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Footfall at the airport started rising late Saturday evening Bhubaneswar: As evening turned towards night, the sparsely filled Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), which had been the site of chaos and anger over the past two days, started witnessing a turnaround. From 9 pm on Saturday, flier footfall started increasing as IndiGo gradually limped towards…
The airline recorded the largest number of flight cancellations by an Indian carrier in the nation’s aviation history. (ANI photo) IndiGo flight cancellations latest news: IndiGo has said that it expects to operate more than 1500 flights by day’s end on Saturday, having restored over 95% of network connectivity by serving 135 out of 138…
AI image (Picture credit: Gemini) At airports, there was a time when a crackling announcement – “This is the last call for …” – meant panic, urgency, a frantic dash through terminals. When a voice reverberating in mechanical voice announced, “your flight has been delayed”, it was no less than a nightmare as it tested…
NEW DELHI: Mass flight cancellations by IndiGo have sent fares on competing airlines soaring as passengers scramble for alternatives on routes dominated by India’s largest carrier.One-way economy tickets for Sunday on Delhi-Mumbai sector range from Rs 21,577 to Rs 39,000 across airlines other than IndiGo. Bengaluru-Kolkata tickets cost between Rs 20,000 and Rs 23,000 each…
Shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of IndiGo, have fallen more than 7 per cent over the past four trading sessions as the airline battles a severe operational crisis that has triggered large-scale flight cancellations and left thousands of passengers stranded.On Friday, the stock slipped 1.22 per cent to close at Rs 5,371.30 on the…
Lauren Gottlieb vented frustration at Mumbai airport as her Dubai flight was axed amid IndiGo chaos. “Do not fly IndiGo… it looks like the apocalypse inside,” she warned in a viral video. Over 1,000 flights cancelled in 4 days; airline apologises for disruptions. Dancer and actor Lauren Gottlieb, who was supposed to fly to Dubai…
HUBBALI: A newlywed couple were forced to attend their own wedding reception virtually after nationwide flight disruptions left them stranded in Bhubaneswar, over a thousand kilometres from their venue in Hubballi, news agency Megha Ksheerasagar and Sangam Das, software engineers based in Bengaluru, were scheduled to travel for their reception on 3 December. But their…
The aircraft carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin became the most tracked flight in the world on Wednesday, according to Flight Radar 24. Putin was headed to Delhi for a two-day state visit.The aircraft, often referred to as the “Flying Kremlin” or “Doomsday plane,” is a specially modified Russian-made Ilyushin Il-80, adapted from the Il-86 passenger…
InterGlobe Aviation, commonly known as IndiGo, has been struggling to keep up not just on the runway but also on the Dalal Street. As the chaos has stretched into its fourth day, deepening operational turmoil has also spilled into the stock market, with investor sentiment taking a visible hit as large-scale cancellations continue across the…
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) HYDERABAD: Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Friday received a bomb threat email for Emirates flight EK526 from Dubai (DXB) to Hyderabad (HYD), which led the airport to follow standard safety procedures after the plane landed, according to news agency ANI.According to GMR PRO, the email reached Hyderabad Airport…
