An IndiGo aircraft enroute to Ahmedabad returned to the national capital on Saturday afternoon due to an issue with the landing gear, according to a source. The plane, operating flight 6E 129, landed safely at the Delhi airport at around 1440 hours. There were around 170 people on board, the source said.
Category: Civil Aviation
Hike in flight fares from Dharamsala flayed
Airlines have again increased the fares of Delhi-Dharamsala and Chandigarh-Dharamsala flights. While the tourist season is still lean, the airlines have increased fares abruptly. The tickets of Mumbai-Dharamsala flights with one stop in New Delhi are available for Rs 16,000 to Rs 18,000. The airlines are charging similar fares for the Bangalore-Dharamsala, Ahmedabad-Dharamsala and Jaipur-Dharamsala […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH section shut for aircraft trial run
Traffic was suspended on the Wanpoh-Sangam stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in view of an aircraft trial run on the emergency landing strip at Bijbehara on Monday, officials said. The work on the 3.5-kilometre emergency landing strip was started in 2020 and completed late last year. Officials said that security was heightened along the […]
In case of flight delays, passengers can now exit through airport departure gates
Aviation security watchdog BCAS has issued new guidelines that will allow exit of passengers from an aircraft through an airport departure gate in case there is a long delay in operating the flight after boarding. The latest directive from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) comes against the backdrop of rising instances of congestion […]
Aviation Ministry seeks detailed report from Vistara over cancellation, flight delays
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has sought a detailed report from Vistara regarding flight cancellations and major delays, with the airline having cancelled or delayed over 100 flights in the past week.
Big relief for fliers as operations resume at Adampur airport
In a huge relief to fliers, flight services from the Adampur airport resumed today. The flight operations were suspended during the pandemic. The maiden flight from the new Adampur airport terminal, which was inaugurated virtually on March 10 by PM Narendra Modi, marks the commencement of Star India’s flight operations, connecting the Adampur airport to […]
HAL, BEL revenue increases in FY24
The Ministry of Defence-owned companies Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have, in separate statements, said they had recorded better revenue for the fiscal ended March 31, 2024. HAL said revenue from operations was Rs 29,810 crore, registering a double-digit growth of around 11 per cent. The revenue for the previous year […]
Indian Navy’s remotely piloted aircraft crashes in Kochi
A remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) of the Indian Navy crashed during a training sortie in Kochi on Monday. The Navy said the RPA crashed around 5 pm at INS Garuda base and no one was injured in the incident.
IndiGo adds 5th daily flight on Delhi-Amritsar route till February 29
In a relief for passengers, particularly NRIs travelling to and from Punjab, IndiGo Airlines, which currently operates four flights daily between Delhi and Amritsar, has added an additional flight on the route until February 29. Amid the ongoing farmers’ protests, there has been a surge in demand for flights from Punjab’s biggest and busiest Sri […]
Adampur to resume flights on March 2
After a gap of nearly four years, Star Air is set to relaunch flights from Adampur civil airport near here from March 2. The first flight will take off for Hindon after a virtual launch of the same by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The relaunch of the flight was much awaited by NRIs and business […]
Passengers tremble in fear as Delhi-Srinagar IndiGo flight encounters turbulence
Passengers aboard a Delhi-Srinagar IndiGo flight were left trembling in fear as the aircraft encountered severe turbulence during its journey. The unsettling footage, which has since gone viral on social media, depicts the terrifying ordeal experienced by those on board.
Ensure timely arrival of baggage at airports after aircraft landing: BCAS tells airlines
Regulator Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has directed airlines to ensure that all baggage of passengers is delivered within 30 minutes of landing of a flight at an airport. The directive from the BCAS to seven scheduled airlines also comes against the backdrop of delays in passengers getting their baggage after landing of a […]