Airlines
- India
Bomb hoax to airlines: Culprits to be put under no-fly list, says govt
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Monday said the government plans to take legislative actions to deal with instances of bomb threats to airlines, including placing perpetrators of such…
- India
Over 20 flights receive bomb threats on Sunday
Mumbai/New Delhi: More than 20 flights of Indian airlines received bomb threats on Sunday, according to sources. IndiGo, Vistara, Air India and Akasa Air are among the airlines that received bomb threats,…
- India
India aims to increase operational airports to 400 by 2047: Centre
New Delhi: The number of operational airports in the country has doubled from 74 in 2014 to 157 in 2024 and the aim is to increase this figure to 350-400 by 2047,…
- Middle East
Watch: Emirates unveils stunning new Boeing 777 cabin design
The United Arab Emirates has unveiled a stunning new cabin design on its Boeing 777 aircraft with a completely new look to the cabins. The revamped Boeing 777 started its first service,…
- Middle East
US-Bangla Airlines to start regular flights between Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has authorised US-Bangla Airlines to commence scheduled passenger flights between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. This service will operate…
- India
Aircraft crashes during takeoff at Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu: An aircraft belonging to a private airline company with 19 people on board crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning. At least 19 people, including…
- India
Airline systems across airports working normally: Aviation Minister
Mumbai: Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday,…
- India
India is now world’s 3rd largest domestic aviation market
New Delhi: India has now become the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market after the U.S. and China, as airlines such as IndiGo and Air India have expanded their fleet size to cater…
- India
DGCA asks airlines, airports to increase women staff to 25 pc of workforce
New Delhi: Civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued an advisory to airports and airlines to increase the number of women employees in their organisations to ensure more…
- World
Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers of turbulence-hit SQ321 flight
Singapore: Singapore Airlines on Tuesday offered monetary compensation and a full refund of the airfare to the 211 passengers onboard the flag carrier’s turbulence-hit London to Singapore flight last month, which led…
- India
Ensure children are allocated seats with their parents: DGCA to airlines
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked airlines to ensure that children up to the age of 12 years are allocated seats with at least one of their parents or guardians in…
- Business
BCAS directs seven airlines to deliver baggage within 30 minutes
New Delhi: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has directed seven airlines to ensure that delivery of last baggage is made within 30 minutes as per the Service Quality Requirements of…
- News
Lufthansa Airlines launches direct Hyderabad-Frankfurt flight
Hyderabad: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, in partnership with Lufthansa Airlines on Wednesday, January 17, announced the launch of direct flights to Frankfurt, Germany. This marks a significant step towards connecting Hyderabad…