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India, China Resume Direct Flights From Kolkata to Guangzhou After 5 Years
After a hiatus of over four years, direct commercial air services between Kolkata and mainland China's Guangzhou city resumed on Sunday with the first flight taking off from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at 10 pm.
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Viral Video Shows Fire Erupt In Air China's Flight, Leading To Emergency Landing
A video of the incident shows passengers panicking as crew members rush to control the fire caused by the lithium battery.
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Can You Fly As Long As A Day? This Is The New Longest Nonstop Flight In The World
Ultra long-haul flights are likely to become even more common in the future. Here's why passengers are increasingly preferring long, direct flights and how to comfortably travel in one.
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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India Set To Surpass China In Air Passenger Traffic In 2026: Global Council
India is projected to surpass neighbouring China in air passenger traffic growth rate in 2026, growing at 10.5 per cent, airports' grouping ACI said on Wednesday.
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India Tops Global List In Passenger Loads On Domestic Flights: Report
India's domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third spot respectively.
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Watch: Passengers' Reaction After Heavy Turbulence On China Flight
In the video, the passengers can be heard screaming and nearly being thrown away from their seats.
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Thermal Testing To Be Done At Airports In Maharashtra: Health Minister
No patient infected with a new Omicron variant, said to be driving China's current surge of COVID-19 cases, has been detected so far in Maharashtra, but thermal screening will be conducted for air passengers arriving from countries
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Dutch Airline Apologises After Staff's Coronavirus Toilet Note Sparks Outrage
KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France KLM, offered a public apology on Friday after a crew member sparked online outrage by posting a sign in Korean saying passengers on a recent flight were not allowed to use a toilet because of the new coronavirus.
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Passengers From Singapore, Thailand To Be Screened For Coronavirus At Mumbai Airport
Air passengers arriving in Mumbai from Singapore and Thailand are also being screened now, besides China, for the coronavirus infection, a Maharashtra government official said on Monday.
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Coronavirus: Air India's 2nd Plane With "Same Doctors" To Fly To China Today
Air India said another special flight to evacuate Indians from coronavirus-hit Wuhan in China would depart from the Delhi airport on Saturday afternoon, hours after the first flight with 324 passengers landed in the Indian capital.
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Air India Jumbo Plane With Doctors, Special Crew To Fly Indians From Wuhan Today
A passenger aircraft will leave India for Wuhan city in China's Hubei province on Friday to bring back Indians stranded there amid a raging coronavirus outbreak, sources in the government said.
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The Truth About That Viral Video Of Plane Spinning In The Air Before Landing
A video, purportedly showing a passenger plane taking a 360 degree turn in the air before landing, has gone insanely viral all over the Internet. The video has been shared by many believing the plane was affected by winds caused by super-typhoon Mangkhut which has left parts of China and Philippines devastated. The video, however, is reportedly fak...
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Xiamen Air Passenger Jet Skids Off Runway In Manila, No Casualties
A passenger plane operated by China's Xiamen Air veered off a rain-soaked runway after landing at Manila's main airport, disrupting flight schedules on Friday due to a temporary runway closure, officials said.
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33 Hospitalised As Croatia-Bound Ryanair Flight Loses Cabin Pressure
Thirty-three Ryanair passengers were treated in hospital, some bleeding from their ears, after their Croatia-bound plane lost cabin pressure and made an emergency landing in Frankfurt on Friday, German police said on Saturday.
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India, China Resume Direct Flights From Kolkata to Guangzhou After 5 Years
After a hiatus of over four years, direct commercial air services between Kolkata and mainland China's Guangzhou city resumed on Sunday with the first flight taking off from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at 10 pm.
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Viral Video Shows Fire Erupt In Air China's Flight, Leading To Emergency Landing
A video of the incident shows passengers panicking as crew members rush to control the fire caused by the lithium battery.
-
Can You Fly As Long As A Day? This Is The New Longest Nonstop Flight In The World
Ultra long-haul flights are likely to become even more common in the future. Here's why passengers are increasingly preferring long, direct flights and how to comfortably travel in one.
-
World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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India Set To Surpass China In Air Passenger Traffic In 2026: Global Council
India is projected to surpass neighbouring China in air passenger traffic growth rate in 2026, growing at 10.5 per cent, airports' grouping ACI said on Wednesday.
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India Tops Global List In Passenger Loads On Domestic Flights: Report
India's domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third spot respectively.
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Watch: Passengers' Reaction After Heavy Turbulence On China Flight
In the video, the passengers can be heard screaming and nearly being thrown away from their seats.
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Thermal Testing To Be Done At Airports In Maharashtra: Health Minister
No patient infected with a new Omicron variant, said to be driving China's current surge of COVID-19 cases, has been detected so far in Maharashtra, but thermal screening will be conducted for air passengers arriving from countries
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Dutch Airline Apologises After Staff's Coronavirus Toilet Note Sparks Outrage
KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France KLM, offered a public apology on Friday after a crew member sparked online outrage by posting a sign in Korean saying passengers on a recent flight were not allowed to use a toilet because of the new coronavirus.
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Passengers From Singapore, Thailand To Be Screened For Coronavirus At Mumbai Airport
Air passengers arriving in Mumbai from Singapore and Thailand are also being screened now, besides China, for the coronavirus infection, a Maharashtra government official said on Monday.
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Coronavirus: Air India's 2nd Plane With "Same Doctors" To Fly To China Today
Air India said another special flight to evacuate Indians from coronavirus-hit Wuhan in China would depart from the Delhi airport on Saturday afternoon, hours after the first flight with 324 passengers landed in the Indian capital.
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Air India Jumbo Plane With Doctors, Special Crew To Fly Indians From Wuhan Today
A passenger aircraft will leave India for Wuhan city in China's Hubei province on Friday to bring back Indians stranded there amid a raging coronavirus outbreak, sources in the government said.
-
The Truth About That Viral Video Of Plane Spinning In The Air Before Landing
A video, purportedly showing a passenger plane taking a 360 degree turn in the air before landing, has gone insanely viral all over the Internet. The video has been shared by many believing the plane was affected by winds caused by super-typhoon Mangkhut which has left parts of China and Philippines devastated. The video, however, is reportedly fak...
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Xiamen Air Passenger Jet Skids Off Runway In Manila, No Casualties
A passenger plane operated by China's Xiamen Air veered off a rain-soaked runway after landing at Manila's main airport, disrupting flight schedules on Friday due to a temporary runway closure, officials said.
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33 Hospitalised As Croatia-Bound Ryanair Flight Loses Cabin Pressure
Thirty-three Ryanair passengers were treated in hospital, some bleeding from their ears, after their Croatia-bound plane lost cabin pressure and made an emergency landing in Frankfurt on Friday, German police said on Saturday.
