News for 'aeromexico'

Football games postponed in Mexico after cartel leader's death sparks violence

Football games postponed in Mexico after cartel leader's death sparks violence

Rediff.com23 Feb 2026

Several soccer games in Mexico were postponed due to violence following a military operation and the reported death of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho."

Drug lord El Mencho's murder: FIFA monitoring World Cup host city

Drug lord El Mencho's murder: FIFA monitoring World Cup host city

Rediff.com24 Feb 2026

Guadalajara violence postpones matches, FIFA monitoring World Cup host city

US-based Sikh actor gets apology after barred from boarding flight

US-based Sikh actor gets apology after barred from boarding flight

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

Ahluwalia, 41, was not allowed to board the Aeromexico flight from Mexico City to New York on Monday.

US-based Sikh actor Waris Ahluwalia denied boarding due to turban

US-based Sikh actor Waris Ahluwalia denied boarding due to turban

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

Waris Ahluwalia, 41, who had been on a trip to Mexico, took a photo of himself and his boarding pass for an Aeromexico flight back to NYC, explaining in a caption that he had been prohibited from boarding.

First transatlantic flight powered by biofuel

First transatlantic flight powered by biofuel

Rediff.com4 Aug 2011

Aeromexico successfully completed a 11-hour flight from Mexico City to Madrid on a biofuel-powered Boeing 777-200ER airplane.

Sikh comedian forced to remove turban at US airport

Sikh comedian forced to remove turban at US airport

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

An Indo-Canadian Sikh comedian was forced to take off his turban in San Francisco during a security check, weeks after a Sikh-American actor was barred from boarding a flight.

Indian airlines brave Covid turbulence

Indian airlines brave Covid turbulence

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

Though India's airlines are certainly bleeding, they haven't yet faced the ignominy of shutting down.

Mexican plane with 104 passengers hijacked

Mexican plane with 104 passengers hijacked

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

An AeroMexico aircraft carrying 104 passengers was hijacked in Cancun and flown to Mexico City on Wednesday, said officials.The three hijackers, suspected to be from Bolivia, demanded to speak to President Felipe Calderon. The President was on his way to the airport to negotiate with the hostages, said officials. Military forces had been deployed at the airport, according to reports.According to the police, the three hijackers had explosives strapped to their bodies.

Sikh musician racially profiled at Orlando restaurant

Sikh musician racially profiled at Orlando restaurant

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

'A concerned citizen called the police to investigate me while having lunch because of my suspicious container. Just my bamboo flutes,' Dhillon wrote in an Instagram post about Tuesday's incident.