NEW DELHI: Air India on Wednesday said that flights operated with Vistara aircraft will use flight numbers starting with the prefix ‘AI2’ following the merger scheduled for November 12. The airline, owned by the Tata Group, also assured that the crew and services will continue to operate as before, and the Vistara experience will be…
(Picture credit: X@suyeshasavant) NEW DELHI: A passenger flying Air India from Delhi to New York complained about a cockroach in her meal on Sept 17, which led to her two-year-old son falling ill. The airline said it was investigating the matter and would “take necessary actions”.A post from the X handle of @suyeshasavant said: “Found…
MUMBAI: Heavy rain and wind shear on Wednesday evening affected flight operations at the Mumbai airport as two flights were diverted while seven flights aborted landing and climbed for a second attempt at touch down. Air India flight AI-656 departed Rajkot at 6.15 pm and was scheduled to land in Mumbai and hour later, but…
NEW DELHI: The National Investing Agency on Friday swooped up several locations in Punjab in a terror-conspiracy case linked to Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ).The central probing agency conducted searches at one location in Moga, two locations in Bathinda and one location in Mohali, at premises connected…
An Indian American flyer recently criticised Air India for its service and called his experience the “worst”.A CEO of CaPatel Investments, Anip Patel, took his Instagram to slam Air India and said it was a “nightmare” flying from Chicago to Delhi non-stop. Sharing his experience of the flight he said, “I recently endured a 15-hour…
NEW DELHI: India’s low cost carrier (LCC) space is in for a major rejig with Tata Group‘s mega Air India Express coming into being on Oct 1, 2024, when the process of merging erstwhile AirAsia India into it gets completed. The combined entity, with 7,000 employees, as of now has 84 aircraft (mainly Boeing 737s…
NEW DELHI: Vistara will merge into Air India on November 12. This date is learnt to have been finalised soon after the government has approved foreign direct investment (FDI) by Singapore Airlines into Air India. In a statement, SIA — which owned 49% in Vistara and will own get 25.1% stake in the merged AI…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Govt has approved foreign direct investment (FDI) by Singapore Airlines into Air India, paving the way for the merger of Vistara into AI by the end of this calendar year. In a statement, SIA — which owned 49% in Vistara and will own get 25.1% stake in the merged AI by…
NEW DELHI: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a fine of Rs 98 lakh on Air India Limited for operating flights with non-qualified crew members. Additionally, the civil aviation watchdog imposed a fine of Rs 6 lakh and Rs 3 lakh on director operations and director training of Air India Rs 6 lakh and…
NEW DELHI: Air India in a statement issued on Sunday responded to the attack on its air hostess by an intruder in London‘s hotel room and said that the safety of its crew and staff is of utmost importance to them. The airline further said that they are providing all possible support to victim and…
