Air India and Air India Express have announced a major festive expansion with 166 additional flights connecting Patna to key cities across India ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja. The move aims to meet the heavy passenger demand expected during the upcoming travel rush. Expanded operations to ease festive rush The Tata Group-owned carriers said…
The Centre has urged domestic airlines — the likes of IndiGo and Air India — to ensure reasonable fares and frequencies during the ongoing festive season, in order to ensure a fair experience for citizens. In a monhtly review meeting with representatitves from several airlines, including Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Air and Alliance Air, Union…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has increased its scrutiny of airfares ahead of the festive season and asked airlines to put more flights into service to manage the rise in passenger numbers and avoid steep fare hikes. After the review, several airlines confirmed they would expand capacity to meet the growing demand. IndiGo,…
An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating flight AI117 from Amritsar to Birmingham landed safely on Saturday after its Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deployed during the final approach, ANI reported. Safe landing after in-flight alert The aircraft touched down safely at Birmingham Airport, with all passengers and crew unharmed. Air India confirmed that despite the…
More than 200 passengers faced a distressing experience on September 10 after being deplaned at the Delhi airport due to the faulty air conditioning system in Air India’s Delhi-Singapore flight. Air India Flight AI2380, being operated with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, was scheduled to depart around 11 pm on Wednesday from Delhi airport, but…
Air India and IndiGo have suspended flight operations to Kathmandu on Tuesday amid violent Gen Z-led protests in Nepal, which have prompted curfews and a complete shutdown of Tribhuvan International Airport. According to sources, Kathmandu (KTM) airport has been declared inoperative for the day. All scheduled flights to Nepal’s capital have been cancelled, while flights…