How checking in at the right time may get your luggage out firstAirport workers share a trick to get your luggage first. Timing your check-in and using a 'fragile' tag can help. This strategy relies on h...
07 May, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Airline loses bag with sacred items; Indian passenger to get Rs 1.19 lakh compensationAn Indian airline has been ordered to pay Rs 1.19 lakh to passengers for losing checked-in baggage containing sacred items and costly cloth...
27 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Flight cancelled? Simple steps to get refund, rebook fast & avoid travel stress amid rising fuel costsFlight cancellations are rising due to high fuel costs and global issues. Many travelers may face delays, changes, or confusion about their...
25 Apr, 2026, 05.40 AM IST
Philippines expands airport monitoring measures for staff and passengersPhilippine airports are implementing stricter oversight for both passengers and staff following reports of misconduct and theft. Transporta...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
TSA shortages push US Senate to pass DHS funding bill, paving way to end partial government shutdownThe US Senate has passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, aiming to end a partial government shutdown that cause...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Airport insecurityTravelers face bewildering airport security procedures in Mumbai. Boarding at Travel Risk Airlines resembles a competition. Baggage claim i...
06 Dec, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
No more wait at the airport: Dubai to launch direct baggage delivery to your stayDubai airport offers luggage delivery to homes and hotels. Marhaba and DUBZ provide check-in from anywhere. Arriving passengers can skip ba...
20 May, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
Air traveller suffered a loss of more than Rs 30 lakh for this minor mistake on Sweden to Delhi Etihad flight; lessons to be learntEtihad airways: An passenger travelling from Sweden to India had a very bad experience when her 'cabin bag' containing more than Rs 30 lakh...
04 Oct, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
Passenger loses Rs 1 lakh and antique fountain pen from locked check-in baggage at Mumbai AirportBinod Kumar Mandal, a director at Manipal Tech Group Companies, lost Rs 1 lakh and a cherished 77-year-old fountain pen during a flight fro...
12 Jan, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
Delhi airport introduces RFID-enabled tag to track arriving check-in luggageThe 'BAGG TRAX' tags will soon be commercially launched for flyers at the Delhi airport. Presently, as part of the pilot project, BAGG TRAX...
01 Jun, 2022, 03.34 PM IST
DIAL launches excess baggage delivery service at Terminal 3Christened “Avaan Excess” baggage delivery services, it will allow domestic and international passengers get their excess baggage delivered...
02 Sep, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
IndiGo: Baggage damaged on flightIndiGo allegedly manhandled the luggage, causing it to tear during flight from Madurai to Pune; some items misplaced
16 May, 2018, 12.32 PM IST
- Computerised check-in system at IGI suffers glitch
"The airlines had to under taken manual operations and passengers faced problems in boarding aircraft."
08 Mar, 2013, 01.30 PM IST
- Helsinki Airport has best baggage handling facility: Survey
Nordic carrier Finnair, which is promoting Helsinki airport as the newest gateway to Europe, on Wednesday said passengers have voted the ai...
04 Nov, 2009, 07.28 PM IST
- Airlines need to rework pilferage compensation
How do you claim compensation if your checked-in airline baggage is not lost but pilfered?
09 Oct, 2009, 01.31 PM IST
- DIAL awards Rs 240-cr baggage handling contract to Siemens
The Delhi International Airport Ltd today said it has awarded a 36 million euros (approx Rs 240 crore) contract to supply the baggage handl...
09 Jul, 2008, 06.35 PM IST
- Dubai police question Wadia for carrying gun
Bombay Dyeing chairman Nusli Wadia was detained by Dubai airport authorities for nearly four hours on Saturday last for carrying an undecla...
20 Jan, 2007, 03.35 AM IST