Home ministry sounds 'powder' alert at airports

The home ministry has sounded alert at all small and major airports to tighten security and seize any suspicious powder or liquid any passenger may try to smuggle in on any domestic or......

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......

If my flight disappears, this is what it looks like: MH17 flier's eerie post

A Dutch man heading to Kuala Lumpur on a vacation on the flight MH17, which was shot down in Ukraine on Thursday, posted an image of the Malaysian Airlines aircraft on his Facebook page. His......

Swapping shift kills Indian origin steward on board MH17

Swapping shift with a colleague cost ethnic Indian flight steward Sanjid Singh Sandu his life. Sanjid, 41, had switched his shift with a colleague on the ill-fated Flight MH17 from Amsterdam......

Your visa got delayed? Here's why

It was supposed to be a happy journey to London, one that the Imam family had been planning for the past two months. Everything was set — except the visa, which did not arrive in time for one......

Which Indian airport is 1 of the most followed airports on SM?

Delhi's ritzy Terminal 3 is on the global top 5 list on social media.And the first among Asian airports on social media.T E Narasimhan reports. IMAGE: The main arrival hall at T3, Indira Gandhi......

European airports woo Indian airlines

European airports are wooing Indian airlines in the wake of intense competition from aviation hubs such as Dubai and Doha. According to civil aviation ministry data, 37 million passengers flew to......

The world's best airports

Travel preferences are a very personal thing. Some people don't mind driving two hours out of their way if it means a cheaper ticket. For others, getting in and out quickly is the most important......

Rowdy Maccabi fans thrown off flight

About 200 Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were thrown off a homeward flight on Wednesday after several rowdy fans were involved in a fracas with the cabin crew, according to media reports in Israel.The......