Flights

Google Adds COVID-19 Related Travel Planning Features in Search

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday August 14, 2020

Google is adding information regarding percentage of open hotels with availability and flights operating in a city or county. This percentage is calculated based on Google Flights and Hotels data from the previous week.

Champions Legaue: RB Leipzig Beat Atletico Madrid To Book Historic Meeting With PSG

Agence France-Presse | Friday August 14, 2020

The win marks an historic night for RB Leipzig, who were only formed 11 years ago and played their first ever season in Germany's top flight in 2016.

Air India Pilot Unions Seek Meeting With Aviation Minister Over Flight Safety

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 14, 2020

The two leading pilot unions of Air India on Thursday sought a meeting with Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to discuss matters related to working conditions and flight safety, six days after the plane crash in Kozhikode that killed 18 people.

Air India Plans To Operate 2 Vande Bharat Mission Flights From Hong Kong

India News | ANI | Thursday August 13, 2020

Air India is planning to operate two Vande Bharat Mission flights from Hong Kong to Delhi on August 18 and 21, the Consulate General of India, Hong Kong said on Thursday.

India's Air Passenger Traffic Slumps 82% In July Amid COVID-19: Regulator

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Thursday August 13, 2020

Airlines carried a total of 372.85 lakh passengers in the first seven months of 2020 (January-July), marking a fall of 54.84 per cent compared to the corresponding period a year ago.

Ravindra Jadeja To Miss CSK Training Camp In Chennai Due To Personal Commitments

ANI | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Ravindra Jadeja will join the CSK squad before they fly out of Chennai for the UAE, but won't be part of the conditioning camp at the MA Chidambaram stadium.

85 Passengers Injured In Kerala Plane Crash Discharged From Hospital: Air India Express

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Air India Express said today that 85 passengers injured in the plane crash in Kozhikode have been discharged from hospitals after "obtaining complete fitness".

Ban On Flights From 6 Cities To Kolkata Extended Till August 31

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Suspension of passenger flights to Kolkata from six metros with high prevalence of COVID-19 cases has been extended till August 31, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Pay Charges Daily To Operate Flights From Airports, Airports Authority Tells GoAir

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

An airline has to pay various charges -- air navigation, landing, parking etc -- to AAI, which works under the Civil Aviation Ministry, to use facilities at any of its more than 100 airports.

Air India Repatriates 114 Indians Stranded In UAE Due To Coronavirus Lockdown

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 10, 2020

An Air India flight carrying 114 Indians, who were stranded in UAE due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, reached Indore on Sunday night, an official said.

Simona Halep Undecided On US Open But Fears "Tough Conditions"

Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 9, 2020

Simona Halep feels that travelling from Europe for the US Open will be tough as there are no direct flights.

Pilots Told About Weather, Tailwinds: Aviation Watchdog On Kerala Crash

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 10, 2020

"The ATC had briefed the pilots about the weather condition... the call has to be taken by the commander to go around or to land," Mr Kumar told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

What Happened At Kerala Airport In The First 5 Minutes After Crash

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday August 10, 2020

When Flight IX-1344 went down at Kerala's Calicut International Airport on Friday, authorities and locals swerved into action to save as many lives as possible. NDTV has accessed a blow-by-blow account of what happened in the critical first five minutes from sources in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the country's airport...

Kerala Plane's Black Box Transcripts To Be Available Soon: Aviation Body

India News | ANI | Sunday August 9, 2020

Aviation body DGCA's chief Anil Kumar on Sunday said that transcripts from the black boxes of crashed Kozhikode flight would be recovered soon.

Air India Express Staff Pay Tribute To Kerala Plane Co-Pilot, Family Wants Job For Wife

India News | ANI | Sunday August 9, 2020

Kerala Plane Crash: The father of co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, who lost his life in the Air India Express crash-landing incident in Kozhikode on Friday evening, said that his daughter-in-law should be given a job so that she can take care of her child.