Air India's special ferry flight left for Kyiv after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed two decrees recognizing the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine.
Tata Sons last week appointed former chairman of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the CEO and MD of Air India.
Accordingly, Air India will operate three flights between Delhi and Kyiv on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The flights to the Boryspil International Airport from India will be operated on February 22, 24 and 26.
Earlier, Indian Embassy in Ukraine asked its citizens, particularly students whose stay is not essential, to leave Kyiv temporarily.
Air India board met on Monday afternoon to consider the candidature of Ayci, with Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran as a special invitee.
The cabin crew must not wait for the commander at movement control/check-in counter (at outstation) and proceed to the aircraft well within time.
The government earlier this month handed over ownership rights in national carrier Air India to Tata Group for Rs 18,000 crore. The amount includes the takeover of the debt burden of Rs 15,300 crore and another Rs 2,700 crore in cash.
Air India is also planning on changing the meal services that are offered to the onboard passengers. The airline also said that it is enhancing its meal plans to 'full' for some sectors starting Thursday, the day of the handover. The changes, it said, will be made across most sectors over time in a phased manner.
After a competitive bidding process, the government had on October 8 last year sold Air India to Talace Private Limited, a subsidiary of the Tata Group's holding company, for Rs 18,000 crore.
Tata Group, which won the bid to acquire the national carrier along with Air India Express and 50 per cent stake in AISATS in October last year, is expected to formally takeover the airline on Thursday.
Maharaja is the official mascot of Air India which operates globally apart from domestic operations. According to the available data in 2020, "Air India operates around 101 destinations including 57 domestic operations including 33 countries on four continents around the world."
After a competitive bidding process, the government had on October 8 last year sold Air India to Talace Private Limited.
Air India had earlier said, "Due to deployment of the 5G communications in the USA, we will not be able to operate the following flights of January 19, 2022."
Meanwhile, DGCA chief Arun Kumar told news agency PTI that the Indian aviation regulator was working "in close coordination with our carriers to overcome the situation" that has arisen due to 5G internet's deployment in the US.
The wireless industry trade group CTIA notes that about 40 countries have deployed the C-Band strand of 5G without reports of harmful interference with aviation equipment.
Fire fighting teams at the airport immediately swung into action to control the blaze. The fire was brought under control without any major damage.
The feature has been introduced in view of the current prevailing situation of COVID-19.
There were 179 passengers on the Italy-Amritsar flight, said VK Seth, Airport Director.
An agreement for performance of such services for a period of 10 years was entered into between SpiceJet and SR Technics on November 24, 2011. The terms of payments were also agreed. On August 24, 2012 a supplemental agreement was also entered into to change certain terms of the agreement.
An Air India flight bound for the US returned back to Delhi after flying for more than 3 hours, due to a medical emergency onboard
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