Flyers made to wait 5 hours inside IndiGo flight in Mumbai after 'technical snag' delays take-off
Sep 15, 2024, at 05:17 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Qatar's Doha was delayed on Sunday with passengers alleging that they were made to wait inside the aircraft for nearly five hours.
Jul 17, 2024, at 05:17 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A stampede-like situation broke out at Mumbai airport on Tuesday after over 25,000 job aspirants turned up for 2,216 vacancies in Air India's aircraft loader post, media reports said.
Emirates flight hits 36 flamingos causing their death in Mumbai, lands safely
May 21, 2024, at 05:43 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Thirty-six flamingos were killed after they were hit by an Emirates flight in the Laxmi Nagar area of Pantnagar in Mumbai's Ghatkopar on Monday night, media reports said.
Feb 20, 2024, at 10:33 pm
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) seeking a report on the death of an 80-year-old man who collapsed after walking about 1.5 kilometres due to the non-availability of a wheelchair at Mumbai airport.
IndiGo fined Rs. 1.2 crore after viral video shows fliers eating on tarmac
Jan 18, 2024, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has fined low-cost carrier IndiGo Rs. 1.2 crore after a viral video showed passengers eating on the tarmac while waiting for their delayed flight to take off.
Mumbai Airport receives 'email threat' to blow up
Nov 24, 2023, at 06:56 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj international airport has received an email threatening to blow up Terminal 2, with the sender demanding one million dollars in Bitcoin to prevent the blast, police said on Friday.
Private jet skids on runway, crashes at Mumbai airport amid heavy rain
Sep 15, 2023, at 02:57 am
Mumbai: Amid heavy rain, a private plane slid off the runway and crashed at Mumbai airport on Thursday evening, media reports said
Mumbai airport services back to normal after server crash at Terminal 2
Dec 02, 2022, at 01:34 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The computer server at Terminal 2 of Mumbai airport was down for nearly an hour on Thursday, leading to long queues and chaos as check-ins were done manually, potentially upsetting the schedule for some flights.
Heroin worth over Rs 100 cr seized at Mumbai airport
Oct 07, 2022, at 01:22 am
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has confiscated 16 kg of heroin worth more than Rs 100 crore at Mumbai airport and arrested a passenger and a Ghanaian woman in this connection, media reports said.
Money laundering case: Jacqueline Fernandez stopped at Mumbai Airport
Dec 06, 2021, at 04:48 am
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez was stopped at Mumbai international airport by immigration officials over a Rs. 200 crore money laundering case, media reports said on Sunday.
Mumbai airport receives hoax call about explosives on plane
Jul 18, 2021, at 03:48 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The security at Mumbai international airport was beefed up after authorities received a call, alerting them about the presence of explosives in a Dubai-Mumbai flight, Mumbai Police said.
Air ambulance carrying Covid patient makes belly landing at Mumbai airport after losing wheel
May 07, 2021, at 04:59 am
Mumbai/IBNS: An air ambulance with a Covid patient onboard made an emergency landing at the Mumbai airport on Thursday after losing a wheel during take-off from Nagpur.
Intel points to terror attacks around Christmas on Indian airports, security tightened
Nov 04, 2020, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Security has been beefed up across country, especially in and around airports, after intelligence inputs indicated terrorist strike around December 25-26.
Mumbai: 1993 Bombay blasts fugitive arrested
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:15 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested a fugitive in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts from Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport here, sources said.
Security tightened at Mumbai airport
Aug 23, 2019, at 09:30 pm
Mumbai, Aug 23 (UNI) The CISF and Mumbai Police will further beef up the airport's security after Thursday’s mega-security breach when a ‘mentally ill’ person jumped over a wall to take a stroll beneath a Spicejet aircraft, official sources said here on Friday.
Oman Air flight makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport after engine failure
Jul 03, 2019, at 07:33 pm
Mumbai, July 3 (IBNS): An Oman Air flight from here to Muscat returned shortly after takeoff and made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport after one of its engines failed, media reports said.
Main runway in Mumbai Airport closed after flight overshot its mark
Jul 02, 2019, at 11:41 am
Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS): The main runway at Mumbai Airport has been closed after a SpiceJet flight overshot its mark while landing last night, media reports said.
Foreign currency worth Rs 10.67 lakh found inside mobile chargers at Mumbai airport
Jun 30, 2019, at 09:38 pm
Mumbai, Jun 30 (UNI): Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday recovered foreign currency worth Rs 10,67,000, concealed in two dummy mobile charger at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, an official release said.
Mumbai: CISF detects 35,000 US dollars worth Rs 24.64 lakh in airport
May 18, 2019, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (UNI) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday detected 35,000 US dollars worth Rs 24.64 lakh from two Sudanese nationals at Mumbai airport, an official release said here on Saturday.
Denied immigration for not speaking Hindi, says Tamil Nadu man
Jan 10, 2019, at 02:08 pm
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IBNS): A man for Tamil Nadu has claimed he was denied immigration by an immigration officer at the international airport here for not knowing Hindi.
Minor fire in Domestic Terminal 1A of the Mumbai Airport, no casualty
Jan 13, 2018, at 10:53 pm
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out at the ceremonial lounge of Domestic Terminal 1A of the Mumbai Airport here on Saturday, media reports said.
Suspected ISIS operative arrested in Mumbai
Nov 05, 2017, at 09:56 pm
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IBNS): A suspected ISIS operative has been arrested in Mumbai Airport, media reports said on Sunday.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi flags off 1st batch of 300 Haj pilgrims from Mumbai Airport
Aug 20, 2017, at 04:17 am
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said here that the Central Government had completed all the entire process related to Haj 2017 well in time to ensure best facilities to Haj pilgrims.
Customs officials in Mumbai seize huge amount of cash in foreign exchange and new notes
Dec 28, 2016, at 09:04 pm
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS): Mumbai customs, on Wednesday, seized cash totaling around Rs 69 lakh in two separate cases, according to media reports.