Stowed away in rear wheel well of aircraft from Kabul, he sat for over 90 minutes, as KAM Air's flight RQ4401 flew at a height of 30,000 to 40,000 feet, in sub-zero temperatures.
CISF dismissed Tushar Mehta's allegations that their personnel stole his watch at Delhi airport as 'blatant lie', saying CCTV footage from security check-in contradicted his claims.
Accused Sayed Shoukat Ulla was arrested when allegedly trying to flee to Dubai from Hyderabad. Three others accused in the case were arrested in 2022 and are out on bail.
Responding to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's allegation on fog-induced chaos, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says most aircraft in India not designed for such low visibility operation.
SOPs to alleviate passenger inconvenience were sent to all airlines Monday, says civil aviation minister. Adds 'incidence reporting' to be sought thrice daily for all 6 metro airports.
Businessman was headed to US. In May, Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing had registered an FIR against the couple & ‘family members’ for committing alleged fraud of Rs 81 crore.
Delhi airport authorities say more personnel & infrastructure have been deployed to control traffic. Meanwhile, Bengaluru & Mumbai airports also witnessed overcrowding over the weekend.
Younger brother Jagjit Singh & wife Jaswinder Kaur were intercepted with consignment of 45 guns at Delhi airport last month, while elder brother Manjit Singh was arrested a week later.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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