Royal Brunei Airlines has launched direct flights from Chennai to Bandar Seri Begawan, enhancing tourism, trade, and cultural ties between India and Brunei. With flights three times a week, the airline aims to boost bilateral relations and offer convenient international connections.
This incident adds to a rising number of false alarms, with Mumbai Police registering 14 FIRs related to airline bomb threats this month alone. Investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend those responsible for the disruptions.
A 25-year-old Delhi man was arrested for posting bomb threats to flights at Indira Gandhi International Airport in a misguided bid for attention, adding to a recent spate of similar hoaxes.
Hoax bomb threats: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the Centre is taking it very seriously and wants to ensure that these kinds of incidents don't happen.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said he can't comment on any kind of a conspiracy but from whatever little bit he knows. these calls are coming from some minors and pranksters.
Airlines bomb threats: According to officials, as many as 19 flights have received bomb threats in three days and a Riyadh-bound IndiGo flight was diverted to Muscat due to the threat.
Tata Group-owned Air India also saw an improvement in passenger factor to 85 per cent against 82 per cent 2022-23, as per the annual report.
Currently, there are two primary Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) governing the continuing airworthiness of aircraft -- CAR-M and CAR-145.
IndiGo continued to dominate domestic air traffic with its market share rising to 62 per cent in July while that of Air India dropped to 14.3 per cent.
Two versions of the incident came out from the Jaipur airport, in which CISF alleged that its jawan was slapped by a female employee of airline, while SpiceJet claimed that its staff was subjected to sexual harassment.
As a result of this incident, the spokesperson said all departures from Terminal-1 are temporarily suspended and check-in counters are closed as a safety measure. Flight arrivals have not been impacted.
The incident took place when the flight was taxiing towards the runway at Pune Airport on Thursday. The crew and the passengers were reported to be safe.
The Tata Group-owned airline has cancelled more than 170 flights since Tuesday night after the cabin crew started reporting sick to protest against the alleged mismanagement at the airline.
This rule amendment aims to address complaints from passengers who found themselves separated from their children due to opting out of additional charges for seat selection. The DGCA's directive seeks to enhance the passenger experience and ensure families can travel together without inconvenience.
The Boeing aircraft bound for Houston Hobby Airport with 135 passengers and six crew members aboard climbed to about 10,300 feet (3,140 m) before returning 25 minutes after takeoff. Later, a video surfaced online which triggered a question: Is it safe to fly on Boeing aircraft?
A Vistara spokesperson said the airline had a significant number of flight cancellations and delays in the past few days due to various reasons, including crew unavailability.
Fly 91 is a regional airline with headquarters based in Goa. The airline will operate via ATR 72-600 planes.
A few days ago, the National Human Rights Commission also issued a notice to DGCA asking what steps have been taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that such incidents do not recur.
Julio Alvarez Lopez was charged after attempting to stab a co-passenger on a January 24 flight from Seattle to Las Vegas. Lopez said he intended to kill the victim as he felt the latter was following him and also claimed to be chased after by the mafia.
Domestic passenger traffic rose by 4.69 per cent compared to January of the previous year, reaching 1.31 crore passengers.
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