While registering concerns, the trade association's Chairman Brijesh Goyal, in the letter sent on Friday, said various big exhibitions, fairs, business seminars, deals, tours and different types of business programs take in the national capital.
The minister tweeted on a social media site: "Within 9 days, @DelhiAirport has installed 5 x-ray machines at the security-check area, taking the total to 18 ATRS/x-ray machines -- a major reason behind ease in congestion at T3."
Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, while participating in the Zero Hour discussion on Thursday, said the Centre is committed to further developing the Srinagar airport and informed that the current airport terminal is being expanded.
Air India today launched its maiden non-stop service between Mumbai and San Francisco in the US. The flight will operate three times a week -- on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays -- with the newly-inducted Boeing 777-200LR aircraft.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is scheduled to chair a high-level meeting on airport rush in the Ministry of Home Affairs at 11 am today, sources confirmed.
The ministry of civil aviation tweeted on Wednesday on the measures taken up to curb congestion and waiting time at the airport as the sudden increase of footfall weighed on the airport infrastructure.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee for Transport, Tourism and Culture has summoned the chief executive officer of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) and others on December 15 amid reports of passengers facing congestion at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, informed an
Officials said that changes have taken place at DIAL airport T3 in the last four days and these pertain to several areas including entry, security and immigration process. They said real-time updates on wait time will be posted on social media.