The Government on Wednesday ruled out disinvestment of Air India in the “immediate near future,” though it said it remains committed to completing the process. Saying that the present environment is “not conducive” for it, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha told Rajya Sabha that the issue would[Read More…]
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Expect Air India divestment to complete in a year: Ashok Gajapathi Raju
New Delhi: The Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, on Wednesday said he expects the divestment process of public carrier Air India to be completed within a year. “We hope that by the end of the year we will be able to finish the divestments,” the minister said, adding:[Read More…]
Government seeks report from IndiGo over passenger manhandling
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Tuesday said that a detailed report has been sought from budget carrier IndiGo regarding the incident at Delhi airport last month, when a passenger was manhandled by the airline’s staff. The incident which took place on October 15 surfaced on[Read More…]
After Air India, Jet Airways cuts back on its meal options
Jet Airways has suddenly cut its menu options for domestic passengers by more than two-thirds, from 23 to just seven choices. This means people who might have food allergies or are vegan or lactose or gluten-intolerant may not have much to eat besides some fruits served to them. According to[Read More…]
Vistara airline adopts programs to protect its solo female travellers
Indian airline Vistara is making flying safer for women. In a thoughtful move, Vistara introduced a new program in March aimed at ensuring the comfort and safety of women flying solo. #VistaraWomanFlyer allows women travelling alone the option to request specific seats, and also provides baggage and transportation assistance and[Read More…]
Air India, Indigo lift flying ban on TDP MP, Diwakar Reddy
Indigo Airlines has lifted the flying ban on Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP, JC Diwakar Reddy with immediate effect on Wednesday. Following the action, Air India also lifted the ban. Both Indigo and Air India had earlier barred Reddy from boarding their carrier’s because of his ruthless behavior with the staff.[Read More…]
Only veg food for economy class passengers on Air India domestic flights
The national carrier– Air India– will not be serving non-vegetarian food to those travelling in the economy class of domestic flights. This move comes soon with the rumours of Air India divestment. The amendment is seen as one of the many cost-cutting measures adopted by the company facing a debt[Read More…]
IndiGo to acquire Air India’s international ops, Air India Express
IndiGo on Thursday has said that it is planning to start low-cost long haul international flights. It is also planning to buy Air India’s overseas operations. A week after expressing interest in buying out the operations of debt-laden Air India, IndiGo’s founders, Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, laid out the[Read More…]
Lucknow to get better air connectivity from July 5
Lucknow’s air-connectivity will expand to three more cities by July 5th. The state capital will get connected to Jaipur, Bhopal and Dehradun by air. In a move to tap the air traffic in unexplored sectors, Air India has decided to operate 72-seat small passenger aircraft with moderate fares ranging between[Read More…]
Cabinet clears privatisation of debt-ridden Air India
The Union Cabinet gave an in-principle approval for disinvestment of the government-run airline. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, “In-principle approval for Air India divestment has been given.” Besides, “The Civil Aviation Ministry’s proposal for the formation of a group under the chairmanship of the Finance Minister to decide the[Read More…]
Not courageous enough to invest in Air India: Anand Mahindra
While rumours of privatising Air India are forging ahead, the Indian government is unlikely to go for divesting its entire stake in the debt-ridden national carrier and instead keep a majority stake with it while getting rid of the airlines’ debt. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, it was[Read More…]
TDP Diwakar Reddy ‘serial offender’; should be blacklisted from Parliament too: Congress
The Congress Party said Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP JC Diwakar should be blacklisted by the Parliament given his streak of violations, a day after IndiGo and Air India banned Reddy for creating turmoil at the Visakhapatnam airport. “Reddy has turned up to be a serial offender. It is important[Read More…]
PM announces direct Air India flights between Varanasi and Colombo
Speaking on the occasion of International Vesak Day celebration in Colombo, PM Narendra Modi said that the Indian airlines Air India will operate direct flights between Varanasi and Colombo from August. He is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka. “My Tamil brothers and sisters will also be able to[Read More…]
Humans of Hindutva: Where humour unmasks religious propaganda
Following the trails of side-splitting parody, ‘Humans of Hindutva’, a Facebook page, also a burlesque of Indian right-wing ideology is flooding everyone’s newsfeeds. ‘Humans of Hindutva’ exclusively targeting the liberals, describe themselves as a ‘religious organization’. Their page description which reeks of political satire reads– ‘Laughter, empathy, fun and friendship[Read More…]
Air India to impose fine on unruly passengers
Air India has formulated new guidelines to deal with unruly passengers with hefty fines up to Rs 15 lakh proposed. A new set of guidelines and fines have been drafted by the airline’s legal team which is awaiting approval from Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani’s office, Air[Read More…]
Air India to slap fines for delaying flights
18,242 passengers not allowed to board flight
Ravindra Gaikwad appoints body double to click selfies
Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena MP who has recently made it to the news after beating up a 60-year-old Air India staffer with his slippers is now popular across the country. According to Gaikwad, this wastes a lot of his time and to tackle this problem, he has made an[Read More…]
Delhi-Dharamsala AI flight to start from today
FIA lifts flying ban on Sena MP Gaikwad
The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) on Saturday revoked the flying ban imposed on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad. FIA consists of four leading private carriers-Jet Airways, SpiceJet, GoAir and IndiGo. The decision came a day after Air India lifted the ban imposed on the Sena MP. An FIA source[Read More…]
TMC MP delays Air India flight by 30 minutes
Air India, Indigo aircraft nearly collided at IGI
Air India brawl: Gaikwad expresses ‘regret’; ministry to examine apology letter
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad requested the Centre to withdraw the ban on him imposed by six airlines expressing “regret” for assaulting an Air India staffer on March 23. “It could have been no one’s intention to have let the situation aggravate to the level that it eventually did,” he[Read More…]
Govt may ask Air India to lift ban against Sena MP
5 airlines to fly 128 routes, connect 70 airports
In order to connect the country’s under-served and unserved airports under the Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), five airlines, including SpiceJet and an Air India subsidiary, have won bids to operate on 128 routes. The routes will connect 70 airports, including 31 unserved and 12 under-served ones under the scheme[Read More…]