Aviation & Tourism

The aircraft that operated Kochi to Dubai flight made a hard landing in Dubai on December 20 and the plane remained grounded there for almost a week,, said a Sr DGCA official

The aircraft is the first of Air India's 20 Airbus A350-900 on order, with five more scheduled for delivery through March 2024, the airline said.

“Passengers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand travel to IGI by interstate buses to catch international flights.

In calendar year 2022, IndiGo carried 78 million passengers on board (slightly above pre-Covid19 levels).

The new uniform designs were developed in close consultation with its cabin crew representatives and the airline's in-flight team, who conducted extensive testing

The board of SpiceJet has approved the issuance of equity shares/equity warrants under a private placement basis to various investors, subject to requisite approvals.

Air India is projected to have 25-30 grounded planes while SpiceJet's number of grounded aircraft will be around 27, said Capa in its report.

DGCA found Air India did not provide hotel accommodation for passengers affected by delayed flights, and did not pay compensation to passengers who were made to travel on "unserviceable seats".

JPL had last month put in an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the bankrupt airline. It had sought details about the airline’s assets and other documents.

Flight operations resumed at 6.20 pm after the Air Force scanned the airspace and gave a clearance. A clearance was also received from the DGCA.

Groundings will be incremental to the current AOGs. The airline had recently informed out of its fleet of 334 planes, grounded PW-powered aircraft stands at over 40.

For four consecutive quarters, IndiGo has delivered profitable growth demonstrating effective execution of its plans and strategy coupled with strong demand.

Meanwhile, emergency situations will continue to be addressed by the High Commission and the Consulate General as it is being done currently.

Since airfares are deregulated it gives airlines the liberty to cash on such events as they can literally milch passengers.

Air India Express is in the process of merging AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) with itself and the entity will be the low cost carrier of the Tata Group.

"We would like to extend our gratitude to the local authorities at Karachi airport for their immediate response and help," AI Express said.

The news of Gangwal investing in SpiceJet comes as the airline is grappling with financial challenges and is actively looking at fresh funding to support its growth plans.

Pilot Prakash Sedhai, who was the only person in it, sustained injuries.