An airline source has disclosed that Go First, owned by the Wadia Group, is open to partnerships but not planning to divest from the loss-making aviation business. The sources believe that the airline’s engine issues have caused a loss of Rs 1,800 crore in 2022-23. A source closely associated with the carrier’s management revealed that
Air Mauritius has announced that it will resume its flight services to Delhi from May 3, 2023. The airline had discontinued these flights due to the pandemic. At present, Air Mauritius operates six weekly direct flights to Mumbai. The bi-weekly flight services to Delhi will be operated with a 254-seater Airbus A330 aircraft in a
Passengers on a Lufthansa flight bound for Delhi were left stranded on Saturday. This happened after a technical issue forced the aircraft to return to Frankfurt, Germany. The flight, LH-0760, was being operated by a Boeing 747-400 aircraft. According to a passenger on the flight, the aircraft had been airborne for almost two hours when
On Saturday afternoon, an IndiGo flight en route to Bagdogra had to return to Delhi due to a technical problem. While the exact nature of the issue is still unknown, a source claimed that the aircraft had to make an emergency landing. However, IndiGo has said that flight 6E 6282 from Delhi to Bagdogra returned
There’s some positive news for airlines as Boeing appears to have regained its strength, putting it in direct competition with Airbus once again. During the initial three months of 2023, Boeing outpaced its European competitor by delivering 130 jetliners, compared to Airbus’s 127. Boeing’s March delivery numbers were particularly impressive, with the company delivering 64
Despite a drop in incidents since the peak in 2021, a zero-tolerance approach to inappropriate behavior is still in place. Since late 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has referred more than 250 cases of unruly passengers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a potential criminal prosecution, with an additional 17 cases referred
A technical malfunction forced an Air India flight scheduled to fly from Delhi to San Francisco to return to the stand on Monday. The incident caused the use of a replacement aircraft, which eventually departed with just over 200 passengers on board. Air India According to PTI sources, someone initially pushed back the plane from
Air India’s flight from Delhi to London returned to the national capital on Monday after the crew removed an unruly passenger. The Delhi Police detained Jaskeerat Singh, a 25-year-old man, for his disorderly conduct during the flight. Mr. Singh was traveling to London with his parents and is a resident of Kapurthala, Punjab. Air India
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia announced during an event on Saturday that the Centre’s flagship UDAN scheme will soon initiate a new route connecting Vellore. The scheme, which aims to improve air connectivity in Tier-II and -III cities, has already made 473 new routes operational, according to Scindia. Furthermore, Scindia highlighted the operationalization of
Number 9 Newly released data by Airports Council International (ACI) World has placed Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport in the top 10 busiest airports in the world for 2022. Delhi Airport claimed the 9th spot on the list, while Paris International Airport was placed in the 10th position. Number of passengers The footfall at Delhi
