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New Sea Link To Vladivostok To Help Avoid Middle East

V Ayyappan & P Oppili | TNN

20.04.2021

If everything goes as per plan, giant oil tanker ships carrying crude oil or LNG may sail into Chennai from Vladivostok in Russia in a year.

Two years after it was first mooted, Chennai Port Trust will start the process to identify a consultant this week to study feasibility of a Chennai-Vladivostok sea link via the Straits of Malacca and South China Sea, covering ports in Malaysia, Philippines and South Korea.

A tender was floated in March and the technical bids will be opened on Friday. The commercial bids or final bids are expected to be opened on April 22.

The consultant will study the route, its revenue potential, the goods that can be transported and other details in around four to five months after the contract has been awarded.

The Eastern maritime corridor is shorter and ships will be able to sail to the destination in Russia in 24hours as against the longer route via Suez Canal and Europe.

The main aim of the route is to import crude oil and LNG as part of the efforts to explore import options from countries other than those in the Middle East, said an official.

ONGC Videsh has already started production in an offshore field off Sakhalin Islands in Russia. There is also scope for bringing coal, timber, machinery, agriculture produce, vehicles, tin, gold, diamond and other materials from Russia.

Sources in the Chennai Port Trust said there are some cargo movements from Chennai to Vladivostok at present. This cargo passes through Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Myanmar, Malaysia and reaches Suez Canal from there to the east coast of Russia. This also means that the cargo needs to be clubbed with those headed to other ports. So far there is no direct connectivity between Chennai port and the Russian ports. Hence it was proposed to take up the study to explore the possibility of improving the trade between the two nations.

“We feel that if a study on this route is done, it will help in understanding the potential that it will provide to those in the trade. The study will also help in learning about the types of cargo that can be transported from Chennai to Vladivostok,” said a senior official. The route is being prepared after Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed an agreement at Vladivostok in 2019.

The proposed eastern maritime corridor will link ports of Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Kolkata with those of ports in Vladivostok, Vostochny and Olga in the east coast of Russia.

Travelling to Delhi? Ensure you have a negative RT-PCR report

Travelling to Delhi? Ensure you have a negative RT-PCR report

Jamal.Ayub@timesgroup.com

Bhopal:25.02.2021 

Travelling to Delhi from Madhya Pradesh? From Friday, those travelling to Delhi from MP would need a negative RT-PCR report to enter India’s capital city. On Wednesday, the Delhi government made the test mandatory for travellers from Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. The directive would be valid until March15.

Travel plans of many people planning to come to MP and then go to Delhi are expected to be postponed or cancelled. MP’s positivity rate has also increased in the past week. Government officials going to Delhi for official work would also have to undergo the mandatory test.

MP is amongst 12 states that, in the last one week, have reported more than100 average daily new cases. During the past week, 270 average daily new cases were reported in MP. The state ranks seventh in the tally of 12, after Gujarat (287), Punjab (356), Karnataka (396), TN (449), Kerala (4,135) and Maharashtra (5,858) in the average daily new cases over the past one week.

The Delhi government’s announcement came as a surprise to many in MP’s health department. The announcement came less than 12 hours after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said ruled out direct relation between the surge in cases in Maharashtra and some other states and mutant strains, N440K and E484Q.

ICMR DG, Dr Balram Bhargava, clarified that these two virus strains have been detected in other countries too and are not specific to India. Moreover, they have been found earlier in some states in India.

The new rule will come into effect from February 26

Passengers from cities with high Covid-19 cases go unmonitored

Passengers from cities with high Covid-19 cases go unmonitored

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:  22.11.2020

Covid-19 cases may be surging in Delhi, but close to 3,000 people who arrive by flights and trains daily go almost unmonitored as checks have been relaxed following unlocking of restrictions. Temperature check is done at the airport but follow-up tracking is not done while at railway stations arriving passengers are not checked.

Delhi reported around 6,000cases in a single day. Chennai receives around 12 flights and two trains every day from the national capital.

An airport official said that a temperature check of arriving domestic passengers is being done but then the vigil has gone down because of the unlock mode and passengers are allowed to arrive and depart without much of a restriction as part of encouraging travel. However, the temperature check cannot be considered as foolproof as it will not be able to screen people who do not show symptoms. Two people — one from Delhi and another from UP — tested positive on Friday and one passenger from Karnataka tested positive after they showed symptoms on arrival on Saturday.

"The sudden increase in cases in Delhi is baffling. The cases should have subsided by now but it is shooting up. Airline staff are taking precautions as patronage of flights has increased. Delhi-Chennai route is one of the most popular routes," said an airline official.

The Maharashtra government is considering limiting the number of flights from Delhi. But the Airports Authority of India (AAI) or the airlines have not got any such advice from the Tamil Nadu government.

Better screening and testing of domestic passengers at the airport and at the railway station is a huge challenge as the number of passengers has increased.

Swab samples are being taken from international passengers but not from domestic passengers because there was a concern of creating congestion inside the arrival terminal. A railway official said that all passengers who reach the stations to board the trains are screened for temperature or flu-like symptoms.

However, former director of public health Dr K Kolandaswamy said, "We have crossed the screening stage. All those measures were needed in the early stage to prevent entry of the infection. But now herd immunity is increasing. When there is 40% herd immunity the infection starts to reduce."

Travel companies refuse refund for trips cancelled

Yogesh.Kabirdoss@timesgroup.com

Chennai:13.04.2020

Indian tourists, who have made reservations for international travel through tour operators, are in a fix, as travel agencies are refusing to refund for packages that got cancelled due to outbreak of novel coronavirus.

Tour firms are offering credit note and are allowing people to travel any time by end of this year, just like airlines are doing. But they charge hefty cancellations fee for those who prefer a refund on tours scheduled during shutdown.

Sumit Tiwari, who had booked a tour package with a private tour company for Europe scheduled on April 22 said "I had paid ₹1.1 lakh for the package. With the lockdown coming into effect, I received a mail from the tour operator to either cancel or reschedule my trip for which, charges to the tune of ₹81,000 have been levied," he said. After he raised the issue with the travel company, besides highlighting his complaint on Twitter, an offer was made to extend his trip till December 2020. "Still, reschedule charges would apply," he said.

Tourism sector sources said that Covid-19 has turned the future of global travel industry bleak that is unlikely to revive within a short time as both the source countries and destinations are hit. It comes a year after international tourism faced rough weather that witnessed closure travel giants across the world.

Tamil Nadu Tour Travel and Hospitality Association president V K T Balan said that overseas trips worth of ₹2,250 crore that were planned by people various segments of travellers such as leisure, conference and incentives from Tamil Nadu between March and May have gone for a toss. “Except for leading tour operators, other travel firms have paid for hotels and airfare. We are keeping our fingers crossed on the future,” he added.

However, insurance for tour packages would have saved the customers money. Several travellers flying overseas for leisure trips take overseas travel insurance that covers loss of baggage and passport, missed air connections or medical emergencies. "On the other hand, hardly a few travellers insure their tour packages that are eligible for refund in the event of the trips getting due to unexpected turn of events like the current novel coronavirus outbreak. Neither travel companies or customers prefer to insure because it pushes the cost of the packages by 1% to 5% on the total cost depending on the countries, which is undesired by both," he said.

In fact, the Union government must mandate insurance for every overseas trip," he said.

Many European nations and US stress on insuring tours packages. Indian Association of Tour Operators Tamil Nadu chapter chairman Pandian K said that travel insurance comes in handy for foreigners during such emergencies.

Tourism sector sources said that Covid-19 has turned the future of global travel industry bleak. It is unlikely to revive within a short time as both the source countries and destinations are hit. It comes a year after international tourism faced rough weather that led to closure of travel giants across the world

Have an odd-hour flight or train? Take a metro

TNN | Mar 30, 2019, 06.41 AM IST

CHENNAI: Beginning Saturday, metro trains will be available from 4.30am to 11pm as Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is extending operations after months of running trials. A train will be available every 30 minutes from 4.30am to 6am and from 10pm to 11pm, while the existing schedule will be followed between 6am and 10pm. The extension of services will benefit early birds, morning joggers, late shift workers and commuters heading to railway stations or the airport to catch late night and early trains/ flights.

“We have arranged sufficient security and staff required to operate services from 4.30am. We expect the extension of services to attract and benefit more commuters,” a metro rail official said.

At present, metro trains are available from 6am to 10pm. In the new schedule, the first train from Washermenpet, Airport, Chennai Central and St Thomas Mount will depart at 4.30am and the last train at 11pm.

During peak hours — 8am to 11am and from 5pm to 8pm — trains will be available every five minutes across both the corridors from Washermenpet to Airport and from Chennai Central to St Thomas Mount. Every alternate train would be a direct service from Chennai Central to Airport.

During non-peak hours, trains will be operated every seven minutes. The new extended timings will be followed from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays, the existing time table will be followed with services from 7.58am to 10pm, officials said.

CMRL has been conducting trial runs for the past six months, operating trains from 4.30am to 11pm, while the actual operational hours continued to be from 6am to 10pm. The trials were done to synchronise operations, duty hours of staff members, requirement of additional manpower at stations and daily maintenance of trains after operational hours. “We have been making station controllers and staff who work on shifts to begin their duty at 4.30am to check for smooth daily operations,” an official said. “We also had to check if our daily maintenance of trains was feasible within the reduced time left after the extension”.

Metro rail was also working to make security arrangements to cover the extended hours. At present, outsourced private security personnel and state police guard metro stations in the city. “Based on the response, we will increase the frequency in the early morning hours,” an official said.

Extension of train hailed

Syed Muthahar Saqaf 

 

SALEM, January 17, 2018 00:00 IST

Passengers want Tiruchi-Karur train to be made permanent

Passengers have welcomed the extension of the Tiruchi – Karur – Tiruchi DEMU passenger trains to Salem from Januay 11 to January 17 to clear the rush during the Pongal season.
They have urged the Salem Railway Division to make it a regular service.

The 76833 Tiruchi – Karur passenger departs Tiruchi at 9.35 a.m. and arrives at Karur at 11.35 a.m.

The train will depart Karur at 11.40 a.m., Vangal 11.49 a.m.; Mohanur 11.59 a.m.; Laddivadi 12.13 p.m.; Namakkal 12.24 p.m.; Kalangani 12.37 p.m.; Rasipuram 12.44 p.m.; Puduchattiram 12.54 p.m.; Mallur 1.06 p.m. and will reach Salem at 1.25 p.m., a release here has said.

The 76834 will depart from Salem at 1.30 p.m.; Mallur 1.44 p.m.; Puduchattiram 1.57 p.m.; Rasipuram 2.07 p.m.; Kalangani 2.15 p.m.; Namakkal 2.28 p.m.; Laddivadi 2.37 p.m.; Mohanur 2.49 p.m.; Vangal 3 p.m. and will reach Karur Junction at 3.20 p.m. From Karur the train will depart at 3.30 p.m. and will reach Tiruchi at 5.35 p.m.

Welcoming the decision of the railways to extend the trains up to Salem, K. Murugan, member, Mohanur Rail Commuters Welfare Association, said that the train will immensely benefit the rural people.

He said that passengers of the western and the central districts have been demanding a direct train from Salem to Tiruchi / Thanjavur via Namakkal and Karur.

At present, the Mayiladuthurai – Mysore Express is the only regular train operated in the Tiruchi – Karur – Namakkal – Salem route, which arrives at Namakkal and Salem in the night.
At a time when commuters were asking for more trains in the Salem – Namakkal – Tirchi section, the railways have abruptly cancelled the Salem – Karur passenger train introduced at the behest of M. Thambidurai, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker.
The absence of a direct train service between the headquarters of two railway divisions – Salem and Tiruchi is posing much hardship to senior citizens, women and the sick, said 80-year-old B. S. Barkathullah, a former bank manager of Suramangalam in the city, who frequents Tiruchi.

The Salem Railway Division should take steps to concede the long pending demand of the people by regularising the extended train, he said.

ரயில் படிக்கட்டுகளில் பயணம் செய்யும் மாணவர்களின் பயண அட்டை ரத்து

By DIN | Published on : 03rd January 2018 04:41 AM |

ரயில் படிக்கட்டுகளில் பயணம் செய்யும் பள்ளி, கல்லூரி மாணவர்களின் பயண அட்டை ரத்து செய்யப்படும் என தெற்கு ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்புப் படை சார்பில் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இதுகுறித்து சென்னையில் செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை தெற்கு ரயில்வே கோட்ட பாதுகாப்பு ஆணையர் லூயிஸ் அமுதன் கூறியது :

சென்னை புறநகர் உள்ளிட்ட ரயில்களில் கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் படிக்கட்டுகளில் பயணம் செய்வது தொடர்பான புகார்கள் தொடர்ந்து அதிகரித்து வருகின்றன. அவர்களின் முகங்களை விடியோ எடுத்து அதை பயண அட்டை புகைப் படத்துடன் ஒப்பிட்டு ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்புப் படை நடவடிக்கை எடுத்து வருகிறது. 

இனி வருங்காலங்களில் ரயில் படிக்கட்டுகளில் பள்ளி, கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் பயணித்தால் அவர்களின் பயண அட்டை ரத்து செய்யப்படும். காஞ்சிபுரம், திருவள்ளூரைத் தொடர்ந்து தற்போது சென்னையிலும் இந்நடவடிக்கை மேற்கொள்ளப்படுகிறது.

பயணியை தாக்கிய விமான ஊழியர்கள் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க அரசு உத்தரவு

பதிவு செய்த நாள்

09நவ
2017
00:40

புதுடில்லி: பயணியை தாக்கிய, தனியார் விமான நிறுவன ஊழியர்கள் மீது நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க, மத்திய அரசு உத்தரவிட்டு உள்ளது. டில்லி விமான நிலையத்தில், அக்., 15ல், இண்டிகோ நிறுவன விமானத்தில் செல்ல, பயணி ஒருவர் வந்தார். விமானத்தில் ஏறுவதற்காக, விமான நிறுவனம் ஏற்பாடு செய்திருந்த பஸ்சில், பயணி ஏறினார். அப்போது, அவரை, விமான நிறுவன ஊழியர்கள் தடுத்தனர். இதையடுத்து, பயணிக்கும், ஊழியர்களுக்கும் வாக்குவாதம் ஏற்பட்டது. வாக்குவாதம் முற்றிய நிலையில், பயணியை கீழே தள்ளிய ஊழியர்கள், அவரது கழுத்தை பலமாக அழுத்தி உள்ளனர். இந்த சம்பவத்தை, மொபைல் போனில் படம் பிடித்த பயணி ஒருவர், அதை, சமூக வலைதளங்களில், 22 நாட்களுக்கு பின் வெளியிட்டார். இது, பெரும் பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தி உள்ளது.

இது குறித்து, மத்திய விமான போக்குவரத்து துறை அமைச்சர், கஜபதி ராஜு கூறுகையில், ''பயணியை, விமான நிறுவன ஊழியர்கள் தாக்கியது கண்டிக்கத்தக்கது. 

''இது குறித்து, விமான போக்குவரத்து இயக்குனரகத்திடம், அறிக்கை கேட்டுள்ளேன். பயணியை தாக்கிய ஊழியர்கள் மீது, நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க உத்தரவிடப்பட்டு உள்ளது,'' என்றார்.
விமான போக்குவரத்து துறை இணை அமைச்சர், ஜெயந்த் சின்ஹா கூறுகையில், ''இது பற்றி, இண்டிகோ நிறுவனத்திடம் அறிக்கை கேட்டுள்ளேன்,'' என்றார்.

இதற்கிடையே, நடந்த சம்பவத்துக்கு, மன்னிப்பு கேட்டுள்ள இண்டிகோ நிறுவனம், 'பயணியை தாக்கிய ஊழியர்கள் மீது, நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்' என, தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

Govt. seeks report on IndiGo passenger assault

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 08, 2017 00:00 IST

UPDATED: NOVEMBER 08, 2017 04:39 IST

Incident took place on October 15

In a replay of the infamous United Airlines incident where a passenger was brutally assaulted, a video surfaced on Tuesday showing IndiGo staff assaulting a traveller at the Delhi airport.

The passenger was first seen being stopped from entering a coach, then pulled back by a ground staff. Another airline employee was seen restraining the traveller. The passenger fought back and fell to the ground in the melee.

The incident happened on October 15.

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha condemned the incident in a series of tweets, and said the government had sought a report from the airline.

In another tweet, he said he would also meet the passenger. “We hope the passenger will file a criminal complaint. This will enable us to take appropriate action,” he said.

IndiGo president and whole time director Aditya Ghosh apologised, and said stern action was taken against the staff.

A Delhi police official said they received a call from the police control room but no one filed a complaint.

Woman catches husband cheating on her mid-flight, forces airliner to land

AFP

PublishedNov 7, 2017, 8:27 pm IST

The woman, an Iranian national, was travelling from Doha to Bali with her husband and child on a Qatar Airways flight on Sunday.

Angered by the discovery, the woman reportedly started to hit her husband (Photo: AFP)

New Delhi: An enraged woman forced an airliner to make an emergency landing after she discovered mid-flight that her husband was apparently cheating on her.

The woman, an Iranian national, was travelling from Doha to Bali with her husband and child on a Qatar Airways flight on Sunday, India's Hindustan Times reported Tuesday.

As her husband slept, she used his hand to unlock his fingerprint-protected phone, revealing the alleged affair in all its sordid detail.

Angered by the discovery, the woman reportedly started to hit her husband. The cabin crew intervened but were unable to calm the situation.

With the inflight episode spiralling out of control, the pilots decided to make an unscheduled stop in the southern Indian city of Chennai.

The woman, her husband and their child were taken off the plane, which then resumed its journey to Indonesia, an unnamed security official told the paper.

"The family spent the day at Chennai airport and was sent to Kuala Lumpur by a Batik Air flight. No police action was taken," the official said.

Qatar Airways was not immediately available for comment when contacted.

IndiGo staff manhandle passenger, airline apologises

Saurabh Sinha| TNN | Updated: Nov 8, 2017, 00:38 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

IndiGo groundstaff manhandle passenger after altercation, pin him to ground
Video shows airline staff holding passenger down by the throat

Airline apologised after video of the incident came to public domain



NEW DELHI: In a shocker, IndiGo ground staff manhandled and dragged a passenger at Delhi Airport on October 15 after a tiff. An airline employee who acted as a whistleblower, tried to intervene and shot a video of this violence and was sacked by the airline.

This drama unfolded on October 15 when 6E 487 flew into Delhi from Chennai. After alighting from the Airbus A-320, a passenger Rajiv Katiyal got into an argument with some ground staffers over some issue and he allegedly abused them. What sparked this argument has not be ascertained yet.

Two to three IndiGo ground staffers stopped Katyal from boarding the bus which was taking passengers to the terminal. They then manhandled him and dragged him on the tarmac for over a minute. An IndiGo employee, Montu Kalra, who was at the site tried to intervene and shot a video of his colleagues manhandling the passenger.

Instead of acting against the employees who thrashed passenger Katiyal, IndiGo sacked Kalra whose wife is pregnant and who needs the job desperately for his growing family.

On Tuesday when Kalra's video became public and was aired by Times Group's Times Now, Aviation minister Jayant spoke to IndiGo founder Rahul Bhatia and sought a detailed report on this issue. He said once the passenger lodges a criminal complaint (FIR) against the IndiGo employees who beat him up, they will lose their security clearance for airport passes and not be able to go there for their job. Effectively, the guilty employees of IndiGo will not be able to work in the aviation industry, Sinha said.

Sanjay Bhatia, IGI Airport DCP, confirmed receiving a PCR call regarding the tiff between the passenger and IndiGo employees on October 15. "Passenger Rajeev Katiyal, who had flown in from Chennai, was waiting for coach bus. There was altercation between IndiGo staffer Jubi Thomas and the passenger due to a misunderstanding. The matter was amicably sorted out and call was filed."

IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh said in a statement: "I acknowledge the unpleasant experience our passenger went through, while engaging with our staff at Delhi airport. My personal apologies as this does not reflect our culture. I had personally spoken to the passenger and asked for an apology. At IndiGo, dignity of our passengers and staff is of utmost importance. Any act that compromises the dignity of either is of a serious concern to us. Under the code of conduct violation, this incident was investigated and stern action was taken against the staff. Once again my personal and sincere apologies to the affected passenger."

The airline later added to this statement, saying: "Treating our customers with respect is core to what we do. Every day we take tens of thousands of happy customers to where they need to get to. It is for this reason that customers choose IndiGo more number of times than any other airline in the country. An incident happened in Delhi airport which is entirely the opposite of this and against what we stand for at IndiGo. The video of this incident came to our attention and we took action. Even while the investigation was going on we immediately suspended the involved employees. I personally spoke to the customer and apologised to him the very same day. Whatever may have been the provocation, our staff were completely out of line and didn't follow laid down procedures.... Under the code of conduct violation, this incident was investigated by the designated committee and stern action was taken against the staff who was he main culprit by immediately terminating his employment. He was the one found instigating and aggravating the situation. He is the exact opposite of what IndiGo's customer service aims to be."

நடுவானில் தம்பதிகள் சண்டையால் சென்னை விமான நிலையத்தில் தரை இறக்கபட்ட கத்தார் விமானம்


நடுவானில் தம்பதிகள் சண்டையால் கத்தார் விமானம் சென்னை விமான நிலையத்தில் தரை இறக்கப்பட்டது

நவம்பர் 07, 2017, 05:49 PM

ஈரான் நாட்டை சேர்ந்த ஒரு இளம் தம்பதி தங்கள் பச்சிளம் குழந்தையுடன் தோஹா நகரில் இருந்து இந்தோனேசியாவுக்கு கத்தார் நாட்டு விமானத்தில் பயணம் செய்தனர்.

இரவு நடுவானில் விமானம் பறந்து கொண்டு இருந்த போது தூங்கி கொண்டிருந்த கணவனை எழுப்பி மனைவி அவ யாரு? எத்தனை நாளா இது நடக்குது..? என்று ஆவேசமாக அவருடன் சண்டை போட்டு உள்ளார். அரைகுறை தூக்கத்திலும் நிலைமையை புரிந்து கொண்ட கணவன் என் செல்போனை நீ ஏன் எடுத்தாய்? என்று கேட்டு தகராறு செய்ய சண்டை ஆக்ரோஷம் ஆனது. தூக்கத்தில் இருந்த பயணிகள் கண்விழித்தனர். விமானத்தில் விளக்குகள் எரியவிடப்பட்டது.

விமான பணிப்பெண்கள், பைலட் ஆகியோர் சென்று இருவரையும் சமாதானம் செய்தனர். ஆனால் சண்டை நின்றபாடில்லை. இதனால் மற்ற பயணிகள் தூங்க முடியாமல் சிரமப்பட்டனர். வேறு வழியில்லாமல் பைலட்டுகள் வான் போக்கு வரத்து கட்டுப்பாட்டு அறைக்கு தொடர்பு கொண்டு நிலைமையை தெரிவித்தனர். அப்போது அந்த விமானம் சென்னையின் மேல் பறந்து கொண்டிருந்தது.

உடனே அந்த விமானத்தை சென்னை விமான நிலையத்தில் அவசரமாக தரை இறக்க அனுமதித்தனர். இதையடுத்து இரவு 10.15 மணிக்கு அந்த விமானம் தரை இறங்கியது. பாதுகாப்பு அதிகாரிகள் அந்த தம்பதியை இறக்கி குடியுரிமை அதிகாரிகளிடம் ஒப்படைத்தனர். இரவு 12.10 மணிக்கு அந்த விமானம் பாலி நகருக்கு புறப்பட்டு சென்றது.

கள்ளக்காதல் விவகாரத்தால் நடந்த சண்டை மற்றும் தம்பதிகள் விமானத்தில் இருந்து இறக்கப்பட்டது பற்றி டெல்லியில் உள்ள ஈரான் தூதரகத்துக்கு தகவல் கொடுத்தனர். அதிகாரிகள் அந்த தம்பதியிடம் பேசி சமரசம் செய்து கோலாலம்பூர் வழியாக செல்லும் வேறு விமானத்தில் ஏற்றி அனுப்பி வைத்தனர்

விமானத்தில் கொசு தொல்லை

பதிவு செய்த நாள்

06நவ
2017
22:56

லக்னோ: உ.பி., மாநிலம், லக்னோவில் இருந்து டில்லிக்கு சென்ற, 'ஜெட் ஏர்வேஸ்' விமானத்தில், கொசுக்கடியால் அவதிப்பட்டதாக, பயணியர் புகார் அளித்துள்ளனர். சமீபத்தில், உ.பி., மாநிலம், லக்னோவில் இருந்து, டில்லி செல்லும், 'ஜெட் ஏர்வேஸ்' விமானம், புறப்பட்ட சிறிது நேரத்திற்கு பின், அதிலிருந்த பயணியர், கொசுக்கடிக்கு ஆளாகினர்.

இது குறித்து, விமான பயணியர் கூறுகையில், 'விமானம் புறப்பட்ட சிறிது நேரத்தில், கொசுக்கடி துவங்கியது. விமான பணிப் பெண்களிடம் புகார் கூறியும், எந்த நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்காததால், பயணம் முழுவதும் அவதிப்பட்டோம். இது குறித்து, விமான நிறுவனத்திடம் புகார் அளித்துள்ளோம்' என்றனர். பயணியரின் புகாரை மறுத்த, விமான நிறுவனம், விமானம் புறப்படுவதற்கு முன், உட்பகுதி முழுவதும் சுத்தம் செய்யப்பட்டதாக கூறியுள்ளது.

சேலம் - சென்னை விமானம்: 'உதான்' திட்டத்தில் ஒப்புதல்

மாற்றம் செய்த நாள்

07நவ
2017
00:28

பதிவு செய்த நாள்
நவ 06,2017 23:15

சேலம்: சேலம் - சென்னை, விமான சேவைக்கு, உதான் திட்டத்தில், 'டர்போ மெகா ஏர்வேஸ்' நிறுவனம் ஒப்புதல் பெற்றுள்ளது. 

மத்திய அரசின், 'உதான்' திட்டத்தில், சென்னையில் இருந்து, புதுச்சேரி, பெங்களூரு வழியாக, சேலத்துக்கு விமான சேவை வழங்க, ஏர் ஒடிசா நிறுவனத்துக்கு, ஒப்புதல் வழங்கப்பட்டிருந்தது. இந்த சேவையை துவங்குவதில், தற்போது தாமதம் ஏற்பட்டு வருகிறது. இந்நிலையில், இரண்டாம் கட்டமாக, சேலத்தில் இருந்து சென்னைக்கு, 72 இருக்கைகள் கொண்ட, ஏ.டி.ஆர்., வகை விமான சேவையை இயக்க, 'டர்போ மெகா ஏர்வேஸ்' நிறுவனம் ஒப்புதல் பெற்றுள்ளது. இந்த விமான சேவை டிசம்பரில் துவங்குகிறது.

PIA flight lands midway, asks passengers to take bus to destination

PTI | Nov 4, 2017, 17:06 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

The airline staffers offered to take the passengers to their desired destination by a bus.
Passengers turned down the offer and refused to leave the plane.

Following this, the airline staffers switched off the plane's air conditioning system.

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LAHORE: A flight of Pakistan's national carrier on Saturday landed in Lahore due to low visibility and asked passengers onboard to travel by bus to their destination, according to a media report.

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Abu Dhabi in the UAE to Rahim Yar Khan landed at the Lahore airport reportedly due low visibility, Geo News reported.

The airline staffers offered to take the passengers to their desired destination by a bus. However, the passengers turned down the offer and refused to leave the plane.

Following this, the airline staffers switched off the plane's air conditioning system, resulting in suffocation of passengers, including minors, in the plane.

The approximate distance from Lahore to Rahim Yar Khan is 624.5 km.

The passengers said that they had asked the airlines to drop them at Multan Airport which is 292 kilometres away from Rahim Yar Khan.

Chennai Rains: Jet Airways waives off penalty charges

PTI | Nov 3, 2017, 19:08 IST

The waiver is applicable for passengers travelling to or from Chennai with immediate effect

CHENNAI: Air carrier Jet Airways has waived off penalty charges to passengers who prefer to change flights or cancel trips due to torrential rains that has been witnessing in the city and neighbourhood.

"In view of the prevailing inclement weather in Chennai, Jet Airways has extended a waiver of penalty for date/flight change, refund and fare difference to all guests holding confirmed tickets", a Jet Airways release said.

The waiver is applicable for passengers travelling to or from Chennai with immediate effect.

"At Jet Airways, safety of guests and crew is our top priority and the airline continues to closely monitor the situation..", it said.

The airliner has advised passengers to visit the company website or check with the call centres on information of the flights.

Normal life in Chennai and neighbourhood was largely impcated following the heavy rains. Schools and colleges have declared holiday while some IT companies advised employees to work from home due to severe waterlogging in several low lying areas.

போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் : விமானங்கள் தாமதம்

பதிவு செய்த நாள்

04நவ
2017
00:05

சென்னை: சென்னையில் நேற்று, கடும் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் ஏற்பட்டதால், சென்னையில் இருந்து, பல்வேறு நகரங்களுக்கு இயக்கப்படும் விமானங்கள், ஒரு மணி நேரம் வரை தாமதமாக புறப்பட்டு சென்றன. சென்னை மற்றும் அதன் புறநகர் பகுதிகளில், நேற்று முன்தினம் மாலை முதல், கனமழை பெய்தது. அதனால், சாலைகளில் தண்ணீர் தேங்கி, போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் ஏற்பட்டு, வாகனங்கள் செல்ல முடியாத நிலை ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால், விமான பைலட்டுகள், பணிப்பெண்கள் மற்றும் பயணியர், குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்திற்கு விமான நிலையத்திற்கு வந்தடைய முடியவில்லை. இதனால், சென்னையில் இருந்து சிங்கப்பூர், கோலாலம்பூர், துபாய் உள்ளிட்ட, 18 வெளிநாட்டு விமானங்கள். டில்லி, மும்பை, ஐதராபாத், பெங்களூரு உள்ளிட்ட நகரங்களுக்கு செல்லும், 24 உள்நாட்டு விமானங்கள் என, 42 விமான சேவைகள், அரை மணி நேரம் முதல், ஒரு மணிநேரம் வரை தாமதமாக புறப்பட்டு சென்றன.

Govt. plans to sell Air India, AI Express together

Somesh Jha

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 01, 2017 00:00 IST

UPDATED: NOVEMBER 01, 2017 04:32 IST

Separate bidders likely for regional airline Alliance Air; process to be concluded by June 2018

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is working to conclude the sale of national carrier Air India by June 2018 and is keen on selling its core airline operations, together with its low-cost international airline, Air India Express.

As per a decision taken by the Air India-specific Alternative Mechanism — a group of Ministers led by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to decide on the modalities of stake sale in the national carrier — the Centre will look to sell AI’s regional airline Alliance Air to a separate universe of bidders while Air India and Air India Express will likely go together.

At a meeting of the ministerial group on September 21, the view was that a separate universe of bidders or prospective buyers be invited for Air India’s ground handling subsidiary — Air India Air Transport Service Limited (AIATSL) — and its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit — Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) — top government sources said.

Talks with buyers

“The rationale is that we can find prospective buyers from international airlines if we call bids for Air India and Air India Express together. Since Alliance Air operates flights mainly on regional domestic routes, it makes more sense to sell it off separately,” a source added.

The decision was taken after the government held several rounds of backchannel talks with prospective buyers of Air India and its subsidiaries.

Sources said the government met companies involved in MRO, ground handling and airline operations to examine whether all the subsidiaries should be sold off together or calling for separate set of bidders would increase Air India’s valuation.

Air Arabia flight service suspended following bird hit

By Express News Service  |   Published: 30th October 2017 02:04 AM  |  

COIMBATORE: AN Air Arabia flight from Sharjah was grounded at Coimbatore airport after the fight suffered a snag following a bird hit during landing here in the early hours of Sunday. A mishap was avoided when the flight landed on the runway after the bird hit. According to airport officials, the daily international flight usually landed at 4 am at Coimbatore International Airport and departed for Sharjah at 4.40 am. When the flight was preparing to land the pilot heard a sound on the left wing.

The pilot landed the flight which had 107 passengers on board. Inspection later showed damage to the wing. Following the snag, the return service to Sharjah from Coimbatore was suspended and crew of about 163 passengers were forced to wait some hours. Then some of them were sent to Cochin, Chennai through domestic flights in order for them to reach Sharjah.

A technical team was called to correct the snag. As of 6 pm on Sunday, the flight service was not resumed. Officials said it would be ready by Sunday night. R Mahalingam, director, Coimbatore International Airport, said, “It has been identified that a bird hit damaged the left wing when the plane was 400 ft above the outer space of the airport exactly at Chinniampalayam.”He said,  “To stop the such incidents, we have made a technical arrangement using sonar gun, which emits sound during the take off and landing of flights. We cannot prevent bird hits in space outside the airport.”