MUMBAI: Air India announced the cancellation of over 60 flights scheduled to operate between India and the US during the peak travel season of November and December.The airline stated it informed the passengers concerned, giving them options including a free change of date, booking them on partner airlines, or offering a refund. The news caused…
CHENNAI: Around 160 passengers onboard an IndiGo flight from Jaipur on Saturday were puzzled as the flight took off soon after touching down at Chennai airport. Airport authorities clarified that it was due to the long float of the flight into the runway caused by crosswinds.The flight touched down at the main runway beyond the…
The Navlakhis said Lufthansa and passengers handled the situation well when their Frankfurt-Mumbai flight turned back just before entering Iran airspace NEW DELHI: Just over three hours into Lufthansa‘s Frankfurt-Mumbai flight on Tuesday, there was a sudden buzz onboard the Airbus A340 while it was in Turkish airspace. Half-sleepy post-lunch, passengers watching the live route…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo Airlines has apologised for the discomfort caused to passengers aboard its Delhi-Varanasi flight on Thursday after a malfunctioning air conditioning system resulted in extreme heat inside the cabin. The incident led to a chaotic situation, with several passengers reportedly fainting due to the high temperatures.Flight 6E 2235, which was en-route from Delhi…
BIJNOR: In a bizarre incident, a Dhanbad-bound Express train split into two, leaving its last eight coaches stranded as it approached Chakrajmal village just before Seohara railway station in Bijnor around 4am on Sunday. The stranded coaches eventually came to a stop near Raipur village, leaving passengers confused and anxious as to what had happened.The…
NEW DELHI: Passengers aboard SpiceJet flight SG 486 from Delhi to Darbhanga faced an uncomfortable and potentially hazardous situation as they were left without air conditioning for over an hour during a sweltering heatwave.Passengers reported feeling unwell due to the oppressive heat and lack of ventilation. Several passengers, including the elderly and young children, experienced…
NEW DELHI: At least nine people were killed and over 50 were injured as a goods train rammed into Kanchanjunga Express on early Monday morning near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.A passenger of the Sealdah-Kanchanjunga Express, standing beside a damaged coach, recounted that their train was moving at a slow pace as it approached Rangapani,…
New Delhi: Indian Railways operated 19,837 extra train trips to carry more than four crore passengers in April, May and June to clear the summer rush, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Stating that railways focus will be on running more trains for passengers, he said that the sleeper version of Vande Bharat will…
NEW DELHI: Passengers on a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Goa faced trouble at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi on Saturday after the flight was delayed for several hours.The airline said that the delay of flight SG-211 was caused by operational issues, as the originally scheduled aircraft had to be grounded due…
MUMBAI: An IndiGo flight from Chennai with 172 passengers and crew on board carried out an emergency landing in Mumbai on Saturday following a bomb threat to the aircraft.This is the second instance of a bomb threat to an IndiGo flight within a span of a week. The earlier incident occurred on May 28 on…
