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- India
Mumbai Airport to remain shut for 6 hours today
Mumbai: Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Maharashtra’s Mumbai will remain suspended for six hours on Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., as both of its runways…
- India
India’s air traffic dips in April amid disruptions due to Middle East crisis
New Delhi: India’s air traffic registered a sequential slowdown in April compared to March for both domestic and international passengers, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The downturn…
- India
Man jumps off Air Arabia flight seconds after landing at Chennai airport
Chennai: An Air Arabia flight passenger opened the plane’s emergency exit and jumped onto the runway seconds after landing at Chennai International Airport early on Sunday, May 3. The Airbus A320 flight…
- India
Airlines may cut capacity after May ATF revision: Report
New Delhi: Indian airlines are likely to take a call on capacity cuts after the next ATF revision, as a sharp increase in jet fuel prices could force them to rationalise operations,…
- India
Engine scare halts SWISS Delhi flight takeoff, six passengers injured
New Delhi: A SWISS flight from Delhi to Zurich aborted takeoff from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in early hours on Sunday, April 26, after facing an issue with one of the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad- Hubballi flight diverted to Bengaluru amid bad weather
Bengaluru: A Fly91 flight from Hyderabad to Hubballi was diverted to Bengaluru due to adverse weather conditions, with airport officials maintaining that all passengers were safe. The incident caused panic among the…
- India
Air India hikes fuel surcharge on domestic, international routes
New Delhi: Air India on Tuesday, April 7, announced a revision in fuel surcharge across domestic and international routes amid a rise in global jet fuel prices. For domestic routes, the airline…
- India
IndiGo launches Shanghai-Kolkata direct flight
Beijing: IndiGo airline on Monday, March 30, launched its daily flight from Shanghai to Kolkata boosting the air connectivity between India and China. The IndiGo6E flight was launched by Indian Consulate General…
- World
China resumes direct flights to North Korea after 6 years
Beijing: China’s flag carrier resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang on Monday, March 30, not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals. The…
- India
Tour operator booked for cheating woman of Rs 6.6 lakh in Thane district
Thane: A case has been registered against a tour operator from Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 6.6 lakh with the promise of arranging travel bookings for her…
- India
Allocate 60 pc seats on any flight free of charge: Govt to airlines
New Delhi: In a bid to further enhance ease of air travel, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday that a minimum of 60 per cent of seats on any flight…
- India
Emirates flight returns to Thiruvananthapuram after security incident in Dubai
Thiruvananthapuram: An Emirates flight bound for Dubai from Thiruvananthapuram returned to the airport here on Monday, March 16, following a security incident reported at the destination airport, an official said. The Emirates…
- Middle East
Israeli group organised mystery flights for Palestinians to South Africa
Tel Aviv: The plane carrying about 150 Palestinians from Gaza came as a surprise to everyone on the ground when it landed in South Africa in November. It wasn’t the only one.…
- Business
Air India finds large-scale misuse of staff travel policy, begins action
New Delhi/Mumbai: Air India has detected large-scale discrepancies in the utilisation of its leisure travel policy, involving more than 4,000 employees and has initiated corrective actions, including imposing penalties on the erring…
- India
DGCA proposes tighter rules for foreign airlines operating in India
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed to tighten rules for foreign airlines operating to and from India, including mandatory digital registration, stronger legal accountability for local representatives,…
