Govt owes Air India Rs 750 cr for flying high and mighty road-and-transport-news

 

 

New Delhi. Air India, often at the receiving end of criticism for its sloppy performance, is yet to be paid Rs 750 crore by the government for flying Very Very Important Persons and defence services. The state-owned airline, which has steadily lost its once dominant market position to private competitors, often flies VVIPs such as the Prime Minister, ministers, and politicians with Z-category security. 
 
It also assists in evacuation operations. For instance, this year, Air India’s 144-seat Airbus A-319 evacuated people stuck in Port Blair during a cyclone. But, its bills are yet to be cleared. CMD Lohani confirmed the dues but said departments and ministries had promised to clear these soon. Business Standard


Posted Date :  09-01-17

Categories : road-and-transport-news

Tag Cloud: road-and-transport-news

Similar news

Inauguration of 8 new highway projects by Shri Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi: Shri Nitin Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highway, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Government of India lay the foundation stone for 8 national highway projects worth Rs. 11,571 in Kerala through video conferencing   “To further boost the infrastructure in K
Posted Date :  13-10-20

Read more

Approval of Expressways Under NHDP VI

NEW DELHI: The Government has approved a plan for constructing one thousand kilometres of Expressways under NHDP Phase-VI. These include sections of high density corridors of Vadodara-Mumbai (400 km), Delhi-Meerut (66 km), Bangalore-Chennai (334 km), Delhi –Jaipur (261Km ), Delhi-Chandigarh (24
Posted Date :  08-08-17

Read more

Major push to Highways Sector in the country under Bharatmala

New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is all set to construct a total of 24,800 km of National Highways under the proposed Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana. The Public Investment Board has already cleared the proposal for Bharatmala Pariyojana and CCEA proposal for the same is un
Posted Date :  03-08-17

Read more

Chairman NHAI meets Governor

SRINAGAR: Shri Yudhvir Singh Malik, Chairman National Highways Authority of India, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here recently.   Malik briefed the Governor about the to-date status of both the on-going as well as the proposed road and highway projects in Jammu and Kash
Posted Date :  21-06-17

Read more

Not averse to any probe in land acquisition matters: NHAI

NEW DELHI:The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu and the Chief Minister of Delhi,Shri Arvind Kejriwal jointly flagging off the Delhi Metro Heritage line from ITO to Kashmere Gate,in New Delhi on May 28, 2
Posted Date :  29-05-17

Read more

Greater Noida Metro

Noida: The Union government will partially fund the Noida-Greater Noida metro rail corridor being built on the outskirts of the national capital at a cost Rs 5,500 crore. The Cabinet on Wednesday formally approved the project, being implemented by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (NMRC),
Posted Date :  25-05-17

Read more

Govt declares 57000 km state roads as new NH

The decision is learnt to be taken to enhance Road safety, reduce congestion, improve connectivity and conditions, the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, P Radhakrishnan, told Lok Sabha on Thursday in a written reply. 
Posted Date :  27-03-17

Read more

India targets national LNG auto fuel norms in fiscal year 2017-18

New Delhi . The Indian government has in-principle cleared the decks for LNG to be used as an auto fuel, with draft norms for its application in road vehicles to be ready in the new fiscal year from April, officials told S&P Global Platts on Monday.    As the industry awaits detailed gu
Posted Date :  22-03-17

Read more

NHAI to set up warehousing zones to reduce logistics cost

NEW DELHI. In a bid to ease transportation and reduce logistics cost of companies by about half, the Central government is firming up a proposal to set up warehousing zones, along with a private partner, on the outskirts of major cities. Road ministry and the National Highways Authority of India
Posted Date :  08-02-17

Read more

Iffco Chowk poses major challenges to NHAIs flyover project

New delhi . The construction of flyovers and underpass at Iffco Chowk, which is part of the ongoing ambitious NHAI project to ease congestion along the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway and lighten the load at major bottlenecks, could be fraught with challenges, as it is a complex intersection where vehic
Posted Date :  06-02-17

Read more

Air India to lease out around 25000 sq feet space in Kolkata

KOLKATA .Air India has now started the process to lease out around 25,500 square feet space at the Kolkata office complex. The airline, which turned operationally profitable for the first time in a decade in 2015-16 fiscal, is pursuing ways to revive its financial fortunes amid stiff competition.
Posted Date :  06-02-17

Read more

Gadkari announces Rs 1000 cr addl CRF funds for J and K

JAMMU, Feb 3: Union Minister for Surface Transport Nitin Gadkari today announced series of developmental projects for Jammu and Kashmir including additional Rs 1000 crores under Central Road Fund (CRF) and approved construction of two vital tunnels on Mughal Road and Kishtwar-Anantnag roads which
Posted Date :  04-02-17

Read more

Centre appoints monitors to push stuck highway projects

NEW DELHI: After receiving several complaints of inferior quality work in construction of national highways, the Centre has now decided to appoint senior engineers as national level project monitors for identification of bottlenecks in the ongoing highway projects and suggest measures for their t
Posted Date :  01-02-17

Read more