A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight, originated from Cochin, diverted to Bhopal due to a medical emergency on board, the airlines said in a statement on Friday.
The homegrown airline will also issue compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs) in SpiceXpress to Carlyle Aviation Partners, valuing the cargo business at over USD 1 billion, sources said.
Passengers of a Mumbai-bound Air India flight and airline staff were involved in heated arguments at Delhi airport on Tuesday late at night after the flight was delayed by more than four hours.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-2051 from Mumbai to Delhi received a hoax bomb threat call and another flight IndiGo 6E 6191 operating from Delhi to Deogarh was diverted to Lucknow following a specific bomb threat on Monday. Security agencies rushed for the necessary checks and followed all nec
Passengers carried by Indian domestic airlines during January 2023 were 125.42 lakhs, as against 64.08 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year.
In India, with concerns of new COVID-19 outbreaks fading, airlines saw a significant improvement in domestic air travel as well as revenue. India's domestic RPKs (revenue passenger kilometres) rose 48.8 per cent last year compared with 2021.
Air India, part of Tata Sons, has signed a firm order for 40 GEnx-1B and 20 GE9X engines, plus a multi-year TrueChoice™ engine services agreement. The deal was signed in coordination with the airline's firm order for 20 Boeing 787 and 10 Boeing 777X aircraft.
A Kandla-bound SpiceJet flight from Mumbai returned to the airport because of a cabin 'pressurisation alert', the airline's spokesperson said on Saturday.
"We are currently flying over 300 aircraft and we have nearly 500 more on order. Of course, the expansion depends a lot on the frequency and the timing of when we get the aircraft. But as and when the aircraft arrive, they will be deployed into the domestic market and some overseas," Indi
IndiGo has partnered with Turkish airlines to expand its reach to Europe and has ordered nearly 500 more aircraft as part of its expansion plan, said Vinay Malhotra, Head of International Sales on Friday, adding that it will help improve passenger services from India to Istanbul and to Eu