
President's flight delayed due to technical snag Kolkata: A technical problem detected in the special aircraft of President Pratibha Patil as the IAF Boeing 737 was being readied for takeoff on Wednesday from the NSC Bose International airport in Kolkata delayed her departure to Pune. Airport sources said the pilot of the VVIP flight noticed signs of some problem in the cockpit panel while it was still at the tarmac....

12:23 PM, Nov 30, 2011

Kolkata: A Jet Airways plane carrying Mamata Banerjee hovered in the sky for about 40 minutes before touching ground due to emergency landing of an aircraft at the NSC Bose international airport on Wednesday that apparently left the West Bengal chief minister unamused. Expressing displeasure at the delay of her flight from Bagdogra after her two-day visit to the quake-hit North Bengal and Sikkim, she said, "How do I know?...

07:51 AM, Sep 22, 2011

Kochi: Customs on Saturday alleged that "flight delays and difficulties" faced by international passengers of Air India flights last week at Cochin International Airport was due to the non-observance by Air India of Customs Rules and Procedures that gained importance in light of global terrorist activities. In a statement, Customs said last week s delay of Muscat and Sharjah bound Air India flights from the International Airport at Nedumbassery near...

05:55 PM, Sep 17, 2011

Even as north India shudders under harsh winter conditions, heavy fog disrupted flight schedules in Delhi on Monday morning. Ten flights have been cancelled, 20 have been delayed and 23 diverted so far. But there could be some relief for fliers. The Govt has intervened after passengers were hit by a day of disruptions. According to the new rules, the minimum visibility required for a large aircraft to land has...

07:40 AM, Dec 27, 2010

With visibility dipping below 50 metres on Saturday night, passengers waiting had to spend the night at the airport. ...

09:27 PM, Dec 26, 2010

New Delhi: Air India continues to be in the news for the wrong reasons. An acute shortage of ground handling staff has disrupted flight operations at many airports in the country. The disruption in flight operations happened after Air India transferred 11 of its domestic arrivals to Delhi's new international terminal There were protests in Patna, Mumbai and Delhi over delayed Air India flights. Passengers were angry with inordinate delays...

03:25 PM, Nov 03, 2010

A Chicago-bound flight was evacuated and delayed six hours after a crew member smelled a strange odour. ...

08:27 AM, Jun 02, 2010

Travelers flooded the Air France ticket counter at San Francisco airport to get a flight back home. ...

01:51 PM, Apr 22, 2010

DGCA hikes Runway Visibility Range for Category C planes to 150 meters. ...

06:58 PM, Jan 22, 2010

Delhi has been facing its worst fog in seven years. ...

09:39 PM, Jan 21, 2010

The arrested man will be produced in court on Monday, say police. ...

12:32 AM, Oct 26, 2009

Nine flights out of Delhi as well as the arrival of 24 flights have been cancelled. ...

10:30 AM, Jan 04, 2009

Delhi was fogged out yet again on Tuesday. ...

12:38 AM, Dec 31, 2008

The Delhi airport has a CAT 3 B compliant runway, but not all pilots are CAT 3B trained. ...

10:18 PM, Dec 29, 2008

Air India said that it will help sort Visa matters compounded by delay. ...

04:07 PM, Dec 14, 2008