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West Asia crisis: IndiGo to operate 10 relief flights from Jeddah on Tue

About 357 flights were cancelled on Monday, though operations began gradually resuming by evening with stranded Indian aircraft returning home

Aloke Singh to step down as Air India Express MD after five-year tenure

Air India Express MD Aloke Singh will exit on 19 March after steering the airline through privatisation, a merger with AirAsia India, a four-fold fleet expansion and a major brand overhaul

Air India Express MD Aloke Singh to step down after tenure ends on March 19

On March 20, 2023, Singh was appointed as the MD for a three-year period

India sees 350 flight cancellations as West Asia conflict disrupts routes

Indian carriers cancelled 350 flights on Sunday after airspace restrictions across West Asia, with Europe-bound routes hit hardest and airlines issuing waivers, rerouting or suspending services

Air India upgrades B787 faucet modules to fix potential water-leak risks

The FAA, on February 2, issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) applicable to certain Boeing 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes. These aircraft are also known as Dreamliners

225 flights cancelled at Mumbai, Delhi airports due to West Asia crisis

Earlier, the Civil Aviation Ministry said 444 international flights are expected to be cancelled by domestic carriers on Sunday

Gulf-bound flights cancelled from 4 Kerala airports amid West Asia tensions

Though authorities had issued an advisory asking passengers to check flight status before arriving at the airport, several travellers waited at airports across the state expecting services to resume

Aviation ministry sets up 24x7 control room amid West Asia airspace crisis

According to the DGCA, Iran has announced retaliatory measures, raising concerns over potential spill-over risks to civilian aviation

444 flights to be cancelled amid Iran-Israel tensions: Aviation ministry

In an X post, the MoCA stated that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is in complete coordination with the airlines to ensure passenger safety and operational regulations

Several UAE-bound flights from India cancelled as US-Israel strike Iran

The US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, with some of the first strikes appearing to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Air India cancels 28 flights to Europe, US, Canada for March 1

Mumbai-Newark, Delhi-Chicago, Delhi-Toronto , Delhi-Frankfurt, Mumbai-Frankfurt and Delhi-Paris services have been cancelled

DGCA asks airlines to avoid airspaces of 11 countries till March 2

The countries are Iran, Israel, Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar

Domestic air passenger traffic rises 4.36% to 15.25 million in Jan: DGCA

In terms of passenger load factor, Akasa Air recorded the highest seat factor at 93.2 per cent during January 2026, while IndiGo had the second-best at 87.7 per cent during the reporting month

IndiGo temporarily suspends flights to West Asia as US, Iran strike Iran

Services have been suspended to and from Dubai, Jeddah, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Bahrain, Sharjah, Kuwait and Ras Al-Khaimah

Flyers protest at Bengaluru airport after flight 'fails' to land in Nepal

The same aircraft reportedly took off again on Friday morning, but once again failed to land in Kathmandu and was diverted to Lucknow

Delhi-Tel Aviv flight diverted after Israel airspace closure: Air India

An airline official said the flight has been diverted to Mumbai

Emirates SkyCargo to deploy 2 more weekly freighters to India

Beyond aircraft capacity, Emirates SkyCargo said it has built a vast trucking network, to reach more offline destinations across India

DGCA rolls out 48-hour free cancellation window and stricter refund rules

DGCA has revamped airline ticketing rules, adding a 48-hour free cancellation window, capping fees, tightening refund timelines and introducing passenger-friendly provisions for emergencies

Flyers to get 48-hr free window to cancel, make changes to tickets: DGCA

The aviation regulator has revised ticket refund norms, allowing passengers to cancel or amend bookings within 48 hours without additional charges, subject to conditions

Jharkhand air ambulance crash: No black box in plane, AAIB team probes site

According to civil aviation rules, cockpit voice recorders (CVR) or flight data recorders (FDR) are not mandated for aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight below 5,700 kg