The Air India group on Friday announced a slew of activities celebrating International Women’s Day. The airline group informed that a total of 15 all-women crew flights were operated in the domestic and international sectors today. “Over 15 per cent of the cockpit crew of Air India are women – making it an […]
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NHRC takes cognizance of death of Air India’s elderly flyer due to lack of wheelchair, issues notice to aviation body
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation after an 80-year-old man died at the Mumbai airport and asked the aviation body to submit a report in four weeks. A senior citizen, who was on the Air India New York-Mumbai flight, died after he […]
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Air India launches FogCare in winter to helps reschedule flights with no cost
Air India has announced today that passengers travelling to and from Delhi IGI airport during the winter season can reschedule or cancel their bookings at no additional cost if major fog delays are anticipated. Delhi Airport experienced delays for over 100 flights due to dense fog today, with expectations of further disruptions during the winter […]
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Air India cancels two flights in wake of Hamas attack on Israel
An Air India Flight from New Delhi to Tel Aviv on Saturday and a return flight from Tel Aviv to New Delhi have been cancelled in the wake of a Hamas rocket attack on Israel. According to the airline, the decision was taken considering the interests and safety of the passengers and […]
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Air India’s ferry flight with stranded passengers from Russia reaches San Francisco
An Air India ferry flight that was moved from Mumbai to pick up passengers stranded for nearly two days in Russia’s Magadan safely landed in San Francisco. An Air India flight, headed to San Francisco from New Delhi with 216 passengers and 16 crew was diverted to Magadan in Russia […]
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Scorpion stings passenger on Air India flight
A scorpion stung a passenger on board an Air-India flight that was on its way from Nagpur to Mumbai. Air India has confirmed the incident that took place on April 23 adding that the passenger was administered treatment and is now out of danger. While there are instances of live […]
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Zero tolerance on aspects related to safety of passengers, says Air India after pilot ‘welcomes’ female friend in cockpit
After a pilot allowed a woman friend to enter the cockpit, Air India on Friday said that they have “zero tolerance” in aspects related to the safety of passengers. Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered a detailed probe after an Air India pilot operating from Dubai to Delhi entertained a female friend in the cockpit. […]
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US national booked for smoking in bathroom, misbehaving with passengers on Air India flight
A case has been registered against a US citizen for allegedly smoking in the bathroom and misbehaving with other passengers on Air India London-Mumbai flight, said Mumbai Police on Sunday. The 37-year-old Ramakant has been booked by Mumbai’s Sahar Police Station for his causing inconvenience mid-flight on March 11. According to the Mumbai Police, a […]
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Top Air India brass aware of urination incident hours after flight, reveals emails
A crew member onboard the New York-New Delhi flight on November 26 last year had reported the incident of a drunk passenger urinating on a woman co-passenger, to top officials of the airline including its CEO Campbell Wilson, within hours of the flight’s touchdown in the national capital. According to […]
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Air India submits response to DGCA in urination case
Air India has submitted its reply to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the case where passenger Shankar Mishra urinated on a woman co-passenger onboard a New York-Delhi flight in November last year. A senior DGCA official said that adhering to the deadline of two weeks to respond […]
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Air India banned accused Shankar Mishra for 4 months
Air India banned Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on an elder woman mid-way on an Air India flight for four months, an Air India official told ANI on Thursday. Shankar Mishra was arrested by Delhi police from Bengaluru on January 6, 2023. Mishra had allegedly urinated on a 70-year-old woman […]
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Air India de-rosters pilot, 4 cabin crew members after mid-air urination incidents
Faced with backlash after two back-to-back incidents of passengers relieving themselves on board Air India international flights surfaced, the airline has issued show cause notices to four of its cabin crew and one pilot and de-rostered them pending investigations. Air India chief executive officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson on Friday asked the airline staff to […]
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Man who urinated on woman onboard Air India flight will be arrested soon, says Delhi Police
Delhi Police on Thursday said that the man who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman co-passenger onboard an Air India flight was a resident of Mumbai and will be arrested at the earliest. “The accused is a resident of Mumbai, but his possible location is in some other state and […]
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Air India puts 30-day travel ban on passenger who peed on elderly woman in-flight
Air India airlines on Wednesday banned for 30 days the man who allegedly peed at an elderly woman travelling in business class and exposed his private parts to her on a flight from New York to Delhi in November 2022. The airlines, in an official statement, said that they have […]
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Delhi Police files FIR against man who urinated at Air India flight in inebriated state
The Delhi Police on Wednesday filed the First Information Report (FIR) in the case where a man in an inebriated state onboard an Air India US flight and allegedly urinated on a woman co-passenger, a senior citizen, seated in a business class seat. The police lodged the FIR under sections 354, 509, and 510 […]