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Mumbai International Airport's both runways to be temporarily closed on 17 October; Know why
Fp Staff •In a notification, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai said the scheduled temporary closure of both the runways is a part of the annual post-monsoon preventive maintenance plan

Private jet skids off Mumbai airport, breaks apart: What we know so far
Fp Explainers •A nine-seater Learjet 45 VT-DBL belonging to VSR Ventures skidded off the runway at Mumbai airport on Thursday while landing amid heavy rain. While no casualties have been reported thus far, the two pilots of the jet are said to be in critical condition

Man tries to smuggle gold biscuits in his stomach; held at Mumbai airport
Trendingdesk •The man was rushed to the JJ Hospital in Mumbai where doctors recovered around 240 grams of gold from his stomach

Indian Mujahideen threatens Mumbai airport, security tightened
Fp Staff •The caller identified himself as Irfan Ahmed Sheikh, a member of banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, police said

You may no longer have to take out phones, laptops at airport security checks. Here’s why
Fp Explainers •The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has recommended installing scanners that use computer tomography technology at airports across India. This tech, already in use across America and Europe, is expected to ease congestion

Like Delhi, Like Mumbai: Why chaos at airports continues
Fp Explainers •Airports in India are becoming a nightmare. Like Delhi, Mumbai is witnessing overcrowding and long queues at immigration counters with some passengers waiting for nearly four hours

Terminal Trouble: The two-hour chaos that brought Mumbai International Airport to a crawl
Fp Explainers •Flyers at Mumbai Airport’s Terminal 2 had a harrowing time on Thursday evening after the server at the facility was affected because of a cable cut. All boarding had to be done in the manual mode, causing passengers to wait in long queues, resulting in flight delays

Mumbai: Heroin worth Rs 40 crore seized at airport
•According to DRI Customs, their officials took two foreign nationals into custody after drugs worth ₹ 40 crore was recovered from them at Mumbai Airport on Sunday

Mumbai: NCB seizes Rs 20 crore worth cocaine at airport; two African nationals held
•During a search, the team recovered 2.8 kg of the contraband in eight packets of different sizes, which were concealed in cavities made in two pairs of shoes and two purses, the official said

Mumbai airport runway to remain shut today from 11 am to 5 pm for maintenance work
•As part of its post-monsoon preventive maintenance of runway intersection, major work like runway edge lights for runway 14/32, and upgradation of AGL (Aeronautical ground lights ), among other significant tasks will be undertaken



