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India's September domestic air passenger traffic up 16 per cent, IndiGo leads tally
Business | Oct 26, 2017, 09:37 AM IST849.94 lakh passengers travelled on domestic flights during January-September 2017 as against 726.98 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year.
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Airlines may soon bar passengers from carrying laptops in check-in luggage: Report
Business | Oct 25, 2017, 03:55 PM ISTOn the other hand, in case of hand bags, cabin crew are being trained to handle PED fires as soon as anyone notices emitting smoke from the bag they are kept in.
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DGCA likely to ground over 130 pilots, 430 crew members of Air India for skipping alcohol test
Sep 05, 2017, 05:06 PM ISTThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is likely to ground over 130 pilots and 430 cabin crew members of national carrier Air India for allegedly skipping the mandatory pre- and post-flight alcohol test
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Delhi HC order scraps fee limit, excess luggage beyond 15-20 kg to cost more on domestic flights
Aug 17, 2017, 12:05 PM ISTWith the new order, flyers checking in with more than 15 kg luggage on domestic flights will now have to pay a considerably higher amount than before
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DGCA calls on airlines to carry Hindi newspapers on board
Jul 26, 2017, 01:54 PM ISTThe advisory noted that ‘airlines were violating the government policy by not carrying an equal number of both English and Hindi newspapers and magazines for fliers.
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National ‘no-fly list’: Centre releases draft rules, proposes two-year ban on unruly passengers
May 05, 2017, 12:12 PM ISTOnce placed on a ‘no-fly list’, the passenger will be rendered ineligible to fly and will be unable to book tickets on any airline
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India’s domestic air passenger traffic up 23 pc in 2016, says DGCA
Jan 17, 2017, 07:31 PM ISTThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said that India’s domestic air passenger traffic zoomed by 23.18 per cent in 2016 to 998.88 lakh. "Passengers carried by domestic airlines in 2016 were 998.88
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High growth, maiden policy propelled aviation sector in 2016
India | Dec 29, 2016, 04:24 PM ISTA maiden coordinated strategy and more than 20 per cent month-on-month traffic progress development offered wings to the nation's aviation sector in 2016. The sector reaped benefits out of a rise in domestic disposable income,
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Airlines can't empty toilet tanks mid-air, rules NGT
India | Dec 21, 2016, 07:09 AM ISTThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ruled that airlines will be penalised if they empty toilet tanks during mid-air. In an order passed on Monday, the green panel has directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to issue a circular to
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Three pilots of different airlines lied of fuel shortage to secure emergency landing: DGCA
India | Dec 09, 2016, 07:22 PM ISTPilots of three Indian airlines allegedly lied to air traffic controllers about running short on fuel to get priority landing at an airport, a probe by the country's aviation safety regulator has found. This incident
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Mamata Banerjee’s flight delay: DGCA sacks six pilots for reporting ‘low fuel’
National | Dec 07, 2016, 12:14 PM ISTWhile the political fallout of the hue and cry over a delay in landing of West Bengal chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plane on November 30 is yet to be seen, the whole controversy has cost
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Govt appoints B S Bhullar as chief of aviation regulator DGCA
India | Dec 05, 2016, 07:28 PM ISTThe government today appointed senior bureaucrat B S Bhullar as chief of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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Jet Airways pilot made 'blind' landing at Trivandrum airport after six failed attempts
India | Oct 24, 2016, 05:09 PM ISTA Jet Airways aircraft made a blind landing in Kerala in August last year in its seventh attempt after running dangerously low on fuel due to the six previous failed landing attempts.
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Fine of up to Rs 1 crore in offing for erring pilots, airlines violating safety norms
India | Oct 24, 2016, 02:52 PM ISTFine of up to Rs 1 crore in offing for erring pilots, airlines violating safety norms
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DGCA relaxes restrictions on Galaxy Note 7 bought after September 15
Sep 30, 2016, 05:21 PM ISTRestrictions on in-flight use of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7, purchased after September 15, were today lifted by India's civil aviation regulator. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on September 9, had prohibited the
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Samsung executives discuss Galaxy Note fire issue with DGCA officials
Sep 26, 2016, 06:52 PM ISTTwo days after the company’s high-end Galaxy Note smartphone caught fire inside an aircraft, the senior executives of Samsung today met officials of aviation regulator DGCA to discuss the issue. The meeting, which lasted for
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Galaxy Note 2 catches fire in Chennai-bound IndiGo aircraft, DGCA summons Samsung officials
India | Sep 23, 2016, 05:51 PM ISTA Samsung Galaxy Note 2 device caught fire inside a Chennai-bound IndiGo aircraft today, prompting the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ask all airlines to ban the use of this series of smartphones inside planes.
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Government bars aircraft passengers from using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 when onboard
India | Sep 09, 2016, 09:56 PM ISTTo ensure complete safety in aircrafts, the civil aviation regulator today prohibited the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone inside flights. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the guidelines on the
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DGCA in plans to ban in-flight selfies for passengers and crew, cites security reasons
India | Aug 26, 2016, 06:55 PM ISTClicking selfies inside the cockpit and at other critical places, including by crew members, could land selfie lovers in trouble as aviation regulator DGCA may soon ask airlines to strictly enforce a ban on taking
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Gulf-bound flights from Ahmedabad will no longer use Pakistan airspace, confirms DGCA
India | Aug 23, 2016, 06:50 PM ISTDGCA on Tuesday confirmed that Indian aircrafts from Ahmedabad to Gulf will no longer fly over Pakistan airspace but denied any political reason behind the decision.