Indian fliers rejoice, US opens up to travellers post-Covid

Aditya Garg headed to San Francisco in the early hours of Monday, relieved that he could finally get back to work -- and home -- with the US government lifting travel restrictions for international......

'US to seek overflight lists'

Foreign airlines flying over American airspacewill have to turn over the passenger listor check the names against US government watch lists under a new anti-terrorist proposal,reports The......

Man mistakes jet door for loo; tries to open it at 30,000 ft

In a bizarre incident, a Scottish man tried to open a KLM plane's door at 30,000 feet, mistaking it for the loo entrance, attracting a fine of 600 euros and a ban from travelling with the airline......

Indian diplomacy's success stories in a bleak landscape

'Indian diplomacy in West Asia under the present government has been a success story -- and with Saudi Arabia in particular,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Air India's Boeing 787-8......

IndiGo's new CEO Pieter Elbers takes over, eyes 'new frontiers'

The coming years will be among the most exciting of your professional lives, IndiGo’s new chief executive officer (CEO) Pieter Elbers wrote to the airline’s staff after taking charge on......

IndiGo names Pieter Elbers as new CEO, Ronojoy Dutta to retire on Sept 30

The country's largest domestic budget carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced the appointment of Pieter Elbers as its chief executive officer, replacing incumbent Ronojoy Dutta. Photograph: Brian......

KLM Airlines resumes operations

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said its alliance partner, Northwest Airlines has resumed its daily flights from Mumbai to Amsterdam with effect from Wednesday.The carrier had cancelled its flights for......

Domestic airlines poach expats from foreign rivals

Hiring expatriates as pilots or CEOs has now become pass for domestic carriers. With carriers such as Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines all set to battle it out on international routes, leading......

SHOCKING! Indian archers miss World Cup after flight delay

The 23-member contingent was slated to board Royal Dutch Airlines KLM 872 from Delhi to Amsterdam early Saturday morning but due to "operational issues" the flight was delayed by two hours 53......

Sports Shorts: Thapa in Asian C'ships quarters

IMAGE: Shiva Thapa will look to add another medal to his tally. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Shiva Thapa inched closer to adding a record fourth medal by entering the 60kg......