Aviation & Tourism

Bengaluru / Paris: Air India has sealed a jumbo deal for about 500 new planes worth more than $100 billion at list prices, in what could become the single largest order by any airline as it seeks to reinvent itself under its new…

New Delhi: GVK boss GVK Reddy has refuted allegations of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that many airports of India were handed over to Adani, a friend of PM Narendra Modi. He stated that there was no pressure on anybody to hand over…

New Delhi: Major hospitality honchos expressed their jubilation over Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasis over 'Dekho Apna Desh' in her budget speech on Wednesday. Budget announcements for the tourism sector bode well for the…

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police rescued a foreigner skier in the tourist resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla district on Saturday. Police said the tourist identifed as Oeyvind Aamot of Norway had lost his track and got stuck in Khar Nallah…

Kathmandu: The black box of a crashed Nepali passenger plane was found on Monday, an official said. "The security forces found the black box a while ago. We will get it soon," Jagannath Niroula, spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority…

Hyderabad: The Vande Bharat Express train between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the morning, will help to promote tourism and strengthen the cultural bond between the two Telugu states of…

Kathmandu: At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said. The Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed on landing…

New Delhi/Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the 21st century is the century of infrastructural transformation in India and in this decade, the people of the country are going to see a picture of modern infrastructure,…

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s stunning resurgence as a global travel destination in the post-pandemic phase got a massive endorsement with the New York Times listing the state among 52 must-visit places in 2023. Kerala is the only…

Panaji: Akasa Air on Tuesday announced commencement of its services from Goa. The airline will be offering double daily flights from Goa to Mumbai, and from Goa to Bengaluru from January 11, 2023 onwards, a statement from the company said.…

New Delhi: Traveling is a terrific way to relax and rejuvenate, besides de-stressing you, it can give you memories of a lifetime. However, deciding the destination is always tricky, be it a leisure trip or one filled with adventure, as…

Tokyo: A Jetstar flight made an emergency landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture on early today morning, the NHK broadcaster reports. The plane was heading from Narita International Airport near Tokyo…

Lhasa: The iconic Potala Palace in Tibet will reopen to the public on Tuesday after being closed for more than four months due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Visitors to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, will enter free of…

Zagreb: Croatia's revenues from tourism in 2022 are projected to total a record 13 billion euros (13.87 billion U.S. dollars), the country's Minister of Tourism Nikolina Brnjac said here on Monday. The number of tourists who visited…

Kathmandu: As Pokhara International Airport, a national pride project of Nepal, was inaugurated on Sunday, by Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who laid emphasis on its contribution to national and regional development. A Buddha…

Ottawa: Canada is introducing a mandatory coronavirus test for plane passengers arriving from China, the country’s government informs. "As of on January 5 morning, all air travelers who are two years of age and older, arriving on flights…

Islamabad: The government of Pakistan has decided to engage international operators to help run three major airports of the country, aiming to attract foreign direct investment and to provide world-class facilities to passengers, the Prime…

Shimla: Additional Deputy Commissioners Kaza successfully watched a snow Leopard in Chichum village under Spiti Subdivision of Lahaul-Spiti district on Wednesday. On receiving the information from local villagers ADC Abhishek Verma visited…

 Washington: At least 15 people have died across the United States due to a winter storm that brought extreme cold, wind and snow on Christmas Eve morning, CNN reported on Saturday. Four people died in car accidents caused by the storm in…

Kolkata: Charting another milestone in a string of first-of-its-kind initiatives, AirAsia India organized an exclusive premiere of TVF Pitchers: Season 2 for its recently launched in-flight experience hub ‘AirFlix’, powered by Sugarbox and…