New Delhi, January 1 (Udaipur Kiran): An Air India pilot was taken into custody by Canadian authorities at Vancouver Airport after being suspected of being under the influence of alcohol just before operating a scheduled flight to India. The incident occurred on December 23, shortly before Flight AI-186 was set to depart for Delhi. According […]
A 25-year-old Russian flight attendant, identified as Anastasia, was found dead at a five-star hotel in Dubai withat least 15 stab wounds all rendered with a pair of scissors her jealous ex-husband who suspected her of offering escort service. 41-year-old Albert Morgan, also a Russian national, was arrested on suspicion of the murder immediatelt after […]
A huge rat tossed the flying schedule of hundreds of passengers as a KLM plane had to be grounded because of the sudden rodent mess inside. The Airbus A330 was slated to fly from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Aruba before continuing on to Bonaire on December 10. More than 250 passengers who were waiting […]
It was a cold and quiet night on 8 March 2014 when a routine Malaysia Airlines flight lifted off from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing. The Boeing 777 carried 227 passengers and 12 crew members, beginning what should have been an ordinary red-eye journey across Asia. The aircraft departed at 12:41 a.m., slicing into the […]
New Delhi/Mumbai, December 6 (Udaipur Kiran). The massive disruption at India’s largest airline IndiGo has affected air travel across the country. Thousands of passengers were stranded for hours at several airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Indore and Thiruvananthapuram due to flight cancellations and delays. However, late at night, Delhi Airport Authorities issued an advisory […]
New Delhi, December 5: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced immediate relief in certain pilot duty regulations on Friday, as the country faces widespread IndiGo flight cancellations causing disruption at airports across the nation. The aviation regulator made this announcement at a time when IndiGo flights are being cancelled on a large scale […]
The alleged disruptor apologised as she was being taken out of the plane and then said: “We live in a fascist country”. An American Airlines plane from Arizona to Washington DC had to make an emergency diversion to Kansas to remove a “disruptive” passenger. Four Congressmen Greg Stanton (D), Eli Crane (R), Andy Biggs (R) […]
Varanasi, November 12 (Udaipur Kiran): A major security alert was triggered at Varanasi Airport on Wednesday morning after a bomb threat email was received by the Varanasi Air Traffic Control (ATC) regarding an Air India Express flight arriving from Mumbai. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Varanasi, and all passengers were safely evacuated. According […]
Udaipur, November 12 (Udaipur Kiran) — Air connectivity between Udaipur and Bengaluru is set to improve further, bringing relief to both tourists and business travelers. Leading carrier IndiGo Airlines will launch a new direct flight on this busy route starting November 12, taking the total number of direct flights between Udaipur and Bengaluru to three. […]
Minor aircraft glitch delays Kuwait–Manila flight, passengers safe / Image credit: File A flight carrying nearly 300 passengers from Kuwait to the Philippines was significantly delayed early Friday morning following an unexpected technical glitch. The incident, which occurred just as the aircraft was preparing for departure on the tarmac, caused minor damage but prompted Kuwaiti […]
