A total of 200,199 international passengers travelled through Ahmedabad airport in January, with an increase of 25 per at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in January 2024, said Adani Group in a release.
Two international passengers were apprehended for allegedly carrying medicines worth Rs 80 lakh at IGI Airport in New Delhi, an official statement issued by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said on Tuesday.
"The aviation sector has become accessible to the people, to the common man. We are the 3rd-largest domestic aviation market in the world today. The number of domestic passengers has increased two and a half times since we took over from UPA. It was 60 million domestic passengers, which has
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, commissioned a new arrival hall with a larger immigration area in Terminal 2 for international passengers, an official statement issued by Adani Group said.
In his letter, Vijayan said that the exorbitant airfares from Gulf countries to Kerala especially during peak/ festival seasons have been a vexing problem for international passengers in the sector.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) arrested 2 members of ECPL, an outsourced company engaged in construction and development activities at Delhi airport, and 2 international passengers arriving from Riyadh with 4 gold bars weighing 100 grams each today at IGI Airport in Delhi.
The passengers, who were dropped off at the domestic arrivals bus gate instead of the internatonal arrivals bus gate at the Bengaluru Airport, travelled on a Sri Lankan Airlines UL 173 flight, according to a spokesperson of BIAL (Bengaluru International Airport Limited).
An international passenger was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for allegedly urinating in front of the departure gate at Terminal 3 a few days ago, the Delhi Police informed on Wednesday, adding that he was later released on a bail bond.
Eleven Omicron sub-variants were found during testing of international travellers and all these variants earlier reported as present in the country, the sources said. A total of 19,227 samples of international travellers were tested, out of which 124 were found positive and were isolated
"Tests have been made mandatory. We wore masks throughout the journey. The steps taken by the Indian government are very important for the safety of all," said a passenger travelling from Bangkok.
A total of 53 international travellers have tested positive for COVID during the random sampling at airports across the country amounting to only 0.94 per cent of the total samples collected so far, sources said on Saturday.