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Goa airport News
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On Wednesday evening (May 22), a lightning strike hit the Manohar International Airport (MIA) in north Goa, damaging the runway edge lights and causing significant disruptions.
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According to reports, the captain, identified as Rishi Kumar Sharma, is accused of deviating from the assigned A-2 taxiway to the A-3 taxiway during the aircraft's approach to the apron.
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Starting its operations only in August 2022, Akasa Air has already inducted 19 Boeing 737-8 MAX aircrafts and is serving 17 cities, flying over 1 million passengers in just 8 months.
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The GMR Goa International Airport Limited has been instructed to use 'Manohar International Airport' and stop writing 'New Goa' with immediate effect, said Goa's Civil Aviation Director.
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As bad weather engulfed the Goa International Airport, located in Dabolim, over 20 flights were delayed, while 8 were diverted to other cities.
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Katherine Frances Wolfie, a 62-year-old British National with reduced mobility, was flying from Goa to London Gatwick airport with TUI airlines when she was duped for Rs 4,000.
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Goa's new airport is named, Manohar International Airport - Mopa
Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval for the new name
The new name is assigned as a tribute to ex-defence minister - Shri Manohar Parrikar
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GMR Group, which would be running the airport, said only domestic flights would be operated immediately after inauguration in December, while international services will take off and land from January 2023 onwards.
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Mopa Airport will be operational by next month
The airport will be built at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore
The new airport will boost tourism in the region
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The Mopa airport will be the second airport in Goa, the first being Dabolim airport in Mormugao city, co-shared with the Indian Navy.
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The new flights will help improve tourism in the state
Currently, tourism in the state is dependent on UK and Russia
The number of tourists dropped in 2020 and 2021
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Goa-Mumbai Indigo flight develops technical snag
The snag was detected right before the takeoff on runway
All passengers were disembarked safely
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The Indian Coast Guard operates from the INS Hansa naval base which also houses the Dabolim civilian airport in Goa, where the incident occured.
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant said only 70 flights land at the Dabolim Airport on a daily basis, as no landing is permitted from 9 am to 2 pm at the facility.
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The Runway Controller Ramesh Tigga, Leading Airman (Air Handler) noticed that the nose landing gear of the flight, which was on its final approach, was not deployed, Navy spokesperson informed on Twitter.
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Sources said that Goa to Delhi IndiGo flight took off from Dabolim airport on late Sunday night and smoke was detected coming out of the left engine of the plane after few minutes.
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On Sunday, stray dogs forced an Air Asia flight to Delhi to abort take-off after air traffic control personnel spotted stray dogs on the runway. The aircraft was allowed to take-off after technical checks prescribed as per protocol.
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An Air India flight was forced to abort its landing at Goa's Dabolim Airport over stray dogs running amok on the runway in the wee hours of Tuesday.
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The MiG 29K fighter aircraft is completely safe.
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A MiG-29K aircraft of the Indian Navy on Wednesday veered off the runway while taking off at Goa airport.
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