AI pilot cries hijack as passengers protest diversion

High drama unfolded at the international airport at Thiruvananthapuram when the pilot of the Abu Dhabi-Kochi Air India flight pressed the hijack button in panic after irate passengers allegedly......

DGCA team to begin probe into Kerala 'hijack' drama

A police team has been set up by the Kerala government to ascertain the truth behind the hijack alarm in the Abu Dhabi-Kochi Air India flight on Friday. A team of the Directorate General of Civil......

5 Kozhikode-bound flights from Middle East diverted to Kochi as rains lash Kerala

Five flights to Kozhikode from the Middle East have been diverted to Kochi airport due to bad weather. The diverted flights include Air Arabia from Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, Gulf Air from Bahrain,......

Only asymptomatic Indians to fly back home from UAE

The Indian nationals cleared by the United Arab Emirates health authorities and found to be asymptomatic will only be allowed to fly back home in one of India's biggest ever repatriation exercises,......

India Opens Doors To Foreign Banks, But...

But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In September 2006, the Union government had put the Satara......

Etihad Air to start direct services to south India

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is planning to start direct services from Abu Dhabi to south Indian destinations by the end of this year.The cities in focus include......

AI Express increases services to W Asia

Air India Express has increased its services from Kerala and Mangalore airports to West Asian destinations from 92 a week to 119. The highlights of the winter schedule is, Kochi will connect the......

What Gulf slowdown! IndiGo, GoAir to expand ops to West Asia

Travels to Gulf accounted for 40% of India's international air traffic in 2016. Unfazed by the slowdown in West Asia, Indian carriers are expanding their network in the region. IndiGo is launching......