Air India has dues of over Rs 822 crore towards VVIP charter flights: RTIAir India has outstanding dues of over Rs 822 crore towards VVIP charter flights, as per an RTI response.
06 Feb, 2020, 09.03 PM IST
Pakistan refuses India's request to open airspace for PM ModiLast week, Pakistan had denied permission to President Ram Nath Kovind's aircraft to use its airspace during his official trip to Iceland. ...
19 Sep, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
Mamata releases TMC list for all 42 WB seats; alleges attempt to bribe votersMamata claimed that "VVIPs" were using helicopters and chartered flights to transport money to bribe voters.
12 Mar, 2019, 05.24 PM IST
Government owes Air India over Rs 1146.86 crore for VVIP charter flightsSome of the oldest pending bills for the visits of the president, the vice president and the evacuation flights are nearly 10-year-old, the...
30 Sep, 2018, 04.01 PM IST
Narendra Modi took 31 Air India flights at Rs 387.26 crore in first 4 yearsWhile Manmohan's travel cost during 2009-13 stood at Rs 386 crore, Modi's is hardly more at Rs 387 crore.
28 Jul, 2018, 08.53 AM IST
Government owes Air India over 325 crore for VVIP chartered flightsThe details provided in the response dated March 8 shows that Rs 325.81 crore worth of bills for VVIP charter flights are pending as on Jan...
11 Mar, 2018, 08.09 PM IST
Air India receives delivery of Boeing 777 aircraft for VVIP useThis aircraft is among the last three Boeing 777 aircraft remaining from an order of 68 Boeing aircraft placed by the national carrier in 2...
25 Jan, 2018, 10.12 PM IST
Air India likely to offer laptops to business class passengersThe move is geared towards improving the airline's passenger load factor or seat occupancy in business class which often sees almost half t...
08 Jan, 2018, 07.05 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s seaplane journey breached VVIP safety normsSources in the security establishment said that SPG which oversees PM’s security came around after considering it was a controlled flight a...
13 Dec, 2017, 12.18 PM IST
Despite 3-runways IGI has fewer flights than Heathrow, DubaiIGIA also handles just 45 flights an hour between 11pm and 6am due to special usage procedures meant to cut down on nighttime noise from pl...
18 May, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
Government owes Rs 451.75 crore to Air IndiaSenior officials of the Civil Aviation Ministry had written 31 letters between 2014 and 2017 to various ministries asking them to make time...
10 May, 2017, 07.52 PM IST
Government owes Rs 451.75 crore to Air IndiaAir India keeps three Boieng 747-400 aircraft for running chartered services for the president, vice president and the prime minister durin...
10 May, 2017, 05.29 PM IST
Files pertaining to processing of PM's travel bills 'secret': CICThe current Chief Information Commissioner R K Mathur, however, did not alter an order passed by his predecessor Satyanand Mishra.
12 Jan, 2017, 06.55 PM IST
Bihar polls: DGCA asks non-scheduled players to follow normsDuring election time, the number of politicians and related people, including VIPs and VVIPs, opting for chartered flights is usually high.
15 Sep, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
IAF officer and three other passengers offloaded from Air India flight to seat ministersFour passengers, including a serving IAF officer and his family were deboarded in Leh airport by Air India to accommodate ministers.
02 Jul, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
- Government owes Rs 110 crore to Air India for VVIP flights
Government owes over Rs 110 crore to cash-strapped Air India for its special flights which ferry VVIPs including the President and the Prim...
15 Jan, 2012, 03.48 PM IST
- Government to release Rs 705 crore to cash-strapped Air India soon: Sources
After payment of Rs 500 crore to partly clear its dues to AI, Government would release another tranche of Rs 705 crore to the national carr...
01 Sep, 2011, 03.11 AM IST