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  Flight carrying Haj pilgrims to leave Aug 27

  India | August 23, 2014 11:25 IST

  Lucknow: The first flight carrying Haj pilgrims will leave for Saudi Arabia Aug 27 from an airport in Lucknow, officials said on Saturday.Saudi Airlines will take off from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at Amausi

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  Royal Bhutan Airlines Flight makes emergency landing after windshield crack

  India | June 15, 2014 11:12 IST

  Kolkata: A Royal Bhutan Airlines flight from Paro to Mumbai was forced to make an emergency landing at the NSC Bose International Airport here today after the windshield of the aircraft cracked during the journey.

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  Solar plane makes inaugural flight in Switzerland, set to fly around world

  World | June 02, 2014 16:33 IST

  London: A revolutionary solar-powered plane, that will try to fly around the world next year, has successfully made its inaugural test flight in Switzerland.The Solar Impulse 2 vehicle lifted off from Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland

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  Flight hit by a bird, makes emergency landing in Jaipur

  India | May 12, 2014 13:22 IST

  Jaipur: A Jaipur bound IndiGo flight from Kolkata made an emergency landing here after a technical snag resulting from a bird hit, airport sources said today.The flight with 140 passengers on board landed safely yesterday,

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  Naresh Goyal's aide allegedly travels on flight crew bunk

  May 11, 2014 17:09 IST

  Mumbai: Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal's executive assistant Jennifer D'Silva is alleged to have pressurised the captain of its international flight to allow her to sleep on a bunk which is only meant for resting

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  Soon, book your flight via Twitter!

  April 06, 2014 16:58 IST

  Washington: The days of booking air tickets over websites or phone may soon be over. Airlines are now switching over to social media to attend to customers.“The airlines are using social media like they are

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  Top tricks to kill flight anxiety

  Lifestyle | November 27, 2013 17:08 IST

  New York: Relaxing on sun-kissed beaches or at lush green destinations may sound exciting, but taking a flight to get there may not be so thrilling. Don't fret as there are ways to get over

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  Narrow escape for passengers as flight hits runway lights in Bangalore

  India | September 12, 2013 23:45 IST

  Bangalore: Over 100 people on board an Indigo flight from Delhi had a miraculous escape when the aircraft landed here at Bengaluru International Airport amidst heavy rain and hit the runway lights, deflating its tyres.

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  United Airlines flight from Delhi makes emergency landing in Moscow

  World | August 27, 2013 21:06 IST

  Moscow: Hundreds of passengers, many of them Indians, were stranded in an airport in the Russian capital after an United Airlines flight made an emergency landing today.The Boeing 777-200 with 267 passengers and 16 crew

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  Turkish pilot abandons flight to protest colleagues' kidnapping

  World | August 18, 2013 21:12 IST

  Ankara: A Turkish Airlines pilot abandoned an Istanbul-Beirut flight on Sunday to protest the abduction of two Turkish pilots in Lebanon earlier this month, reports said.The pilot, identified as B.G., waited until all 151 passengers

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  Air India launches maiden flight to Birmingham

  August 01, 2013 19:05 IST

  Amritsar, Aug 1: Air India today launched its first Dreamliner flight connecting this holy city to Birmingham, fulfilling a long cherished dream of the people of Punjab.  The Air India's Dreamliner AI 461, with nearly

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  Spicejet flight grounded after landing gear snag

  India | July 28, 2013 17:28 IST

  Chennai, July 28: Forty-two passengers of a Spicejet flight from here had a narrow escape when the main landing gear malfunctioned at touchdown at the Tuticorin airport today and the aircraft was grounded.All the passengers

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  Facebook executives switch flight, avoid crash

  World | July 07, 2013 10:19 IST

  Washington, July 7: Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and other executives at the social media giant escaped potential disaster when they switched to a United flight returning from a Korean business trip.They were earlier

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  AI to launch Amritsar-Delhi-Birmingham flight from August 1

  July 04, 2013 17:40 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 4: Expanding its global network with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Air India will be launching its Amritsar-Delhi-Birmingham flight from August 1.  The flight, which would operate four days a week, would be

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  Air India resuming flights to Australia will boost tourism

  July 04, 2013 14:48 IST

  Mumbai, July 4: Air India's plans to resume direct flights to Sydney and Melbourne in August after a 16-year gap will boost tourism to Australia, a top official of Tourism Australia said here on Thursday."The

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  Passenger booted from flight for singing non-stop

  World | May 14, 2013 14:47 IST

  Washington, May 14: A passenger was booted off an American Airlines flight en route from Los Angeles to New York Monday when she would not stop singing Whitney Houston's hit "I Will Always Love You".The

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  Man arrested for carrying venomous snakes in flight

  India | April 17, 2013 17:05 IST

  Chennai, Apr 17: Customs officials today arrested a man at the airport here with a suitcase containing five venomous snakes.Airport sources said the arrested Mohammed Azarudin, who arrived by a Thai Airways flight, told the

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  Indian Air Force's first Boeing C-17 delivered for flight testing

  India | January 24, 2013 19:49 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received its first Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter for flight testing by the US Air Force (USAF).The beautiful and technologically sophisticated machine, which has a 77 tonne payload,

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  Putin leads young Siberian cranes in flight

  World | September 06, 2012 17:46 IST

  Vladivostok, Sep 6: Russian President Vladimir Putin has piloted a motorized hang glider to lead a flock of young Siberian white cranes in flight. Dressed in a white costume meant to imitate an adult crane,

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  Jet Airways flight makes emergency landing to save child

  India | August 29, 2012 19:41 IST

  Amritsar, Aug 29: A Jet airways flight from Milan to New Delhi had to make an emergency landing at the Rajasansi airport here today in a bid to save the life of a three-year-old child,