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  Air India Express flight faces nose-wheel glitch at Phuket Airport, runway shut temporarily

  World | March 11, 2026 14:09 IST

  An Air India Express flight from Hyderabad to Phuket faced a nose-wheel malfunction upon landing, causing Phuket Airport to temporarily suspend operations. The Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft remained stuck on the runway, prompting safety protocols and passenger deplaning.

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  Air India Express unveils new cabin interiors for Boeing 737, offers improved legroom for passengers

  Business | October 28, 2025 21:38 IST

  Air India Express on Tuesday said it has undertaken a comprehensive network optimisation exercise, starting last month, as it looks to enhance connectivity, strengthen hub operations, and build frequency density across key markets.

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  Air India Express flight suffers technical glitch, returns to Guwahati from Dibrugarh

  India | October 20, 2025 20:05 IST

  Air India Express took off from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati at 12.20 pm and was scheduled to land at Dibrugarh airport at 1.25 pm. However, just before landing, the pilots observed a problem in the avionics related to one of the wings.

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  Navi Mumbai International Airport to open this month: Air India Express to start 20 flights daily

  Business | September 24, 2025 9:24 IST

  By winter 2026, the Air India group aims to further expand its operations to 60 daily departures (120 ATMs) from the facility, seamlessly connecting passengers to key domestic and international destinations.

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  Air India Express passenger tries to enter flight cockpit, says he was looking for toilet

  India | September 22, 2025 16:28 IST

  The flyer was stopped before he could enter the cockpit and was handed over to the authorities upon landing in Varanasi. The passenger claimed he was looking for the lavatory when he tried to open the cockpit door.

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  Air India Express flight, bound for Hyderabad, makes emergency landing in Visakhapatnam

  India | September 18, 2025 20:45 IST

  The flight suffered a bird hit following which it made an emergency landing at the Visakhapatnam Airport.

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  Air India Express makes emergency landing at Bengaluru airport after facing technical glitch

  Karnataka | August 04, 2025 8:39 IST

  The airlines added that one of the Air India Express flights from Bengaluru returned to the airport following a technical issue and the aircraft circled to reduce fuel and weight before executing a safe, precautionary landing.

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  Air India Express flight faces technical snag, takeoff cancelled at Hindon airport

  India | July 28, 2025 7:30 IST

  The airline has extended support to affected passengers by offering hotel accommodation, complimentary rescheduling, or full refunds for cancellations.

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  Drunk passenger misbehaves with woman crew member on Dubai-Jaipur Air India Express flight

  India | June 29, 2025 9:20 IST

  The passenger, in an inebriated state, behaved inappropriately with a member of the cabin crew.

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  Air India Express Dubai flight faces technical snag, passengers made to wait inside for 4 hours

  India | June 23, 2025 14:23 IST

  Efforts were made for nearly four hours, with the assistance of an engineer, to resolve the technical issue. However, when the problem could not be fixed, the decision was ultimately taken to cancel the flight.

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  Passenger in Bengaluru-Surat Air India Express flight threatens to 'crash plane' if baggage not kept

  Karnataka | June 20, 2025 13:21 IST

  The incident led to a delay in departure by two hours and also triggered a security scare. The accused was identified as Vyas Hiral Mohanbhai, from Shivanahalli near Yelahanka. She was travelling alone on the AI flight IX2749 with two bags, Times of India reported.

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  Air India Express to run 40 weekly flights from Ghaziabad's Hindon Airport to 5 cities, check timing

  Uttar Pradesh | March 16, 2025 22:31 IST

  The weekly flights will directly connect five key destinations including Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Jammu, and Kolkata. The first flight on the Kolkata-Hindon route landed at 09:30 hrs, while the first departure from Hindon to Goa took off at 10:40 hrs

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  Air India Express starts direct flights from Hindon airport in Ghaziabad

  Uttar Pradesh | March 01, 2025 20:22 IST

  Hindon Airport is expected to provide a convenient alternative for travellers from Central and Eastern Delhi, Noida, and nearby areas such as Akshardham, Anand Vihar, Parliament Street and Central Secretariat, Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place, Indirapuram, Karol Bagh, Vaishali and surrounding regions.

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  Air India Express to connect Kolkata with Hindon in Ghaziabad: Check first flight date, key details

  Business | February 18, 2025 16:29 IST

  With the introduction of the Kolkata-Hindon flight, Air India Express will now operate from two airports in the National Capital Region (NCR) – Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi and Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad.

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  Air India Express launches daily direct flights between Mangaluru and Delhi, check timings

  India | February 02, 2025 21:19 IST

  The inaugural Air India Express flight IX 1552, departed from Mangaluru at 6.40 am and landed in Delhi at 9.35am on February 1, an MIA spokesperson said.

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  Air India's Visakhapatnam-bound flight returns to Bengaluru due to technical issue

  Karnataka | January 25, 2025 17:38 IST

  Airport officials said that the flight returned to the Kempegowda International Airport due to technical issues and clarified that there was no emergency landing.

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  Air India Express launches daily direct flights from Patna to these three cities: Check details here

  Business | January 16, 2025 8:18 IST

  In a statement, the airline said the new flights are part of the airline's strategy to connect emerging cities with key destinations across the country and beyond.

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  Air India Express increases flight operations from three northeast destinations

  Business | November 24, 2024 12:42 IST

  As per the details, in Imphal, the airline hiked its weekly flights to 34 this season, an addition of 20 over last winter.

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  Air India Express flight aborts take off at Thiruvananthapuram due to suspected smoke

  India | October 04, 2024 13:52 IST

  An Air India Express flight bound for Muscat aborted take-off from Thiruvananthapuram airport after suspected smoke was observed. All 148 passengers were evacuated safely.

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  Air India Express staff assaulted by passenger at Mumbai airport

  Maharashtra | September 04, 2024 9:51 IST

  The passenger was handed over to the police in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.