Several people who arrived in the city from Bangladesh on Saturday played cat and mouse with police at the airport terminal to avoid going to a quarantine facility. A US Bangla Airlines flight with 1...

The airport authorities’ plan to prevent VIP cars from being parked in front of the terminal for long durations has failed. Such vehicles, in fact, now rule the space.The airport authorities had dec...

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The inline baggage screening system, which formally became operational at the Calcutta airport on Monday, has made check-in easier but passengers are still hassled by long queues for security check.Th...

A portion of the city airport’s old domestic terminal has been converted into a Covid-19 quarantine centre with around 400 beds.The beds have been placed in the erstwhile arrival area on the ground ...

Domestic fliers arriving at the Calcutta airport now don’t have to stand in long queues to get their body temperature checked by hand-held devices or fill in a self-declaration form.Thermal and opti...

Downward slopeSir — A snatch of conversation overheard on the Metro brought home the sorry state of education. One giggly student revealed to her friend that she had to literally wipe the dust off h...

Taking an overseas flight from the city? Make sure you reach the airport with an extra hour in hand.Temporary suspension of inline baggage scanning, coupled with shortage of manpower for immigration c...

Tonnes of garments, worth crores of rupees and meant for export to Bangladesh on the eve of Id, are lying in warehouses in and around the city as both countries are on lockdown forced by the coronavir...

Laser lights and sky lanterns have been banned within a radius of 10km from the airport ahead of Diwali and the party season on grounds of aviation safety.A notification issued by Bidhannagar City Pol...