Air India hijack mystery: What happened on AI Frankfurt flight that sent the emergency code. Mumbai ATC says code was sent from plane, but experts say only one in a trillion chance of it going inadvertentlyAir India’s Frankfurt-Delhi flight AI2030 was diverted to Jaipur after Mumbai ATC detected hijack transponder code 7500, prompting extensiv...
15 Oct, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
'Even Indira Gandhi didn’t do this during Emergency': Dipke’s last post before CJP leaders’ detention from Delhi flightCockroach Janta Party leaders, including Abhijeet Dipke, were detained by Delhi Police after arriving in Delhi. They intended to protest ag...
10 Oct, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Attacks on Saudi airports claimed by Houthi rebels kill 3 peopleTwo attacks on Saudi airports by Houthi rebels resulted in three fatalities and numerous injuries on Wednesday. The strikes targeted Abha a...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.40 AM IST
Iran-backed Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia, Yemen's Aden airportIran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks targeting military and civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia. ...
07 Oct, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Tesla is browbeating the EU to approve its 'Full Self-Driving' tech. The pressure is workingTesla is involved in a campaign to secure EU approval for its Full Self-Driving technology. The automaker faces criticism regarding the val...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Trump: 'Based on what I'm hearing,' Iran may be linked to FlyDubai copilotU.S. President Donald Trump indicated that Iran may be connected to a co-pilot in a FlyDubai incident. The co-pilot attempted to crash the ...
01 Oct, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
In 2013, a Danish man set out to visit every country without flying; nearly 10 years later, the Maldives was his final stopTorbjorn Pedersen journeyed to 203 countries over nine years without flying. He faced malaria, gunmen, and a pandemic, which tested his res...
19 Sep, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Flyers in EU just won big after a 13-year fight over flight rightsEU lawmakers have backed a major overhaul of air passenger rights after 13 years of negotiations, keeping compensation for flight delays of...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Ebola travel restrictions: India, Canada, UAE and other countries tighten entry rulesNations worldwide are enacting stricter travel rules to curb disease spread. India launched an online health declaration portal for interna...
29 Aug, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Man missed Bengaluru-Delhi IndiGo flight after bus took different route; court orders Rs 73,000 compensationA district consumer commission has ordered Greenline Travels to pay compensation after finding the bus operator deficient in service for ca...
19 Aug, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
Denied boarding by airline? You may demand 400% compensation. Here are your rights and how to claimThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to Air India for failing to adhere to regulations concernin...
08 Nov, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
Airlines can't deny boarding to disabled passenger without doctor's opinion: DGCAIn a statement on Friday, the DGCA said it has amended its regulations to improve the accessibility of boarding and flying for disabled peo...
22 Jul, 2022, 05.10 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
15,000 denied boarding by desi carriers in 2016In India, the DGCA does not maintain separate data on whether passengers were voluntarily or involuntarily offloaded.
15 Apr, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
15,000 denied boarding by domestic carriers in 2016Last year, the ten carriers in the Indian airline industry flew 9.98 crore passengers, of this, 15,675 were denied boarding or offloaded by...
13 Apr, 2017, 07.51 AM 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