It was a shocking incident that happened at Coimbatore Airport in Tamil Nadu on Monday. A Bangladeshi national was detained by the airport authorities after he failed to sing the Indian National Anthem. The accused, identified as Anwar Husain, had been staying in India on the basis of a fake passport. The incident happened after
Air India has recently issued guidelines to its cabin crew members on how to handle passengers while serving alcohol. The guidelines seek to ensure that alcohol is served in a safe and reasonable manner and that passengers are not consuming alcohol to an extent that will present a hazard to the aircraft, to persons on
Vistara, India’s leading full-service carrier, has been named the winner of the ch-aviation Asia’s 3rd Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2023. This marks the second consecutive year that Vistara has been recognized for its commitment to maintaining a young, modern, and efficient fleet of aircraft. The award acknowledges the airline’s efforts in minimizing the environmental impact
The aviation regulator, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has recently imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for not reporting two incidents of passenger misbehavior that occurred on board the airline’s flight AI-142 from Paris to New Delhi on December 6, 2020. The first incident involved a passenger who was
This Republic Day, budget carrier SpiceJet has announced a discount of around 26% on its domestic flights as a part of their Republic Day Sale. Passengers can avail of the offer till January 29, with fares starting at Rs 1,126 all-inclusive. The travel period for this offer is until September 2023. Passengers can avail of
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
