NEW DELHI : A one-and-half-year-old girl child, who stopped breathing mid-air onboard a Bengaluru-Delhi Vistara flight, was miraculously saved by five doctors who were returning from a medical conference on the same flight on Sunday. A distress call was made by the crew 30 minutes after the flight took off. Four senior residents of AIIMS […]
Category: Civil Aviation
International flights to take off from KIA’s T2 on Thursday; 27 airlines to shift ops
BENGALURU: T2 of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will turn into an international terminal starting Thursday morning, with 27 airlines, including two Indian carriers Air India and IndiGo, shifting from T1 to the new 2,55,645sqm facility. “Singapore Airlines’ SQ 508 will be the first international flight to land at T2 at 10.55am and SQ 509, which […]
This airline has added child-free sections on long-haul flights
How much would you be prepared to pay to ensure there are no screaming babies, tearaway toddlers or whining tweens on your next long-haul flight? One airline is testing the water, with a large adults only seating area on one of its key routes. Europe’s Corendon Airlines will pilot the no kids area on its […]
DGCA directs Air India not to use its Mumbai training organisation after finding deficiencies
NEW DELHI: Air India is in more than a bit of a spot over spot checks these days. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has now directed AI to utilise its aviation training organisation (ATO) “only after suitably addressing the concerns of DGCA as raised subsequent to a spot check of the simulator at […]
Double trouble on Tuesday: Two IndiGo planes see Pratt engines shutdown in-flight, both land safely
NEW DELHI: Two IndiGo Airbus A321s suffered similar technical glitches on Tuesday, with one of the snag-prone Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines on both the planes shutting down midflight. Both planes landed safely. While one plane landed at the intended destination, the other had to return to the origin. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation […]
Janmashtami: Dubai flights cheaper than Goa, Kochi
AHMEDABAD: Going to Dubai on Janmashtami weekend will be way cheaper than going to Goa, Dehradun, or Kochi. With Janmashtami falling on September 7, a Thursday, many Amdavadis who have an off on a second Saturday are planning to take leave on September 8 and enjoy a mini vacation. This clearly reflects in the air […]
8 new immigration counters come up at T2 of SVPI airport
AHMEDABAD: Landing at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad? Chances are you won’t have to wade through the queues and crowds at the arrivals area of the international terminal of the city airport. The airport operator on Thursday announced it has operationalized a larger immigration area with eight new counters at Terminal […]
2 held for flying drone camera over air force stn premises
BENGALURU: Two persons were arrested for flying a drone camera over the premises of the air force station in Chimney Hills, Chikkabanavara, in north Bengaluru recently. The air force staff traced the drone camera and brought it down. Police found that the camera was used to record an aerial view of a house-warming function. The […]
Man comes out of flight, dies at Chennai airport
CHENNAI: A 47-year-old man, who stepped out of a flight from Mumbai, collapsed in the aerobridge and died at the domestic terminal of Chennai airport on Sunday. Solomon Martin Luther, an electrical engineer in South Africa, was on his way home to Chittoor in Andhra. He flew from South Africa to Mumbai and had taken […]
New walkway connects Bengaluru airport’s T-1 to car park
BENGALURU: A new elevated walkway connecting Terminal 1 of Kempegowda International Airport to the car park was unveiled recently. The fully covered walkway with travelators was much needed as people arriving at KIA to pick up passengers had to take a long walk to the terminal earlier. In a statement, Bangalore International Airport Ltd said […]
IndiGo announces flight between Delhi and Belagavi from October 5
PUNE: IndiGo has announced the launch of daily direct connectivity between Delhi and Belagavi (also known as Belgaum/ Belgaon), effective from October 5. This newly established route will fortify point-to-point connectivity and elevate connectivity between northern and southern India, officials said. Vinay Malhotra, Head of Global Sales at IndiGo, said, “We are pleased to announce […]
DIAL, airlines chalk out cancellations to accommodate guests
NEW DELHI: Your plans to fly in and out of Delhi between September 8 and 11 could get affected as the government has directed commercial airlines to cut 20-25% flights to make parking space for the large number of VVIP aircraft expected at IGI Airport for the G20 Leaders’ Summit. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) […]