Travelling abroad? Negative RT-PCR report with QR code now mandatory for international flights
The Ministry of Civil Aviation had announced the decision making RT-PCR report with QR code last week after several reports of passengers procuring fake negatives came to light.
May 23, 2021, 14:37 PM IST
Air India Express plane hits electric pole on landing at Vijaywada airport
Following landing, as the flight was taxiing on the runway towards bay number 5, it hit the electrical pole. Airport director, G Madhusudan Rao, "There were 64 passengers in the flight excluding the crew. Nobody is injured in the incident and all are safe."
Feb 20, 2021, 20:43 PM IST
Air India Express to operate Dubai flights from Saturday as per schedule after one-day suspension
Earlier, Air India Express had said its flights were suspended for 24 hours on Friday by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) for bringing two passengers with COVID-positive certificates on August 28 and September 4.
Sep 19, 2020, 01:01 AM IST
Dubai suspends Air India Express flights till October 2 for flying COVID-19 patients
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority has suspended Air India Express flights till October 2 for allegedly bringing passengers with COVID-positive certificates twice during the last couple of weeks, senior government officials said on Friday.
Sep 18, 2020, 12:06 PM IST
DGCA bars use of wide-body aircraft at Kerala's Kozhikode, to audit airports that witness heavy rains
The decision was taken four days after a narrow-body B737 aircraft of Air India Express with 190 people on board overshot the runway and crashed at the Kozhikode airport amid the downpour.
Aug 11, 2020, 22:54 PM IST
Gold worth Rs 22 lakhs, hidden in shirt sleeve, garments seized at Chennai airport
Customs officials at the Chennai airport have been in a state of alert after the frequency of repatriation flights and special flights to the city have increased. In the latest seizure, a total of 402 grams of gold valued at Rs 22.21 lakhs was recovered and seized under the Customs Act 1962, in two separate incidents.
Aug 11, 2020, 01:51 AM IST
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Aug 08, 2020, 08:56 AM IST
Evacuation from UAE: Air India Express flights take off from Kerala to repatriate stranded Indians
The flight to Kochi will take off from Abu Dhabi at 4.15 pm and reach the destination at 9.40 pm, while the other to Kozhikode is scheduled for departure from Dubai at5 pm and arrive at 10.40 pm, official sources said.
May 07, 2020, 16:37 PM IST
Air India flight veers off after landing at Mangaluru airport, all passengers deboarded safely
According to ANI, IX384 Air India Express flight veered off the taxiway at around 5:40 pm and got stuck in the grass at the airport.
Jun 30, 2019, 20:33 PM IST
Air India Express passengers suffer nasal bleeding due to pressurisation problem
The flight 'IX - 350' had 185 passengers, including 3 infants. It was a Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
Air India sale a scam in the making, will file complaint if I find culpability: Subramanian Swamy
Swamy has threatened to file a complain if he finds anything wrong with the deal.
Mar 31, 2018, 21:45 PM IST
UPA made the Maharaja a beggar, we are restoring his glory: Minister on Air India sale
He said the airline would be kept independent after the stake sale.
Mar 29, 2018, 21:09 PM IST
Government wants to sell 76% stake in loss-making Air India, transfer management control
The Civil Aviation Ministry has sought Expression of Interest (EoI) for the stake sale in the loss-making carrier and two of its subsidiaries.
Mar 28, 2018, 18:07 PM IST
Air India to be split into 4 entities ahead of sale: Jayant Sinha
Last week, India had cleared a proposal to allow foreign investors to own up to 49 percent in the carrier.
Jan 15, 2018, 17:31 PM IST
Air India plans to rationalise some routes
The disinvestment-bound national carrier is discussing the possible routes that can be rationalised starting from the winter schedule next month.
Sep 17, 2017, 15:19 PM IST
Air India flight, with 102 passengers on-board, veers off taxiway at Kochi airport
An Air India express flight veered-off from the taxiway at Kochi airport while approaching parking bay on Tuesday morning.
Sep 05, 2017, 08:12 AM IST
No fresh plane order till clarity on privatisation: Air India
National carrier Air India on Friday said it will not place any order for new aircraft till there is clarity on its future course, including possible privatisation.
Jun 09, 2017, 20:31 PM IST
Air India Express starts Delhi-Dhaka flight
Air India Express on Thursday launched its services from the national capital to Dhaka.
Feb 17, 2017, 00:03 AM IST
Air India Flight takes off with all-women crew
In a unique celebration of International Women's Day, Air India today sent its all-women crew Air India Express (AIE) flight from here to Dammam in Saudi Arabia.
Mar 08, 2016, 22:47 PM IST
Air India Express to hire trainee pilots from IGRUA
Budget carrier Air India Express Friday said it plans to recruit 40 trainee pilots and majority of them would be from Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA).
Jul 24, 2015, 20:00 PM IST
