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The crude oil crisis has made Delhi the country's busiest airport in terms of number of daily flight movements, beating Mumbai for the first time ever. read more »
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The Mumbai international airport has been voted the best in the country in a recent survey by the Airport International council. Shorter check in queues, cleaner toilets, trolleys that work and a great retail experience has put Mumbai on the list tho read more »
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Around 78 million square feet of real estate space, across retail, commercial and hospitality, can be expected in the country by 2015 with the modernisation and upgradation of the 47 airport projects, according to an Airport Realty Report by Cushman & Wakefield read more »
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Government on Wednesday asked promoters of the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) to keep in mind local sensibilities during its modernisation amid claims of change of name of the airport. read more »
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In a sign that Shiv Sena is worried over its former leader Raj Thackeray 'hijacking' its 'Marathi pride' plank, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has warned that his party will not tolerate workers 'brought from outside' for modernisation of Mumbai airport.

"There are going to be one lakh jobs for airport works. If you bring outside workers, then they will be packed off in a pa read more »
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They are the reluctant inheritors of wealth. Reluctant, not because they don’t want the money, but they don’t want it at the cost of one thing they cherish as much as their lives — their farm land which is under threat of being acquired for the proposed new international airport at Chakan.

Unlike in some other villages, also in Khed taluka, where land is being acquired quite peacefully and wi read more »
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Consumer electronics major Videocon Group announced that it would bid for the Greenfield airport at Navi Mumbai, while committing Rs 3,000 crore as the initial investment in the aviation sector. read more »
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Unruly scenes were witnessed at the airport when chess world champion Vishwanathan Anand arrived in India after winning the crown.

The organisers, one of the top IT education companies of the country for whom Anand is a brand ambassador, failed to control the situation as a result of which the champion had to unceremoniously make his way out from the airport amidst chaotic scenes. read more »
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The rest lack infrastructure for commercial flights, so guess who’s making the most of them? Ministers and big shots in their helicopters and private planes

IT’S hard to believe, but true. After having spent lakhs for this land 20 years ago and spending anything between Rs five to a whopping Rs 50 lakh per airport for maintenance every year, 19 airports in Maharashtra lie unused. read more »
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On Sunday night, Nirmala (24) and Jignesh Shah (28) were on their bike riding from their home in Malad to dinner at Goregaon. They were also supposed to meet a friend at the airport.
On the Andheri-Kurla road, they were hit by a Maruti Zen and were thrown off the bike and landed 10 feet away. The Shahs were injured and they approached the car to reprimand the driver about the incident. read more »
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Heavy rainfall in Mumbai has flooded the busy Andheri, Worli, Sion, Kurla, Wadala, Chembur, Borivili, Kandivili and Malad areas. rnrnThe showers also crippled transport systems on the ground forcing diversions to avoid flooded roads and disrupted rail services.rnrnThere was chaos at the Mumbai airport with no flights landing or taking off till late afternoon. read more »
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The sale of Dharavi is advertised in 20 countries! The residents of Dharavi don't like the idea and are opposing it though. The plan is that they will be given housing after being moved from Dharavi. But probably no one trusts the government to do it all properly. read more »
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