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.
Two new airlines have begun flights to Sri Lanka while five others await approval, Manager Air Services and Traffic Rights at the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) Ishara Gunawardana said. He said Ethiopian Airlines and Maldivian Airlines started operations to Sri Lanka last month. Ethiopian Airlines mainly carry cargo and will also bring
Despite the government allowing 80% of scheduled flight capacity to be operated on domestic flights, Indian airlines are running their operations at a significantly lower capacity. In the latest update on domestic aviation, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Saturday that 2.57 lakh passengers flew on 2,211 flights on Friday with total flight movements
Lucknow: Bringing the city of Nawabs closer to Taj city, a daily direct flight will soon begin between the two cities. The journey will take around 100 minutes, depending on air traffic. One can take the morning flight to Agra and return the same evening. According to Agra airport authority, airlines like Zoom Air (India)
JetBlue Airways has complained to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it is being locked out of securing slots in London for its planned transatlantic expansion. In a filing with the DOT on 19 January, the New-York-based low-cost carrier accuses the UK government of protecting airlines which currently have slots at the two major
