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AI passengers protest onboard

Passengers of an Air India flight, bound for Tiruchy, staged a sit-in on board at the Chennai airport on Saturday afternoon after the officials refused to operate the aircraft to their destination.

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Tenders yet to be floated for new equipment

Despite the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security having given the nod to install the in-line baggage system, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is yet to float the tender for the equipment at Chennai

Taxi drivers clash at city airport

Tension prevailed at Chennai airport on Sunday night after two groups of taxi drivers came to blows following allegations that call taxi drivers were “hijacking” customers meant for pre-paid taxi driv

Rs 19l ketamine seized at city airport

Security personnel at the airport have seized about 1.9 kg of ketamine, valued at Rs 19 lakh in the internationalmarket, that was being smuggled to Singapore under the guise of “masala powder” at midn

Questions raised after terminal trial run

With Planning Commission keen on privatising the Chennai airport, it looks like the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is rushing towards commissioning of the new terminals at the city airport.

While

Airport privatisation takes wings

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Privatisation appears to be stalking Chennai airport. While private players man six airports in the country, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, the airports at Chennai and Kolkata are s

Not enough security to man airport

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The lack of adequate manpower with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that provides security at the Chennai airport is also one of the reasons for the delay in the opening of the new interna

New domestic terminal opening by August

The new domestic terminal at Chennai airport will open by August-end, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman V.P. Agrawal said here on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters after inspecting various fa

Parking woes worsen at Chennai airport

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It is common knowledge that there is a severe shortage of parking space at the airport. It has come to light now the CAG had a year ago recommended to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) that it acq

Chennai runway to be closed for six hours for rubber removal work

No flight can land or take-off at the city airport between 1 pm and 7 pm on Saturday.

“The airport runway will be closed for six hours, as we plan to undertake the rubber removal work in the middle o

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