NEW DELHI: For the second time within 1.5 years, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India for not providing mandatory facilities to passengers who are denied boarding or whose flights are delayed/cancelled. The regulator on Wednesday imposed Rs 10 lakh penalty on AI on this ground for these reasons as well […]
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Go First lenders to vote on liquidation
MUMBAI: Go First’s lenders will vote on a proposal to liquidate the insolvent Indian airline, two banking sources said on Thursday, days after a deadline to bid for the company ended with no suitors. “The proposal whether or not to liquidate the airline has been floated and individual lenders will take the proposal to their […]
NIA books Pannun under anti-terror law for threat to Air India
NEW DELHI: Days after designated ‘individual terrorist’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun released a video message via social media, threatening passengers flying Air India as well as the airline with a global blockade and closure of operations from November 19, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has booked him under the anti-terror law for attempts to target and […]
HC summons SpiceJet MD
New Delhi: The Delhi high court has asked SpiceJet MD Ajay Singh to appear before it in January in proceedings relating to a dispute over interest dues on arbitral award of over Rs 570 crore passed in favour of the airline’s former promoter Kalanithi Maran.HC’s direction came after Maran’s lawyer said that while SpiceJet had […]
NY flight returns to Mumbai 2 hrs after takeoff due to glitch
Mumbai: A Mumbai-New York Air India flight had an air turnback on Tuesday after the Boeing 777 aircraft developed a technical problem over two hours after being airborne. An air turnback involves an unplanned return to the origin airport. It is a reportable incident. Flight AI-1119 departed Mumbai around 2.20am and the pilots of the […]
Mum airport sees surge in Diwali cargo volumes
MUMBAI: Diwali brought bumper cargo volumes to the Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) which handled 5,600 metric tonnes of cargo. It was an increase of 2,500 metric tonnes of goods when compared to last Diwali. The top category of cargo was from the e-commerce sector, which recorded an 87% year-on-year increase in volumes. “Consumers […]
Domestic air traffic again touch a record high; airlines carried 4,59,526 passengers on November 20
NEW DELHI: For the third straight day, the country’s domestic air traffictouched a new peak on Monday as airlines carried 4,59,526 passengers. With the traffic numbers touching a fresh single-day record on Monday (November 20), the civil aviation ministry said that post-Covid, India’s domestic aviation turnaround story has not just been overwhelming but inspiring as […]
Jindal Power will not submit bid for GoFirst
NEW DELHI: It may soon be curtains for Wadia Group’s low cost GoAir, which had suspended operations this May. Naveen Jindal’s Jindal Power – which gave the only eligible expression of interest for reviving the airline under bankruptcy process – is not going to submit its bid, say sources. The airline’s lenders are meeting on […]
High Court summons SpiceJet MD
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has asked SpiceJet MD Ajay Singh to appear before it in January in proceedings relating to a dispute over interest dues on arbitral award of over Rs 570 crore passed in favour of the airline’s former promoter Kalanithi Maran. HC’s direction came after Maran’s lawyer said that while SpiceJet […]
Senate panel opens probe into US airline baggage, seat selection fees
WASHINGTON: A US Senate subcommittee on Monday said it was opening an investigation into airline fees for baggage, seat selection, ticket changes and other services. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote the CEOs of American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines,
IndiGo announces expansion of codeshare connections to Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo
PUNE: IndiGo has announced the expansion of codeshare connections to Helsinki, Stockholm, and Oslo via Istanbul, in partnership with Turkish Airlines. The connections to Helsinki and Stockholm will become operational on November 23, while Oslo will be effective from November 17, airline officials said. These additions bolster connectivity to northern Europe, offering customers access to […]
IndiGo first desi airline to have over 2,000 flights daily
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has become the first Indian carrier to have over 2,000 scheduled or planned flightsdaily. The Rahul Bhatia-founded airline, which started flying on August 4, 2006, had in December 2017 become the first Indian carrier to operate 1,000 flights in a day, with the budget carrier taking over 11 years to reach that […]