On Wednesday Air India announced the cancellation of flights between India and the UK from April 24 to April 30. The announcement comes after Britain placed India on its Covid-19 travel ‘red list’. This essentially means that all arrivals from India to the United Kingdom will be banned. However, British […]
Air India yet to receive Rs 498 cr from govt departments, including VVIP operations
The National Carrier Air India is yet to receive Rs 498.17 crores from several government departments, including the due from various VVIP operations, the Government of India (GoI) said. “As on 31.12.2020, the total Air India dues against various Government Departments on account of airfare including dues towards VVIP Operations were Rs 498.17 crore,” the GoI said […]
Supreme Court allows Air India to operate without leaving middle seat vacant for 10 days
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed national carrier Air India to operate international flight service with middle seat booking. The court was hearing a petition filed by the Centre and Air India after Bombay high court questioned why the airline was not keeping the middle seats vacant in international flights. […]
Covid-19: Air India flies Canadian citizens home; to bring back stranded Indians tonight
The first Air India aircraft carrying Canadians of Indian origin back to the country landed at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. The flight will return to New Delhi on Wednesday night as the first-ever rescue mission for Indians stranded in Canada due to the Covid-19 pandemic begins. Describing the […]
In revised push, government announces plans to sell entire stake in Air India
India said on Monday it plans to sell its entire stake in Air India, in a revised push to sell its national carrier after an initial attempt to sell a majority stake in the airline failed to draw a single bid in 2018. A document inviting expressions of interest in […]
Air India to be operational till privatisation: Minister to AI unions
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has reassured Air India’s employees that the passenger carrier will remain operational till its privatisation process is complete, one of the airline’s unions said on Thursday. Puri was speaking at a meeting with Air India’s employees’ unions here on Thursday. The Indian Commercial Pilots’ […]