Coronavirus: IndiGo, Air India suspend flights to China

The only two Indian carriers that fly to China -- IndiGo and Air India-- on Wednesday announced suspension of most of their flights to that country, while India has requested China for permission......

She was grilled for reading book about Syrian art on plane

A newly-wed British Muslim woman was detained by airport police in the UK after cabin crew reported her reading a book on Syrian art on her honeymoon flight. Faizah Shaheen was quizzed by officers......

Missing Malaysian plane flew low to avoid radar detection

Malaysian authorities are probing new information that the missing plane with 239 people on board dropped to an altitude of 5,000 feet or possibly lower to evade radar detection after it turned......

Nepal plane crashes minutes after take-off, 19 dead

All 19 people on board a private airlines-owned Dornier aircraft were killed on Friday when the plane crashed minutes after taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.......

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways keen to spread its wings in Indian skies

Jazeera Airways started flying to India 18 months ago, servicing Ahmadabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi and Mumbai. Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways is opening six new routes and seeking additional......

Why Air India has failed to find a suitor so far

The biggest challenge is not the airline's debt, but downsizing its 16,800 employees, says Surajeet Dasgupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There has been little good news for the aviation......

How Vistara came to be voted best domestic airline. Can its new chief do better?

Phee Teik Yeoh, who has returned to the  SIA HQ in Singapore, worked hard to make Vistara the airline of choice. New CEO Leslie Thng would have the job of cutting losses while going......

Now, apply for a UK visa from home

Agency offers door-step collection of application, biometric dataThose going to the UK can submit their visa forms and biometric data from the convenience of their residence. On Demand Mobile Visa......