On Monday, the police arrested a flyer for allegedly misbehaving with a female cabin crew member on a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Hyderabad. The passenger, Absar Alam, was taken into custody after a complaint was lodged by Sushant Srivastava, the airline’s security officer, on behalf of the cabin crew member. According to the police,
An Air India Express flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Muscat, Oman was forced to return shortly after take-off due to a technical snag in its onboard computer system. Flight IX 549 had taken off from the state capital of Kerala at 8.30 am and returned to the international airport at 9.17 am after the pilot noticed
Air India’s Republic Day Sale is a great opportunity for travelers to save big on domestic flights. With discounted fares on over 49 domestic destinations, travelers can now plan their next getaway without breaking the bank. Air India is offering discounts of up to 40% on its domestic flight tickets, with one-way fares starting as
Lucknow is set to undergo a major transformation as the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport will not undertake night flight operations for four months from February 23 to July 11. This is to facilitate the expansion and upgradation work of the existing runway (airside) as the airport is gearing up for future challenges with the
The appointment of Vikram Dev Dutt as the next director general of the Directorate of General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). It was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday. Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territory) cadre, will take over as the head of
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday announced that the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, Scoot, had acted promptly regarding many passengers who missed their Amritsar-Singapore flight due to a rescheduling of departure timing on January 18. The timing of the flight was changed due to the foggy conditions at the Amritsar airport.
Goa-bound passengers from Moscow had a harrowing time on Saturday when their flight was diverted to Uzbekistan due to a hoax bomb threat. The Azur Air flight AZV2463 was scheduled to land at Dabolim Airport in South Goa at 4.15 am. It was diverted to Uzbekistan after authorities received an email claiming that a bomb
Airbus and Boeing have been locked in a fierce battle for orders from Indian carriers in recent years and the new Air India order is a major win for the European planemaker. On January 27th, Air India is set to announce a historic purchase of some 495 jets, with the order being roughly split between
On Wednesday, a Vistara flight from Singapore to Mumbai was forced to return to Singapore after a technical snag was detected in one of the engines of the Airbus A321 aircraft. The plane, which took off at around 11 am (local time), was seen circling over Malaysia before returning to Changi Airport. The Vistara spokesman
With the Union Budget 2023 around the corner, the Aviation Ministry is looking to garner more private investment in the aviation sector. The ministry is aiming to generate Rs 20,000 crore through asset monetization. This would include the privatization of 11-12 airports, including Raipur, Jaipur, Vijaywada, Kolkata, and Indore. The estimated revenue generated through this
