Page 14 - Air Travel

Mystery continues around Prashant Kishor's travel to Kolkata amid lockdown

Supposedly, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee asked him to come to Kolkata for a discussion

International passenger capacity for India reduced by 89% in April: UN

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said that by September, the world could have 1.2 billion fewer international air travelers

How flights will operate after the lockdown is lifted

The Standard Operating Procedure being formulated by the DGCA will make it mandatory for airlines to keep all middle seats and the last three rows empty to minimise contact

Get ready for social distancing when you fly next after lockdown ends

From elimination of middle seat to thermal screening air travel to see new normal

Domestic flights to be suspended as India strengthens coronavirus lockdown

Airlines will have to land domestic passenger flights at destinations by 11.59 pm on Tuesday

Despite slowdown, air traffic grows fastest in November this year at 11.2%

About 1.2 crore passengers flew in November as compared to 1.1 crore in October

Bad legroom to get worse as airlines stuff more passengers in a flight

To add more seats, Cebu Air is moving the plane's bathrooms

Air travel set to get costlier after govt hikes aviation security fee

Air travel will get a tad costlier with the government revising aviation security fee

Flyers, know your rights: Cancel flights free of cost within 24 hours

Airlines must offer alternate flights or full refund when there is a flight delay of over six hours

Good news: No need to remove laptop for screening at Delhi, Mumbai airports

If implemented on a permanent basis, this project will lend a hand to both passengers and security forces in saving time

From scoring lounge access to rewards cards: How to make air travel better

In general, remember that children can earn frequent flier miles

Air passenger detained for trying to open exit door of Patna-bound plane

The passenger, whom police did not name, is a resident of Kankarbagh locality in Patna

Yogi's pocket borough Gorakhpur emerging as regional air travel hub

Flights to top metros, including Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Kathmandu in the offing

Near-miss incidents fall in Indian airspace, one critical event in 2012-17

The count of near-miss incidents touched 32 in 2016 before coming down to 28 last year

Biometrics-based paperless air travel may soon become a reality in India

SITA had announced at the recent Air Transport IT Summit in Jaipur that paperless travel would be a reality in India soon

Rajdhani tickets unconfirmed? Soon you could upgrade to an Air India flight

You can upgrade to an Air India flight if the latter has the same service route allotted on the same day.

Statspeak: Technology revolutionising air travel

Satisfaction is higher when self-service technologies are used, says survey

Air travel exposes you to radiation - how much health risk comes with it?

The major source of radiation exposure from air travel comes from the flight itself

Five innovations to transform air travel

Drinks robot, UV germ zapper among gizmos to make your journey entertaining

India's no-fly list: Soon furnish PAN, Aadhaar to book domestic air tickets

Misbehaviour on flights could get you on a soon-to-be-announced no-fly list