DGCA team to begin probe into Kerala 'hijack' drama

A police team has been set up by the Kerala government to ascertain the truth behind the hijack alarm in the Abu Dhabi-Kochi Air India flight on Friday. A team of the Directorate General of Civil......

AI pilot cries hijack as passengers protest diversion

High drama unfolded at the international airport at Thiruvananthapuram when the pilot of the Abu Dhabi-Kochi Air India flight pressed the hijack button in panic after irate passengers allegedly......

5 Kozhikode-bound flights from Middle East diverted to Kochi as rains lash Kerala

Five flights to Kozhikode from the Middle East have been diverted to Kochi airport due to bad weather. The diverted flights include Air Arabia from Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, Gulf Air from Bahrain,......

Returnees from abroad may opt for paid quarantine: Health ministry

Returnees from abroad, suspect or confirmed cases of COVID-19 or their contacts coming from outside India may opt for paid facilities such as hotels, service apartments and lodges for......

Etihad Air to start direct services to south India

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is planning to start direct services from Abu Dhabi to south Indian destinations by the end of this year.The cities in focus include......

Oman Air plans more flights to India

Oman Air is planning to expand its network in India with new services to Delhi and Hyderabad and enhancing its capacity on Mumbai and Kochi routes. The plans to expand the carrier's operations in......

What Gulf slowdown! IndiGo, GoAir to expand ops to West Asia

Travels to Gulf accounted for 40% of India's international air traffic in 2016. Unfazed by the slowdown in West Asia, Indian carriers are expanding their network in the region. IndiGo is launching......

AI to send pilots to fill shortfall in Express service

The Air India board has cleared a proposal for sending its pilots on deputation to its budget arm, Air India Express, which has been facing shortage of commanders for some time now, airline sources......

India, Pakistan to play in Abu Dhabi

The Indian cricket squad for the two one-day internationals against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi next month as well as for the last four ODIs against England in the ongoing series would be picked up in......