Air India apologises after denying boarding to Indian TT playersTT player Manika Batra took to Twitter stating that the Indian contingent, comprising 17 players and officials of Indian table tennis team ...
23 Jul, 2018, 12.09 PM IST
Compensate 3 passengers for denied boarding: NCDRC to Air FranceThe National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) held that not permitting a passenger holding a confirmed ticket to board a flig...
03 Apr, 2018, 06.35 PM IST
Airlines liable to pay passengers for denying boarding: DGCA to HCDGCA said that the airlines are liable to compensate the passengers who are denied boarding despite having confirmed tickets.
14 Feb, 2018, 04.32 PM IST
Air India seats available for 144 flyers, but airline books 194On Saturday, 194 passengers reported for Air India flight AI 731 from Kolkata to Guwahati when the Airbus A 319 aircraft had only 144 seats.
25 Jul, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Overbooking flights: Government pushes for transparent mechanismOverbooking of a flight has been a long-standing practice in the airline industry as seats are considered as a "time sensitive and perishab...
23 Apr, 2017, 12.43 PM IST
Easyjet forced UK couple off overbooked flight: ReportThe British couple were due to fly from Luton Airport to Catania in Sicily on Monday last week. After boarding the aircraft they were asked...
17 Apr, 2017, 10.19 PM IST
Airlines should be allowed to overbook seats: global airlines body IATAStating that some govts are considering regulations to restrict overbookings, IATA said it is an economically important activity that shoul...
17 Apr, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
What if you are bumped off an overbooked flight? Know your rightsThough, in India, the possibility of dragging a passenger out of a flight does not arise as such passengers are not allowed to board in the...
12 Apr, 2017, 02.42 PM IST
New rules ensure no United Airlines like situation arises in IndiaUnited Airlines on Monday handled an overbooking situation by brutally off loading a passenger with a security personnel dragging him down ...
12 Apr, 2017, 12.29 AM IST
DGCA needs to formulate policy: NDRC on overbooking by airlines"This practice causes a lot of hardship and inconvenience to the passengers who are left out from their scheduled flights, despite the fact...
17 Feb, 2017, 09.58 PM IST
Go Air flight delayed due to excess passengersGo Air flight G8-325 was delayed for more than 45 minutes after cabin crew found excess of passengers wanting to board the flight.
09 Jul, 2016, 12.00 AM IST
Drug patent war, FM auction, coal ordinance kept Delhi High Court busyEven the airline sector was dragged to the high court by a lawyer over Ministry of Civil Aviation's policy permitting airlines to overbook ...
02 Jan, 2016, 12.02 PM IST
- Airlines to pay for denying boarding
DGCA is finalising a policy under which airlines will have to compensate passengers denied boarding on overbooked flights. Airbus A380 | Wa...
25 May, 2008, 04.05 AM IST
- Indian Airlines fined for denying seat to passenger
Slamming airlines for overbooking seats, the Delhi Consumer Commission has directed Indian Airlines to shell out Rs 40,000 to a passenger w...
09 Jan, 2008, 08.02 PM IST
- 60 passengers offloaded Air India flight due to overbooking
Around 60 passengers of Air India's Mumbai-London-Chicago flight were offloaded in Mumbai on Tuesday as the plane was overbooked.
08 Jan, 2008, 04.20 PM IST
- Government to take control of Sri Lankan airlines
Sri Lankan Airlines will come under government control from April, ending weeks of uncertainty that began with revoking of visa for the air...
07 Jan, 2008, 02.00 PM IST
- Sri Lankan Airlines' British head asked to leave island
Sri Lankan Airlines' British head Peter Hill's work visa has been revoked by the government here apparently over the national carrier's "re...
22 Dec, 2007, 06.25 PM IST