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Airlines object to 'no selection fee' directive for 60% seats, say it could raise fares for everyone, write to ministry

India, March 20 -- The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) has written to the Indian ministry of civil aviation, on behalf of its members Air India, IndiGo and Spice Jet, against government directions... Read More


amid war, Pilots' body alpa raises fatigue concerns

New Delhi, March 19 -- The Airline Pilots' Association of India, or ALPA India, on Wednesday wrote to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) raising concerns over flight safety, crew fatigue... Read More


Indian pilots' body raises fatigue concerns amid West Asia conflict

India, March 18 -- The Airline Pilots' Association of India, or ALPA India, on Wednesday wrote to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) raising concerns over flight safety, crew fatigue, an... Read More


min: 4335 flights cancelled due to w asia war

New Delhi, March 17 -- A total of 4,335 Indian flights were cancelled due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. In a resp... Read More


Indian pilots' body raises safety concerns over West Asia flight operations

India, March 17 -- The Airline Pilots Association of India, or ALPA India, which represents around 800 pilots across airlines, on Tuesday cautioned its members against the "rapidly evolving and potent... Read More


IRCTC asks catering licensees to adopt contingency plans over possible LPG shortage

India, March 11 -- The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has issued an advisory to catering licensees directing them to adopt contingency measures to ensure uninterrupted food se... Read More


DGCA grants aerodrome licence to Noida airport, readies it for takeoff

India, March 6 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday granted an aerodrome licence to the upcoming Noida International Airport (NIA), clearing the final regulatory hurdle ahead ... Read More


Flights from conflict-hit UAE start landing in India, to continue overnight

India, March 2 -- After days of disruption triggered by airspace closures in parts of West Asia following the US-Iran conflict, Etihad and Emirates airlines restarted operating flights to various part... Read More


Alternative routes, technical stops: Airlines rerouting services to operate flights to US, Europe amid Iran conflict

India, March 2 -- Even as 350 flights operated by Indian domestic carriers were cancelled on Sunday amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, airlines are attempting to preserve critical westbound ... Read More


Closures choke westward route

New Delhi, March 2 -- More than a third of India's international air traffic ground to a halt on Sunday as Iranian missile and drone strikes forced the closure of the Gulf's three great aviation hubs,... Read More