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Mumbai-Singapore flight with 263 aboard gets bomb threat, lands safely

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A Singapore Airlines flight heading from Mumbai to Singapore with 263 passengers on board Tuesday received a bomb threat, the carrier said. However, the flight landed safely at Singapore's Changi International Airport on Tuesday morning around 8 am local time, the airline added. "Singapore Airlines confirms there was a bomb threat concerning SQ423 operating from Mumbai to Singapore. The aircraft arrived in Singapore on 26 March, 2019, at about 0800hrs (local time). "There were 263 passengers on board. We are assisting the authorities with their investigations and regret that we are unable to provide further details," a statement issued by the airline said. The flight had departed from Mumbai airport around 11.50 am on Monday. 

Good news for flyers: Flying in and out of Delhi to cost less

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Supreme Court tells govt to slash user fees and parking charges by 89% Flying to and from Delhi Airport is set to get cheaper, as the Supreme Court has ordered the government to slash fees for flyers and parking charges for airlines. The apex court has asked Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) to implement the tariff of the second control period (2014-2019) with immediate effect. Under the second control period AERA has cut the User Development Fee (UDF) levied on domestic and international passengers at Delhi Airport to Rs 10 and Rs 45, respectively. Also, arriving passengers will no longer be charged any fees. At present, Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) levies Rs 275-550 as UDF on each departing passenger and Rs 233-466 on each arriving one, on domestic flights. International passengers departing are charged Rs 635-1,270 and arriving passengers pay Rs 518-1,048 as UDF. This includes service tax component. AERA's order for Delhi formall...