Para swimmer Aalam said he had informed Air India's cabin crew that he wanted his own wheelchair after landing but was provided one that was "uncomfortable" and sized XL.
The incident was reported at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport Air where the passengers were scheduled to board an Air India Flight 823 on May 5. The flight was scheduled for 4.45 am.
In March this year, airports in Atlanta in the US, Delhi in India and Dubai in the UAE handled 4.42 million, 3.61 million and 3.55 million seats, it mentioned.
Doctors at the hospital said that the organs were harvested from 25-year-old Bhupender Singh who was declared brain dead after a road accident. The organs were sent to various hospitals across the country to help save as many as eight lives.
The incident took place during a pushback when the aircraft was getting moved from the passenger terminal to the runway. As per reports, passengers were onboard during the incident, after which SpiceJet replaced the aircraft.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is the country's largest airport and handled around 1.8 lakh passengers per day during pre-COVID times.
The flight had taken off from Delhi and was on its way to Doha. Over 100 passengers were on board.
The government of India has arranged flights from countries neighbouring Ukraine for the evacuation of Indian students. On Sunday the government said that since February 22, it has so far evacuated nearly 16,000 Indian students from Ukraine through flights from Ukraine's neighbouring countries.
The new arrival terminal will offer a distinctive experience to the passengers with a contemporary meet and greet zone, plush forecourt area, including landscaping and kiosks for food and beverage (F&B), retail and expanded parking area for cars, stated the official statement.
With the opening of the new arrival hall, the entire arrivals operations of T1 will shift from the existing facility to the new one. Currently, IndiGo and SpiceJet operate flights from T1.
A senior police official said that they got the call regarding the emergency landing at 10.15 a.m. No one was hurt in the incident.
The unknown accused has violated provisions of Section 8 of the NDPS Act. The officials are scanning the CCTV footage to get a clue about the accused.
A Delhi airport official informed that the following advisory from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), only one piece of hand baggage is permitted per passenger as 'Cabin Luggage'.
Delhi airport took to Twitter to inform passengers about the flight operations today. "Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information," the airport wrote on Twitter.
Countries in Europe, including the UK, and South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Israel have been placed in the "at-risk" category by the Union Health Ministry.
Three passengers were allowed to board flights without filling the Self-Declaration form on Air Suvidha Portal and uploading a negative RT-PCR report.
Other major airports, including at Hyderabad and Bengaluru, are also stepping up efforts to deal with the emerging situation in the wake of concerns over the new coronavirus variant 'Omicron'.
The Centre had on Thursday asked all states and union territories to conduct rigorous screening and testing of all international travellers coming from or transiting through South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana, where B.1.1.529 has been detected.
The announcement about the 2030 target was made by Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL).
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic that broke out last year, operations were halted at the domestic airport terminal.
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