Mumbai: Cash-starved Air India (AI) on Tuesday said it will be following the industry practice on in-flight catering services on all short-haul economy class flights from Wednesday, which will see the national carrier offering only pre-packed snacks and not full meals as done earlier. "In line with the industry practice, AI has decided to revise the on-board catering services in the economy class for short duration domestic flights with effect...
01:51 PM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: Dense fog in many parts of North India on Friday affected rail as well as air traffic with 30 trains running late and more than 60 flights delayed. The Patna-Delhi Rajdhani was among the trains delayed, a Northern Railway Spokesperson said Purshottam Express, Vaishali Express and Jansadharan Express were among the mail and express trains running late. On Thursday, 54 trains, including Rajdhani were rescheduled due to fog....
10:59 AM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: As many as 40 flights and 35 trains were delayed on the Wednesday morning due to dense fog in Delhi and parts of North India. As the mercury plummeted sharply leaving Delhiites shivering, the minimum was recored at 5.6 degree Celsius as compared to Tuesday's minimum of 9.3 degree Celsius. Flight operations at the IGI Airport were disrupted with 40 flights delayed and three cancelled. Two other flights...
10:54 AM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi woke up to a thick fog hanging over the city on Wednesday. Dense fog disrupted flight operations at the IGI Airport on Wednesday morning with 30 flights delayed and three cancelled. Two other flights were diverted. The fog started to descend at the airport in the wee hours due to which the runway visibility dipped below 100 metre and the general visibility to less than 50 metre,...
08:19 AM, Jan 18, 2012
Mumbai: The flights taking off from Mumbai Airport may face delays over the next four months as its main runway will be shut for constructing a rapid exit taxiway from January 20 until June 1, between 9 am and 5 pm, sources said. Delays of up to 40 minutes are likely as the secondary runway cannot accommodate as many flights as the main runway, they said. "Mumbai International Airport Ltd...
10:54 PM, Jan 14, 2012
New Delhi: At least 44 Air India flights, including some from and to international destinations, were cancelled on Saturday as about 50 pilots reported for duty but did not operate flights protesting delay in payment of wages. The government said a solution to the problem could be found only next week and most of the wages might be paid by next the end of next week. 36 flights were cancelled...
07:11 PM, Jan 14, 2012
Road and air traffic was affected as visibility dropped below 50 meters and the temperature came down to 12 degrees Celsius. ...
06:33 AM, Jan 05, 2012
New Delhi: Flight operations came to a standstill in New Delhi early morning on Friday as a thick fog enveloped the national capital. More than 40 domestic and international flights have been delayed, while nine arriving and departing flights were cancelled. Trains haven't been spared either. Nearly 16 are reportedly running late, and over 22 have been cancelled. The situation is expected to improve as the day progresses. The visibility...
09:49 AM, Dec 30, 2011
New Delhi: Dense fog enveloped the IGI Airport on Friday morning, leading to diversion of four flights and delaying 75 others. Two Jet Airway flights from Doha and Abu Dhabi and one Kingfisher flight from Dubai were diverted to Jaipur while one cargo flight from Chennai was diverted to Ahmedabad, airport officials said. Ten flights were cancelled due to operational reasons or poor weather conditions at the destination. The fog...
11:07 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Mumbai: A crucial board meeting of Kingfisher airlines on Monday night finalised the financial results of the cash-strapped carrier which has been asked by its lenders to infuse Rs 800 crore worth of fresh equity. The airlines would on Tuesday file its financial results for the second quarter of 2011-12 approved by the board which met for over 10 hours here. Kingfisher chief Vijay Mallya will hold a press conference...
10:51 PM, Nov 14, 2011
Mumbai: Shares of Kingfisher Airlines on Friday slumped by over 19 per cent to an all-time low on the bourses, before recovering some ground, as the cash-strapped company continued to face turbulence after it cancelled 30 more flights on Thursday. Kingfisher shares crashed 19.12 per cent, touching a lifetime low of Rs 17.55 on the BSE. Similarly, on the NSE, the stock plummeted by 18.43 per cent to Rs 17.70....
01:12 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Kingfisher CEO Sanjay Aggarwal said that in hindsight the airline should have informed the DGCA. ...
09:14 AM, Nov 11, 2011
Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines said they had to cancel almost 80 flights as they were trying to reconfigure their aircrafts. ...
02:24 PM, Nov 10, 2011
New Delhi: Hapless air passengers were inconvenienced across the country's airports after Kingfisher Airlines cancelled over 30 flights on Wednesday. As a result, most domestic flights and some international ones will now remain cancelled till November 19. Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a notice to Kingfisher under rule 140 (a) of the aircraft rules for not taking prior approval before cancelling flights. The airline said they...
09:42 AM, Nov 10, 2011
Mumbai: India's No 2 carrier Kingfisher Airlines, controlled by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, plans to cancel 31 flights daily till November 19, including four international flights to Bangkok, the Mint newspaper reported, citing an unnamed airline official. The cash-strapped carrier, which has not reported a profit ever since it got listed and has undergone debt restructuring once, has decided to cancel 27 domestic flights, the paper said, without specifying a...
01:33 PM, Nov 08, 2011
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