Muslim siblings kicked off UK flight over terror scare

Three Indian-origin Muslim siblings, including two hijab-clad girls, have claimed that they were hauled off a plane at an airport in London and questioned on the tarmac by British policemen after a......

'Beast from the East' slams Europe with heavy snow

Europeans are feeling the effects of the “Beast from the East,” which refers to frigid winds blowing east to west from Siberia toward the United Kingdom. Temperatures have plunged as......

US, UK ban laptops, other electronic devices on some flights from Mideast

The United States and the United Kingdom, citing terrorism concerns, on Tuesday barred passengers on some international flights from mostly Muslim-majority countries, from carrying large electronic......

'India Needs More Than 2 Airlines'

'Just look at China: They have five or six major airlines and some smaller ones.' IMAGE: An IndiGo aircraft taxis on the tarmac at the Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport in Mumbai.......

'Every airport in India is on our radar'

'Domestic will remain very much the core of what IndiGo is.''But the emphasis in our next growth phase is going to be on the international side.' Photograph: PTI Photo IndiGo is mapping out plans......

Stung by airlines, travel portals change track

Global low-cost carriers, Ryanair and EasyJet, sell over 90 per cent of air tickets directly through their own websites. Back home, earlier this month, SpiceJet managed to sell on its own portal......

How Neil Mills plans to make SpiceJet profitable

When SpiceJet decided to fly thrice a week from Delhi to war-torn Kabul last month, many thought it was a recipe for disaster. But, for Neil Mills, the soft-spoken CEO of the airline, who had......

Infantino starts to change FIFA's image

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino sent a clear message that his leadership style would be very different from his predecessor Sepp Blatter when he flew to his first official overseas appointment......