Air Arabia plane grounded in Chennai after passenger opens emergency exit, sparks security scareTension gripped Chennai International Airport when a passenger opened an emergency exit door on an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah. The airc...
03 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Trujet plane makes emergency landing at Chennai airport; passengers safeThe 52 passengers, including five crew members and an infant, were safely evacuated from the runway itself, a PIB release said.
17 Nov, 2020, 06.46 PM IST
DGCA issues show cause notices sent to Chennai, Ahmedabad airport directors over safety lapsesThe inspection of the airports was done earlier this month by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
09 Jul, 2019, 07.51 PM IST
2005 & 2018 lessons: Airports near rivers prone to floodingCochin airport is expected to remain shut until August 28. The prolonged closure echoes what happened in Mumbai in 2005 and Chennai in 2015...
22 Aug, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
This is what you could see from new terminalAirports Authority of India (AAI), based on the current studies, has decided to locate the new satellite terminal in the space between the ...
26 Apr, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Chennai airport runway shut after SpiceJet flight suffers tyre burst, passengers safeA Chennai-Delhi flight of the low fare carrier suffered a tyre burst on Thursday during take off and the Boeing 737 had to return to Chenna...
09 Feb, 2018, 04.24 PM IST
Spicejet aircraft skids, veers off runway while landingThe airline sources said two of their flights from here to Chennai and Bengaluru were cancelled following the incident.
04 Aug, 2017, 05.04 PM IST
Airlines gradually increasing flights to Chennai as city limps back to normalGoAir announced that it has resumed complete flight operations to Chennai and will operate flights to Mumbai, Pune and Port Blair.
07 Dec, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
Chennai rains: Day-time passenger flights to operate from SundayDomestic passenger flight operations from Chennai airport, which were suspended, will resume from tomorrow morning.
05 Dec, 2015, 09.36 PM IST
Chennai airport declared fit for technical ferry, relief flightsEarlier, Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman R K Srivastava had told PTI, "Flight operations from Chennai airport will resume partia...
04 Dec, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
IAF to evacuate stranded passengers from Chennai airportThe rains in Chennai today abated after a torrential spell that continued for last three days leaving the areas in and around the state cap...
03 Dec, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Smoke near airport delays flight departure, arrivalA private flight from Tiruchirapalli, aborted its attempt to land on the runway around 10.30 pm yesterday after its visibility was affected.
11 Feb, 2015, 02.09 PM IST
- Chennai airport runway to shut for 6 hrs tomorrow for repair
The runway at the airport here would be shut down for six hours tomorrow for undertaking maintenance work, airport officials said today.
29 Jun, 2012, 09.53 PM IST
Chennai may become first city with two international airportsChennai may become the first in the country to have two international airports as work on the second airports in Goa and Mumbai may be dela...
15 Feb, 2012, 02.42 PM IST
- A major air mishap averted at Chennai airport
Airport sources said the Delhi-bound Jet Airways plane was taxiing on the runway when it stopped at the end moment.
25 Sep, 2011, 03.09 AM IST
- Centre allots Rs 1800 crore for construction of 2nd terminal in Chennai
The Centre has allocated Rs 1,800 crore for construction of a second domestic terminal and extension of second runway at Chennai Airport.
11 Jun, 2008, 10.04 PM IST
- AAI to invest Rs 3,800 cr to upgrade Kolkata, Chennai airports
AAI will upgrade the Kolkata & Chennai airports at a total cost of Rs 3,800 crore, which is scheduled to be completed by 2010-11. Make your...
10 Apr, 2008, 02.50 PM IST