NEW DELHI: Amid faint possibility of grounded Jet Airway’s revival anytime soon, the Civil Aviation Ministry is now considering re-allocating the airline’s foreign traffic rights to rival carriers such as Air India, SpiceJet and IndiGo. A meeting was held on Friday to discuss the issue. Civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola chaired the meeting which […]
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Ahead of cyclone, IndiGo cancels 11 flights to and from Vishakhapatnam and diverts a few
VISAKHAPATNAM: A total of 11 flight services of IndiGo airlines were cancelled on Thursday due to bad weather conditions owing to the cyclone Fani. With the unfavourable conditions prevailing for some flights to land in Visakhapatnam airport, some flights were diverted towards Bhubaneswar for a few hours. Heavy winds in the evening troubled many passengers […]
Fani effect: Flights to Bhubaneswar cancelled today
BENGALURU: Due to the severe impact of Cyclone Fani, flights heading from Bengaluru along the Bhubaneswar route stand cancelled on Friday. Airlines have also assured full refund of cancelled tickets. According to an Air India spokesperson, the flights from Bengaluru to Bhubaneshwar and its return route are cancelled on Friday. “AI 738, supposed to depart […]
Air India warns staff of ‘appropriate action’ if found interacting with media without CMD’s approval
MUMBAI: Air India has cautioned its employees of “appropriate action” if they interact with the media without prior authorisation in writing from the airline chief, according to a communication. In the communication dated April 30, the airline said there have been instances where employees have interacted with the media or posted videos in uniform in […]
Airlines to pay Rs 65,000 for lost baggage
CHENNAI: For losing the baggage of a passenger bound for Kuala Lumpur, a consumer forum directed Jet Airways to provide a compensation of Rs 65,502. S Stalin, a resident of Sithalapakkam, flew to Kuala Lumpur from Chennai in 2012. According to the petition submitted, Stalin had booked a round trip ticket and boarded the flight […]
Pawan Hans Ltd: Brighter future from tough past?
India’s Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) has been in the news recently for its inability to pay salaries on time to employees, and before that, for being on the list of Public Sector Units the government wanted to sell off. Despite a failed effort at disinvestment, the helicopter hire company, which mainly serves India’s oil exploration […]
Air India’s new plan to save fuel, lands NewDelhi-Hyderabad flight with no ‘additional fuel’
HYDERABAD: Ushering in a new era in fuel conservation and emission reduction, an Air India flight landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here from New Delhi Monday without provision for additional fuel which was hitherto necessary to carry in case of flight diversion. “This is the first flight in the country that has flown […]
SpiceJet plane veers off runway on landing at Maharashtra’s Shirdi Airport; pilots suspended
MUMBAI: A Boeing 737 aircraft operated by low-cost carrier SpiceJet Monday overshot the runway while landing at the Shirdi airport, bringing the regional facility to a complete halt, airport director Dhiren Bhosale said. The incident took place at 1630 hours, the airline said, adding all the passengers and the crew are safe. The airline also […]
Post outrage, Air India puts on hold promotion of sacked pilot who had failed pre-alcohol test
NEW DELHI: Within hours of the announcement, Air India on Tuesday put on hold the appointment of senior official Arvind Kathpalia, whose flying licence was suspended in November last year, as regional director of northern region. The flying licence of Kathpalia, who had served as director operations, was suspended after he failed pre-flight alcohol tests. […]
Online helicopter booking from May 1 for Amarnath Yatra
JAMMU: The online helicopter booking for the annual Amarnath Yatra will begin on May 1, according to an announcement on Friday. A statement issued here by the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) that manages the affairs of the annual Himalayan Yatra said: “Online booking of helicopter tickets for Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2019 shall commence on […]
IndiGo A320 Neo aircraft returned to Pune on April 2 due to engine stalling: AAIB
MUMBAI: An initial probe by the apex aircraft investigation body AAIB has found that one of the Pratt & Whitney-powered engines of the A320 Neo flight of IndiGo, which had made a turn back to Pune early this month, stalled mid-air with a loud bang, according to sources. The investigation into the incident that took […]
Passengers left stranded across airports as Air India server goes down for six hours
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Air India passengers were left stranded at several airports across the world as its check-in software stopped functioning for around six hours, the airline said Saturday. According to airline sources, the software, which is of Atlanta-based SITA company, was not functioning approximately from 3 am to 9 am Saturday. Consequently, boarding […]