IGI ticketing system develops snag, flights delayed

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Railways plans to improve the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) in a big way. In the Railway Budget 2009-10 presented to the Lok Sabha today, Union Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee said that the initiative would cover 200 new towns and cities and further 800 new locations in cities and towns already having PRS facilities.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A host of proposals were unveiled in the rail budget Friday to facilitate the purchase of tickets not just from stations, but also mobile vans, post offices and automatic vending machines. "Passengers can now buy computerised tickets from nearly 5,000 post offices in cities and towns," Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said while presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 20 international flights were delayed late Friday evening due to repair work being undertaken at the new runway of Delhi airport, officials said. "The new runway is undergoing repair work and due to this all the flights are taking off and landing on the main runway 28.

July 2nd, 2009 Computer problems delay United flights at O'HareCHICAGO — A computer problem grounded all United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport Thursday, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The outage involved all of United's computers at O'Hare, forcing many delays and some cancellations, said airline spokeswoman Robin Urbanski.

July 2nd, 2009 United computer problems cleared up at O'HareCHICAGO — A computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The outage affected all of United's computers at the airport and also caused about 100 flights to be canceled as of Thursday afternoon, said airline spokeswoman Robin Urbanski.

May 16th, 2009 HOSHIARPUR - Counting for the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat went through several tense hours Saturday afternoon when an electronic voting machine (EVM) developed a snag at a time when one candidate was leading over another by just 289 votes. Engineers and election officials continued to grapple with the EVM for several hours.

April 30th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Test flights for the much-delayed Boeing Dreamliner are due to start in June and the first customers are on schedule to receive the plane in the first quarter of 2010, the US aviation company said Wednesday. Test flights for the aircraft have been delayed for more than two years, but Boeing has now filed 60 percent of the paperwork needed for certification of the 787, Mike Delaney, chief project engineer of the 787 programme, said at a press conference.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 30 flights were cancelled and six delayed as dense fog engulfed Delhi Monday, an official said. An Air India flight from Muscat was diverted to Jaipur early morning as visibility at the runway here dropped to less than 100 metres, an official at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) said.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fog continued to play havoc with air traffic and rail services in the capital Tuesday. Flights were delayed, and important trains like the Rajdhani Express on the Delhi-Sealdah sector running across north Indian plains were cancelled.

January 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after the mercury plummeted to the lowest this season, heavy fog blanketed the national capital Saturday, disrupting air, rail and road traffic. The general visibility was 50 metres, while at the airport it was 100 metres.

December 31st, 2008 NEW DELHI - Over 134 flights were delayed and five diverted on the New Year's day at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, thanks to a thick fog that enveloped the capital city Thursday morning. However, 131 flights were operated in low visibility conditions during the day, an airport official said.

December 31st, 2008 NEW DELHI - Confounding the predictions of the weatherman, a thick fog enveloped the capital Thursday morning. While a large number of flights and trains were delayed or cancelled, road traffic moved at snail's pace as visibility dropped to 50 metres.

December 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - At least 10 early morning flights were cancelled Wednesday due to low passenger load and anticipation of fog, but flight operations otherwise remained normal, said an airport official. Flights cancelled included those of Jet Airways and its low-cost carrier, Jetlite, besides IndiGo and GoAir.

December 28th, 2008 NEW DELHI - A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital and surrounding areas Monday, reducing visibility to below 50 metres and disrupting flight and train schedules. Commuters had a tough time driving to work.

December 28th, 2008 NEW DELHI - While five flights were cancelled or diverted, over 34 including 10 international flights to and from Delhi were delayed for at least four hours as heavy fog enveloped the national capital Monday morning and lingered till noon. Train services were hit too, while motorists had a tough time.