Air India

Passenger dies on board Air India flight enroute Mumbai; 'natural causes' says airline

Air India, issued a statement which said, "A passenger aboard AI1906 of 13th June 2020, from Lagos to Mumbai passed away due to natural causes."

Jun 14, 2020

Air India charging exorbitant fee for air tickets; netizens shocked, ministry responds

On Friday, Air India started phase-3 of the Vande Bharat Mission that resulted in more than six crore people visiting the website of the national carrier in the first two hours.

Jun 6, 2020

PM Modi's security to be upgraded, impregnable fortress 'Air India One' ready to fly soon

India had signed a deal of Rs 1,300 crore with the US for the indigenous 'Airforce One' to carry President and Prime Minister of India.

Jun 3, 2020

Air India pilot's COVID-19 certificate misread; flight recalled after realising oversight

Air India's Delhi-Moscow called back midway as the ground team realises that the pilot was coronavirus positive.

May 30, 2020

Bengaluru airport sets up social distancing measures in the terminal

Air India, Indigo domestic flights resume from Bengaluru airport, cautiously

As the third busiest airport after Mumbai and New Delhi in normal times, the country's first greenfield airport under the public-private partnership has been functional even during the extended lockdown.

May 25, 2020

Air India starts ticket bookings for domestic flight from May 25, details inside

Meanwhile, other airlines, including IndiGo and SpiceJet have opened the booking for the same late on Thursday evening.

May 22, 2020

Air India flight brings home 168 stranded Indians from Chicago to Hyderabad

Air India AI 126 flight from Chicago (the US) via Delhi landed at 4.45 a.m., an airport spokesman said.

May 17, 2020

Air India office sealed after employee tests coronavirus positive, staff working from home

An employee, working in the Air India Office, tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected over 70,000 in India.

May 12, 2020

Five Air India pilots test coronavirus positive; operated cargo flights to China

Although air transport is suspended in India, Air India has been operating cargo flights to China and other countries to evacuate stranded citizens and bring medical supplies.

May 10, 2020

Covid-19 rescue: Air India to operate 64 repatriation flights from May 7 to bring back 15k Indians

During the first week of the mammoth air rescue operation, as many as 14,800 Indian nationals will be brought back, while the total number of people to be repatriated back to India in the entire operations could be more than 190,000.

May 5, 2020

Air India flight brings home 263 stranded Indians from coronavirus-hit Rome

Air India Boeing 777 carrying 263 stranded Indian students from Rome landed at Delhi airport today morning.

Mar 22, 2020

schools take preventive measures for coronavirus

Air India alert: Man who tested positive for coronavirus flew on Vienna-Delhi on Feb 25

Debt-laden Air India confirms one positive coronavirus case from its Vienna-Delhi flight on Feb 25.

Mar 3, 2020

Vistara considering a bid for Air India, says chairman Bhaskar Bhat

Vistara, a joint venture between India's Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, is considering a bid for the government's stake in state-run carrier Air India.

Mar 3, 2020

IndiGo launches daily direct flights to connect Northeastern states under UDAN

To facilitate easy travel for passengers and boost connectivity in the Northeastern region, budget airline IndiGo launches daily direct flights on the Agartala-Aizawl-Guwahati route under the UDAN scheme.

Mar 2, 2020

Air India Airbus A320 passenger aircraft.

Adani group enters race to buy 'Maharajah', to submit EoI by next month

In this years' budget speech, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned Air Indian as one of the state-owned companies to be disinvested this fiscal year.

Feb 25, 2020

Air India plane damaged during emergency takeoff to dodge man, jeep on runway

The incident happened on February 15 morning when the pilot of the disinvestment-bound Air India had to lift the A321 aircraft in a hurry, which resulted in a tail-strike incident, damaging the fuselage.

Feb 15, 2020

Explainer: Why is government going for partial LIC disinvestment?

As per the government's estimate, it is expected to raise Rs 90,000 crore through the partial sale of stakes in state-owned life insurance company LIC and IDBI Bank.

Feb 4, 2020

Evacuation complete: 650 Indians successfully evacuated from virus-hit Wuhan, says Govt

Official sources said as of now the evacuation process is "complete" even as six Indians down with fever and other flu-like symptoms could not board the second Air India flight on Sunday.

Feb 2, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Air India's 2nd flight carrying 323 Indians lands in Delhi from Wuhan

Air India special flight carrying 323 Indians and seven Maldivians evacuated from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, landed in New Delhi on Sunday morning. The flight had taken off from Wuhan at 3:10 am (IST) on Sunday.