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Dubai Airports update: More than 1,140 flights operated in 84 hours to clear passenger backlog; what travellers need to know

Dubai Airports shared an update on social media X to inform the world that both Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) operated more than 1,140 flights over the past 84 hours between March 2 and March 5. It is the second week of the regional tensions in the Middle East and…

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Passenger vehicle dispatches up 13% on GST reforms, price cut

NEW DELHI: Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) dispatches from companies to dealers rose 13% year-on-year to 4,49,616 units in Jan, with demand remaining robust, owing to GST rate rationalisation and subsequent dip in prices, industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) said on Friday.The sales growth last month was aided by utility vehicles. The segment…

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Railways lowers target for passenger revenue, may earn less from freight too | India News

Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Railways has estimated its earnings from passenger movement at Rs 87,300 crore in 2026-27, a little over 9% more than the revised estimate (RE) of the current financial year, as it continues to introduce more new-age Vande Bharat chair car & sleeper trains, and Amrit Bharat…

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UAE rail revolution: Nation’s first passenger train network launching in 2026, know how it will impact travellers |

The United Arab Emirates is all set for a rail revolution in 2026 which is going to transform the country’s travel landscape. The launch of UAE’s first fully integrated national passenger rail service remains one of the much-awaited events. This milestone will reshape tourism and connectivity across the seven emirates, which are Abu Dhabi, Dubai,…

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Small passenger plane crashes in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board

A small passenger aircraft with 15 people on board crashed on Wednesday in a rural part of Colombia’s northeast, killing everyone on the flight, authorities said. The plane went down in Norte de Santander province. Satena, the state-owned airline operating the flight, said local officials in the village of Curasica alerted authorities after spotting the…

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Mid-air medical emergency: 72-year-old passenger collapses on IndiGo flight; dies after landing at Nagpur | Nagpur News

NAGPUR: A 72-year-old male passenger on an Indigo Airlines flight from Ghaziabad to Chennai collapsed mid-air and was declared brought dead at Nagpur after the aircraft made an emergency landing here.The passenger, a resident of Chennai, felt uneasy in the flight and was administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on board by a doctor, who was on…

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Thailand crane collapse: Passenger train from Bangkok derails, leaving 22 dead – what we know so far

A crane collapse in Thailand on Wednesday caused a train derailment, killing at least 22 people. “Twenty-two people were killed and more than 30 injured,” Thatchapon Chinnawong, a local police chief in Nakhon Ratchasima province, told news agency AFP. Meanwhile, the province’s public relations department said on Facebook that four bodies have been recovered so…

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