New Delhi: Debt-laden Jet Airways Ltd denied a media report on Monday that it had secured a 20.50 billion rupee (USD 293 million) loan from state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) to help pay overdue plane leasing fees and salaries. The airline, which has had to ground planes after failing to make payments to leasing companies […]
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At 20,000 ft, Air India flight to Frankfurt suffers cabin decompression
New Delhi: An Air India plane, with around 200 people on board, had a close shave on Wednesday after suffering cabin decompression at an altitude of 20,000 feet shortly after taking off. The Frankfurt-bound flight returned safely to Delhi. The Boeing 787 took off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1:35 pm and lost […]
Pak airspace closure leaves 49 Indians stranded in Iraq
Mumbai: A group of 49 pilgrims from Mumbai have been stranded in Iraq since Monday due to the closure of Pakistan airspace following air strikes carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Pakistan. They have demanded that Air India, the government carrier, make immediate arrangements to enable them to reach Mumbai at the […]
Pakistan airspace fully reopened, says aviation authority
Islamabad: Pakistan fully reopened its airspace on Monday, authorities said, days after it closed its skies to all air travel, leaving thousands stranded worldwide as tensions with nuclear arch-rival India soared. The decision to close the airspace came last Wednesday after a rare aerial dogfight between India and Pakistan ignited fears of an all-out conflict, […]
IndiGo announces 3-day Holi sale across domestic, international network
New Delhi: IndiGo airlines on Tuesday announced a three-day special Holi sale across its domestic and international network for travel between March 19 and September 28. “Effective March 05, 2019 till March 07, 2019, IndiGo is offering all-inclusive fare starting at Rs 899 across domestic and Rs 3,399 across international sectors. This sale is valid […]
Reliance Infrastructure gets Rs 648 crore contract for new airport in Rajkot
Mumbai: Reliance Infrastructure Limited has bagged a contract to build a new airport at Hirasar in Rajkot district of Gujarat with a cost of Rs 648 crore. The company said on Tuesday that it has got the letter of award from the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The company had participated in the tender for […]
Plane skids off runway, closing parts of Tokyo’s Narita main hub
Tokyo: A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo’s main hub.
IAF Jaguar crashes in UP, pilot ejects safely
Gorakhpur: A Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, making it the third accident by this twin-engine aircraft in the last seven months.