Air India says “not denied, just delayed” after Vir Das’s viral wheelchair complaintComedian Vir Das has criticised Air India for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to his injured wife during a Mumbai-Delhi flight. Th...
15 Apr, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
Govt to issue show cause notice to Air India on wheelchair non-availability to elderly woman: MinisterCivil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu stated that the ministry is investigating the complaint regarding the non-availability of ...
17 Mar, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Air India responds to claims of serious injury to 82-year-old passenger after wheelchair denialAn 82-year-old woman was injured at Delhi Airport after Air India allegedly failed to provide a pre-booked wheelchair. Despite visible inju...
08 Mar, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
Denied wheelchair, elderly woman falls down at Delhi airport; Air India responds to claimsAn 82-year-old woman is in intensive care following a fall at Delhi airport, allegedly due to Air India’s failure to provide a pre-booked w...
08 Mar, 2025, 01.37 PM IST
Mumbai Airport: How fight over wheelchairs is causing flight delays at one of India's busiest airportsMumbai Airport News: A conflict between two rival unions over wheelchair job allocations at IndiGo's ground-handling subsidiary, Agile Airp...
03 Sep, 2024, 02.21 PM IST
DGCA levies fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for failing to provide adequate wheelchairThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India Rs 30 lakhs for failing to provide a wheelchair to an 80-year-old pass...
29 Feb, 2024, 05.16 PM IST
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 ...
29 Feb, 2024, 02.35 PM IST
Will ask authorities to frame SoP for wheelchair-bound passengers at airports: SCThe Supreme Court, including Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, J B Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra, will ask the Centre, Airport Authority of India...
26 Feb, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
NHRC takes cognizance of death of Air India's elderly flyer due to lack of wheelchair, issues notice to aviation bodyThe National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation regarding the death of an 80-year-old man...
20 Feb, 2024, 03.59 PM IST
80-year old Air India passenger dies of heart attack after walking 1.5km at Mumbai airportAn 80-year-old man died in a heart attack at Mumbai airport after having to walk over 1.5 km due to shortage of wheelchairs. As per Air Ind...
16 Feb, 2024, 01.29 PM IST
Khushbu Sundar expresses disappointment over Air India for inadequate wheelchair assistanceActor-politician Khushbu Sundar has expressed her disappointment with Air India's services after she had to wait for wheelchair assistance ...
31 Jan, 2023, 05.33 PM IST
AAI provides ambulift facility at 14 airports to help flyers with reduced mobilityThe Airports Authority of India (AAI) has equipped its 14 airports with ambulifts to help flyers with reduced mobility in boarding an aircr...
13 Apr, 2022, 03.39 PM IST
AirAsia India introduces in-flight safety manual for visually impaired guests"Different types of wheelchair facilities are available to pre-book for persons with disabilities to access the ramp up to the ladder point...
03 Dec, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
IndiGo passenger hurt after wheelchair fall, AAI says 'gross negligence'"Parikh was injured and immediately rushed to the doctor of the Airports Authority of India. He administered first aid to her."
14 Nov, 2017, 12.47 AM IST
Air India revokes flight ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad with immediate effectThe ban was revoked after a regret letter to the civil aviation minister from Gaikwad yesterday, confirmed Air India sources.
08 Apr, 2017, 12.14 AM IST
TMC MP argues over seating arrangement, delays Air India flightAccording to reports, the argument started after Air India staff on board the flight requested Dola Sen to shift her senior citizen mother ...
07 Apr, 2017, 05.48 PM IST
Indian parents of US professionals opting wheelchair to make journey trouble freeThe passenger from the check-in right up to the aircraft door is aided by an airline assistant and they don't need to figure out which coun...
28 May, 2016, 12.01 PM IST