Flights

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi speaking on behalf of Celebi Aviation on May 23 told the Delhi High Court that the Indian government has not provided any information on why Celebi Aviation's security clearance was revoked by the BCAS.

Operation Sindoor fallout: Govt may rethink China flight resumption after intel links Red Dragon to Pakistan

Government officials aware of the ongoing discussions told Moneycontrol that if the CJWS's reports are verified independently by the Indian government, all discussion of resuming direct flights could be put on hold.

IndiGo starts bookings of flights to Manchester and Amsterdam from Mumbai

IndiGo, with its new flights to Amsterdam, will enter a competitive space, as KLM and Air India currently operate multiple daily flights between Amsterdam and Delhi

Hell at Heathrow: Airport meltdown hits 37 flights from India, thousands stranded

While the London airport expects to function at `100 percent’ capacity from tomorrow, it may take up to a week for airlines to accommodate all the passengers.

1,350 flights affected after West London fire causes massive blackout and shuts operations at Heathrow Airport

Eurocontrol, which handles air traffic control operations across Europe, stated on it's website that no flights were allowed to arrive at Heathrow airport and that diversion plans were in place for all incoming flights.

Navi Mumbai airport to begin operations with 30 weekly flights after June launch

A bigger shift is expected from November when airlines will plan which of their flights will move from CSMIA to Navi Mumbai while drafting their winter schedule that will run from the end of October to March 2026

Fifteen flights received hoax bomb threats in 2025: Official data

A total of 833 hoax bomb threats have been received by airline operators since 2020, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol told the Rajya Sabha on Monday citing data from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)

India and China likely to start direct flights from May

The first flights will be be to and from Lhasa to facilitate Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Later in the year, flights from India to Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese cities are likely to be restarted

Hyderabad airport to launch new flights to Phuket, Hong Kong, Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Riyadh

Hyderabad Airport experienced a substantial rise in international passenger traffic in FY24, despatching 4.2 million passengers compared to 3.92 million in FY20.

Hyderabad airport bullish on overseas expansion, aims to be the third largest in India

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited plans to launch flights to countries like the Netherlands, Ethiopia, Vietnam and Hong Kong in the next few months as part of its larger plan to surpass Bengaluru airport

Bengaluru becomes India’s third busiest airport by international traffic, surpasses Chennai and Kochi in October

Airports Authority of India (AAI) records show KIA handled 4.8 lakh international passengers in October 2024, compared to 3.9 lakh in October 2023, a 24.3 percent growth.

Bengaluru: 15 flights delayed, 6 diverted due to dense fog and low visibility

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) officials said that flight operations were affected by low visibility from 5:08am to 7:25am on Sunday

Air India to cancel around 60 flights on India-US routes in Nov-Dec due to non-availability of aircraft

The flights, which have been cancelled during the peak travel period, include services to San Francisco and Chicago, among others.

Over 100 flights get bomb threats on Tuesday

In 16 days, over 510 domestic and international flights have got the threats that later turned out to be hoaxes. The threats were issued mostly through social media.

Over 60 flights get bomb threats on Monday

In 15 days, over 410 domestic and international flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats. Most of the threats were issued through social media.

Over 30 flights get bomb threats on Oct 26

In 13 days, more than 300 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats. Most of the threats were issued through social media.

India, China make progress on starting direct flights

Travellers are facing higher costs and longer journeys due to the lack of direct flights between India and China. A round-trip between New Delhi and Beijing in 2019 took six hours and cost up to $550. Now, the fastest options involve a 10.5-hour flying time and a to-and-fro ticket costs over $1,200.

Delta to pause flights between New York and Tel Aviv

Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) announced on Thursday that it will suspend flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv until December 31 due to escalating security concerns in the Middle East.

India, China discuss resumption of direct flights and civil aviation cooperation

India and China held talks to explore strengthening civil aviation ties, with discussions focusing on resuming direct flights between the two countries, which were halted during the pandemic.

Diwali airfare zooms to Rs 20,000-30,000 range on some routes: Report

As per the report, Mumbai-Patna one way ticket during Diwali is going for Rs 20,074, Bengaluru-Varanasi is at Rs 23,662 and Bengaluru-Patna a little less of Rs 30,000.

Akasa Air aims to be profitable in 2 years, plans to expand domestic and international ops

The airline's plans to rapidly expand operations were tripped up by supply chain issues. But those seem to have been largely resolved, and it now expects to start taking delivery of the 150 Boeings it had ordered by 2027.

Flights to Leh likely to face disruption for another week amid heatwave conditions

Airports Authority of India and Ministry of Civil Aviation are in talks with domestic airlines to reduce Leh flight cancellations, with solutions like operating smaller planes to Leh and compensation for operating at a lower capacity being discussed.

Chaos at Bengaluru airport: 53 domestic flights cancelled, 75 delayed due to Microsoft outage

BIAL, which operates Kempegowda International Airport, said domestic operations, particularly those of IndiGo, were affected due to a Microsoft outage.

Air India to launch non-stop flights between Bengaluru and London's Gatwick from August 18

Bengaluru set to be the only city in India with non-stop flights to both London's Heathrow and Gatwick

Air India Express launches flights connecting Hindon Airport with Bengaluru, Goa, and Kolkata

Air India Express will operate two daily-direct flights from Bengaluru and a daily direct flight each from Kolkata and Goa to Hindon, Delhi-NCR. The new flight operations will commence on August 1, 2024.