India permits 21 greenfield airports in smaller cities

Noida Airport to be linked by expressway, rapid rail, and pod taxi

The construction of Noida International Airport, also known as Jewar airport, was in its final stages, and passenger services were expected to begin in October. The airport would be linked by six roads and a rapid rail-cum-metro, in addition to pod taxis.

Upon completion, the Noida airport was projected to be the largest in India and the third in the National Capital Region (NCR) after Delhi airport and Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad.

A 31-km greenfield expressway was being built to connect the airport to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Ballabhgarh.

The National Highway Aut..

Nagpur Airport: Mihan Dream grounded, vantage point lost

Nagpur's unique and strategic central location was once lauded for placing it on the nation's aviation map. It was hailed for its efforts in creating a harmonized air traffic management system with continuous airspace over the city, alongside establishing a centralized cargo hub. However, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is currently mired in apathy and has seemingly vanished from the national radar across various parameters, barely meeting the standards expected of a tier-2 city airport.

The airport, bearing its international tag, serves merely two flights to two foreign de..

Club Vistara joining Air India's Flying Returns amid merger launch

The initiation of the merger process between Air India and Vistara has been announced, with the declaration from the Singapore airline that the Club Vistara, the flyer program of the airline, would soon amalgamate with Air India's Flying Returns.

Vistara conveyed in an official statement, The Club Vistara program will persist until the integration concludes. Following the integration process, your Club Vistara account will be transitioned to Air India's Flying Returns.

It was further stated by the airline that information concerning co-brand cards would be disclosed in the fort..