Parliamentary panel to hear representatives of Civil Aviation Ministry on ‘fixing of airfares’

New Delhi, May 8: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture will on Monday hear representatives of the Ministry of Civil Aviation on the issue of ‘fixing of airfares’. The agenda of the meeting also includes considering and adopting draft reports on – ‘Heritage Theft – The Illegal Trade in Indian Antiquities and the […]

False cockpit warning: Srinagar-bound SpiceJet flight returns to Delhi

New Delhi: A Srinagar-bound SpiceJet flight returned to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport after a false warning, the airline spokesperson said on Tuesday. “On April 18, a SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating flight SG-8373 (Delhi-Srinagar) returned to Delhi as the AFT cargo fire light illuminated the cockpit,” the spokesperson said. According to the SpiceJet spokesperson, […]

Skyrocketing airfares to J&K: KCCI seeks Civil Aviation Ministry, DGCA’s intervention

Srinagar, Apr 15: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has requested intervention from the DGCA and Union Civil Aviation Ministry to stop airlines from unilaterally raising airfares on the Jammu and Kashmir route. KCCI president Javid Tenga in a statement said “The feedback received about the tourist inflow to Kashmir valley by air route […]

Skyrocketing airfares to J&K: KCCI seeks Civil Aviation Ministry, DGCA’s intervention

Srinagar, Apr 15: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has requested intervention from the DGCA and Union Civil Aviation Ministry to stop airlines from unilaterally raising airfares on the Jammu and Kashmir route. KCCI president Javid Tenga in a statement said “The feedback received about the tourist inflow to Kashmir valley by air route […]

BSF foils Pakistan drone bid to smuggle drugs, arms into Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec 23: The Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab on Friday foiled Pakistan’s attempt of smuggling drugs and weapons across the border through a drone. The BSF said its personnel deployed at the border heard the buzzing sound of a flying object from Pakistan entering Indian territory near Mullakot village in the Amritsar district. […]