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Paid for business class air ticket but shifted to economy class; should the airline refund the difference and pay compensation?Air India flight from Delhi to Washington DC: A women's mother was allegedly shifted to economy class despite having a business class ticke...
Air India fined Rs 30 lakh by DGCA over death of 80-year flyer after not being given a wheelchairThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India Rs 30 lakh following the death of an 80-year-old passenger who walked ...
DGCA issues show cause notice to Go First, asks co to stop selling tickets"In view of the sudden cancellation of flights and initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process under IBC by Go Airlines (India) L...
55% IndiGo domestic flights delayed; DGCA to probeThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken strong cognizance against IndiGo and demanded a clarification behind the massive...
All issues red-flagged by DGCA in past addressed by Kozhikode airport operator: Aviation ministerThe minister's statement came after various news reports stated that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had issued a show cau...
COVID-19: Kuwait approves repatriation flights for citizens to India amid travel banThe burden of flights will be shared equally between Indian and Kuwaiti airlines and each day about 1,000 Indians will leave Kuwait City, t...
IndiGo woes rise as India steps up scrutiny of Airbus enginesAn examination of engines manufactured by P&W has identified more engines at risk of shutting down in midair.
Flight delayed or denied boarding? Know your rights as a flierWhat with it being winter now, delays and cancellations are commonplace and as a flier it would do well to know your rights.
DGCA may curb use of entire range of Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones on flightsIn a news release, Indi-Go said some passengers on its flight 6E-054 from Singapore noticed smoke and smell in the cabin and alerted the ca...
US FAA upgrades India's aviation safety ratingOn January 31 last year, the FAA had lowered India's safety ranking to Category-II from Category-I which the country had been holding since...
Promoters will infuse funds to revive airline: SpiceJet to Govt“The promoters are committed to the airline and they are very much interested. We have a number of solid financial plans,” SpiceJet COO San...
SpiceJet sinks over 6% despite airline's talk on funds'SpiceJet management have informed us that the airline is getting investments from promoters. They have, however, not specified on the amou...
DGCA a toothless watchdog; urgent need for systemic changes to boost Indian aviation sectorIn the last year alone, Indian airlines have suffered in excess of 600 “wildlife strikes” at airports. Among them, there were plenty of ani...
Ambani plane pilots goof, create panic in MumbaiThe pilots of the "Delhi-Lahore-Muscat" flight were screaming: "Karachi, Muscat we are going to ditch". Their engine was on fire and the pl...
- Licences of financially-stressed airlines won't be renewed: DGCA
DGCA sprung into action after massive flight cancellations by the Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines caused widespread chaos and disrup...
- From today, flyers denied seat can claim damages
From Sunday, passengers who are denied boarding despite valid tickets and those not informed three hours in advance about cancellation of t...
- 50% fuel cess cut to make no-frills flights cheaper
Airlines have finally reacted to the charge of persisting with high fuel surcharge, introduced last August when jet fuel price was at its p...