flight disruptions

New Delhi, March 26 Delhi airport operator DIAL has allocated additional slots to a few foreign airlines for a short period, citing capacity constraints in the wake of flight disruptions due to the West Asia crisis, according to sources.Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is the largest...

New Delhi, March 21 The government's decision to remove temporary caps on domestic airfares, which were imposed in the wake of IndiGo flight disruptions in December last year, drew criticism from the Congress, which called it a "free pass to loot" air travellers.AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal...

New Delhi/Mumbai, March 21 The government has lifted temporary caps on domestic airfares that were imposed in the wake of the IndiGo flight disruptions in December last year.The removal of the airfare caps will be effective from March 23, according to an order issued by the civil aviation...

New Delhi, March 19 In the wake of the West Asia conflict, Air India and Air India Express will operate 34 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to various destinations in the region on Friday.The two airlines will operate 28 non-scheduled services on Friday (March 20), Air India said in a...

New Delhi, March 17 Air India and Air India Express will operate 50 scheduled and unscheduled flights to and from West Asia on Wednesday.Of these, 26 will be scheduled flights and 24 will be unscheduled services, Air India stated in a press release on Tuesday."Air India and Air India Express...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 Flight operations to Dubai were disrupted after two Emirates flights returned to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram airports following security concerns reported at the destination airport on Monday, authorities said.Flight EK533 departed from Cochin International...

Dubai, March 11 The ICC expressed sympathy for the international players stranded in India after the T20 World Cup, but criticized "misinformed and unhelpful" suggestions that "anything other than safety" is driving the travel plans that have been thrown into disarray by the conflict in West...

New Delhi, March 10 On a warm afternoon on January 28, a confident Petrus Johannes Theodorus Elbers, better known as Pieter Elbers, explained the journey of IndiGo with his innate enthusiasm.This was also his first in-person media interaction after flight disruptions in December last year...

Kolkata, March 7 Following a few days of disruptions related to the West Asian conflict, Emirates, based in Dubai, resumed services to Kolkata airport on Saturday evening. The first aircraft from the Gulf nation is expected to arrive late at night.A spokesperson for the Airports Authority of...

New Delhi, March 7 – The long wait for the West Indies cricket team to leave India after being eliminated from the 2026 T20 World Cup in the Super 8s is finally coming to an end. The Caribbean team, along with England and South Africa, will depart from India over the weekend on a special charter...

March 07, New Delhi: Global air travel remains severely disrupted following the war in Iran, which forced the closure of key West Asian aviation hubs including Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded worldwide and disrupting thousands of flights.Qatar...

Mumbai, March 6 More than 140 international flights were cancelled at the airports in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata on Friday as the Middle East crisis continued to impact flight operations.Airlines have partially resumed operations, and some are providing limited services to and from...

Seoul, March 6 – South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun spoke by phone with his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to discuss the Middle East conflict and coordinate efforts to bring home South Korean nationals stranded in the UAE, the foreign ministry said on Friday.During the...

Kolkata, March 5 A charter flight has been arranged for the West Indies team to return home after the Caribbean side remained stranded in the city for more than four days due to international airspace restrictions triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran."A charter has been arranged for...

New Delhi, March 5 SpiceJet will operate 13 special flights from the UAE on Thursday to facilitate the return of passengers stranded due to the Middle East conflict."Of the 13 flights, 12 will operate from Fujairah and 1 will operate from Dubai. The airline will operate seven special flights...

New Delhi, March 5 Actor Sonu Sood has announced free accommodation for travelers stranded in Dubai following flight disruptions caused by the escalating US-Iran conflict in the Middle East.Taking to social media platform X on Wednesday, Sood shared a video message, offering shelter to those...

Ahmedabad, March 5 – More than 170 Indian passengers arrived safely in Ahmedabad from Dubai early Thursday morning as special flight operations continued amid widespread disruptions to international air travel caused by the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran in West...

Mumbai, March 4 IndiGo said on Wednesday that it had cancelled over 500 flights to the Middle East and select international destinations from February 28 to March 3 due to evolving airspace restrictions over Iran and other Gulf countries.In a regulatory filing, the airline said that it would...

Mumbai, March 4 Bollywood actress Lara Dutta Bhupathi, who is currently in Dubai with her daughter and former tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi, said on Wednesday that she is feeling "nervous" and "stressed" due to the ongoing conflict and is hoping to return to Mumbai.The actress said she had...

Parents in Srinagar have urged the government to evacuate students from Kashmir stranded in Iran amid escalating tensions and flight disruptions.April 4, Srinagar: Parents of students from the Kashmir Valley studying in Iran have expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation...