Srinagar Aug 2: A suspected Pakistani drone was spotted in Kanachak area along the International Border in Jammu on Monday night, Border Security Force said today. A Jammu based spokesman of the BSF said that the alert BSF personnel fired at the object as it tried to cross the border at 2135 hrs last night. […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Elderly Maharashtra tourists stranded in Leh after flights cancellation | Aviation Minister Scindia steps in to help
New Delhi: A group of elderly tourists left stranded after their flights got cancelled due to bad weather conditions in Leh reached home safe after the aviation minister stepped in to help. Unable to find an appropriate solution, the tourists in a video requested some arrangements as they got stuck in Leh due to bad […]
Advitiya Bal joined IAF to fight enemies, not die in plane crash: Family member
Jammu, Jul 29: A family member of Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal, who was one of the two IAF pilots killed in a plane crash on Thursday, expressed regret over the way he died while flying an “ailing” aircraft instead of “fighting enemies”. He also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to […]
IAF set to phase out remaining 4 MiG 21 squadrons by 2025
New Delhi, July 29: The Indian Air Force has drawn up a timeline of three years to phase out the remaining four MiG-21 fighter squadrons with one of them likely to retire from service in September, people familiar with the development said on Friday. The IAF also plans to start the phasing out of the […]
Two pilots of IAF killed in Mig-21 aircraft accident near Barmer
New Delhi, Jul 28: Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed on Thursday night when their twin-seater Mig-21 trainer aircraft crashed during a training sortie near Barmer in Rajasthan. The IAF said the aircraft was on a sortie from Utarlai air base and the accident took place at around 9:10 pm in […]
Erratic Gulf weather delays J&K Hajj flights by over 20 hours
Srinagar: Executive Officer, J&K Hajj Committee, Thursday said that the flights of the Hajj pilgrims who were supposed to arrive in Srinagar on Thursday got delayed due to erratic weather in the Gulf countries. “The relatives of Hajj pilgrims of all three Hajj flights of July 28 – SG-6227, SG-5027, and SG -6027 are hereby […]
Flights of Haj Pilgrims back home to Kashmir delayed
Srinagar, July 28: Executive Officer, J&K Haj Committee on Thursday said that the flight of Haj pilgrims from Kashmir who were scheduled to land in Srinagar from today had been delayed by a day. “All the concerned are being informed that all that Haj Pilgrims of Flight No. SG6227, SG5027 and SG6027 who were scheduled […]
Air India’s morning flight cancellation at Srinagar Airport leaves passengers in lurch
Srinagar, July 27: The early morning cancellation of Air India flight at Srinagar Airport causes inconvenience to passengers. A group of passengers said that they were scheduled to travel by Air India flight No. 832 to Delhi in morning at 7:45 am. “The airline cancelled the flight without giving any prior information to the travellers,” […]
Scares in the air: 9 incidents since July 5 raise aircraft safety concerns
New Delhi, July 23: Indian carriers are going through a highly-turbulent phase on account of several glitches in the recent times. Between July 5 and July 21, there have been as many as nine incidents which raised scares in the air. IANS lists the incidents which have raised concerns among the fliers about the safety […]
Domestic air traffic records 66.73% growth in Jan-June period
New Delhi, July 23: Aviation traffic in the country is growing continuously, with DGCA data showing that passengers carried by domestic airlines grew 66.73 per cent from 343.37 lakh to 572.49 lakh in the January to June period. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation data said that this also shows a monthly growth of 237.65 […]
BSF fires at Pak drone detected along IB in Jammu; search launched
Jammu, Jul 23: BSF opened fire at a Pakistani drone after spotting it near the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official said on Saturday. A blinking red light was observed by the troops coming from Pakistan side in Kanachak area at 9.40pm on Friday, he said. Alert Border […]
‘Airlines can’t charge additional fee for issuing boarding pass’
New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry said on Thursday that airlines can’t charge any additional fee for issuing a boarding pass at check-in counters in airports. Many Airlines currently charge a fee of Rs 200 if a passenger wants the boarding pass to be issued at the check-in counter instead of going for web check-in. […]