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Air India Pilot Retiring After 33 Years Gets Surprise Water Cannon Salute In Chennai

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday August 1, 2020

It was a pleasant surprise for passengers and the pilot of the Air India flight from Port Blair as it touched down Chennai on Thursday. The Air Traffic Controller instructed the pilot to "turn into a particular taxi track". Moments later, water from two fire tenders hit the flight for a water cannon salute, honouring the pilot, Captain Sebastian Jo...

Pay Cuts Can Trigger "Desperate, Extreme Acts", Say Air India Pilots

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Friday July 24, 2020

Some 60 Air India pilots operating repatriation flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad have tested positive for coronavirus, the airline has said in a letter to the government.

145 Indians Flown Back From Russia As Part Of Vande Bharat Mission

India News | ANI | Monday June 22, 2020

A special Air India flight carrying 145 stranded Indian nationals departed yesterday from Moscow for Delhi and Gaya under the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission.

Air India Flight With Indian Students From Kyrgyzstan Lands In Indore

India News | ANI | Monday June 22, 2020

Under the third phase of "Vande Bhatrat" Mission, a special Air India flight with 148 Indian students onboard from Kyrgyzstan, landed at Indore Airport on Sunday.

Passenger Dies On Lagos-Mumbai Flight Due To "Natural Causes": Air India

India News | ANI | Monday June 15, 2020

A passenger who was travelling from Lagos to Mumbai in an Air India flight allegedly passed away due to natural causes on Sunday, Air India official said.

4 Flights From UAE With Over 700 Passengers Leave For India Amid Lockdown

India News | ANI | Tuesday June 2, 2020

Four Air India flights under Vande Bharat Mission left UAE today for Delhi, Kozhikode, Trivandrum and Kannur with 729 stranded Indians.

Vande Bharat Mission: Air Flight Departs From Qatar With 154 Indians

India News | ANI | Sunday May 31, 2020

An Air India flight under Vande Bharat Mission with 154 stranded Indians on board departed from Qatar on Sunday.

Empty Air India Delhi-Moscow Flight Returns Midway, Pilot Has COVID-19

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 30, 2020

An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow on Saturday had to return midway after the airline's ground team found out that one of the pilots had tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said.

Top Court Junks Plea Against Middle-Seat Occupancy In Air India Flights

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 27, 2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a pilot's plea seeking modification of its order which allowed Air India to fill the middle seats while operating its non-scheduled flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad up to June 6.

After June 6, Empty Middle Seats On Special Air India Flights: Top Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 25, 2020

Special international flights to repatriate Indians must have middle seats vacant, the Supreme Court said today, commenting that it was "common sense" that social distancing is important as a precaution against coronavirus. Middle seat bookings on the Air India flights will be allowed only till June 6. The court also noted that the government shoul...

Air India Flight Brings Back Over 160 Stranded Indians From US To Hyderabad

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 17, 2020

Over 160 Indian citizens from Chicago in the US arrived in Hyderabad today on board an Air India flight, the ninth such service to reach the city sincethe beginning of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate people from the country stranded due to coronavirus lockdown.

149 Flights To Bring Back Indians In Second Phase Of Vande Bharat Mission

India News | ANI | Saturday May 16, 2020

The Vande Bharat Mission, which started on May 7, to bring back stranded Indian nationals back home from other countries launched its second phase of operations today by sending three Air India flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

312 Passengers From Philippines, US Land In Hyderabad: Report

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 14, 2020

As part of the biggest ever off-shore repatriation drive of stranded Indians under the Vande Bharat Mission, two Air India flights with 149 and 163 passengers from Manila and Washington respectively landed in Hyderabad on Thursday, airport sources said.

225 Indians Brought Back To Mumbai From Malaysia As Part Of Vande Bharat Mission

India News | ANI | Wednesday May 13, 2020

Under the Vande Bharat Mission, Air India's repatriation flight AI-1377, carrying 225 passengers from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia arrived at Mumbai''s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport early on Wednesday.

Vande Bharat Mission: 331 Indians Stranded In UK Reach Hyderabad

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 12, 2020

As part of the biggest ever off-shore evacuation drive of Indian citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission, an Air India flight carrying 331 people stuck in the UK, landed at the international airport in Hyderabad on Tuesday.