Indira Gandhi International Airport
Top-performing global airports List
The past year saw the return of travel in full force after the COVID-19 pandemic, with airlines and airports struggling to keep up with the sudden surge of passengers. However, despite these challenges, some airports and airlines worldwide excelled, according ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Delhi Airport among world’s top-50 best airports in 2021
The Skytrax World Airport Award ranking 2021 was recently published in which Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi has emerged among world’s top-50 best airports in the 2021. Highlights Delhi Airport emerged as best airport in India for the third consecutive ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Indira Gandhi International Airport ranked as Asia-Pacific’s best airport
The Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi has emerged as the Asia-Pacific’s best airport in the ‘Over 40 million passengers per annum category’ in the Airport Service Quality Programme (ASQ) 2019 rankings. The rankings are released by the Airports Council International. The Indira Gandhi ..
Indira Gandhi International Airport becomes first Indian airport to be certified as single-use plastic-free
India’s leading airport, the Indira Gandhi International Airport of Delhi has recently become the first Indian airport to be certified as free from single-use plastic usage. The Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CII-ITC CESD) certified the ..
‘Women with Wheels’ launched at IGI Airport New Delhi
In partnership with a private company, Sakha Consulting Wings, the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi has introduced a new initiative called ‘Women with wheels’, all-women cab service for women, operated by women drivers. It was started on Thursday, 23rd ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Air India: 1st airline in world to use Taxibot on A-320 aircraft
Air India, the flag carrier airline of India has become the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on an A-320 aircraft with passengers on board. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman and MD of Air India flagged off the flight ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Indira Gandhi International Airport designated as India’s best aviation hub by Skytrax World Airport Awards 2019
According to the Skytrax World Airport Awards, New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has been designated as the best Indian airport but ranks 59th globally. The other Indian airports in the list were Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport ..
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport becomes world’s busiest single-runway airport
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport has become the world’s busiest single-runway airport, after creating a new world record for single-runway operations by handling 980 arrivals and take-offs in 24 hours, or almost one flight every minute on January 20, ..