A passenger arriving from Bahrain at Cochin International Airport on Sunday, was arrested by customs officials for attempting to smuggle gold paste concealed within his jeans, according to customs officials.
The co-passenger who shot the video of the incident of assault against an IndiGo pilot on board alleged that the pilot, instead of "understanding and supporting" the passengers' concern, was blaming them for asking questions.
Following an incident of alleged assault against an IndiGo pilot on board, the accused passenger was declared 'unruly', the airlines said in a statement on Monday.
After the incident of alleged assault against an IndiGo pilot, the airlines have formed an internal committee on Monday to address the matter, the officials said.
The aviation security agency has started an investigation into the incident of a passenger allegedly hitting an IndiGo pilot while the latter was announcing a flight delay at Delhi airport, the officials said.
As per the airline sources, the male passenger assaulted Anup Kumar, pilot of the Delhi-Goa Indigo flight (6E-2175) while the latter was making announcement about the delay on Sunday.
According to an official statement from IndiGo Airlines, "Due to the low visibility and dense fog conditions across North India, IndiGo flight operations were impacted on January 14, 2024. This had a cascading effect on our operations throughout the day. Our staff kept passengers apprised of
Passengers aboard two Air India (AI) flights experienced over eight hours and another two and a half hours of delay due to adverse weather conditions at Delhi airport.
Aaranyak, an Assam-based biodiversity conservation group has put up 12 signboards at strategic locations in the Udalguri, Tamulpur, and Baksa districts to ensure the safe passage of wildlife and people across busy roads. The districts are in the Bodoland Territorial Region bordering Bhutan.
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch on Sunday condemned the attack and arrests at the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) meeting hall in Bannu, Pakistan, stressing that these incidents mark the continuation of decades of state oppression of Pashtuns. Baloch further emphasised that the dream of rul