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Air India plane (File photo) NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Colombo to Chennai carrying 158 passengers experienced a bird strike on Tuesday, airport authorities said. The incident forced the airline to cancel the plane’s return journey.The aircraft landed safely and all passengers got off without any injuries, officials added.The bird strike was noticed…
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Monday urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the electrical systems in all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in India, following a recent incident involving an Air India flight to Birmingham.On Friday, Air India flight AI-117, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner…
Air India (For representational purposes only) NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a pilots’ body, on Sunday called for a thorough inspection of the electrical systems of all Boeing 787 planes operating in India “in the interest of air safety.”The FIP’s appeal to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) comes a day…
LUCKNOW: A 26-year-old passenger was booked by Sarojininagar police following a mid-air altercation with an Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh aboard Air India flight AI 837 from Delhi to Lucknow. Passenger, Samad Ali of Fatehpur, was returning from Jeddah via connecting flight. According to Singh, Ali used abusive language while talking on phone. When Singh…
AirAsia flight (Representative image) LUCKNOW: Monday night turned tense at Lucknow Airport when AirAsia flight FD 147, en route to Bangkok, encountered a technical snag shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, carrying 132 passengers and six crew members, departed at 10.50 pm but developed a hydraulic failure while airborne. Acting swiftly, the pilots hovered over Lucknow’s…
NEW DELHI: Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Tuesday morning, potentially affecting ongoing Durga Puja celebrations and Ramlila events across the city. The sudden downpour caused waterlogging in several areas, leading to traffic congestion and disruption of festive activities. Delhi Rain Chaos: Waterlogged Streets, Massive Traffic Jams Hit City After Sudden Change in Weather…
IndiGo’s Mumbai-Delhi flight gets bomb threat (Representative image) NEW DELHI: An IndiGo flight traveling from Mumbai to Delhi received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, a source revealed. Flight 6E 762, carrying approximately 200 passengers, was subjected to a full emergency alert at Delhi airport after security agencies determined the threat to be non-specific, the…
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old passenger was arrested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for allegedly smoking in the lavatory of a flight, police said on Saturday.The incident triggered panic on board when passengers noticed smoke coming from the lavatory during a Phuket-Mumbai flight on Friday night, an official added.The accused, Bhavya Gautam Jain, a resident…
Israeli PM Netanyahu (File photo) Israeli PM Netanyahu’s aircraft followed an unconventional path to New York on Thursday, avoiding several European nations while heading to the UN General Assembly.Despite French authorities confirming permission for Israeli aircraft access, as confirmed by a French diplomatic source to AFP, tracking information revealed Netanyahu’s aircraft opted for a southern…
KANPUR: A Kanpur–Delhi flight was delayed by two hours and forty minutes due to the presence of a rat in a crew member’s cabin. All passengers were deboarded in search of the rat, and the flight took off once the rat was caught and removed.As per schedule, the Delhi–Kanpur Indigo flight landed at Chakeri Airport…
