Heavy winds swept the valley throughout the day and did not allow the operation of flights.
Kingfisher Airlines' schedule was disrupted on Saturday with cancellation of over 30 flights as its pilots struck work to protest non-payment of wages for almost five months.
Flight services were severely hit for the first time this winter as airliners had to either reschedule or cancel a number of services to domestic destinations like Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Nagpur, Ahmedabad and Jammu.
A passenger on a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight allegedly urinated on a fellow male passenger in a drunken state, sources said on Sunday.
Pollution levels in Delhi and satellite towns shot up again on Sunday morning, with the air quality bordering the 'severe plus' category at several places.
The base will be used by carriers such as Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, to operate 70-seater ATR aircraft to places such as Bengaluru.
Flight operations in New Delhi were disrupted for second consecutive day on Tuesday due to heavy fog with about 18 flights, including six international, being delayed and nine being cancelled. The general visibility at the Indira Gandhi International airport fell below 50 metres and runway visibility range (RVR) dipped to less than 100 metres, bringing a halt to flight operations, sources said.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti was unable to be heard as a witness at Serie A's match-fixing trial on Tuesday but that did not stop a significant development in a saga worrying Inter Milan fans.
Salla was accused of creating a hijack scare by planting a threat note written in English and Urdu in the tissue paper box of the aircraft's toilet.
Thick fog once again affected air operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday with schedules of over 70 domestic and international flights being disrupted."Nearly 32 flights have been rescheduled and six have been cancelled while several others were delayed due to dense fog at the airport," an airport official said. The fog started to descend at the airport at approximately 1.30 am, reducing the general visibility to zero.
Since Thursday, April 15, flights into and out of Europe have taken a severe beating due to volcanic eruption in southern Iceland, with ashes being spewed into Europe's busy airspace.
Facing headwinds due to pilot exits, Akasa Air on Friday said it had approached the Delhi high court seeking interpretation and clarification with respect to mandatory notice period requirements for pilots and that the move was not against the DGCA or the civil aviation ministry. Akasa Air, which started flying in August last year, has initiated legal action against a "small set of pilots" who left the carrier without serving their notice periods that led to cancellation of many flights. In a statement, the airline said it sought relief from the Delhi high court to stop the unethical and illegal practice by this set of pilots.
The presence of an engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in India could have prevented Go First airline from going "belly up", as sending engines abroad for servicing is not an efficient way to operate a carrier, Piyush Srivastava, senior economic advisor, Ministry of Civil Aviation, said in a statement on Tuesday. On May 3, Go First suspended its flights and filed for insolvency, squarely blaming engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (PW) for its cash crunch. The airline claimed that about half of its 54 aircraft were grounded on May 3 due to a delay in the supply of engines by the US-based company. PW has denied the charges.
Over 100 flights were affected on Sunday due to this winter's first dense fog, which engulfed the Indira Gandhi International Airport airport in New Delhi disrupting air operation and causing inconvenience to passengers.
Over 12,000 police personnel drawn out from different wings of Andhra Pradesh police have been pressed into service
The good news is that the government has taken notice of the pain and has formed a task force to improve operating procedure during foggy days.
A thick blanket of fog descended on New Delhi on Monday morning disrupting normal life and affecting over 30 flights and 61 trains.
The check-in process at Mumbai international airport's T2 has been hit, with all systems going down. This has resulted in huge queues at all counters, affecting check-ins and passage drops.
Domestic airlines and the railways have not effected any change in their schedules due to the blasts. "All flights to and from Mumbai will operate as per schedule," said a spokesperson for Indian Airlines.
Much of the death toll has been concentrated in and around Buffalo, located on the shores of Lake Erie in western New York state, where biting cold and heavy 'lake-effect' snow all through the Christmas weekend.
Engine snag forces IndiGo to ground 7 new aircraft
IndiGo on Monday said that around 30 aircraft are grounded due to "supply chain disruptions" and the country's largest airline is evaluating wet leasing of planes and other options to boost operations. At the end of September, the carrier -- also the world's seventh largest in terms of daily departures -- had 279 aircraft in its fleet. It operates more than 1,600 daily flights and currently flies to 100 destinations, including 26 international ones.
Five people died in rain-related incidents in Delhi Friday as Monsoon arrived with a fury early in the morning, lashing the city with its highest rainfall in a single day of June in 88 years which brought it to a standstill with streets flooded, traffic in chaos and some commuters stranded on roads.
Bhubaneswar airport too bracing itself for emergency and contingency plans have been drawn up.
Over 80 domestic flights of all major airlines to and from Mumbai were cancelled on Monday.
Oriental Insurance Company has bagged the domestic aviation industry's first-ever contract to cover losses owing to fog for national flag carrier Air-India.
Dense fog on Saturday enveloped Delhi, disrupting the schedule of 30 flights and 55 trains even as the minimum temperature settled at 8.4 degrees Celsius.
The residents of Delhi on Friday woke up to dense fog with minimum temperature settling at 12 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal.
Anticipating disruption of air service at Delhi airports due to foggy weather, Air-India has re-routed its Delhi-London/New York flights to Mumbai and delayed the departure of its flights to Frankfurt.
Test venue moved from Multan to Karachi due to 'deteriorating' weather conditions
If one checks Kuldeep's stats, he has felt more empowered across formats whenever Rohit has been the captain.
Indian airline Go First is considering legal action against Pratt and Whitney (PW) for failing to provide compensation after March 2020 for planes grounded due to engine supply delays, sources said on Thursday. About 90 per cent of the airline's fleet of aircraft uses PW engines. About 24 of the airline's 55 planes are grounded due to delays in engine supply by PW.
Aviation is a juicy target. It's a 24x7 industry, which cannot afford delays or loss of customer credibility.
Most reported unruly passenger incidents were classified as level 1, or intentional non-compliance with safety regulations like not wearing face masks, not wearing seat belts.
An India-bound Malaysia Airlines flight was on Sunday forced to turn back due to an auto-pilot defect, landing safely here, said the loss-making carrier already hit by the twin tragedies this year.
A blanket of thick fog enveloped the busy Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Sunday with visibility dropping to near zero and leading to delays, diversions and cancellation of 80 domestic and international flights.
Jet Airways has also been asked to provide details of the pilots who are "habitual" of reporting sick and disrupting the airline's schedule, an official said.
After a day's respite, fog disrupted operations at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport on Tuesday morning. 15 flights, both of domestic and international carriers, were delayed and 10 others cancelled. General visibility dropped to 50 metres and runway visibility dipped to 150 metres, airport officials said.
Delhi experienced 3.2 mm rainfall overnight, which brought down the temperature and the minumum temperature was recorded at nine degree Celsius.
The incident was reported on January 30, and it came to light after the United States-based traveller, identified as Meenakshi Sengupta, lodged a complaint against the flight attendant.
