IndiGo, India's largest airline by market share, cancelled 6,936 flights over the past three months, impacting 10,81,680 passengers, said the government in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Air India, which is already grappling with operational disruptions, has temporarily stopped services to the Middle East, Europe as well as to five destinations in the US and Canada.
The threats to both domestic and international flights were made mostly through social media, disrupting travel in the world’s fastest growing aviation market, and all were found to be false alarms.
Uikey sent emails to various government bodies, including the Prime Minister’s Office, Railway Minister, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy, airline offices, the Director General of Police and the Railway Protection Force.
DGCA said the advisory was issued after several cases came in its notice where children were not seated with their parents
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in its probe into the alleged irregularities in the leasing of aircraft by NACIL, a company formed by the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines during the UPA era, as there was no "evidence of any wrongdoing", officials said Thursday.
Indian pilots are exhausted, battling erratic schedules, consecutive late-night departures and excessive hours. Yet airlines are pushing back against new DGCA rules that mandate longer breaks and shorter work hours for cockpit crew. Fearful of higher costs and restricted operations, carriers want to delay implementation. They shouldn’t
The regulatory approval for engineering line maintenance of A350 is a major step forward in ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of six A350 aircraft which is set to join the Air India fleet, Air India said in a statement.
The latest winter schedule has been finalised by the DGCA after the slot conference meeting held in September.
In the top 10 airlines carrying international traffic from India lies the possible answer to where Indian airlines could expand.