A technical glitch caused a Vijayawada-bound plane to be grounded at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru on Thursday morning seconds before take off, a report by The Times of India said. Pilots of Alliance Air flight 91501 suspected something was amiss after the aircraft started taxiing in preparation for take off. The flight […]
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Bengaluru, here are your details for Akasa Air flights set to take off in August
India’s newest airline – Akasa Air – is all set to begin their air services and start selling tickets online for the Bengaluru–Kochi flights. The airline has chosen Bengaluru as one of their initial arrival and destination points and the first flight from Bengaluru to Kochi will take off on August 12. According to the […]
Flyers demand more international flights from Pune
PUNE: While international flights from Pune to Dubai and Singapore were started on December 12 and December 13, 2005, respectively, following which, international flights to Oman and Bangkok, too, were started, Pune airport has been operating only one international flight since January 2022. As such, there has been growing demand to start flights to more […]
India’s newest airline set to fly. Akasa Air ticket sales open, where to buy
Akasa Air – India’s newest airline – has opened ticket sales for 28 weekly flights on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad and Bengaluru-Kochi routes. Services from Mumbai will begin August 7 and those from Bengaluru will kick in six days later, the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted airline said in a statement. Akasa Air will launch commercial operations with two new […]
Varun Gandhi says DGCA needs to act tough on repeated incidents of mid-air snags
BJP MP Varun Gandhi, who has, in recent days, been openly critical of his party’s government at the Centre, on Friday said that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should act tough on repeated incidents of mid-air snags, adding that such incidents are taking place at a time when passengers are already facing inconvenience […]
Afternoon brief: Akasa Air opens ticket sales for 28 weekly flights
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. Akasa Air ticket sales opens, India’s newest airline set to fly Akasa Air’s – India’s newest airline – has opened ticket sales for 28 weekly flights on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad and Bengaluru-Kochi routes. Services from […]
Airlines can’t bar passenger for disability, reduced mobility: New DGCA rule
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday directed airlines to not stop passengers from boarding their flight based on their disability or reduced mobility. The aviation regulator also mandated that airlines get a doctor’s opinion before deciding to bar passengers from boarding the plane on the ground that their condition may […]
BSF troops open fire at suspected Pakistani drone in Jammu; Searches launched
The Border Security Force (BSF) have said that their troops opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the Indo-Pak international border in Kanachak area of Jammu district late Friday. “On Friday at about 2140 hrs (9.40pm) BSF troops observed a blinking light coming from Pakistan side in Kanachak area. Alert BSF troops fired on […]
Bengaluru-based Star Air to expand regional connectivity with two new aircrafts
In its effort to strengthen India’s regional connectivity, Star Air, the aviation vertical of Sanjay Ghodawat Group, announced the regional carrier has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for two Embraer E175 aircrafts with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), one of the largest Regional Aircraft Lessors in the world. The same was announced during a press […]
Air India’s Dubai-Cochin flight diverted to Mumbai due to technical glitch
An Air India Boeing 787 operating as flight AI 934 from Dubai to Cochin had to be diverted to Mumbai due to pressurisation loss in the cabin. The flight landed safely, aviation regulator DGCA said on Thursday. Two senior officers have been assigned the task to carry out a preliminary investigation. The Directorate General of […]
Bengaluru woman with critical heart issue airlifted from US to Chennai in 26 hrs
A 67-year-old woman with a critical heart condition was airlifted from Portland in the United States to Chennai in a 26-hour long flight, which became one of the longest aero-medical evacuations to India. According to a report, the woman could not be identified but that she was getting treated in Portland in that country. However, […]
Delhi-Guwahati GoFirst flight windshield cracks mid-air, plane diverted
A GoFirst aircraft operating from Delhi to Guwahati was on Wednesday diverted to Jaipur after its windshield cracked. Flight G8 151 that took off from Delhi at around 12.40pm had to turn back towards Delhi when it was flying over Rajasthan. “The aircraft wanted to land back in Delhi, but due to heavy rains and […]