View: IPB, committing nuisance confidently in the airIn many ways than one, I was relieved - in a vastly different way than urinator, Mumbai businessman Shankar Mishra - to learn that the misp...
07 Jan, 2023, 11.41 PM IST
Twitter goes into overdrive after IndiGo charges flyer a 'Cute' feeThe tweet by the passenger spread like a wildfire attracting ‘cute’ comments from netizens.
12 Jul, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
Being stranded in Germany at the start of pandemic reminded Vishy Anand of the summer of 2010The 5-time world chess champion was stuck for in Germany after the pandemic grounded international flights in the spring.
17 Nov, 2020, 07.03 PM IST
Airline passengers can now be flush with joyThe inventors of 50% quieter aircraft lavatories deserve a Noble Peace Prize.
06 Apr, 2019, 11.00 AM IST
That’s a feast fit for a hard-up 'Maharaja'With offerings like ‘Kapi, chai, ya panna?’, Air India gets a desi flavour.
29 Mar, 2019, 08.11 AM IST
Air India passengers to get a ‘Jai’ rideDevising mantras mid-air to boost the morale of the ailing Maharaja.
09 Mar, 2019, 07.53 AM IST
Hijack threat: Love-struck millionaire wanted to start ‘Royal Airlines’ for 'girlfriend'The multi-millionaire jeweller, arrested for allegedly placing a note about hijackers and a bomb in the plane’s lavatory, was planning to s...
01 Nov, 2017, 01.59 PM IST
Tejas Express: A good start but still a lot to achieve by the Indian RailwaysThe spanking new Tejas Express appears to be a marker of a new era of luxury train travel in India.
22 Jun, 2017, 01.55 PM IST
Cooked lizard, Playboy pilots: Controversies that gripped some of the airlinesLast month, the news of a lizard in Air India's food tray went viral. However, AI isn't the only airline in the news for similar concerns.
03 Jul, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
Airlines shrink seats in economy & make flat beds in business classAirlines like Etihad, Emirates and Singapore have introduced first class suites while flat beds have become almost the norm in business cab...
05 Oct, 2014, 10.56 AM IST
Clogged toilets ground Air India’s Australia-Delhi flightEarlier this year, an AI flight took off for Frankfurt from Delhi. Three hours later, it was back at the IGI Airport as the toilets were cl...
04 Oct, 2014, 11.53 AM IST
The Base: Virgin Atlantic's facility trains flight attendants beyond serving food & drinksThere is more to the job than just reeling out safety instructions or serving food and drinks.
17 Nov, 2013, 03.54 AM IST
Airlines paring loos to bolster bottomlinesThe company that has been contracted to install these petite potties insists that the space inside will remain the same, thanks to “sculpte...
08 Apr, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- More airline seats at the cost of toilets is an idea that must be grounded
The unflagging enthusiasm of low-cost airlines abroad to extract the most from their customers never ceases to amaze.
17 Oct, 2011, 04.12 AM IST
- Who says travelling by train is passe now?
Everyone rails against the railways... With airports becoming nightmarish, who says that travelling by train is passe now?
19 Jun, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Brady reckoner: Find it, fix it, seal it
Air Deccan’s still got miles to go before it can be called fighting fit. But, Team Brady is busting such notions.
27 Jan, 2007, 01.04 AM IST