Kapil Khatri

Special Advisor to Mr. Ram Mohan Naidu, Union Cabinet Minister (Civil Aviation)

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

Operationalised under the UDAN scheme, Darbhanga Airport is enabling Bihar’s renowned Shahi Litchis to reach big cities like Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai & Hyderabad, opening newer markets and greater opportunities.

Considering the immense agricultural potential of Darbhanga and wider Mithila region especially for premium litchis and mangoes, we will soon operationalize a dedicated air cargo terminal in Darbhanga.

Empowered by Hon'ble PM @narendramodi ji Krishi Udan vision, farmers are benefitting with seamless and time-bound air connectivity for agricultural produce.

@aaidarairport

#AtmanirbharBharat
#UDAN #KrishiUDAN
#Darbhanga #EaseOfDoingBusiness

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

Under the transformational leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, India has established itself as the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market.

Supported by the UDAN scheme, air travel in India has evolved from being an elite privilege to an inclusive travel. Indian airports are now handling more than 5 lakh passengers every day.

It has been my constant endeavor to further enhance the ease of flying in the country through passenger-centric initiatives at airports like the UDAN Yatri Cafe offering affordable food, Flybrary providing free access to books and free Wi-Fi at the terminals.

To further strengthen passenger facilitation measures, we have issued important directions: 60% seats free of charge, assured seating together for families, and clear, transparent norms for carriage of sports equipment, musical instruments & pets. Stronger enforcement and visibility of passenger rights, including during delays and cancellations.

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[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

Honoured to flag off a defining lift-off for India’s civil aviation ecosystem. The inaugural test flight of HAL’s Advanced Light Civil Helicopter 'Dhruv NG' marks a major Atmanirbharta milestone.

A Made-in-India rotary-wing for civil and commercial operations is a proud testament to our indigenous engineering capability. It reflects India’s strength to design, develop and manufacture world-class helicopters.

Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji, India has moved decisively from ‘Import Dependency’ to ‘Indigenous Reliability’.

Dhruv with the indigenous Shakti engine reinforces our rise as a reliable global aviation manufacturing hub.

భారతీయ పౌర విమానయాన రంగంలో ఒక చారిత్రాత్మక "లిఫ్ట్ ఆఫ్"కు నేడు శ్రీకారం చుట్టాం. HAL రూపొందించిన అడ్వాన్స్‌డ్ లైట్ సివిల్ హెలికాప్టర్ "ధ్రువ్ NG" తొలి పరీక్షా విమానం ఆత్మనిర్భర భారత్ దిశగా మరో కీలక మైలురాయి.

పౌర, వాణిజ్య అవసరాల కోసం పూర్తిగా మేడ్ ఇన్ ఇండియాగా రూపొందిన ఈ రోటరీ వింగ్, మన దేశీయ ఇంజినీరింగ్ ప్రతిభకు గర్వకారణం. ప్రపంచ స్థాయి హెలికాప్టర్లను డిజైన్ చేసి, అభివృద్ధి చేసి, తయారు చేసే సామర్థ్యాన్ని భారత్ మరోసారి చాటింది.

గౌరవ ప్రధాని శ్రీ నరేంద్ర మోదీ గారి దూరదృష్టి నాయకత్వంలో భారత్ "ఇంపోర్ట్ డిపెండెన్సీ" నుంచి "ఇండిజెనస్ రిలయబిలిటీ" వైపు దృఢంగా అడుగులు వేసింది.

దేశీయ శక్తి ఇంజిన్‌తో కూడిన ధ్రువ్, గ్లోబల్ విమానయాన తయారీ హబ్‌గా భారత్ ఎదుగుదలకు మరింత బలం చేకూరుస్తోంది.

@HALHQBLR

[DD News @DDNewslive]

Prime Minister @narendramodi extends birthday greetings to Union Minister @RamMNK, praising his dedication to reforming India’s civil aviation sector.

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

Even as Indigo operations across the country have stabilised, we continue to closely oversee the operations through the Ministry’s Control Room.

A regular vigil is being maintained for real-time resolution of passenger grievances and the Control Room team is making all efforts to further enhance response time for prompt and effective redressal of passenger concerns.

Passengers facing any issue may seek assistance by tagging @MoCA_GoI on X, contacting the Ministry’s Control Room at 011-24604283 / 011-24632987 or by registering their grievance on the AirSewa App/Web Portal.

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

During the last week, many passengers faced severe inconvenience due to Indigo’s internal mismanagement of crew rosters, flight schedules and inadequate communication. While the enquiry and necessary actions are underway, another meeting with Indigo’s top management was held to review the stabilization measures.

Today again, @IndiGo6E CEO Pieter Elbers was summoned to the Ministry to provide an update. He confirmed that 100% of the refunds for flights affected till 6th December have been completed. A strict instruction to expedite the completion of the remaining refunds and baggage handover was given.

The Ministry considers it necessary to curtail the overall Indigo routes, which will help in stabilizing the airline’s operations and lead to reduced cancellations. A curtailment of 10% has been ordered. While abiding with it, Indigo will continue to cover all its destinations as before.

Indigo has been instructed to comply with all the directives of the Ministry, including fare capping and passenger convenience measures without any exception.

@MoCA_GoI @AAI_Official

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation & DGCA has been constantly monitoring the situation across all the airports in real-time since 3rd December due to extra ordinary circumstances caused by the disruption of Indigo operations.

Tonight a high-level review meeting comprising all the senior officials was undertaken for a comprehensive assessment of the situation.

All senior officials of the Ministry have been instructed to visit airports to verify airline operations and passenger-oriented services. Any shortcomings identified, including feedback received through interactions with passengers are to be addressed and rectified immediately.

@MoCA_GoI @AAI_Official @DGCAIndia

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

To reduce passenger inconvenience at airports, multiple stakeholder engagements were held and real-time airport situations have been monitored continuously over the last four days.

Regular meetings were convened with all operators, airport directors, ground-handling agencies and all other stakeholders.

Operators were instructed to provide all essential facilities for stranded passengers, with special care for senior citizens and Divyang passengers.

IndiGo has been directed to ensure timely passenger communication on cancellations and complete all refunds for cancelled or heavily delayed flights by 8:00 PM today.

The aviation network is now moving swiftly toward full normalcy and corrective measures will continue until operations fully stabilize.

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@MoCA_GoI @AAI_Official

[DD News @DDNewslive]

#EXCLUSIVE | Normalcy is gradually being restored at #Jaipur Airport, as well as other airports across India affected by #IndiGo flight disruptions.

@MoCA_GoI @tapasjournalist @RamMNK @DGCAIndia

[NewsX World @NewsX]

Video from Chennai airport shows crowds are reducing and normalcy is being restored. #ChennaiAirport

[NewsX World @NewsX]

Video taken from inside Delhi's T1 terminal shows situation returning to normalcy. No large crowd can be seen right now. #DelhiAirport #T1Terminal

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

Taking note of unreasonable surge in fares due to disruptions in flight operations of Indigo, Ministry of Civil Aviation has directed all airlines to maintain strict adherence to prescribed fare caps.

The airlines shall extend maximum possible support to affected passengers, including alternate flight options where feasible.

@MoCA_GoI

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

Under the leadership of Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji and support of UP Government under CM @myogiadityanath Ji, Prayagraj Airport has set new benchmarks during #Mahakumbh2025. We have enhanced connectivity, upgraded infrastructure, and 24x7 operations to ensure seamless travel for pilgrims. This is our one such effort to showcase India’s commitment to world-class infrastructure.

@MoCA_GoI @mohol_murlidhar @AAI_Official @aaiprayagraj

[Kapil Khatri @khatrikaps]

@dtptraffic bad congestion at Punjabi bagh, not a single personnel on duty. On other days when this spot is clear, around 5-7 personnel are deputed to inspect vehicles and issue challans!

[Kapil Khatri @khatrikaps]

First time ever I asked someone for a picture, and it had to be with Ravish Kumar Ji. His honesty and integrity inspire me deeply, reminding us of the true purpose of journalism.
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[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s vision and building on the Swachh Bharat Andolan led by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji, I am proud to launch a dedicated mission to ensure that all facilities, especially toilets, across airports under the Airport Authority of India are spotless and modernized. I reaffirm my commitment to ‘Ease of Flying’ while honoring Gandhi Ji’s legacy of cleanliness.

గాంధీ జయంతి సందర్భంగా.. మహాత్మాగాంధీ దార్శనికత నుంచి ప్రేరణ పొంది, భారత ప్రధానమంత్రి శ్రీ నరేంద్రమోదీ గారి నాయకత్వంలో చేపట్టిన స్వచ్ఛ భారత్ కార్యచరణ స్ఫూర్తితో.. ఎయిర్ పోర్ట్ అథారిటీ ఆఫ్ ఇండియా పరిధిలోని విమానాశ్రయాల్లో అన్ని మౌలిక వసతులతో పాటు మరుగుదొడ్లు సైతం ఆధునికరించేందుకు ప్రత్యేక మిషన్ ను ప్రారంభించడం గర్వంగా ఉంది. గాంధీజీ పరిశుభ్రత వారసత్వాన్ని గౌరవిస్తూ 'ఈజ్ ఆఫ్ ఫ్లైయింగ్'కు నా నిబద్ధతను పునరుద్ఘాటిస్తున్నాను.

गांधी जयंती के अवसर पर, महात्मा गांधी जी से प्रेरित होकर माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी द्वारा शुरू किए गए स्वच्छ भारत अभियान को आगे बढ़ाते हुए, मैं एयरपोर्ट अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंडिया के सभी एयरपोर्ट्स पर शौचालय एवम् अन्य स्वच्छ और आधुनिक सुविधाएं सुनिश्चित करने के लिए एक समर्पित मिशन की घोषणा करता हूं। मैं 'इज़ ऑफ फ्लाइंग' सुनिश्चित करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हूं।

@MoCA_GoI @AAI_Official @mohol_murlidhar @narendramodi

Swachhmev Jayate!

#GandhiJayanti #SwachhataHiSeva2024 #SHS2024 #SpecialCampaign4 #SBD2024 #SwabhavSwachhata

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu says, "From the Ministry of Civil Aviation, we are launching the new guidelines for seaplane operations in the country under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji's vision has been to improve the civil aviation network in the country and to take air travel to the most common man of this country also. In the process, in the last ten years, we have improved the airport infrastructure, created more airports, brought in more airlines, and more air connectivity routes. And we are taking a step forward now to introduce seaplanes also into the civil aviation network... We want to improve the operations, we want to improve the connectivity, which is why we are utilising the 7500-kilometre coastline of this country, which is one of the biggest in the world.... We are preparing one network where we take the plane around and we show the people of this country. We have invited the state governments also to participate in this and we are seeing good interest from people."

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi | Under 'Sansad Bharat Darshan' program, Union Minister Anurag Thakur called the meritorious students of his parliamentary constituency Hamirpur to the Parliament today and gave them a tour of the Parliament House.

[AajTak @aajtak]

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