Iran threatened to shoot down Eknath Shinde's flight: Rohit PawarA Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader has claimed Iran and Iraq threatened to shoot down an aircraft carrying Maharashtra Chief Minister...
05 Mar, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
West Asia conflict: Insurers face airspace closure strainAviation insurers are experiencing operational strain due to ongoing conflict in West Asia. Widespread airspace closures and numerous fligh...
02 Mar, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
Iran conflict: Airspace closures strain aviation insurersAviation insurers face operational strain as widespread airspace closures and flight cancellations across West Asia disrupt the region's ne...
02 Mar, 2026, 01.09 AM IST
Air India cancels additional flights to Heathrow, Amsterdam & other destinations amid rising tension in Middle EastAir India has announced further flight cancellations for Sunday due to escalating tensions and airspace closures in the Middle East. The ai...
01 Mar, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
Air India cancels some US flights due to Iranian airspace closureAir India has cancelled at least three flights to the United States. Services to Europe may also face delays. This is due to the closure of...
15 Jan, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
Flying by Air India or IndiGo? Check flight status amid airspace disruptionAir India and IndiGo are facing major flight disruptions due to Iran's airspace closure, along with neighboring countries, following Israel...
13 Jun, 2025, 01.30 PM IST
Air bubble pact: Government expands international flight operations to BangladeshUnder the air bubble pact between the two countries, special international passenger flights can be operated into each other's territories ...
21 Oct, 2020, 09.41 PM IST
110 pilgrims stopped from boarding Iraq flight in MumbaiThose who had cleared immigration were brought back from the boarding gates as airport officials asked the airline to stop issuing passes p...
12 Jan, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
AI flights to Europe, Americas avoid Iran airspace; flight timings to increase by up to 40 minutesDue to tension between the US and Iran, which saw the US killing Iran’s top general and Iran retaliating by bombing US military base in Ira...
08 Jan, 2020, 06.34 PM IST
Only 28,000 passengers flew on non-stop flights between India and Pakistan in 2016In 2016, a total of 28,154 passengers flew between India and Pakistan on PIA 's Karachi-Mumbai, Karachi-Delhi and Lahore-Delhi to and fro f...
09 May, 2017, 01.17 PM IST
Only 28,000 passengers flew on non-stop flights between India and Pakistan in 2016With Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspending its Karachi operations to India, the neighbour is now set to fall to the bottom of th...
09 May, 2017, 01.08 PM IST
Air India, Jet Airways say flights to Paris continue as scheduledA spokesperson at VFS Global, which handles visa operations for European countries said the company hasn't got any directive yet from Franc...
14 Nov, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
Yemen: India to use sea routes to evacuate nationals; MoS VK Singh to visit DjiboutiSpokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry, Syed Akbaruddin, said that Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will leave for Dj...
30 Mar, 2015, 10.38 PM IST
201 more Indians from Iraq return, more passengers expected over next two daysOver 200 Indians landed in Delhi from Najaf in Iraq on a special chartered flight of Iraq Airways early today and more passengers are expec...
06 Jul, 2014, 10.06 AM IST
Plane carrying Indian nurses lands in KochiKerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy reached the airport to receive the nurses, where a special immigration desk has been set up.
05 Jul, 2014, 03.24 PM IST
Special Air India flight carrying Indian nurses lands in MumbaiThe flight carrying 183 Indian nationals from Erbil landed in Mumbai at 8:43 AM. The flight has made a 'technical halt'.
05 Jul, 2014, 09.59 AM IST
- Government allocates 1,695 international rights to Indian airlines
For the first time, Indian airlines will fly to destinations like Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Moscow, Sydney, Melbourne, Nairobi, Iraq and Tas...
10 Nov, 2012, 06.00 AM IST