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Air India
successfully
introduces
Ahmedabad to
Newark via
London flight |
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Air India
commenced the
first ever
flight between
Ahmedabad to
Newark via
London a few
weeks back. The
Flight AI 171
took off from
Sardar
Vallabhbhai
Patel
International
Airport at 05:00
hrs. The flight
is receiving
immense response
from the
passengers and
not only
inaugural flight
but all bookings
till
September,16 are
sold out.
The B787 flight
to Newark will
be the first
commercial
operation of the
aircraft to the
US from India.
It will meet a
long standing
need and demand
of more than 6
lakh Indians in
Ahmedabad and
expatriates in
Newark and
neighboring
cities as well
as off locals
visiting the
Indian
sub-continent,
who have been
looking for
seamless
connections for
work and leisure
travel to Newark
and London. The
flight will give
a boost to
tourism as well,
as Air India
offers
convenient
connections from
Ahmedabad to
Mumbai, Delhi
and Chennai for
onward travel to
places of
interest and
tourism within
the country.
This flight has
generated a lot
of enthusiasm in
the Indian
diaspora in UK
and US.
AI-171 will
operate three
days a week on
Monday,
Wednesday and
Friday from
Sardar
Vallabhbhai
Patel
International
Airport. It will
take off from
Ahmedabad at
05:00 hrs and
reach London at
10:15 hrs,
depart from
London at 12:30
hrs and arrive
at Newark at
15:00 hrs. The
return flight
AI172 will leave
Newark at 22:30
hrs and reach
London at 10:15
hrs next day,
leave London at
12:30 hrs and
land at
Ahmedabad at
02:00 hrs.
Air India became
the first
airline from
India to join
Star Alliance,
the world’s most
prestigious
consortium of 28
leading
international
carriers. This
gives Air India
a huge
opportunity to
offer several
benefits to
passengers like
seamless
transfers, more
frequent flyer
mileage points,
and access to
facilities at
over 1000
lounges
worldwide.
Passengers will
further benefit
from a wider
choice on routes
connecting North
America, Europe,
Asia and
Australia via
the Indian
subcontinent. |
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Green signal for
international
status to Agra
airport |
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A week after
Uttar Pradesh
government
petitioned the
Ministry of
defence and
pushed for in
international
airport at Jewar,
Great Noida, a
team of
officials from
the ministry
arrived in
Lucknow on
Saturday and
green-signalled
expansion of the
Air Force
airport at Agra,
and for it to be
developed as an
international
airport. UP
government has
pledged to
provide the
additional 150
acres of land
required, and
also said it
will fund the
expenses
incurred in the
expansion and
upgrade of the
existing
facility.
Following a
meeting with
officials of the
Ministry of
Defence and the
UP government in
Lucknow on
Saturday, Agra
district
magistrate said
he has obtained
the consent of
300 farmers out
of 347 land
owners of this
land, costing Rs
165 crore. UP
government said
the land will be
made available
in one month.
The Air Force on
Saturday also
agreed
in-principle for
expansion of the
runway at a cost
of Rs 100 crore,
which will make
it suitable for
landing of
commercial,
international
flights. This
amount will also
be borne by the
state
government,
while the
expansion will
be carried out
by UP government
under the
supervision of
the Air Force.
In an official
statement on
Saturday, the UP
government said
an agreement has
been reached
with the Airport
Authority of
India to begin
the work. The
work is expected
to commence as
soon as possible
and is scheduled
to be completed
by March 2017. |
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Now Air India
planning direct
flight to
Singapore from
Chandigarh |
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After Sharjah,
Air India is
eying Singapore
for a direct
international
flight from
Chandigarh. “I
am happy to
announce that
our parent
company is
planning to
start more
international
flights from
Chandigarh. The
date is not
confirmed, but
the intention to
start the
international
flight is firm,”
K Shyam Sundar,
CEO, Air India
Express, told
the media on
Thursday. “I
believe they
[Air India] are
examining
Singapore as the
potential
destination.
This is
something the
CMD of Air India
has told me to
inform that Air
India has plans
to start
operations from
Chandigarh.
”Air India
Express (AIE),
the low-cost arm
of national
carrier Air
India, has
already
announced its
first
international
flight from
Chandigarh
airport to (SHJ)
Sharjah
International
Airport on
September 15.
Asserting that
there had been
demands to start
international
operations from
Chandigarh,
Sundar said that
the airline
chose Sharjah as
they didn’t get
suitable slots
for Dubai. “They
gave us a slot
which didn’t
work out for
us,” he added. |
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Chandigarh
Airport set to
go solar with
ReNew Power |
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ReNew Power
Ventures Private
Limited, India’s
leading
renewable energy
company,
recently
announced that
it has signed a
Power Purchase
agreement (PPA)
with the
Chandigarh
International
Airport (CHIAL)
for solar
installations.
The agreement
duration for the
project is 25
years and was
signed after a
competitive
bidding process,
in February
2016, for 5MW
installation at
the airport.
Once completed
the project will
help CHIAL
generate 8.4
million units of
power annually
and offset over
8,000 tonnes of
Carbon emissions
annually. The
power generated
by the
installations
will be utilized
for captive
consumption of
the airport and
will reduce the
cost of energy
by 20%.
CHIAL is a
subsidiary of
Airports
Authority of
India (AAI) and
this was one of
the first bids
under RESCO
(Renewable
Energy Service
Company) model
conducted by the
AAI. As an
innovation
driven
enterprise which
is committed to
deliver value to
stakeholders,
ReNew Power will
introduce a
tracker facility
for this
project. The 5MW
PV plant will
use a single
axis tracker
technology that
will maximize
output from the
plant. The
horizontal
single axis
tracker with
tilted module is
a unique
approach that
leads to
increase in
yields from the
plant.
Commenting upon
the business
association, Mr.
Sumant Sinha,
Chairman and
CEO, ReNew Power
said, “At ReNew
Power, we are
firm believers
that
institutions
such as the AAI
have to lead and
show the way to
individuals on
reducing
green-house gas
emissions. We
are therefore
delighted to be
selected as
partners in the
Chandigarh
International
Airport
Limited’s
attempts to
reduce their
carbon
footprint. As
their technology
and innovation
partners, ReNew
will bring best
in class
expertise in
project
management and
execution
besides
introducing the
tracker
technology to
help CHIAL
maximize its
yield.”
ReNew Power has
over 40 MW of
commissioned and
under-construction
project capacity
in distributed
solar with
marquee
customers from
various industry
sectors like
automobile,
textile, IT and
ITES,
hospitality etc.
In addition,
ReNew has over
1,200 MW of
commissioned
utility scale
assets and
another 1,800 MW
under
construction. |
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