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Paid Rs 2.73 lakh for a 15-hour flight, got broken seat and dirty toilet: Flyer wins Rs 1.5 lakh compensationA man and his daughter were awarded Rs 1.5 lakh in compensation by a New Delhi consumer commission after a 15-hour international flight to ...- Airbus faces a growing A320 glitch that may shake confidence in the skiesAirbus is dealing with a manufacturing flaw in its A320 jets. This issue affects hundreds of aircraft, including those in production and al...
- Flying over aerophobia: Fighting battles in the mindAerophobia is increasing among air travellers in India. Recent incidents have heightened anxiety. Airlines and airports are taking steps to...
- Ahmedabad plane crash: How is extreme heat affecting air travel?Extreme heat, intensified by climate change, presents increasing challenges to air travel, affecting aircraft performance and potentially c...
- Poor service on premium air ticket: Air India asked to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation for defective seats in Delhi Toronto return flightsAir India: A international AI flight from Delhi to Toronto return was booked by a retired Admiral. However for the entire journey of more t...
- Old planes, lack of engineering capacity test Tata’s mettle to turnaround Air IndiaCustomers flying on Air India flights to North America and Europe have been raising issues about frequent delays, broken seats or non-funct...
- No-frills flying emerges as air travel’s painful, greener futureWith global air travel almost completely recovered from the pandemic, cutting emissions is once again the industry’s No. 1 challenge.
- Female cancer patient offloaded in Delhi airport by American Airlines over a handbagUS-based Meenakshi Sengupta, a cancer patient, was supposed to travel from Delhi to New York onboard American Airlines, was offloaded at th...
- Rising airfares may break your summerIncrease in fares has already affected demand, and load factors (a measure of total seats filled per flight) for May have started showing a...
- Limited leg room on flights irks most but fares crucial factor for desi flyers: SurveyCheap airfare is the biggest factor for the desi traveller to select an airline, with the image of the carrier in terms of inflight experie...
- Trust humans to take their clash of clans 36,000 ft up in the airIt remains to be seen how full-fare airlines — complete with dangerous cabin baggage-loaded aircraft — regard this argument.
- IndiGo wins by a slight margin to retain 'India's Favourite Domestic Airline' title by travel websiteTravel portal TripAdvisor today announced the results of the fifth edition of the India Air Travel Survey 2015, collected from over 1,700 r...
- Major airlines like Air India, Singapore Airlines announce comeback of ultra-long flightsOver the past few weeks, major airlines have announced dizzyingly long flights that will go halfway round the earth without kissing it midw...
- How dangerous is airplane turbulence?It's scary. It's uncomfortable. It spills your tomato juice. It's airplane turbulence-but how dangerous is it, in reality?
- 10 ways airlines are making your coach flight enjoyableFrom coach seats that convert to flat beds to cabin filtration systems, here are 10 ways airlines are making your coach flight more enjoyab...
- Are Indian passengers ready for AirAsia's 'revolutionary' low-cost model?AirAsia India, which is due to launch on June 12, said it will charge passengers for check-in luggage. Cancelled tickets will not earn a re...
- IndiGo rolls back fee for its middle seatsWith this development, Air India Express is now the only airline to charge a fee for pre-selection of every single seat on its flights, inc...
- IndiGo puts a premium on even unwanted middle seatsEvery seat on Indigo's A320 aircraft has a price tag. It charges an extra Rs500 for seats in rows 1, 2 and 13. Other window and aisle seats...
- In hind sight: Damn economies of classCattle class as slang for economy class travel was around long before a twittering minister got trampled upon for using it unguardedly.
- Cattle class beckonsAirlines tend to herd passengers into their planes.
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