port blair

The older INR 20 note featured a picturesque coastal scene from North Bay Island near port blair, with its iconic lighthouse. This view was actually captured from Mount Harriet National Park, offering a stunning panorama. The island, known for its coral reefs and underwater activities, is a popular Andaman destination.

An Air India Express flight from Delhi to Bhubaneswar experienced a technical snag mid-air, forcing a diversion to Jaipur. The flight, carrying 180 passengers, landed safely in Bhubaneswar nearly 5.30 hours behind schedule. Another Air India Express flight was diverted to Bhubaneswar due to bad weather in Kolkata.

Air India Express is set to procure 24 new aircraft, including Airbus A320/321 and Boeing 737 models, with deliveries scheduled for July. This fleet expansion is expected to restore domestic air connectivity to at least six dropped destinations from Bhubaneswar by August, boosting passenger footfall.

Air connectivity between Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda has been suspended after Star Air withdrew its service, marking the 10th domestic destination dropped from the state capital's network. This disruption significantly impacts business mobility and administrative access for western Odisha, raising concerns about the fragility of the state's regional air links.

Things are getting worse at India’s oldest private airline. As its operational capacity has reduced significantly, people are being furloughed, salaries are delayed by up to two months or more and outstanding dues including GST, TDS and PF are piling up.

Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport is planning to introduce flights to Tirupati, Surat, Bhopal, and Shirdi using a smaller carrier, potentially Star Air. This move aims to compensate for the suspension of services to 11 domestic and international destinations, which is expected to cause a daily passenger shortfall.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis highlights global maritime vulnerabilities. For China, the Strait of Malacca presents a similar, long-term strategic risk. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands offer proximity and surveillance capabilities, providing significant leverage. This geographical advantage allows India to create uncertainty and pressure, impacting China's vital trade and energy lifelines.

National carrier Air India operated a ‘probing flight’ to Andaman & Nicobar Islands from Kolkata on Tuesday evening to test the waters before night flights to port blair are commercially launched. SpiceJet had on September 14 operated a test flight to port blair after sunset.

port blair is turning into an attractive option for vacationers with air fares dropping after more flights were added on the Chennai-port blair route over the last few months following a request to airlines from the administration of the Union territory.

An Andaman-bound Air India flight from Kolkata carrying 137 passengers returned to the city around 1am on Friday morning due to inclement weather conditions at port blair, which made landing impossible.

IndiGo will introduce three new flights from Chennai -- to port blair, Hyderabad and Delhi -- by end of this month.

More than 500 air passengers to port blair were stranded after airlines cancelled flights to the Andaman capital due to adverse weather in the island after Cyclone Lehar struck.

Kingfisher Airlines has been asked to compensate a Bangalore passenger for having failed to inform him in time about the cancellation of a Chennai-port blair flight in February this year.

The decision was taken after the Centre on Wednesday issued fresh directives allowing states to transport stranded people to their home states or destination amid the Covid-19-induced lockdown. Further, all persons arriving in port blair will be mandatorily quarantined for 14 days and they will be required to give an undertaking regarding this before boarding, it said. Officials said those who want to travel will have to register themselves by 5 pm on May 2.

Air India will start a six-days-a-week flight from Delhi to port blair with stopover at Bhubaneswar from Sunday.

A 16-year-old girl, who went missing in port blair two months ago, was rescued by the police here on Friday.

Indigo aircraft faces mid- An IndiGo A320 Neo flying from port blair to Kolkata last Saturday reportedly suffered engine failure.

Air India will operate additional flights on the Chennai-port blair sector on May 9, 13, 16, 20, 23 and 27 to meet demand from tourists.

The Wadia group-promoted GoAir has become the first domestic airline to operate night flights to port blair's Veer Savarkar International Airport with the roll out of an commercial charter flight from Bengaluru.

Low cost carrier Spice Jet became the first airline to perform a civilian night landing at port blair.

port blair has been renamed Sri Vijaya Puram by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to erase colonial imprints, a move supported by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While some residents welcome the change, others criticize it for disregarding local history and sacrifices. Many locals express frustration over the lack of consultation in this decision.

A deep depression that developed to the west of Andamans on Friday had made it difficult for ships to sail, leaving thousand of tourists marooned on Havelock and Neil islands in the Andamans, which are about 30-40 nautical miles from the capital city.On Saturday, nearly 1,100 tourists were ferried safely to port blair.

Air fares on the Chennai-port blair route have shot up unusually ahead of Diwali, causing inconvenience to those travelling for an emergency.

Vizagites it appears are increasingly looking at port blair as a holiday destination, if one goes by the air traffic between Vizag and the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.