Air India, Indigo to operate additional flights from Srinagar; Government urges airlines to avoid surge pricing

Air India, Indigo to operate additional flights from Srinagar; Government urges airlines to avoid surge pricing

Air India and IndiGo will operate a total of four additional flights from Srinagar to the national capital and Mumbai on Wednesday (April 23, 2025). File | Photo Credit: G.P. Sampath Kumar The Civil Aviation Ministry has asked airlines to ensure there is no surge in airfares on the Srinagar route, and airlines will be … Read more

CBI clean cheat over Air India-Indian Airlines merger: BJP must apologise to ex-PM Singh, says Raut

CBI clean cheat over Air India-Indian Airlines merger: BJP must apologise to ex-PM Singh, says Raut

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on March 28 asked the BJP to apologise to former prime minister Manmohan Singh after the CBI filed a closure report in its Air India-Indian Airlines merger case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in … Read more

Ensure timely arrival of baggage at airports after aircraft landing: BCAS tells airlines

Ensure timely arrival of baggage at airports after aircraft landing: BCAS tells airlines

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Regulator BCAS has directed airlines to ensure that all baggage of passengers are delivered within 30 minutes of landing of a flight at an airport. The directive from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to seven scheduled airlines also comes against the backdrop … Read more

Airlines hoping for more Boeing jets could be waiting awhile

Airlines hoping for more Boeing jets could be waiting awhile

Boeing hoped 2024 would be the year it would significantly increase production of its popular Max jets. But less than a month into the year, the company is struggling to reassure airline customers that it will still be able to deliver on its promises. That’s because the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said it would … Read more

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport proposes a ban on private jets | CNN

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport proposes a ban on private jets | CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN  —  High flyers hoping to hop to the Netherlands in a private jet might be forced to rethink their travel plans, as Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is … Read more

Two flight attendants file lawsuit, claim they were assaulted by former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri | CNN

Two flight attendants file lawsuit, claim they were assaulted by former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri | CNN

CNN  —  Two flight attendants claim they were sexually assaulted by then Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri aboard his private plane, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York. The complaint was filed in US District Court on March 20, against Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri and five co-defendants. The plaintiffs, identified … Read more

16-hour Air New Zealand flight to nowhere caps a ‘wild’ trip for one frequent flyer | CNN

16-hour Air New Zealand flight to nowhere caps a ‘wild’ trip for one frequent flyer | CNN

CNN  —  It’s the stuff of nightmares. You’re trying to get somewhere, you’ve prepped and planned and you’re doing your best and yet you end up right back where you started. That’s about what happened to frequent flyer Bryan Gottlieb and his fellow Air New Zealand passengers on Thursday when their planned journey from Auckland … Read more

What travelers to Turkey need to know | CNN

What travelers to Turkey need to know | CNN

CNN  —  After a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, claiming the lives of thousands of people and injuring many more, there will be questions for those who had been planning to travel to region in coming days and weeks. Turkey is a major tourism destination, attracting 44.6 million foreign arrivals in … Read more

At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst airplane crash in 30 years | CNN

At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst airplane crash in 30 years | CNN

Kathmandu, Nepal CNN  —  At least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, a government official said, the country’s deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years. Seventy-two people – four crew members and 68 passengers – were on board the ATR 72 plane … Read more

What the return of Chinese tourists means for the global economy | CNN Business

What the return of Chinese tourists means for the global economy | CNN Business

Hong Kong CNN  —  In the years before Covid, China was the world’s most important source of international travelers. Its 155 million tourists spent more than a quarter of a trillion dollars beyond its borders in 2019. That largesse fell precipitously over the past three years as the country essentially closed its borders. But, as … Read more