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

Bomb threat to flights: 16 cases registered in Delhi likely to be transferred to NIA

Bomb threat to flights: 16 cases registered in Delhi likely to be transferred to NIA

An IndiGo flight, traveling from Jabalpur to Hyderabad, is seen at the Nagpur International Airport after being diverted following a bomb threat, in Nagpur, ono Sept. 1, 2024. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI At least 16 cases registered in connection with threats to flights of different airlines operating from Delhi are likely to be … Read more

Chennai airport installs 2D barcode scanners at terminal entries to enhance security

Chennai airport installs 2D barcode scanners at terminal entries to enhance security

A CISF official assisting a passenger at the Chennai International Airport. Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj A few years ago, a man managed to enter the terminal at the Chennai International Airport with a fake ticket to see off his wife and spend an extra couple of hours … Read more

Hyderabad’s domestic air connectivity to expand with direct flights to seven new cities

Hyderabad’s domestic air connectivity to expand with direct flights to seven new cities

Hyderabad’s domestic air connectivity is set to improve as IndiGo is set to start direct flights to seven new cities, including Ayodhya, starting September. The new routes from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport will connect Hyderabad to Rajkot, Agartala, Jammu, Agra, Kanpur, Ayodhya and Prayagraj. The airline will begin its direct flight to Ayodhya on September … Read more

Kerala passengers disappointed as Air India Express flights cancelled for second consecutive day

Kerala passengers disappointed as Air India Express flights cancelled for second consecutive day

Air India Express passengers who were promised travel to various destinations from airports in Kerala were left stranded on May 9 as their flights were unexpectedly cancelled for the second day in a row. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Air India Express passengers who were promised travel to various destinations from airports in Kerala were left … Read more

Ayodhya airport handled around 100 chartered flights on Monday: officials

Ayodhya airport handled around 100 chartered flights on Monday: officials

Passengers arrive at Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya on January 17. | Photo Credit: ANI The Ayodhya airport handled around 100 chartered flights on Monday as many people flew into the city to attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple. The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the temple on Monday, an … Read more

Bengaluru-Bhutan charter flights from April

Bengaluru-Bhutan charter flights from April

Thomas Cook (India) Limited and SOTC Travel will launch exclusive charter flights from Bengaluru to Paro (Bhutan) starting April 2024. According to Thomas Cook, South India represents a key source market for Thomas Cook & SOTC Travel, already contributing over 45% to the companies’ business to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, and growing. “However, the … Read more

Several airlines suspend flights after attack on Israel

Several airlines suspend flights after attack on Israel

Major international air carriers have suspended or reined in flight services to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve. Israel’s national carrier El Al was the exception, adding more flights to bring reservists back from around the … Read more

Heathrow asks airlines to stop selling summer flights to limit the impact on passengers

Heathrow asks airlines to stop selling summer flights to limit the impact on passengers

Heathrow Airport has told airlines to stop selling summer tickets as it limits the number of passengers and the chance of flight cancellations increases. According to the airport, the new limit of daily passengers is 100, 000 which will be implemented from Tuesday until 11 September. Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said, the number of … Read more