Passengers of a Bengaluru-bound SpiceJet plane were left waiting for a long time at the aerobridge at Delhi airport on Tuesday, with the airline saying the flight was delayed due to weather disruption that led to incoming crew exceeding their duty time limit. The incident happened with passengers of SpiceJet flight SG 8133 from Delhi-Bengaluru.
DGCA said there is no cause for concern in India due to the air traffic disruptions in the US. “Operations at all airports in the country are normal and there is no cause for concern,” the aviation regulator said in a statement. Air India, which operates direct flights to five American cities – New York,
Air India on Thursday announced the launch of 12 weekly flights to London Gatwick Airport and 5 additional services to London Heathrow Airport. This move is part of the airline’s ongoing endeavour to spread its wings on the international aviation map. And, increase its market share on international routes. The newly launched flights will operate
The Jet Airways saga has been going on for a while now and the recently released news of the winning bidder, Jalan Kalrock Consortium, requesting the airline monitoring committee to not issue any communication on behalf of the grounded carrier without the approval of all the members of the committee has put the further spotlight
The Aviation regulator DGCA issued a show cause notice to Go First on Tuesday in response to the incident. This happens on Monday when 55 Delhi flight passengers were left behind at Bangalore Airport. Go First has since apologized and has de-rostered the staff involved in the incident pending an inquiry. The incident occurred when
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
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
