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Monday, March 16, 2026
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Topic: Airports

A swanky new airport, with ‘0 network’. For flyers landing at Navi Mumbai, hailing cabs a nightmare

Navi Mumbai International Airport was inaugurated by PM Modi in October last year with much fanfare. But after much-anticipated take-off, turbulence makes many wonder if it was rushed.

DGCA withdraws new pilot rest directive as IndiGo chaos continues & fliers bear brunt

Aviation regulatory has withdrawn its instructions prohibiting substitution of leave for weekly rest for airline crew amid countrywide airline operational disruptions.

To wear or not to wear PJs is the ultimate air travel question

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s call to avoid wearing pyjamas and slippers in public has set off debate about acceptable standards of sartorial appearance.

‘Chucked out with 2-line order’—why Turkish firm Celebi cited SC’s MediaOne ruling in plea against Centre

Centre revoked security clearance to the airport ground-handling firm citing security threats at multiple Indian airports, amid backlash in India over Turkey's support to Pakistan.

Nagpur to Ratnagiri, Maharashtra is expanding smaller airports to boost connectivity, investment

Maharashtra govt has plans to expand capacity at 10 small airports & build new airports, including in Gadchiroli. Work at Amravati & Shirdi airports likely to be completed by 31 March.

Publicity stunts or larger conspiracy? Closer look at ‘hoax’ bomb threats & hurdles for agencies

A deep dive into emergency procedures triggered by a bomb threat, the various kinds of threats including hoaxes & challenges faced by agencies in investigating these threats.

VP Dhankhar highlights India’s infrastructural advancements, notes country’s 2nd-largest metro network, 140 cities with airports

"This industry, which is critical to our growth, is projected to surpass $55 billion by 2026. I have no doubt this century belongs to Bharat", he said.

Part of canopy at Rajkot airport collapses amid heavy rains in 3rd such incident in as many days

The canopy which collapsed Saturday was located at an interim terminal building at the new airport, which once the new terminal is constructed, will become a cargo terminal.

Indian airports currently lag behind global ones in a key revenue stream, but change is in the air

India’s major airports earned average of $4.3/customer in 2023-24 from non-aeronautical sources, much lesser than $7.2-15.9 of global ones, according to rating agency ICRA.

BJP falls short of 2019 poll promise of ‘doubling number of airports’, but regional traffic growing

BJP manifesto pledged over 200 functional airports by 2024, but only 135 are operational. However, there's a shift away from major airports as tier-2 & tier-3 cities see high air traffic.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.