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SpiceJet flight's cracked window shocks passenger

Shocking! SpiceJet fixes cracked window with tape: Draws passengers' ire, airline says 'all is well'

A SpiceJet passenger expressed his shock after he discovered a broken window on his Mumbai to Delhi flight.

Nov 9, 2019

Will Gautam Adani bag crown jewel Mumbai airport to add to 6 airports in kitty?

Adani Properties wants the deadline for closing the deal to acquire Bidvest's 23.5% stake in Mumbai airport pushed to February 7; time granted to airport's majority shareholder GVK to enforce the first right of refusal ends on Thursday.

Nov 6, 2019

More sectors to be brought under subsidised UDAN regional connectivity scheme

Airport Authority of India may announce more subsidised flights to revive unserved and underserved sectors under Prime Minister Modi's UDAN programme; there are already more than 600 regional connectivity routes served under the scheme.

Oct 28, 2019

Siachen Glacier tourism: India's geostrategic statement stuns Pakistan, China

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's announcement comes days ahead of October 31 when Ladakh will become a union territory following bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir; development unlikely to go unnoticed by neighbours including Pakistan and China.

Oct 23, 2019

Amid rising competition, Oman plans another airline to focus on domestic sector

The Sultanate has been focusing on developing Muscat as a regional hub similar to Dubai or Qatar for several years with a series of measures, including strengthening of state-owned Oman Air and heavily investing in modernising the country's two international airports – Muscat and Salalah.

Oct 22, 2019

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Air India divestment: Permission to retrench staff may clinch deal in second bid

The Modi government may get second time lucky with the offer made sweeter with 100% stake sale and permission to retrench staff under voluntary retirement scheme norms

Oct 17, 2019

Malaysian cuisine in Bengaluru: Shangri-La & Tourism Malaysia announce 12-day-long authentic Malay food pop-up

Shangri-la Hotel, Bengaluru brings Chef Roslan Adnan and Antonio Fedelis from Sabah, Malaysia to curate a 12-day-long authentic Malay food pop-up at b Café

Oct 10, 2019

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Will there be any taker for Air India as 100% stake sale proposal sweetens deal?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hopes to raise Rs 1.05 lakh crore from once-shelved Air India stake sale while struggling to make up the Rs 1.45-lakh-crore largesse lost to a corporate tax cut amid worsening revenue account deficit.

Oct 9, 2019

China's new $11 billon Daxing International Airport in Beijing: Key facts

The Beijing Daxing International Airport will relieve some pressure from the Beijing International Airport, which already handles over 100 million annual passengers.

Sep 25, 2019

British travel company Thomas Cook collapses, stranding 150,000 travellers abroad

Thomas Cook chief executive Peter Fankhauser says firm's collapse is a "matter of profound regret" and apologises to millions of customers and thousands of employees.

Sep 23, 2019

Jet founder Goyal may face money laundering charges amid Modi's anti-graft drive

Multiple agencies are probing the defunct Jet Airways, founder-chairman Goyal and associates.

Sep 13, 2019

35-year-old IISc grad from Bengaluru falls to death in US

A Portland-based mountaineering group said Chaitanya Sathe's climbing partner was ahead of him and did not see the accident occur.

Aug 28, 2019

All departing flights cancelled in Hong Kong amid major protests at airport

Wearing black t-shirts and eye patches, the demonstrators listed out various incidents of police brutality on the visitors to the airport.

Aug 12, 2019

US revokes visa waiver to foreigners who visit North Korea

Details about the new travel provision reveal, visitors who have travelled to eight countries including North Korea since March 1, 2011, are no longer eligible to the visa-free entry.

Aug 6, 2019

Government intervenes to save IndiGo from Jet Airways-like crash landing

Will PM Modi's intervention save IndiGo from crash-landing like Jet?

Rahul Bhatia controls nearly 38 percent stake in the airline against Rakesh Gangwal's 37 percent. Bhatia also holds special rights, including the prerogative of appointing three out of six directors.

Jul 17, 2019

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