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IGI security beefed up after call
India | Jan 06, 2016, 11:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Security was stepped up at Indira Gandhi International Airport here after its control room received a "non-specific call" about a man heading for Germany after "doing something big" in the national capital. DIAL
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IGI airport scare: No radioactive leak, say Delhi government and AERB
India | May 29, 2015, 09:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cargo operations were temporarily suspended and staff was evacuated today from the cargo area following a radiation scare at the international airport here but authorities later declared that there was no radioactive leakage.Hours
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DGCA begins probe into radioactive leak at IGI Airport
India | May 29, 2015, 05:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has started its probe into the leak of radioactive substance, which had come from Turkey, at the cargo complex of IGI Airport here this morning.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation
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IGI vulnerable to terrorist attacks: BCAS audit
India | Nov 11, 2014, 02:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: An audit by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has revealed that the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, considered to be one of the busiest airports in Asia, has as many as
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Fog disrupts flight schedule at IGI
India | Feb 24, 2014, 10:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport here virtually came to a standstill on Monday after the visibility dropped due to dense fog, disrupting the schedule of over 50 domestic and international
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DGCA aims at making IGI zero diversionary airport by year-end
India | Jan 09, 2014, 06:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Concerned over disruption of flights during fog season, aviation regulator DGCA today started examining issues to make Delhi airport a “zero diversionary” one by the year-end.A technical committee, headed by DGCA's Joint Director
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Go Air plane with Gen. VK Singh on board in emergency landing at IGI
India | Nov 16, 2013, 12:28 PM ISTNew Delhi : A Mumbai-bound GoAir flight with about 100 passengers, including former Army Chief General VK Singh, on board was forced to return to the airport here following a fire alarm today.The Airbus A-320
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IGI airport gets British certification for RTS management
India | Sep 07, 2013, 11:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indira Gandhi International airport here has become the first airport in the world to be conferred with British Standards Institution certification for implementing Road Traffic Safety (RTS) management system.The airport has received the
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Computerised check-in system at IGI suffers glitch
India | Mar 08, 2013, 02:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 8: Operations at the IGI airport here today were hit after the computerised check-in and baggage handling system suffered a technical glitch, delaying some flights and causing inconvinence to the passengers.The problem
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Fog affects over 150 flights at IGI
India | Jan 14, 2013, 04:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 14: Operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here today went haywire after dense fog brought the services to a standstill for about one-and-a-half hours affecting the schedule of over 150 flights,
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Flight operations normal at IGI Airport after days of fog
India | Dec 26, 2012, 01:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 26: After three days of dense fog, operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here remained largely normal today.Though there was shallow fog in the morning, visibilty remained above 1500 metres and
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Mulayam's brother, 5 others escape air accident
India | Sep 22, 2012, 04:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 22: SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother and UP Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav and five others had a close shave today when their plane skidded off the runway on landing at the
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Embassy Car Bomber Reached Airport Six Hours Before Flight
India | Mar 19, 2012, 08:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 19: Houshang Afshar Irani, the alleged bomber of the Israeli Embassy car, rushed to the Delhi airport immediately after the terror strike, reaching six hours before the scheduled departure of his flight
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Fog Hits Operations At IGI, Over 200 Flights Affected
India | Jan 20, 2012, 09:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 20: Flight operations were once again badly hit as dense fog enveloped IGI airport here today affecting the schedule of over 200 domestic and international flights, causing inconvenience to the travellers. Over
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250 Flights Hit Due To Dense Fog
India | Jan 18, 2012, 08:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 18: The first spell of dense fog this year wreaked havoc on air operations at the IGI airport today hitting over 250 flights and causing inconvenience to flyers.Atleast 207 domestic and international
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Dense Fog Wreaks Havoc At IGI, Affects Over 400 Flights
India | Dec 30, 2011, 08:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 30: An unprecedented dense fog today left flight operations in disarry at IGI airport, affecting 400 flights and giving a harrowing time to flyers. The fog enveloped the airport around 4.00 AM
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Heavy Rains Force 4 Flights To Go-Around, One Diversion At IGI
India | Sep 15, 2011, 09:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 15: A cloudburst followed by heavy rains hit air traffic movement at the Delhi airport this afternoon with at least one flight diverted and four others asked to make a ‘go-around'.The MeT
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Checking-In System At IGI Collapses, Delays Several Flights
India | Dec 17, 2010, 09:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 17: Several flights were delayed after the computerised system used for checking in of passengers collapsed for about an hour at the new terminal-3 of the IGI airport today. "Computerised checking in
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Power Failure At Delhi Airport, Passengers Sweat It Out
India | Oct 20, 2010, 09:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 20: Airconditioning at the swanky new Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport was off for more than six hours on Wednesday as there was a prolonged power cut. All essential services at the airport
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Air Traffic Management System At IGI Crashes; Flights Disrupted
India | Jul 28, 2010, 09:07 PM ISTNew Delhi- The sophisticated air traffic management system at the IGI Airport, which was operationalised in March, crashed on Wednesday evening disrupting flight movements for almost 30 minutes. Incoming and outgoing flights were disrupted between