The pilots alerted the officials after the fire erupted in the fourth engine of the cargo flight during landing in Chennai.
IndiGo on Sunday said an Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway during landing at Chennai airport
In 1998, under the then Chief Minister M Karunanidhi the state government decided on a land south of the current airport in Meenambakkam and it was considered to be executed on Build-Own-Operate and Transfer (BOOT) concept
In recent decades, Bengaluru surged ahead due to its state-of-the-art airport infrastructure. Chennai was left struggling to keep pace.
The flight had just landed when one of the rear tyres burst, Chennai airport authorities said.
P Chidambaram, who has frequently voiced his concerns about inflation, used the post to subtly highlight the disparity in pricing between states, noting the apparent difference in inflation between Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
The accused runs a YouTube channel named ShoppingBoyz, allegedly used the shop to smuggle an astonishing 267 kg of gold, valued at Rs 167 crore, over just two months.
According to officials of Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) that operates KIA, both domestic as well as international flights including that of Indigo, SpiceJet, Etihad, Lufthansa and Gulf Air were diverted to the city from Chennai, where many flights have also been cancelled.
Pictures and clips going viral on X showed Madras International Meenambakkam Airport flooded with ankle-deep water on the runways. The Chennai airport operations were suspended from 9.40 am to 11.40 am. A post by the official handle of Chennai airport stated that no flights will be operational till 11 pm today due to severe weather conditions.
The India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rain and thunderstorms on December 4 in various areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry due to the impact of the cyclone
The snakes were stored in many plastic containers in her check-in luggage. Additionally, a chameleon was also seized from her baggage.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the new terminal of Chennai International Airport
Following his arrival, PM Modi will open the new terminal of Chennai aiport, the first phase of which has been completed.
Despite the rains, Chennai International Airport will continue departures as scheduled.
The new terminal will have a total area of 2,18,000 sqm and function as one large integrated terminal for international and domestic operations, the AAI said.
With the plane getting stuck on the main runway, the secondary runway was put into operation at the airport and as many as nine flights safely landed using it.
Some Twitter users reminded her how her party, along with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), had opposed plans to privatise the airport.
The call was made to an airline operating flights between here and Hyderabad, and security measures have been put in place, officials said.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has received the centre‘s approval for preparing the environmental impact study and has been asked to conduct a public hearing, for its proposed Rs 2,587-crore second phase of R
The decision was taken during a meeting here of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), chaired by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, to review the reeling flood situation in Tamil Nadu.
IAF sources said that the Force has received clearance from the authorities to ferry civilian passengers from Chennai to Delhi and the operations would begin post-noon on Thursday.
The spokesperson said Chennai airport authorities had initially shut operations till this morning but due to incessant rains it has now decided to extend it till 6 AM tomorrow.
The Airport Authority Employees Union (AAEU) is up in arms against the privatisation of the Chennai airport as they fear it may lead to a sharp rise in user development fee.
Employees held placards and shouted slogans at Chennai airport against the move on a day when seven officials of a company from France, which is believed to be acquiring the facility.
Juniper Networks, has announced that it has deployed a high-performance common use network infrastructure for the new passenger terminals at Chennai Airport.