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New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) SpiceJet on Sunday said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, causing a spinal fracture to one of them. An FIR has been registered with the local police and the airline has initiated the process to place the passenger on the no-fly list in accordance with civil aviation regulations, the airline said and added that the assault happened after the passenger was told to pay for the ...Read More >
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Sunday, August 3, said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, and one of them suffered a spinal fracture. The Army officer was bound to travel from Srinagar to Delhi on July 26. At the check-in counter, an argument took place between him and the staff after he was found carrying two pieces of cabin baggage weighing a total of 16 kg, more than double the permitted limit of 7 kg. ...Read More >
An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Kolkata witnessed an incident. A passenger slapped another on flight 6E138. The airline crew handed over the perpetrator to Kolkata airport security. IndiGo declared the passenger unruly. A video showed the seated passenger hitting the other. Cabin crew intervened. Passengers mentioned the victim was having a panic attack. An IndiGo passenger slapped a fellow passenger, who was on the aircraft aisle, onboard a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata on Friday, reported PTI ...Read More >
Mumbai: A disturbing video has surfaced showing a man slapping a fellow passenger onboard a Mumbai-Kolkata IndiGo flight, reportedly because the latter was experiencing anxiety during the flight. The incident occurred aboard an Airbus A321 aircraft shortly after its departure from Mumbai at 2:45 AM. According to reports, the assaulted passenger was suffering from a panic attack when another traveler slapped him. The act has drawn widespread criticism, with many calling for strict action agains ...Read More >
Hyderabad: An FIR has been registered after a hoax bomb threat prompted a huge security scare at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport last week. A note "bomb inside" was found on a tissue paper in the lavatory of an IndiGo flight that had come in from Hyderabad on July 5. The note was discovered during a routine cleaning procedure after everyone had disembarked, according to officials. The plane was to proceed to Delhi when the message was found by ground staff, who promptly alerted the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed Turkish-based firm Celebi's pleas challenging the revocation of its security clearance by aviation watchdog BCAS, saying there are "compelling national security considerations" involved. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety (BCAS) on May 15 revoked the security clearance, days after Turkey backed Pakistan and condemned India's strikes on terror camps in the neighbouring country. Justice Sachin Datta on Monday underlined the necessi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its verdict on petitions by Turkey-based Celebi against the revocation of its security clearance. Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety (BCAS) on May 15 revoked the security clearance, days after Turkey backed Pakistan and condemned India's strikes on terror camps in the neighbouring country. Justice Sachin Datta on May 23 reserved the verdict after hearing the submissions in the matter. Celebi Airport Services India Pvt L ...Read More >
Patna: A bomb threat sent through email to the authorities of Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna sparked panic on Monday night. The threat, which was issued from an encrypted email service based in Estonia to the director of the airport, is the second within a fortnight and third such one in just over a year. The threat email triggered a thorough search by security personnel though no bomb was found. City SP Central, Diksha Yadav said taking a serious view, the airport's bomb th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre and Rajasthan governments over the reported plan to redraw the boundaries of the Sariska Tiger Reserve for the reactivation of over 50 mining operations, saying the move would be "ecologically devastating". The opposition party also said that with the Rajasthan and Union environment ministers both being from Alwar, this "double engine" cannot be supporting such a move. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam ...Read More >
New Delhi: A drunk passenger aboard an Air India Express flight from Dubai to Jaipur misbehaved with a female cabin crew member, prompting the airline to file a formal complaint after landing, according to reports. The incident occurred mid-air on Saturday when the passenger, reportedly intoxicated, acted inappropriately toward a woman crew member. The crew informed airport authorities as soon as the plane landed at Jaipur International Airport, and the police were notified. An investigation is ...Read More >
The airline said its crew reacted swiftly to de-escalate the situation, moving the affected passenger to the business class. Air India on June 28 reported an incident of unruly behaviour involving two passengers aboard flight AI 454 flying from Amritsar to Delhi, leading to the intervention of cabin crew and airport security. The mid-air fight began just before landing, when the crew witnessed two passengers in a verbal altercation. "During cabin preparations for landing, a member of our cabin ...Read More >
From Lucknow To Stars: 5 Lesser-Known Facts About Shubhanshu Shukla - 1st Indian On International Space Station The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) took a significant initiative by recently hosting a high-level workshop that brought together all the key players in civil aviation and VIP security to enhance safety and improve the passenger experience for everyone. The "Functional Workshop of Airport Sector," held at CISF's Airport Sector Headquarters on June 27, 2025, saw top CISF offi ...Read More >
Srinagar: Ahead of the annual Amaranth Yatra, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with various stakeholders here on Saturday to discuss arrangements for the smooth pilgrimage. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was present at the interaction at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here in which members of the civil society, religious leaders, DDC chairpersons, members of business and trade associations, and MLAs also participated. The LG said the administration has made ...Read More >
New Delhi: To enhance airport security and passenger experience, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) hosted a workshop, bringing together key stakeholders in civil aviation and VIP security.The "Functional Workshop of Airport Sector," held on June 27 saw top officials from CISF, airport security chiefs from 69 airports, and representatives from organisations like the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Airport Authority o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Air India has confirmed an incident of disruptive passenger behaviour aboard flight AI454 from Amritsar to Delhi on Saturday, prompting intervention from cabin crew and airport security. Air India confirmed that an incident of unruly passenger behaviour occurred on board flight AI454 from Amritsar to Delhi on 28 June. 'During cabin preparations for landing, a member of our cabin crew noticed a passenger standing in the aisle, engaged in a verbal altercation wi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A husband-wife spat reportedly turned so ugly on an Amritsar-Delhi flight Saturday and when a co-passenger tried to intervene, the man ended up having the fight with the latter too. The cabin crew then took co-passenger to business class to seat him away from the angry husband, who was handed over to security on arrival. "The third passenger had just tried to intervene and calm thing down," said sources. The latest case of unruly behaviour happened on AI 454 Amritsar-Delhi.An AI spoke ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Airport security and adminstration authorities are mulling integration of facial recognition technology and CCTV for staffers apart from deploying other technology tools for faster security checks and reducing queues at these facilities. These measures along with synchronising automatic number plate recognition and FASTag for vehicles was discussed during a "functional workshop of airport sector" organised by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Delhi on June ...Read More >
New Delhi: A male passenger onboard an Air India flight from Amritsar to the national capital on Saturday behaved in an unruly manner, engaged in verbal altercation with a co-passenger and was handed over to the airport security after landing at the Delhi airport. The incident happened in flight AI454. "During cabin preparations for landing, a member of our cabin crew noticed a passenger standing in the aisle, engaged in a verbal altercation with another passenger. The second passenger reported ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) A male passenger onboard an Air India flight from Amritsar to the national capital on Saturday behaved in an unruly manner, engaged in verbal altercation with a co-passenger and was handed over to the airport security after landing at the Delhi airport. The incident happened in flight AI454. "During cabin preparations for landing, a member of our cabin crew noticed a passenger standing in the aisle, engaged in a verbal altercation with another passenger. "The second pa ...Read More >
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