When the U.S. Department of Transportation gave airlines the go-ahead to ban emotional support animals in December, Southwest Airlines didn’t immediately join its competitors in changing its policies. That gave some travelers hope the nation’s largest domestic carrier, known for its independent spirit, might not join in. As recently as 10 days ago, the airline was telling travelers on Twitter
ATLANTA (– Delta Air Lines plans to return 400 pilots to regular flying duties by this summer in a sign that it expects travel to increase over the peak vacation season from current, low pandemic levels The airline’s senior vice president of flight operations, John Laughter, said in a memo that the airline is bringing
National carrier Air India Ltd plans to raise up to ?225 crore through a short-term loan from domestic lenders by 31 January to refinance an earlier loan, the airline said in a tender document on Monday. The loan will carry a sovereign guarantee and lenders will have to submit their bids by 27 January. Proceeds
Bengaluru: A consumer court recently ordered commercial airline SpiceJet to pay over Rs 18,000 to a Bengalurean after it failed to load his check-in bag on his flight to Delhi in 2019, upsetting his work plans. The verdict came after the passenger complained of deficiency in service and dereliction of duty. Naveen BM, 37, from
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday deboarded passengers from a flight of Indigo airlines after it came in “close proximity” of accumulated snow at Srinagar airport. Sharad Kumar, Director, Airport Authority of India, said the passengers were shifted to other aircraft in order to avoid any incident, reported news agency GNS. “There was the possibility of an
Mumbai: Air India’s all-women crew that made history by landing longest flight from the US to Bengaluru, flying over the North Pole, will be seen on India Idol 12 this weekend on Republic Day special episode. Captain Zoya Aggarwal, who commanded Air India’s Being 777 that flew over the North Pole, is seen praising contestant
Vistara has upgraded the map application in its inflight entertainment (IFE) system and launched Arc, Panasonic Avionics’ new, state-of-the-art, 3D inflight map application on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The map platform will be progressively made available on the airline’s brand new A321neo aircraft as well. As the launch customer of Arc, Vistara is the
Airline GoAir has announced the ‘Republic Day Freedom Sale’ on domestic flights for passengers as part of its ‘Freedom Sale’. In the week-long event, the airline is offering attractive fares for travel across its domestic network. The freedom sale is effective from January 22 to January 29, 2021 and will be valid on one-way fares
Mumbai: The Jet Airways Aircraft Maintenance and Engineers Workers Association (JAMEWA) has filed an application with the NCLT to expedite the insolvency process of the airlines before the end of this month so that it can get ‘summer slots’. According to the application filed on Wednesday, “for summer months the international slots will be allocated
Vistara flight was grounded at the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna on Saturday after a bid hit the aircraft. The Bengaluru-Patna flight, UK-718 was landing at the Patna airport at the time of the incident.ADVERTISING Initial inputs suggest that all passengers onboard the flight are safe but the aircraft itself suffered minor damage.
