Go First, a budget airline has landed in trouble after one of its flights took off from Bengaluru airport without taking many of its passengers on board. According to reports, the flight G8 116 departed at 6.40 am on Monday, leaving behind the passengers, alleged. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sought a
The national capital of Delhi was hit by a cold wave on Monday when over 100 flights were delayed from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport due to dense fog. The cold wave has also caused a spike in air pollution levels in the city and health experts are warning citizens to take precautionary measures
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is set to hold a meeting with stakeholders to review the functioning of the newly inaugurated Manohar International Airport (MIA) on Tuesday. This comes three days after the airport commenced domestic operations. Transport Minister Rohan Khaunte and Mauvin Godinho will be present for the meeting, which will also be attended
If you’re an aviation enthusiast, then you’ve probably heard of War Thunder, the popular online combat flight simulator game. War Thunder has taken the gaming world by storm, with an ever-growing player base and a constantly evolving range of aircraft to fly and battle with. War Thunder is a free-to-play, cross-platform, massively multiplayer military simulation
The man behind Fairfax India, Manoj Chacko, has teamed up with an aviation veteran from Vijay Mallya’s once five-star carrier, Kingfisher Airlines, to launch a new regional airline in India. Fly91 (91 for India’s country code) will offer domestic and international air travel services to customers. Chacko, who was the executive vice president at Kingfisher,
Air travel in India is set to become much more accessible over the next few years, with the country’s airlines set to add 100 aircraft per year to their fleets by 2026. This could result in an estimated 412 million passengers being able to take to the skies. The news was revealed in a report
The Mopa airport is a welcome addition to the aviation industry in Goa and is expected to improve connectivity to the region and boost tourism, as well as economic activity in the state. The airport has been built with modern amenities and infrastructure and is a tribute to the late Manohar Parrikar who served as
In recent months, the number of incidents of unruly behaviour by intoxicated passengers on commercial flights in India has been steadily rising. This has caused a great deal of concern amongst the general public and the aviation industry, raising questions about the safety of passengers on board international flights. In an effort to address this
The IndiGo airline said that with the launch of these flights, it is now offering its customers a total of 39 connecting flights to Europe via Istanbul. It has also increased the frequency of its existing flights to London, Paris, and Frankfurt, adding more than 20,000 seats a week to its network. The passengers will
Lenders to bankrupt Jet Airways India Ltd. have pushed back on the court-approved resolution plan, further delaying the return of the former No. 1 private airline to the skies. The primary dispute is about whether the new owners of Jet Airways need to pay more money into the pension funds of ex-employees, according to people
