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Air India flight returns due to mid air technical snag
Chennai: An Air India flight bound to Singapore from here on Friday returned to the city after pilots detected a technical snag mid-air, officials at the airport here said. The pilots contacted…
- India
Air India launches inflight Wi-Fi services on domestic routes
New Delhi: Tata group-owned Air India becomes the first airline to offer inflight Wi-Fi Internet connectivity services on domestic flights, according to the airline’s press release on Wednesday. According to Air India,…
- India
Passengers on board Air India flight from Copenhagen to Delhi fight over armrest space
Mumbai: Two passengers on board a Delhi-bound Air India flight from Copenhagen (Denmark) came to blows over armrest space just when the aircraft was about to land at the Indira Gandhi International…
- Middle East
Eva becomes 1st pet passenger to land at Kochi airport from Doha
Eva, a one-year-old mixed-breed cat, has become the first pet passenger to land at Kochi International Airport, Kerala, after it acquired the Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) certification recently. Eva arrived…
- India
AI-Vistara merger pivotal moment for Indian aviation, says Singapore Airlines
New Delhi: Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong on Monday said the airline group will support the ongoing transformation of the enlarged Air India Group by offering “our stewardship and expertise where…
- India
Integrated Air India-Vistara entity’s first flight takes off from Doha
New Delhi: The first flight of the integrated Air India-Vistara entity took off for Mumbai from Doha on Monday night. The flight operating with the code ‘AI2286’ departed Doha at around 10.07…
- India
Air India ends Halal meal service for Hindu, Sikh passengers
Air India announced that it will no longer provide halal-certified non-vegetarian meals for Hindu and Sikh passengers. However, travellers can pre-book a Muslim Meal (MOML), which will still be halal-certified. This decision…
- India
Air India to cancel around 60 flights on India-US routes in Nov-Dec
Mumbai: Non-availability of aircraft due to maintenance issues has forced Tata Group-owned Air India to cancel some 60 flights on the India-US routes between November and December this year, according to an…
- India
Air India, Singapore Airlines expand codeshare pact, add 51 new destinations
New Delhi: Air India and Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Wednesday announced to expand their codeshare agreement, adding 11 Indian cities and another 40 international destinations to their network. From October 27, Air…
- News
Delhi Police files 8 FIRs over bomb threats to over 90 flights
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered eight separate FIRs in connection with bomb threats to more than 90 domestic and international flights over the past eight days, officials on Tuesday, October 22…
- India
Don’t fly between Nov 1-19: Seperatist Pannun warns Air India fliers
Khalistani separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has warned passengers to refrain from flying in India’s flag carrier airline Air India between November 1 and 19 as it is the 40th anniversary of…
- India
Over 20 flights receive bomb threats on Saturday
New Delhi: More than 20 flights of various Indian airlines have received bomb threats since Saturday morning, October 19 according to sources. Flights of Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Air, Vistara, SpiceJet, Star…
- India
‘Vistara in-flight experience is not going away’ post merger, says Air India chief
New Delhi: Air India chief Campbell Wilson on Friday, October 18 said “Vistara in-flight experience is not going away” and the routes serviced by Vistara will have the flight code ‘AI2’ post-merger.…
- World
Royal Air Force scrambles fighter jet to intercept Air India plane after bomb threat
London: The Royal Air Force on Thursday scrambled a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept an Air India aircraft that received a bomb threat and the plane later landed safely in London. The…
- World
Canadian Air Force plane ferries stranded Air India passengers from Iqaluit airport to Chicago
New Delhi: A Canadian Air Force aircraft is ferrying stranded passengers of an Air India flight from Iqaluit airport to Chicago, hours after the flight was diverted to the airport due to…
