New Delhi: Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGI) has been rated as the best airport in India, the fifth best regional airport in Asia and the eighth best airport in the 5-10 million passengers per annum capacity category. The ratings were given at the recently concluded Skytrax-World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Geneva.
The RGI, along with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) and Bengaluru International Airport (BIA), also figured in the list of the World's top 100 Airports. This year, however, Hyderabad's airport has been rated above Delhi's IGIA. While in 2012, RGI ranked at 77 and IGIA at 62, in 2013 Hyderabad's airport has grabbed the 65th position and Delhi's airport has been pushed down to 69.
The Indian airports, however, failed to make it to the top 10 airports of the world. Singapore Changi Airport was rated as the best airport in the world followed by Incheon International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, Beijing Capital International Airport, Munich Airport, Zurich Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and London Heathrow Airport
In the category of the Best Airports in India, Hyderabad has been rated at No. 1 followed by IGIA, BIA, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and Chennai International Airport. ...
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09:03 AM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: Flying out of Delhi? You may soon be asked to take off your shoes and belts, and jewellery, if you are wearing any, at the security check counters of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is in the process of putting in place tighter security check norms like this, in line with those in the US and Europe, following higher threat perception,...
04:46 PM, Apr 12, 2013
An ICC official was caught allegedly bringing into the country a silver trophy worth Rs 20 lakh without paying customs duty at IGI aiport here following which it was seized. ...
06:00 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has handled a record 73 number of flight movements in the country in an hour on a particular day. "We are delighted to inform you that the Air Traffic Control at Delhi airport handled a total of 73 aircraft movements in one hour on Thursday, January 24. It is the record number of air traffic movements ever made at any airport in India, thanks to...
11:20 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The stores are located in Domestic Terminal's Gate 27 and International Terminal's Gate 15. ...
02:47 PM, Jan 24, 2013
After being badly hit by dense fog, flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport were today normal even as the airport witnessed shallow fog. The visibility remained good through the night. Though there was shallow fog in the morning, it had no effect on the flight operations as the visibility remained above 1,000 metres, airport sources said. ...
11:16 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Dense fog on Monday returned to Delhi affecting the schedule of over 150 flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, including diversions of eight to other cities. Flight operations at the airport came to a standstill for around one-and-half hours, between 5 am and 6:30 am, as the runway visibility was less than 50 metres on both the runways, main (28/10) and third (29/11), airport sources said. ...
11:15 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi were affected on Wednesday after dense fog partially disrupted the schedule of over 30 flights, including diversion of an international flight to Mumbai. ...
12:52 PM, Jan 02, 2013
After three days of dense fog, operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here remained largely normal on December 26. Though there was shallow fog in the morning, visibility remained above 1500 metres and flight operations remained normal with departures and arrivals as per schedule, airport sources said. ...
11:10 AM, Dec 26, 2012
Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport here remained suspended for over an hour after the city witnessed the first dense fog of this winters on Sunday. Around 20 flights were delayed while two were cancelled as the fog enveloped the airport suddenly around 7 am, sources said. ...
09:40 AM, Dec 23, 2012
New Delhi: Three Dubai-bound foreigners were arrested on Sunday for allegedly smuggling rare species of small monkeys after a simian was found hidden in the undergarments of one of the accused at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi. The passengers identified as Al Dhaheri Hamad, Al Shamsi Mohammed, Al Shamsi Rashid, were intercepted by CISF personnel during checking after they arrived from Bangkok here and were proceeding...
09:57 PM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: The spectre of corruption has come back to haunt the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government once again with the Comptroller and Auditor General coming down heavily on the Centre for its "flawed" policy on coal blocks allocation, Delhi international airport and power projects. As soon as the three CAG reports were tabled in Parliament on Friday, the Opposition took up the issue vociferously to corner the UPA Government...
03:55 PM, Aug 17, 2012
New Delhi: While the Northern and Eastern India reeled under a second major power outage in two days, services at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi continued normally. No flights from the IGI Airport were delayed or cancelled. In a statement, the Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL) said that the power load was restored within few seconds of outage on Tuesday with the help of the airport's power...
02:40 PM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: Over 2,400 shark teeth have been recovered from a passenger by Custom officials at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. Acting on intelligence inputs, Aditya Surendra Gupta was intercepted at the green channel and found carrying 2,445 shark teeth, the import of which is prohibited under Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, a customs official said in a statement. He said the shark teeth have been seized...
03:30 PM, Jul 29, 2012
New Delhi: Planning Commission, which is mired in a controversy over what constitutes the poverty line, has spent a whopping Rs 35 lakh for renovation of two toilets in New Delhi, an RTI reply has revealed. The Commission, which came up with a controversial poverty line figure of Rs 28 per day for an individual, has spent Rs 30 lakh for the renovation of the toilets on the lines of...
06:04 PM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Tuesday justified seeking an eight-time hike in airport charges, saying it would not affect the airlines much and would help the Airports Authority of India (AAI) gain more revenue. "If the proposed hike of 774 per cent by DIAL is approved by Airports Economic Regulatory Authority, then the aeronautical charges would increase only by 100-150 per cent for various airlines," DIAL CFO...
05:06 PM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: A fire broke out on early Thursday morning in the cargo terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The airport Officials said that fire has been brought under control. There were no casualties but the cargo handling agency office and the offices of 15 airlines located in the building have been damaged. The blaze erupted at around 1.15 am and 30 fire tenders were rushed to the spot,...
03:53 AM, Jan 05, 2012
New Delhi: The capital woke up to another stormy morning on Friday as heavy rain continued to lash the national capital region. Traffic slowed down as a result of waterlogging, adding to the woes of commuters. The areas affected include the Mori Gate Red Light, Baraf Khana Chowk, Tiz Hazari Red Light, Mall Road Chowk, Jehangir Puri Metro Station And Under Hanuman Setu. The Met Deparment has predicted more rain...
10:36 AM, Sep 16, 2011
New Delhi: Rain brought some relief to the capital on Thursday but it also brought the traffic to a standstill. Not just that it also led to complete chaos at the Indira Gandhi International airport (IGI). The world class airport terminal at IGI airport was not so world class anymore after the rains. Pictures shot on a cell phone obtained by CNN-IBN show a pitiful sight at the arrival area...
08:59 AM, Sep 16, 2011
New Delhi: Passengers at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi were in for a shock early on Sunday morning when the swanky new airport faced a complete black out for over five hours. A blackout that led to total chaos and delays. The power came back only by 6 am. One of the power transformers at T3 tripped. The back up sets were activated but...
09:27 PM, Aug 07, 2011
