Page 10 - Flights

GMR Airports purchases 11% more stake in GMR Hyderabad Airport for $100 mn

GAL also owns a majority in Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which runs the Delhi airport

Pakistan airlines cancels flights over non-payment of dues to fuel supplier

Airline cancelled 26 flights from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Bahawalpur, Multan, Gwadar, and other cities in Pakistan

Flights at Thiruvananthapuram airport to be suspended today for Arattu

Flight services at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport would be suspended from 4 pm to 9 pm on October 23 to facilitate the Alpassi Arattu procession

Delhi-bound flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai over bomb threat

A Delhi-bound flight of Akasa Air with 185 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the Mumbai international airport on Saturday after a passenger claimed there was a bomb on the plane, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said, adding he has been arrested. After taking off from Pune, a passenger, identified as Pallav Ajay Tyagi, started shouting that there was a bomb on the flight, which caused panic among passengers, a police official said. The airline spokesperson said, "Akasa Air flight QP 1148, flying from Pune to Delhi at 00:07 hours on Saturday and carrying 185 passengers and six crew members on board, received a security alert shortly after take-off. "As per the safety and security procedures, the plane was diverted to Mumbai. The Captain followed all required emergency procedures and landed safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at 00:42 hours". A representative from the airlines later lodged an FIR against Tyagi at the airport police

Looking at a mix of int'l destinations, not just West Asia: Akasa Air CEO

(Pilot row) one of the things we didn't plan for because it is unimaginable, says Vinay Dube

Malaysian carrier MyAirline abruptly suspends ops, passengers stranded

Malaysian budget carrier MyAirline abruptly suspended operations Thursday, citing financial pressures less than 11 months after it took to the skies. The unexpected announcement on social media caught many by surprise and left angry passengers stranded at the airport. The airline apologised for the extremely painful decision but said significant financial pressures made it necessary to temporarily halt operations pending shareholder restructuring and recapitalisation of the company. We have worked tirelessly to explore various partnership and capital raising options to prevent this suspension. Unfortunately, the constraints of time have left us with no alternative but to take this decision, its board of directors said in the statement. The move came just days after the airline said it was in advanced stages of finalising a strategic partnership. Local media reported that the suspension signalled that those talks may have collapsed. The airline began flights last December with a fle

Airlines halt flights from Israel after attack by Hamas ignites fighting

Major airlines have suspended flights in and out of Israel after the nation declared war following a massive attack by Hamas. Israel hit more than 1,000 targets in Gaza and Palestinian militants continued firing barrages of rockets, setting off air raid sirens in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Video posted online appeared to show a plume of smoke near a terminal at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport. Scores of arriving and departing flights at Ben Gurion were cancelled or delayed, according to the airport's online flight board, which also showed a steady trickle of flights. Most were operated by Israel's national airline El Al along with others by regional carriers like Turkey's Pegasus Airlines and Greece's Blue Bird Airways. American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines suspended service as the U.S. State Department issued travel advisories for the region citing potential for terrorism and civil unrest. American suspended service to Tel Aviv through Friday. The airline

Flights cancelled, work suspended as typhoon Koinu grinds towards Taiwan

The heaviest rain will fall along mountainous and sparsely populated parts of Pingtung county in the south and the east coast counties of Taitung and Hualien

Technical issue affects outbound international services at Chennai airport

A server problem led to disruption in services at the International Departure at the city airport here on Wednesday, affecting 9 outbound services and about 1,500 international passengers, officials said. The technical issue that was noticed around 1.30 am was fixed by 6 am, they said. Only international departures were affected, impacting printing of boarding passes and baggage handling, officials added. International services to destinations including Colombo, Dubai and Bangkok suffered delays.

Air India must uplift safety culture to highest levels: CEO Campbell Wilson

The requirements and expectations with respect to safety are clear, and training and advice are readily available, he mentioned

AAI inducts two new advanced B-360 aircraft into flight inspection fleet

According to a release from AAI, the new B-360 type of aircraft equipped with an advanced state-of-the-art Flight Inspection system into the AAI Flight Inspection Fleet

Mumbai airport recorded 32% increase in passenger traffic in August

The airport noted that it had observed a 108 per cent recovery in passenger traffic in August 2023 compared to the pre-pandemic level in August 2019

Akasa Air files court case against 40 pilots for not serving notice period

In the preceding month, Akasa Air witnessed a sequential doubling in flight cancellations as a direct consequence of these untimely exits

Private jet veers off runway in Mumbai causing more than 100 flight delays

The runway was closed for almost two hours and reopened after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation gave clearance following safety checks, a representative for the airport said

G20: Air India, Vistara announce waivers for ticket holders from 7-11 Sept

A spokesperson for Delhi airport said it has also formed a team of senior officials who will monitor G20 arrival and departure operations to ensure the best experience for the arriving delegates

Air India offers one-time ticket waiver for those travelling during G20

The Delhi government on Tuesday issued a gazette notification on traffic restrictions imposed across the national capital in view of the upcoming G20 summit

Bargain flight prices disappear as airline industry transforms into duopoly

The higher prices come at a time when two domestic carriers - IndiGo and Air India Ltd. - are set to control the bulk of one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets

Disruption in UK air traffic control caused by 'incorrect' flight data

The UK's air traffic control chief has said that "incorrect" flight data was the cause of the massive disruption that affected thousands of passengers stuck in planes and at airports as hundreds of flights to and from the country were cancelled, with knock-on effects continuing on Wednesday. Martin Rolfe, the chief executive of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) which had faced the technical issue that triggered the chaos on Monday, said an initial investigation had found the failure was caused by flight data which its system could not interpret. He also reiterated the government's previous statement that it was not caused by a cyber-attack. Initial investigations into the problem show it relates to some of the flight data we received, said Rolfe. Our systems, both primary and the back-ups, responded by suspending automatic processing to ensure that no incorrect safety-related information could be presented to an air traffic controller or impact the rest of the air traffic system

Technical issue with UK's air traffic control to cause chaos for days

The UK government on Tuesday said that though the air traffic control technical issue that led to the severe disruption of hundreds of flights and left thousands of passengers stranded has been resolved, routes will continue to be affected as airlines scramble to recover from the domino effect on their schedules. However, Transport Secretary Mark Harper stressed that the air traffic control outage behind the chaos on Monday was not caused by a cybersecurity incident. UK Transport Secretary Mark Harper said that while the technical issue has been resolved, flights will continue to be affected as airlines scramble to recover from the domino effect on their schedules and accommodate stranded passengers on alternate flights. As the spectre of a hacking attempt was raised across social media, the minister also dismissed that as a factor behind one of the worst air system failures seen in the country in at least a decade. "Something on this scale hasn't happened for almost a decade ...

North Goa airport announces direct Indigo flight services to Abu Dhabi

The Manohar International Airport in North Goa on Monday announced a direct Indigo flight service to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) thrice a week, starting September 2. A senior official of the airport operator GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL) said that the inaugural Indigo flight to Abu Dhabi from Manohar International Airport is scheduled for Saturday, September 02, 2023 at 00:25 am. The flight will reach Abu Dhabi International Airport at 02:15 am. "The return Indigo flight from AUH will take off at 03:15 AM and touch down at GOX (Manohar International Airport) at 08:10 AM. This remarkable service is set to operate three times a week, on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday," he added. GGIAL CEO R V Sheshan said the connection to Abu Dhabi has been introduced as it is a "prominent destination in our ever-expanding international network".