AHMEDABAD: In the bustling world of air travel, even seasoned jetsetters can fall victim to an unexpected memory lapse. In Ahmedabad, passengers, in their rush to catch their flights, often unwittingly slip prohibited items like dry coconuts, power banks, e-cigarettes or lighters into check-in luggage. This has become a daily challenge that poses a security […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Seven-day partial closure at Chinar Park for Metro work
Kolkata: A section of the busy Chinar Park crossing will be shut for seven days from Sunday to facilitate a crucial work in the New Garia-Airport Metro project. Trial runs have indicated that the wait time at the signal could increase by two-three times following the restrictions. Since Friday night, the stretch has been barricaded […]
DigiYatra shutdown for 11 hrs leads to long queues at airport gates, security check
KOLKATA: Passengers travelling through Kolkata and three other airports – Varanasi, Pune and Vizag – were unable to avail of the paperless check-in and boarding facility using facial recognition technology through the DigiYatra app for 11 hours on Sunday. The seamless digital information of flyers that is exchanged between DigiYatra foundation and the airline that […]
Airline server snag hits ops, ripple effect till evening
Kolkata: Several IndiGo Airlines flights arriving or departing Kolkata on Saturday afternoon and evening were delayed by 30 to 45 minutes after the airline’s server went on the blink for three hours. Sources said the problem was reported around 2pm. Engineers could finally fix it around 5pm. During this period, the airline processed passengers manually […]
Airline’s portal crashes, passengers left stranded
HYDERABAD: Some passengers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport spent anxious moments after servers of IndiGo Airlines were reportedly down for an hour due to a glitch on Saturday. The crash of the airlines’ reservation portal has led to 7-8 hours of mayhem, leaving passengers frustrated and flights delayed. On one hand, a constant beeline of […]
Mumbai airport bomb hoax caller is mentally ill: Crime branch
MUMBAI: A threat call about a bomb being planted at the Mumbai international airport on Friday turned out to be a hoax. Authorities checked the airport thoroughly but found nothing untoward. While Sahar police registered an FIR, the crime branch with the help of local police in Tamil Nadu have tracked the call to Pondicherry. […]
Airport bomb hoax caller mentally ill, says Mumbai crime branch
MUMBAI: A threat call about a bomb being planted at the Mumbai international airport on Friday turned out to be a hoax. Authorities checked the airport thoroughly but found nothing untoward. While Sahar police registered an FIR, crime branch with the help of local police in Tamil Nadu tracked the call to Pondicherry. Officials said […]
Aviation security week ended on Sat
MUMBAI: The Aviation Security Culture Week, organised by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) culminated on Saturday with a walkathon outside Mumbai airport as security officials created awareness among flyers on the does and don’ts to keep them safe during air travel. Among them, packing one’s own bags and not carrying gifts on behalf […]
Now, 3 non-stop flights to operate from city to Kenya
MUMBAI: Mumbai now has three daily non-stop flights to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Two operated by Kenya Airways and one by IndiGo, which made its debut in the African subcontinent on Saturday with daily flights to Nairobi. IndiGo’s 2.10am departure from Mumbai would rival Kenya Airways’ 2.40am flight, while another Kenyan flight departs at 6.45am. […]
24 years on, pilot of IC-814, hijacked from Nepal, reveals how he scared Lahore ATC to get permission to land
NEW DELHI: Twenty-four years after the shocking hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 from Kathmandu in Nepal, its pilot Captain Devi Sharan has revealed that he had made a secret plan to scare the Air Traffic Control at Lahore by pretending to crash land the aircraft on a highway. Till date, it was understood that […]
SWISS to offer free internet chat on longhauls from today in all cabin classes
NEW DELHI: SWISS will offer free internet chat like WhatsApp to passengers across all cabins, including economy, on all its long-haul flights. This facility will be available in all classes of travel, throughout the flight and with no data limit. And passengers wishing to use further internet functions such as surfing, email or social media […]
Lufthansa pilot ‘draws penis in the sky’ after plane forced to divert: Report
Airlines staff, particularly pilots, are supposed to strictly follow the flying route and schedule. But, once in a while, though not very frequently, they do deviate and do some unusual things like drawing “penis in the sky”. A mischievous Lufthansa pilot, frustrated by the news that the flight couldn’t land at their intended destination, allegedly […]