Tags: India

WFS, A MEMBER OF SATS GROUP, ATTRACTS 20 INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE CUSTOMERS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF OPENING ITS FIRST CARGO HANDLING OPERATION IN INDIA

12th September 2023

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a Member of the SATS Group, has signed handling contracts with 20 global airlines since opening its first cargo terminal in India at the end of May. The world’s largest air cargo handler has commenced a 15-year license to operate an international cargo handing operation at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR) […]

New greenfield airport for India’s Arunachal Pradesh region

13th October 2020

AAI (Airports Authority of India) has announced that it has begun construction of a new airport on a greenfield site in Hollongi, 15km from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. AAI states that with an area of 4,100m2 , the new domestic terminal building at Hollongi Airport is to be equipped with eight check-in counters […]

A glimpse inside Bengaluru’s ‘Terminal in a Garden’ garden

2nd September 2019

This video shows what we can expect from the new Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru in India. Conceived by operator Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) as a terminal within a garden, and designed by architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the project’s first phase of construction is scheduled to be completed by March […]

Mumbai Airport sets world record, handles 969 flights in 24 hours

30th November 2017

On November 24, 2017, Mumbai International Airport handled 969 flights over a 24-hour period and set a new world record for single-runway operations. Moreover, the airport broke its own record of 935 flights, the Times of India informs.   The airport’s officials explained that the record was set because of a high number of the […]