Britannia Industries Limited announces the closure of its historic factory, in Taratala neighbourhood, Kolkata on June 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI With FMCG major Britannia Industries Limited notifying the stock exchanges that all permanent workers at its Taratala factory in Kolkata have accepted voluntary retirement, a fresh row has erupted over the flight of industry from … Read more
The number of passengers affected even when 1-2% flights get cancelled in a month is staggering. | Photo Credit: Kannal Achuthan 10042@Chennai Since December 2023, hundreds of cancellations and poor on-time performance of airlines have left thousands of people stranded at airports across India. Between March 31 and April 3 this year, 150 Vistara flights … Read more
Twelve people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport said on Sunday, adding that the plane landed safely and as scheduled. Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed shortly before 1 p.m. Dublin time (1200 GMT), the airport said. “Upon landing, the aircraft … Read more
VAN HORN, Texas: America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos‘ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA‘s early astronaut corps. But he wasn’t picked for the 1963 class. Dwight, now … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters An Air India flight bound for Delhi experienced a collision with a tug truck while taxiing towards the runway at Pune Airport. The incident occurred when around 180 passengers were onboard. “The aircraft, carrying around 180 passengers, suffered damage to its nose and a tyre … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS An Air India Express flight from the Calicut International Airport to Bahrain was delayed by over eight hours owing to technical issues. The flight, with over 150 passengers, which was scheduled to depart from Kozhikode around 10 a.m. finally took off after 6 p.m., airport … Read more
The first flight that took off from Delhi for the newly constructed Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, landed at Ayodhya Airport and passengers deboarded the plane. Baskar Shukla, one of the passengers said, ” This place is holy and sacred. This is Lord Ram’s place, there is no other place which is as holy as this…those … Read more
India on Saturday said it was working with the French government for an early resolution of the situation after a Nicaragua-bound flight carrying 303 people, mostly Indians, was detained by French authorities during a technical halt at an airport near Paris over suspected “human trafficking”. The plane that took off from Dubai in the United … Read more
T2 initially catered to domestic operations of a few airlines as Terminal 1 handled the bulk of domestic and international flights. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K. Passengers got a feel of the Kempegowda International Airport’s (KIA) Terminal 2 (T2) as operations began this January after being officially inaugurated in November 2022. Referred to as … Read more
T.N. CM M.K. Stalin landed at Coimbatore airport at 9.20 a.m. on a flight from Chennai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Governor R.N. Ravi arrived in Coimbatore on the same flight on Monday, December 18, 2023. Mr. Stalin and Mr. Ravi flew from Chennai and landed at the … Read more