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Neha LM Tripathi

I am a principal correspondent with the national political bureau of the Hindustan Times. I track the aviation and railways ministry. I also write on travel trends. I cover the beats at the national level for the newspaper. Before being in Delhi, I have worked as a journalist in Mumbai as well. My hobbies include trekking and travelling.

Articles by Neha LM Tripathi

DGCA proposes flight duty hour restriction for cabin crew

The proposal has also directed airlines to include ‘standby’ (cabin crew) as a part of the cabin crew’s roster.

An airplane is seen at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport(Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 16, 2018 12:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Pune’s second airport to be ‘fast-tracked’, is state government’s top priority

The decision to build a second airport for Pune was taken after considering the steep surge in the air passenger traffic at Pune’s international airport at Lohegaon.

Maharashtra is the first state in the country to have separate state-owned company to develop state-owned airports.(HT file photo)

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Updated on May 12, 2018 12:47 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Airports Authority of India inks ₹945 cr deal with US firm to secure data, manage air traffic

Officials said the new system will play a key role in deployment of remote towers for managing air traffic services at airports

AAI said in its media release that as part of the deal, Harris Corporation will, among others, upgrade network operations, enhance security, and improve the performance, reliability and quality of the country’s air traffic management communications network.(REPRESENTATIONAL PHOTO/HT FILE)

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Updated on May 11, 2018 12:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Navi Mumbai airport may miss 2019 deadline, says civil aviation secretary

RN Choubey says it’s tough to ensure the first flight from the upcoming airport will take off by 2019-end

For Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, the Navi Mumbai International Airport is one of the showcase projects he wants to unveil before the 2019 Assembly polls.(HT FILE)

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Updated on May 11, 2018 12:17 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

18 pilots quit Mumbai’s Pawan Hans in 6 months; 8 more on their way out

Senior officials said the firm is short of pilots by 30%; company has allegedly not given pay hikes since 2007

Officials said the primary reason for pilots quitting their job is owing to the failure of the management to meet their demands.(HT file)

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Updated on May 07, 2018 11:00 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Pawan Hans disinvestment: Unable to fly new routes, expand business, says company

Senior officials from the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) said that the government has restricted acquisition of new aircraft by Pawan Hans.

Pawan Hans is a joint venture under the MoCA and state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd that holds 49% stake.(HT File)

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Updated on May 04, 2018 12:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

5 airports to come up in Maharashtra still await bidders

Ratnagiri, Gondia, Sindhudurg, Amravati and Solapur airports are part of the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme — UDAN

A senior Airports Authority of India official said the government cannot develop any airport unless demand is seen and bidders bid for it.(REPRESENTATIONAL PHOTO/HT FILE)

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Published on Apr 29, 2018 12:37 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi

14% increase in Mumbai travellers this long weekend, highest so far

Apart from a trip to the hill stations, Mumbaiites are also opting for treks.

According to portals, the school vacations along with attractive offers from airlines are the reason for more bookings.(Representational Image)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2018 11:26 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Airline seeks nod to fly 6 times a week between Mumbai and Kolhapur, cites 70% seat bookings

The flights operate on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. While the Kolhapur to Mumbai flights take off at 3.05pm, the Mumbai to Kolhapur flights take off at 1.15pm.

The regular one-way fare for the 90-minute flight is capped at Rs1,970.(HT FILE)

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Published on Apr 25, 2018 10:08 AM IST

hindustan times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Pilot says light flashed at aircraft while landing at Nagpur airport, cops launch probe

Aviation experts call such incidents safety hazard, as flashing of light at aircraft causes momentary blindness in pilots

IIndiGo flight 6E 436 (Indore- Nagpur- Bengaluru) was on the approach path of the runway when a beam of light was flashed at it for a few seconds.(Pic for representation)

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Published on Apr 24, 2018 12:13 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

New software to improve ground operations at Mumbai airport in real time

After two major incidents resulted in flight disruptions during last monsoon, this year, Mumbai airport is better prepared to tackle similar situations. The airport is now installed with Surface Awareness Guidance at Airport (SAGA) software, which will monitor real time ground movement and arriving air traffic, thus assisting authorities to tackle an impending emergency.

Although SAGA was installed last year, it became fully operational in January 2018.(HT File)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2018 12:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

You may not be able to fly sky lanterns around airports soon

The radius will be calculated from the aerodrome reference point (ARP), which is the parameter for giving approvals for all constructions in and around airports.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has proposed a ban on sky lanterns in a 10-km radius around airports.(HT File (Representational Image))

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Updated on Apr 19, 2018 11:36 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi

Neo aircraft ready to fly, all affected engines replaced: DGCA

The country’s aviation regulator was replying to queries raised by a petitioner about the safety of aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines.

IndiGo’s counsel, senior advocate Janak Dwarkadas said all aircraft were back in operation except those with engines having series number between 450 and 614.(HT File)

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Published on Apr 17, 2018 12:36 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi

Indians loosen purse strings, all for the love of travel, reveals survey

24% more Indians are travelling this summer vacation as compared to last year, and half of the travellers range between the 25-30 age group.

One in every three domestic travellers prefer to stay in 4-star or 5-star hotels during their travel and that international travellers are spending 10% more this year as compared to last year.(HT FILE)

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Updated on Apr 15, 2018 12:16 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Air India plane brushes IndiGo aircraft’s wingtip at Mumbai airport

According to airport officials, Air India’s Boeing 787 was being shifted from one bay to another when it grazed IndiGo’s wingtip.

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Updated on Apr 14, 2018 11:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi

Nagpur airport handled 18.9 lakh fliers in 2017, more than 3 times its capacity

Nagpur airport is designed to handle 5.70 lakh passengers annually, but last year it handled 18.9 lakh fliers.

Looking at the growing demand from passengers, the state is currently holding a bidding process after which the airport will be handled by a private operator.(REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 14, 2018 12:38 AM IST

HIndustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Shut runways in Mumbai leave Indore patient stuck, operations to be normal on Wednesday

The runways were shut from Monday for monsoon-related maintenance work, leading to cancellation of 225 flights on both the days.

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Updated on Apr 10, 2018 10:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi

225 flights at Mumbai airport to be cancelled on Tuesday

The airport was closed on Monday between 11am and 5pm for the maintenance work on the intersection of the main (09) and secondary (27) runway.

Maintenance work going on at the airport on Monday.(Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 10, 2018 12:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi

Smaller airports to handle traffic from big ones during emergencies, says AAI

The guidelines for airport directors, effective from Tuesday, were issued for the time when aircraft are unable to land at their destination airport.

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Published on Apr 06, 2018 10:02 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Jet Airways to resume its pets transfer service in June

Jet Airways had the facility earlier but stopped the service in June 2017 owing to issues

Jet Airways will become the third airline in the country with a facility to transfer pets as cargo.(Shutterstock)

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Updated on Apr 04, 2018 01:26 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi

CISF staff gets training to tackle unruly fliers at Mumbai airport

The 10-day training has been organised by the Mumbai International Airport Limited

Airport security staff face at least three unruly passengers every hour.(HT FILE/PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY)

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Updated on Mar 31, 2018 01:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Long weekend ahead: Mumbaiites set sight on hilly retreats to beat the heat

Places with pleasant weather were most preferred among domestic destinations

While most travel portals said the weekend has seen more bookings, a few confirmed a 15% growth in bookings as compared to an average weekend.(Pic for representation/Getty Images)

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Updated on Mar 26, 2018 10:23 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi

Bird hits flight at Mumbai airport; 2 flights diverted

Two flights were diverted to the Vadodara airport, while another one was asked to go around at the Mumbai airport

The incident took place at 11.12am on the main runway of Mumbai airport.(HT file)

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Published on Mar 22, 2018 12:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

IndiGo resumes operations of four of five planes with faulty engines after repair

The development comes roughly a week after DGCA banned 11 A320 Neo aircraft from flying on March 12 because of problems with their engine powered by Pratt & Whitney.

The DGCA’s directive came after two incidents of mid-air engine failure in March. In neither case the plane was in danger because twin-engine jets can operate with one functional engine.(Mint File Photo)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2018 11:49 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai/New Delhi | ByNeha LM Tripathi and Faizan Haidar

400 fliers stranded at Mumbai airport after flight to Frankfurt delayed by over 20 hours

The Lufthansa flight LH 757 was scheduled to depart at 3am, but the flight was cancelled and passengers were deplaned at 6.30am.

Passengers were provided accommodation at nearby hotels(Representational photo)

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Updated on Mar 18, 2018 12:22 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Chaos at major airports after DGCA grounds aircrafts over engine issue

Low-cost carriers IndiGo and Go Air cancelled 65 flights a day after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded 11 Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by a particular batch of faulty Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines.

Scene at Mumbai airport after flights cancelled on Tuesday in Mumbai, India.(Satish Bate/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Mar 13, 2018 11:26 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySnehal Tripathi and Neha LM Tripathi

Mumbai airport runway shut for 28 min after Bangkok aircraft makes emergency landing

The aircraft, a Boeing 747, operated by global logistics company UPS, had to make an emergency landing because of hydraulic failure.

As both main and secondary runways were not available for twenty eight minutes, an initial delay of thirty minutes in flight movements was faced, which had reduced to nearly five minutes till 5pm.(HT FILE)

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Published on Mar 09, 2018 12:58 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Mumbai airport runway shut for 30 min after Bangkok aircraft makes emergency landing

A UPS Boeing 747 coming to Mumbai from Bangkok had to land ahead of its time on the main runway because of hydraulic failure

A ‘full emergency’ was declared and fire tenders, ambulances, and a medical team along with airport officials rushed to the runway.(HT File Photo/Used for representational purpose only)

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Updated on Mar 08, 2018 04:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

Near-saturated Mumbai airport to seek help from consultants to increase capacity

The number of passengers at Mumbai airport is estimated to touch 48.3 million between April 2017 and March 2018

The Mumbai airport had initially sought help from NATS, a UK-based air traffic control service, to help the airport increase its efficiency.(Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Mar 07, 2018 09:29 AM IST

ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

UDAN scheme is using up flight slots at Mumbai airport: Officials

In order to decongest the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, authorities plan to shift all the non-scheduled and charter flight operations to Navi Mumbai after it becomes operational

UDAN, the union government’s scheme to connect smaller urban centres by air, has added to Mumbai airport’s problems, said officials.(Hindustan Times)

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Published on Mar 07, 2018 08:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha LM Tripathi, Mumbai

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The proposal has also directed airlines to include ‘standby’ (cabin crew) as a part of the cabin crew’s roster.

The decision to build a second airport for Pune was taken after considering the steep surge in the air passenger traffic at Pune’s international airport at Lohegaon.

Officials said the new system will play a key role in deployment of remote towers for managing air traffic services at airports

RN Choubey says it’s tough to ensure the first flight from the upcoming airport will take off by 2019-end

Senior officials said the firm is short of pilots by 30%; company has allegedly not given pay hikes since 2007

Senior officials from the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) said that the government has restricted acquisition of new aircraft by Pawan Hans.

Ratnagiri, Gondia, Sindhudurg, Amravati and Solapur airports are part of the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme — UDAN

Apart from a trip to the hill stations, Mumbaiites are also opting for treks.

The flights operate on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. While the Kolhapur to Mumbai flights take off at 3.05pm, the Mumbai to Kolhapur flights take off at 1.15pm.

Aviation experts call such incidents safety hazard, as flashing of light at aircraft causes momentary blindness in pilots

The radius will be calculated from the aerodrome reference point (ARP), which is the parameter for giving approvals for all constructions in and around airports.

The country’s aviation regulator was replying to queries raised by a petitioner about the safety of aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines.

24% more Indians are travelling this summer vacation as compared to last year, and half of the travellers range between the 25-30 age group.

According to airport officials, Air India’s Boeing 787 was being shifted from one bay to another when it grazed IndiGo’s wingtip.

Nagpur airport is designed to handle 5.70 lakh passengers annually, but last year it handled 18.9 lakh fliers.

The runways were shut from Monday for monsoon-related maintenance work, leading to cancellation of 225 flights on both the days.

The airport was closed on Monday between 11am and 5pm for the maintenance work on the intersection of the main (09) and secondary (27) runway.

The guidelines for airport directors, effective from Tuesday, were issued for the time when aircraft are unable to land at their destination airport.

Jet Airways had the facility earlier but stopped the service in June 2017 owing to issues

The 10-day training has been organised by the Mumbai International Airport Limited

Places with pleasant weather were most preferred among domestic destinations

Two flights were diverted to the Vadodara airport, while another one was asked to go around at the Mumbai airport

The development comes roughly a week after DGCA banned 11 A320 Neo aircraft from flying on March 12 because of problems with their engine powered by Pratt & Whitney.

The Lufthansa flight LH 757 was scheduled to depart at 3am, but the flight was cancelled and passengers were deplaned at 6.30am.

Low-cost carriers IndiGo and Go Air cancelled 65 flights a day after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded 11 Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by a particular batch of faulty Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines.

The aircraft, a Boeing 747, operated by global logistics company UPS, had to make an emergency landing because of hydraulic failure.

A UPS Boeing 747 coming to Mumbai from Bangkok had to land ahead of its time on the main runway because of hydraulic failure

The number of passengers at Mumbai airport is estimated to touch 48.3 million between April 2017 and March 2018

In order to decongest the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, authorities plan to shift all the non-scheduled and charter flight operations to Navi Mumbai after it becomes operational

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