Airlines
- 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…
- World
Emirates, Etihad Airways among list of top 25 safest airlines
Emirates and Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) secured spots in the list of the top 25 safest airlines in 2024. The list that is released by AirlineRatings, an airline…
- 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…
- India
Publish accurate real-time information regarding flight delays: DGCA to airlines
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Monday asked airlines to publish accurate real-time information regarding flight delays and appropriately sensitise staff at airports to suitably communicate with passengers amid fog-related disruptions at…
- India
Over Rs 2 crore fine imposed on various airlines in 2023: DGCA
New Delhi: The DGCA had imposed penalties totalling over Rs 2 crore on airlines like Air India, Air Asia, Indigo and SpiceJet for various non-compliance related matters in 2023, an official said…
- India
Airlines bound by promised delivery date given by their agents: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that an airline company is bound by the promised delivery date given by its agent through whom the consignment was booked. A bench of Justices…
- Business
Go First operates handling flight after DGCA’s nod to resume operations
Delhi: Soon after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) allowed Go First to resume its operations, the airline on Tuesday started its ‘handling’ flight from Mumbai. Handling flights are operated by…
- India
Post-pandemic travel boom has resulted in healthy yields for airlines: Expert
Chennai: Explaining the continuing financial choppiness afflicting the Indian carriers, an expert industry watcher blames it on multiple structural factors — absence of a strong capital structure and low-cost infrastructure, the heavy…
- India
Odisha train accident: Ministry advises airlines not to increase fares to, from Bhubaneswar
New Delhi: In the midst of a horrific train crash in Odisha, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday advised airline companies to keep an eye on the unusual surge in fares…
- Middle East
UAE: Travel & tourism to create 7,000 jobs
UAE’s Travel and Tourism sector is likely to create jobs this year and is willing to hire around 7,000 people. The sector is gearing up to expand its workforce for the third…
- Hyderabad
Lufthansa to launch Munich-Bengaluru, Frankfurt-Hyderabad flights
Hyderabad: In view of expanding its business in India, Lufthansa on Thursday announced the introduction of two new routes, Munich to Bangalore and Frankfurt to Hyderabad. The new flights on the Munich-Bangalore…
- India
Unruly passengers: DGCA issues advisory to airlines
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday issued an advisory to airlines reiterating the existing provisions in place to deal with unruly passengers. The advisory comes against the backdrop of rising incidents…
