Kolkata Airport News
India’s Only Airport With Mosque On Its Runway: West Bengal's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI Airport) in Kolkata, is among the busiest airports of the country. Notably, this is probably the only airport in India with a mosque in operation area. An unlikely relic — a 130-year-old mosque — lies perilously close to an operational runway of the airport. The presence of Bankra Mosque on the northern edge of the secondary runway has resurfaced as a major safety concern for the nation’s civil aviation authorities, especially in the wake of renewed scrutiny on runway safety following recent high-profile aviation accidents.
The incident occurred just minutes after the Indigo aircraft departed from Kolkata, with the pilot notifying air traffic control at 10:39 pm
The development comes after Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia personally inspected arrangements at the Delhi airport and directed the operators of other major airports to increase capacity.
Firefighters rushed to the spot after a fire broke out at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport; after an initial investigation, a short circuit was found as the cause of the fire.
A fierce fire has broken out at the check-in counter of Kolkata Airport, many fire tenders are trying to extinguish the fire.
Following the bomb scare at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, 531 passengers, who were onboard, were taken off the flight.
Pakistan's former army chief Qamar Bajwa has settled heavily in Paris. Describing Pakistan as the main villain on the Afghan problem, an Afghan citizen flooded the streets in Pashto language.
Immigration Department stopped Abhishek Banerjee's family at Kolkata airport. Along with his children, his wife has also been prevented from boarding the flight to Dubai. Abhishek Banerjee can take a big step against this.
Abhishek Banerjee's family has been stopped at Kolkata airport. Along with his children, his wife has also been prevented from boarding the flight to Dubai.
Bengal's ruling TMC has condemned the immigration department for denying permission to Rujira Narula Banerjee from boarding a flight to Dubai.
Drunk passenger refused to pay the amount and started quarreling with the staff and further tried to escape without paying the bill at Kolkata Airport.
Emergency landing of airplane: A cargo plane of Saudi Airlines had to make an emergency landing at Kolkata airport. It had to make an emergency landing because of a tight windshield.
Before the emergency landing of the Saudi Airlines cargo flight, the airport made the necessary arrangements for the plane to make a safe landing.
Air India was operating an Airbus A320 plane, which arrived at the Kolkata Airport from Mumbai, and the engine blade was found to be bent during checks after boarding for the return flight.
Passengers travelling through Air India, IndiGo, GoFirst, Vistara, and SpiceJet flights will be able to use DigiYatra at the Kolkata airport joining the likes of Delhi, Varanasi and Bengaluru airports.
Spicejet Flight SG83, took off with 178 passengers and six crew members from the Kolkata airport for Bangkok and minutes later, the pilot noticed that a blade of the left engine was broken.
The app was first put to use at Varanasi Airport, with around 25-30 percent of the passengers currently using the app; the government has plans of rolling out the app at other airports in a phased manner.
2 passengers tests positive for Covid-19 at Kolkata airport
One passengers was from Dubai, while other was from Kuala Lumpur
Both samples have been sent for genome sequencing
Super transporter Airbus Beluga landed at Kolkata airport on Sunday
Whale-like aircraft had landed at Kolkata airport at around 12:30 pm
Check pics of one of the world's largest aircraft here
The Air India flight with 159 passengers aboard was at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for two hours before leaving for the Delhi International Airport.
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