Air India on Sunday said that all its flights are currently avoiding certain airspaces over the Persian Gulf, amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
Air India flight AI-114 from Birmingham to Delhi received a bomb threat on Saturday, following which it was diverted to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely, according to an Air India Spokesperson.
"Due to adverse weather conditions, one of our flights to Patna was diverted briefly to Varanasi. When the weather improved, the flight resumed and landed in Patna. We regret the delay caused by circumstances beyond our control," the airline said.
The interim compensation began being released from June 20, 2025, with three families having received payments so far, and the remaining claims are being processed.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to the Accountable Manager of Air India for violating flight time rules.
A week after the Air India plane crash, the DNA samples of 231 victims have been matched and the mortal remains of 210 passengers have been handed over to the concerned families as of Friday evening.
BJP President JP Nadda on Friday expressed grief over the demise of former Gujarat Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Rupani, who was among the 241 who died when the London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff, colliding with a doctor's hostel complex
In an official communication, Campbell said, "Have our aircraft been deemed safe? Yes. We have completed the additional precautionary checks on our operating Boeing 787 fleet as requested by the DGCA, who have publicly declared that they meet required standards."
India and England will wear black armbands as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week, on the opening day of the first Test of the five-match series at Headingley for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Post recovery of air passengers in May 2025 after India-Pak ceasefire, a report by ICICI Securities says the aviation ministry passenger travel data number indicates further decline in June.
Almost a week after the deadly Air India crash that took place in Ahmedabad, DNA samples of 220 victims had been matched with their families and 202 mortals had been released, announced Gujarat Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education Rushikesh Patel on Friday.