Air India issue advisory for passengers; Flight services impacted
IndiGo issues advisory due to heavy rains in Mumbai, impacting flights. IMD issues 'orange' alert for Saturday with heavy to very heavy rain predicted in isolated places. Previous cancellations and diversions reported. Passengers advised to monitor flight status.
Mumbai Rains: Flights issue advisory, refund instructions
Mumbai Rains: Mumbai experienced heavy rains early Monday, causing significant traffic congestion and slow vehicle movement at Mumbai airport. IndiGo and Vistara issued advisories to passengers, urging them to allow extra travel time due to weather conditions. Vistara informed customers of expected delays en route to the airport, while IndiGo mentioned that flights to and from Mumbai were affected by the rains, offering options for alternate flights or full refunds.
Centre likely to go slow on airport privatisation plan
Different arms of government are debating over the modalities of the sale as it is felt that there may not be aggressive bidding because of the stretched finances of airport companies, they said. "It's unlikely that there will be any decision before the elections as fixing the bidding process, pre-bid consultations and other steps take at least 150 days," one of the people said.
PM Modi to launch development projects in Maharashtra, Mopa airport in Goa
There he will also lay the foundation stone of the National Institute of One Health (NIO) and the Nag river pollution abatement project, besides inaugurating the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) and the Centre for Research, Management and Control of Hemoglobinopathies, it said.
Regional carrier FlyBig to stop bookings for Gondia services from August 21
FlyBig which operates regional airline FlyBig from Gondia to three places, will stop bookings from August 21, according to an official.
After rolling back Uddhav’s decision, Eknath Shinde renames districts in Maharashtra
Significantly, the Shinde government, after coming to power, had stopped the renaming of the two districts and the Navi Mumbai international airport by the then Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government headed by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.
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Decision to rename Aurangabad in last Cabinet meeting was illegal, will approve it afresh: CM Shinde
The Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government announced the renaming of Aurangabad in central Maharashtra as 'Sambhajinagar' -- after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's elder son Chhatrapati Sambhaji -- in its last cabinet meeting on June 29, hours before Thackeray resigned.
Renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad reinvigorated Maha pride: Shiv Sena
In an editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Sena on Thursday said by naming the Navi Mumbai airport after D B Patil, who worked for the rights of project affected people in Navi Mumbai, the Thackeray-led government had honoured the struggle of the sons of the soil. In decisions taken in the last Cabinet meeting headed by Thackeray, Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts were renamed as Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.
Maharashtra Cabinet approves renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar
This comes just a day ahead of a floor test ordered by Governor today. The Supreme Court is hearing a plea challenging the state Governor's direction for a floor test.
Proposal to rename 13 airports, including Aurangabad, sent to Centre: MoS Bhagwat Karad
"I have been regularly following up on the issue. At least 13 airports in the country are to be renamed and the cabinet will take a decision about these airports," Dr Karad said.
Centre aims to privatise 13 airports by March, list sent to aviation ministry
AAI has decided to club seven small airports with six big ones--Varanasi with Kushinagar and Gaya; Amritsar with Kangra; Bhubaneswar with Tirupati; Raipur with Aurangabad; Indore with Jabalpur; and Trichy with Hubli.
Asset monetisation: AAI to start exiting JV airports soon
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will soon start exiting the JV airports with the government deciding to divest its stake in them. AAI has 26% stake each in the Delhi and Mumbai JV airports and 13% each in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
Congress objects as Uddhav's office repeatedly calls Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar
A row is brewing in Maharashtra over renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar with Shiv Sena repeatedly calling the city by the ‘new name’ despite objections from the Congress.
Air India uncertain about resuming Mumbai-Aurangabad service
Earlier in the day, Airport Aurangabad Director had tweeted that Air India was set to resume its services to Mumbai from here with three flights per week, starting September 15.
IndiGo's Hyderabad-Aurangabad flight from Aug 19: Official
The coronavirus-enforced lockdown in late March had led to the suspension of domestic as well as international flights and services were partially restored only in May-end.
Airports Authority of India to procure 198 body scanners for 63 airports
Out of these 198 scanners, 19 will be for the Chennai airport, 17 for the Kolkata airport and 12 for the Pune airport, the officials told .
Maharashtra Assembly clears proposal to rename Aurangabad airport
The decision was taken after the BJP tried to corner its former ally Shiv Sena by reminding it of its old demand to rename Aurangabad, a central Maharashtra city which derives its name from Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, as Sambhajinagar.
Coronavirus: Central team to visit Maharashtra, no confirmed case found in state
With ten persons quarantined in three hospitals across Maharashtra for possible exposure to novel coronavirus, a central health ministry team is likely to visit the state to take a review of preparedness for tackling the disease, an official said on Thursday.
Spicejet to connect Shirdi via Aurangabad as airport remains shut
Spicejet connects Shirdi with Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru and since November 14 its operations had been suspended when the airport also was shuttered due to low visibility.
SpiceJet to start 12 new flights from October
The budget carrier announced the "on-boarding of Aurangabad as its 53rd domestic destination
209 slots vacated by Jet Airways are lying unused at 31 airports: Govt
After the airline ran out of funds, it had shut down its operations on April 17 this year which lead to a sudden rise in domestic and international airfares.
Aurangabad's 'Ajanta and Ellora' can become a hotspot for Buddhist Tourism
Maharashtra has rich Buddhist heritage and culture.
Congestion may force private jets to look for alternative airports
While alternative airports in Mumbai and Delhi may not be immediately available, in Hyderabad and Bengaluru older airports can be used for business Jet operations.
CISF deploys over 1100 additional personnel to select airports
10 civil airports in the cities of Chennai, Patna, Bagdogra, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Jaipur, Goa, Aurangabad, Hyderabad and Madurai have been provided with a total of 1,172 additional CISF personnel over the last few months.
Airports Authority of India to install sanitary pad kiosks
The first machine was installed at Indore Airport last October and since then several airports have got these machines.
Taslima Nasreen sent back from Aurangabad after protest
Police stopped the author from stepping out of the airport, where a crowd had gathered shouting slogans like "Taslima Go Back".
Shiv Sena wants Aurangabad renamed to Sambhaji Nagar
Uddhav Thackeray has said that the party will rename not just the city but also call Aurangabad airport Raje Sambhaji Airport.
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