Airlines
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'Really humiliating': Woman allegedly stripped at security check at Bengaluru Airport
India | Jan 04, 2023, 12:31 PM ISTAccording to the victim, the security personnel forced her to remove her shirt, which she described the experience as "really humiliating" and asked, "Why would you need a woman to strip?"
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Singer Benny Dayal slams airlines for mishandling instruments: 'You have zero concern for musicians'
Celebrities | Dec 30, 2022, 04:40 PM ISTBenny Dayal slammed all airlines for not training their ground staff and luggage handlers on how to take care of instruments that are loaded onto a flight as cargo.
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Hawaii flight rocked by severe turbulence for 30 minutes; 11 seriously injured
World | Dec 19, 2022, 08:35 AM ISTHawaii Airlines turbulence: Nearly a dozen people were seriously injured when a flight to Hawaii was rocked by severe turbulence on Sunday about 30 minutes outside Honolulu, an emergency response agency said.
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DigiYatra launched in Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi Airports: Everything you need to know
Technology | Dec 02, 2022, 04:53 PM ISTThe Indian government has launched a new service of DigiYatra, where passengers travelling from Air India, IndiGo and Vistara could quickly check in at the airport with only face recognition is now operational in three major airports of the country- Varanasi, Delhi and Bengaluru.
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Ethiopian airlines' pilots fall asleep midair, plane misses landing
World | Aug 20, 2022, 10:04 AM ISTAn Ethiopian Airlines plane traveling from Sudan to Ethiopia missed its landing on Aug 15 as both pilots had fallen asleep. Concern was brewing as an alert was issued when flight ET343 approached the Addis Ababa airport but did not start to descend.
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Indian airlines Akasa Air's first flight takes off from Mumbai, Scindia launches operations
India | Aug 07, 2022, 12:18 PM ISTAkasa airlines news: In July, ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed airline received the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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Akasa Air to start flights on Chennai-Mumbai route from Sept 15
Business | Aug 02, 2022, 09:21 PM ISTAkasa Air: The new carrier will launch commercial flight operations on August 7 by running its first service on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.
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'No charge for web check-in in domestic airlines,' rules DGCA amid multiple complaints
India | Aug 01, 2022, 07:35 PM ISTAs far as check-in at Airports is concerned, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has advised all the scheduled airlines not to charge any additional amount for issuing boarding passes at the airport check in counters.
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DGCA begins 2-month special audit of airlines following technical malfunction incidents
India | Jul 24, 2022, 11:21 AM ISTThe DGCA officials said the special audit will be completed within the next two months.
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DGCA sets July 18 as deadline for airlines to find solutions to multiple technical snags
India | Jul 19, 2022, 06:21 AM ISTDGCA said that after frequent reports of engineering-related occurrences in several airlines, it has conducted several spot checks in order to ensure that airlines are adhering to the laid down standards.
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SpiceJet director booked for allegedly duping businessman of lakhs, airline calls case 'bogus'
Business | Jul 12, 2022, 12:50 PM ISTSpiceJet news: Gurugram police on Monday said an FIR has been filed against Singh, who is Chairman and Managing Director of SpiceJet, based on a complaint by one Amit Arora for allegedly duping him on the pretext of allotting shares of the company.
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Akasa Air unveils first look of its crew uniform - Check out their comfortable, eco-friendly outfit
Business | Jul 04, 2022, 08:56 PM ISTIn a statement on Monday, Akasa Air said the uniform fit focuses on providing the best possible stretch to ensure their comfort over their busy flight schedules.
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Airlines' losses globally will be down to $9.7 billion this year: IATA DG
Business | Jun 20, 2022, 04:14 PM ISTInternational Air Transport Association (IATA) represents some 290 airlines comprising 83 per cent of global air traffic.
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Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US
World | Jun 17, 2022, 09:48 AM ISTThe cancellations came less than three weeks after airlines kicked off the summer travel season by canceling about 2,800 flights in a five-day stretch around the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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Akasa Air's first pic out: 'Can’t keep calm... coming soon to your sky', tweets airline
Business | May 23, 2022, 04:25 PM ISTThe airline's chief executive Vijay Dube said on Friday that they are working with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to get the required clearances for commencing the air operations.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air's launch may be delayed further
Business | May 19, 2022, 07:31 PM ISTThe Mumbai-based airline, Akasa Air, received the mandatory no-objection certificate from the civil aviation ministry in October last year. Once the aircraft is inducted, then the airline has to conduct a set of successful proving flights.
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SpiceJet Mumbai-Durgapur flight turbulence: 13 flyers 'severely injured'; DGCA to probe incident
India | May 02, 2022, 11:37 AM ISTPassengers sustained injuries as cabin baggage fell on many of them, leading to head injuries to several flyers.
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Flight to Shanghai turned back midair because of COVID rules
World | Dec 27, 2021, 05:26 PM ISTIt wasn't clear what the rules are and what prompted the change, but it comes as China tightens its already strict COVID-19 travel restrictions in the face of a growing outbreak in the city of Xi'an.
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Omicron threat: Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights
World | Dec 01, 2021, 07:11 PM ISTJapan banned all foreign visitors starting Tuesday. The government also asked its citizens arriving in the country to quarantine for up to 14 days.
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Ariana, Pakistan International Airlines, Kam Air resume flights in Afghanistan
World | Oct 16, 2021, 08:21 AM ISTThis comes a day after PIA, the national carrier of Pakistan, had suspended its operation in Kabul citing "security reasons".