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Hyderabad: Vietnam, with its scenic mountains, beaches and stunning rice terraces, will now be just four hours away from Hyderabad, courtesy VietJet preparing to operate three direct flights from October. According to a press release from the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), which operates the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, VietJet will be offering […]
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Hyderabad: In line with the Centre’s DigiYatra programme, the GMR Hyderabad International Airport, which operates the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, will roll out digital processing of passengers as proof of concept through the DigiYatra platform from Aug 18 for three months. DigiYatra will facilitate paperless travel and avoid multiple identity checks at the airport […]
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Hyderabad: The GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), a GMR-led consortium, on Friday said the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) was adjudged having the ‘Best Airport Staff in India and South Asia’ at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2022. The airport has also progressed in its overall ranking, moving from 64th position in 2021 to […]
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Hyderabad: Around 20.35 kg of heroin and 4,812 kg of cannabis (Ganja) seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit, was destroyed through incineration as part of Drug Destruction Day here on Wednesday. The Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Tax, Hyderabad Zone, B.V. Sivanagakumari inaugurated the incineration process today at the […]
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Hyderabad: Air India is shifting its city Reservation and Sales office from HACA Bhavan in Saifabad to the Airport Mini Booking Office at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad. The new office will start functioning with effect from June 12 and will function 24×7, according to an Air India press release here. For more […]
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Hyderabad: The GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), a step-down subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Limited (GIL), has received a letter of confirmation from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) extending the term of the Concession Agreement for operating the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here for a further period of 30 years, from March 23, 2038 up […]
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Hyderabad: A Tanzanian national, who allegedly swallowed 79 cocaine capsules in a bid to smuggle the drug into the country was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Tuesday. Officials seized 1157 grams of cocaine, valued at Rs.11.57 crore, from the 44-year-old man, who arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport from Johannesburg via […]
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Hyderabad: The sudden heavy summer showers in the city on Thursday affected normal flight operations from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The rain impact, though temporarily, saw at least four flights being diverted since the inclement weather made landing at the RGIA almost impossible. The flights that had to be cancelled, according to information from […]
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Hyderabad: The people of Telangana like to fly to new places for holidays. And that, according to the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), has helped the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here recover from the Covid impact faster than any other metro airport in the country. The GHIAL, which operates the RGIA, said on […]
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Hyderabad: India’s First Airport Brewery, Barley & Grapes (B&G), has opened its doors to the city at RGIA Aero Plaza. To stay open 24/7, it was launched on March 13 with renowned bloggers from across the city spending the evening wining and dining with Threeory, Hyderabad’s favourite band. B&G is the idea of Meghna and […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad customs booked a case for smuggling of gold against a passenger who arrived by Air India flight AI 952 from Dubai to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad on Saturday. The smuggled gold worth Rs.20.40 lakh was recovered from the passenger. The passenger concealed the gold in the paste form between outer […]
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Hyderabad: Seven more international passengers who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad have tested positive for Omicron variant on Tuesday, taking the overall number of Omicron positive infections to 62 in Telangana. Authorities also detected three Omicron positive infections from Hyderabad with no travel history or close contact with those who travelled recently. […]
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Hyderabad: Three international passengers who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, from non at-risk countries have tested positive for Omicron variant on Saturday, taking the overall number of international arrivals who have tested positive for Omicron to 41 in Telangana. Of them, 10 patients have already recovered and presently, 31 Omicron positive passengers […]
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Hyderabad: Eight international travellers from at-risk countries who arrived at RGIA, Shamshabad on Monday have tested positive for Covid-19. The surveillance teams of the health department have collected the blood samples of the 8 international travellers and sent them to CDFD and CCMB for full genome sequencing to ascertain the Omicron variant status, the health […]
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Hyderabad: An international passenger who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad on Sunday from at-risk countries has tested positive for Covid-19. The Covid positive passenger has been shifted to Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS), Gachibowli for isolation and blood samples were collected and sent for full genome sequencing by the surveillance teams of […]
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Hyderabad: The RGIA police investigating the fake visas fraud case have reportedly arrested five persons working in the Immigration Department at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in connection with the case. According to sources, the staff along with the employees of a private airliner had colluded with agents and facilitated them in sending people illegally […]
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Hyderabad: The surveillance teams of the health wing in Telangana on Monday conducted RT-PCR tests on 105 international travelers who had arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport from at-risk countries. According to the Director of Public Health (DPH), Dr G Srinivasa Rao, all the 105 persons have tested negative for Covid-19. So far, 1,910 […]
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Hyderabad: A total of 291 international passengers, who arrived from at-risk countries to Hyderabad international airport on Sunday, were screened by surveillance teams of the health department and have tested negative for Covid-19. Since December 1, the surveillance teams have screened and conducted RTPCR tests on 1270 passengers out of which 13 have tested positive. […]
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Hyderabad: A total of 1570 international travellers from at-risk countries, where omicron, the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 was reported, have been screened at Hyderabad international airport since Saturday, November 27, senior health officials on Monday said. During the process of scanning, the health teams identified 13 passengers who were partially vaccinated. As a result, all of […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Customs seized 410 grams of gold from a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Saturday. The passenger had arrived from Dubai and the gold, valued at Rs.20.3 lakh, was found stuffed inside a talc powder tin and concealed inside the aluminum lining of a suitcase. A case was booked […]
