Mumbai-Frankfurt Vistara flight diverted to Turkey lands safely
World | September 06, 2024 23:34 ISTThe flight landed safely at 19:05 hours local time. Vistara advised passengers to stay tuned for further updates.
The flight landed safely at 19:05 hours local time. Vistara advised passengers to stay tuned for further updates.
The airline in the statement said it is providing all possible support to the colleague and their broader team, including professional counselling. "Air India is also working with the local police to pursue the matter to the fullest extent of the law," said Air India.
According to a spokesperson from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the airport, medical personnel attended to 14 of the plane’s 277 passengers and 10 crew members upon landing.
Fearing a security threat, the pilot made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and alerted the security officials.
Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh announced a reduction in flights due to a surge in cabin crew reporting sick before their scheduled duties. Over 90 flights have been cancelled, impacting operations across the network.
All 379 passengers and crew members aboard the Airbus A350 miraculously survived the accident before the plane was engulfed in flames, thanks to successful evacuations by the fire crews and JAL officials. Experts particularly noted how none of the passengers cared about their luggage.
Air India, under Tata Group ownership, has unveiled a vibrant collection of uniforms designed by Manish Malhotra for its cabin and cockpit crew.
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has said that they are hiring 550 cabin crew members, 50 pilots every month and expects delivery of new aircraft by year end.
Go First bankruptcy: Recently, Air India had advertised that the airline will hire more than 1,000 pilots for its fleet with the tagline "Let's fly to new heights, together."
The incident had come to light after a cabin crew member of the flight filed a complaint with the DGCA about the pilot allowing a female friend into the cockpit. The incident happened on February 27.
The company has also hiked the pilots' per-hour flying and flying allowance rates.
The Swedish national was handed over to Mumbai Police by the airline staff at Mumbai Airport on Thursday.
Taking to LinkedIn, a user named Diksha Mishra shared the post saying, "I recently took a flight from Akasa Air and was suprised but really happy to see a well deserved change."
According to the airline, the incident happened on the Delhi-Hyderabad flight on Monday, where a man inappropriately touched a cabin crew member.
There is no seat 9B on the Air India 777-300 ER and our (15) crew and (4) pilots did not personally appear before the ICC committee to depose before them either," All India's Cabin Crew Association association claimed.
In a statement on Monday, Akasa Air said the uniform fit focuses on providing the best possible stretch to ensure their comfort over their busy flight schedules.
2 pilots and 2 cabin-crew members were also suspended for 3 years for failing pre-flight alcohol tests for second time, DGCA informed.
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.
Air crew will be monitored for 30 minutes after taking the shot at the COVID-19 vaccination centre itself for any anaphylactic and idiosyncratic reaction.
The cabin crew of Air India has told the management that the compulsory leave scheme is a smokescreen for retrenchment by the backdoor and has demanded that it be kept in abeyance.
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