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The Supreme Court has directed a petitioner seeking intervention in IndiGo's flight cancellations to approach the Delhi High Court. The High Court is already hearing a similar case concerning the crisis. IndiGo has faced criticism for cancelling hundreds of flights, stranding thousands of passengers. The DGCA has formed an expert committee to address the issues. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking judicial intervention into the issue of cancellation of hundreds of fli ...Read More >
New Delhi: Terming the mass cancellation of Indigo flights last month as "grave and public" concern, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a judicial probe into delays that left thousands stranded at airports and refund of tickets issue. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant while refusing to entertain the petition asked Narendra Mishra, the petitioner, to move the Delhi High Court which is already hearing the case and the Director General of Civil Aviation has formed ...Read More >
Meet 7 Uncapped Stars From SMAT Who May Fetch Big Bucks From RCB, CSK, MI, KKR, PBKS, GT, LSG, DC, RR, SRH In IPL 2026 Auction - In Pics The IndiGo Airlines experienced a serious safety incident on Friday night when the flight experienced a 'tail strike' upon landing at the Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi. Despite the fact that all the passengers on board were safe, there was a nervous reaction on the aircraft, with the plane being grounded for a check, which led to the cancelation of the follow- ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government is taking the high airfares issue seriously and wants to prevent opportunistic pricing situation and is strengthening the tariff monitoring unit of DGCA, Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister said the government is taking the issue seriously, while noting that the surge in airfares is generally because it is a deregulated sector. He said in air travel, many ...Read More >
A newlywed couple had to attend their own wedding reception through a video call after repeated IndiGo flight delays and a final cancellation left them stranded in Bhubaneswar, over 1,000 kilometres away from their reception venue in Hubballi. The disruption is part of the wider flight chaos unfolding across India due to crew shortages and operational issues at the airline. Megha Ksheerasagar and Sangam Das, software engineers working in Bengaluru, were scheduled to fly for their reception on D ...Read More >
Tiwari pointed out that many members had booked flights to return home on Friday and come back on Monday, but are now facing difficulties The cancellation of approximately 500 flights by IndiGo over the last two days came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, with Congress member Pramod Tiwari expressing concern over the airline's monopoly and its impact on parliamentarians and common citizens. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Tiwari said the flight cancellations had affected sev ...Read More >
IndiGo has said operations will return to full normalcy only by 10 February, and has sought temporary relief on the new rules that call for more rest hours and restricted night-duty. The airline has also said it will reduce its flight operations to minimise disruptions from 8 December. The government has said it is closely monitoring the situation with the federal aviation minister expressing "clear displeasure" with how the airline had handled the situation. In a separate statement, India's ...Read More >
Civil Aviation Minister chaired a high-level review meeting with IndiGo's senior management. New Delhi: The government is closely monitoring IndiGo's operational recovery and passenger support measures until full stability is achieved, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The ministry has taken a serious note of the recent operational disruptions and cancellations of flights across IndiGo's network. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has chaired a high-level review meeting with ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's aviation sector is reeling from a severe crisis as IndiGo, the country's largest airline, cancels hundreds of flights, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and sparking a dramatic surge in domestic airfares. The chaos began on Wednesday, with IndiGo citing pilot shortages and operational glitches as the reason for the cancellations. As of Friday, over 1,300 flights have been grounded, with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports among the worst affected. The sudd ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: IndiGo's massive flight cancellations across India have led to a significant surge in airfares across several key domestic routes, with prices skyrocketing to unprecedented levels, as passengers scrambled for alternatives. According to popular booking website MakeMyTrip (MMT) data, there are significant spikes on routes from Delhi to major metros and state capitals, with same-day non-stop flights costing up to double the rates available for neighbouring dates. Booking data on MakeMy ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a statement assuring that all flight schedules will stabilize tonight and full normalcy of flight operations is expected in the next couple of days. In a statement, the Civil Aviation Ministry said, "It is expected that all flight schedules would stabilize and begin returning to normal by midnight tonight and full services and stability should return over the next couple of days." The ministry also said that IndiGo Airlines, which is respons ...Read More >
BENGALURU -- India's civil aviation regulator on Friday relaxed some rules regarding pilot leave and night duties as IndiGo, the country's largest airline, continues to struggle with hundreds of flight cancellations stemming largely from a staffing crunch. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ... ...Read More >
CHENNAI: IndiGo is in the middle of a major schedule disruption, with close to 900 flights cancelled since Tuesday. The airline is struggling to manage operations due to a shortage of crew and the rollout of revised duty-time norms. As a result, passengers at key airports including Chennai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kolkata are facing long waits, packed terminals and increased last-minute fares. The DGCA has called IndiGo's senior leadership for a detailed review of the situation. We are ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's aviation watchdog has rolled back its new policy of weekly rest for pilots, reports said Friday (Dec 5), after chaos caused by hundreds of flight cancellations by the country's biggest airline, IndiGo. Airports across India have been in disarray since Monday, with the private carrier blaming the disruption on "unforeseen operational challenges". On Thursday, IndiGo admitted to aviation regulators that "misjudgment and planning gaps" in adapting to new rules led to the operat ...Read More >
"There were no effects on movements of flights, on other runway ends having conventional navigational aids being operational," the government said. The Centre on Monday confirmed that some flights experienced GPS spoofing near the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi while approaching runway no. 10. In a reply in the Lok Sabha, Union minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that the incident did no effect the movements of the flights. "Some flights reported GPS spoofing in the vicinity of IG ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested the Wireless Monitoring Organisation (WMO) to possibly identify the source of interference and spoofing of GPS experienced by some flights near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi while approaching Runway 10, the Parliament was informed on Monday. In a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said: "Some flights reported GPS spoofing in the vicinity of IGIA ...Read More >
Air India is seeking over a billion dollars in financial aid from its owners, Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons. This comes after a tragic crash earlier this year. The airline needs funds to upgrade its systems and services. It also plans to develop its own engineering and maintenance capabilities. Air India is seeking at least 100 billion rupees ($1.14 billion) in financial support from owners Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's largest pilot association, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), on Tuesday wrote to the Prime Minister's Office and the Civil Aviation Ministry against the recent moves taken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over the modification of Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) for the cockpit crew. Stating that these actions amount to a contempt of court, the body has threatened to sue the regulator if it does not withdraw its orders immediately. FIP is a public ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Delhi government, in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur, conducted cloud-seeding trials in parts of Delhi on Tuesday, with more such exercises planned over the next few days, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. Environmentalists, however, termed the Delhi government's cloud-seeding trial a short-term measure, saying it may temporarily reduce pollution but fails to address the root causes of the capital's deteriorating air quality. According to officials, the ...Read More >
AFP | New Delhi Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air. Cloud seeding is the practice of using aeroplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to induce rain. New Delhi city authorities, working with the government's Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Delhi government, in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur, conducted the first cloud-seeding trial in parts of Delhi on Tuesday, with more such exercises planned over the next few days, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. According to officials, the aircraft took off from Kanpur for Delhi and covered areas like Burari, north Karol Bagh and Mayur Vihar before landing at the Meerut Airfield. "The Cessna aircraft took off from Kanpur. It released eight fire flare ...Read More >
Delhi's first cloud seeding trial: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said a review meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday (October 28) to assess the feasibility of carrying out the trial. The Delhi government is likely to conduct its first cloud seeding trial on Tuesday if weather conditions are favourable, an official said. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa told news agency PTI that a review meeting was scheduled for Tuesday (October 28) to assess the feasibility ...Read More >
Noida: UP govt has approved the rehabilitation and resettlement (RR) scheme for the third and fourth phases of the Noida International Airport project in Jewar. The decision, which comes just a couple of days after chief minister Yogi Adityanath's on-site inspection, paves the way for acquiring 1,857 hectares across 14 villages and directly impacts the lives of around 16,000 families.The expansion is critical to transforming Noida International Airport into the country's largest greenfield aviat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) The Delhi government may conduct its first cloud seeding trial on Tuesday if weather conditions are favourable, an official said. Speaking to PTI, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that a review meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday to assess the feasibility of carrying out the trial. "The flight will arrive in Delhi from Kanpur tomorrow. If the weather conditions are favourable, we may conduct the cloud seeding trial. However, everything depends on ...Read More >
New Delhi will host the Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group (APAC-AIG) meeting for the first time from October 28-31, bringing together approximately 90 aircraft accident investigators. The event, hosted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), aims to foster expertise sharing and strengthen cooperation in accident investigations across the region. India will host the Asia-Pacific region's aircraft accident investigators' meeting for the first time in the national capital fro ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), on behalf of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, will host a four-day Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group (APAC-AIG) meeting, along with a workshop from October 28-31. Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu is scheduled to inaugurate the event. According to an official statement by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the APAC-AIG meeting is held annually, and International Civil Aviation Organisation (IC ...Read More >
Beginning October 26, 2025, airlines will embark on an ambitious winter schedule, linking 126 airports with a remarkable 26,495 domestic flights each week. This represents a robust 5.95 percent boost in weekly departures, introducing exciting new routes to airports like Amravati and Hissar. However, operations will cease at Aligarh and Moradabad, among others. Airlines will operate 26,495 domestic flights every week connecting 126 airports in the winter schedule starting from October 26. The w ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air. Cloud seeding is the practice of using aeroplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to induce rain. New Delhi city authorities, working with the government's Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday (Oct 23) afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city's northe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) Aviation regulator DGCA will look into the incident of a power bank catching fire onboard a domestic flight last week, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Saturday. On October 19, a passenger's power bank caught fire on board a Dimapur-bound IndiGo plane while taxiing at the Delhi airport, and the fire was extinguished by the cabin crew. In response to a query from PTI, Naidu said the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) will review the incident. " ...Read More >
Kolkata: Airport and airline officials at Kolkata airport are planning to roll out safety measures in response to a series of onboard fires linked to portable power banks worldwide. They are planning to urge passengers not to charge phones using power banks on flights and restrict the storage of such devices to the seat pocket or in a bag under the seat in front of the passenger. Such devices may not be allowed to be kept in overhead bins.Airport officials said additional screening protocols and ...Read More >
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