News for 'flight incident'

Mumbai man, who molested Zaira Wasim on board flight, arrested

Mumbai man, who molested Zaira Wasim on board flight, arrested

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

The 39-year-old Vikas Sachdev kept nudging Zaira Wasim's shoulder and continued to move his foot up and down her back and neck during the two hour flight.

Imposed 30-day ban on flyer who urinated: Air India; DGCA seeks report

Imposed 30-day ban on flyer who urinated: Air India; DGCA seeks report

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

The airline said it has filed a police complaint about the incident, but did not specify when the 30-day ban came into effect.

Will This DGCA Plan Reduce Pilot Fatigue?

Will This DGCA Plan Reduce Pilot Fatigue?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

Increasing cases of aviators in India complaining of fatigue and in some cases leading to death have spurred the DGCA to bring in draft rules to reduce stress.

Indian student stabbed in US still on life support

Indian student stabbed in US still on life support

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

P Varun Raj, the 24-year-old Indian student who was stabbed at a fitness centre in the United States state of Indiana over the weekend, continues to be in a critical condition and is on a life support, sources familiar with his ongoing treatment said.

Banks, FinTech Need IT Experts Urgently!

Banks, FinTech Need IT Experts Urgently!

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Senior bankers point out that while they will eventually attract qualified professionals, onboarding them takes time.

Woman's face burned after headphones explode mid-flight

Woman's face burned after headphones explode mid-flight

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

Smoke and the smell of melted plastic, burnt hair and electronics filled the cabin for the rest of the journey to Melbourne.

4 pilots pose with alcohol on flight, probe launched

4 pilots pose with alcohol on flight, probe launched

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

The airline has already grounded the four pilots and set up an internal probe into the incident, which took place about four years ago but was brought to the notice of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation only this week.

Manipur unrest: Security tightened in Mizoram ahead of Mizo groups' protests

Manipur unrest: Security tightened in Mizoram ahead of Mizo groups' protests

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

Mizoram's director general of police Anil Shukla held a high-level meeting on Sunday to assess the security arrangements, a statement said.

US: Flight diverted after bomb scare

US: Flight diverted after bomb scare

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

The US Airways flight was diverted after a threatening note was found on board.

Bono involved in mid-air drama on flight

Bono involved in mid-air drama on flight

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

U2 star Bono was involved in a mid-air drama on a flight from Dublin to Berlin as the rear door of the private jet he was travelling in fell off.

Air India revokes flight ban on Sena MP Gaikwad

Air India revokes flight ban on Sena MP Gaikwad

Rediff.com8 Apr 2017

"Unless he tenders an unconditional apology to AI employees, and undertakes in writing to abide by the Chicago and Tokyo Conventions & Rules of the Air and follow all cabin safety and public behaviour norms, we must not let him on board," says the letter.

70-year-old woman on wheelchair not allowed to board AI flight

70-year-old woman on wheelchair not allowed to board AI flight

Rediff.com15 May 2016

Air India attributed the denial of boarding to the woman passengers on its flight AI 101 (Mumbai-Delhi-New York) due to the cancellation of its same flight on Thursday.

SHOCKING! Passenger dragged from overbooked United Airlines flight

SHOCKING! Passenger dragged from overbooked United Airlines flight

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

Several videos posted online by other passengers showed a man screaming as officers yanked him from his seat on United Flight 3411 before it departed from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday.

US firm sacks man who urinated on Air India co-passenger

US firm sacks man who urinated on Air India co-passenger

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

"This individual has been terminated from Well Fargo," the firm said in a statement.

Plane grounded in France: Guj police begin hunt to nab agents

Plane grounded in France: Guj police begin hunt to nab agents

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

He said most of the passengers on the chartered plane that returned from France were from districts of Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana and Anand.

Go First A320neo plane's windshield cracks mid-air, diverted to Jaipur

Go First A320neo plane's windshield cracks mid-air, diverted to Jaipur

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

This is the third incident of technical malfunction on a Go First aircraft in two days.

Retired Indian colonel working for UN killed in Rafah

Retired Indian colonel working for UN killed in Rafah

Rediff.com14 May 2024

A retired Indian colonel working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in strife-torn Rafah, the 'first international' casualty for the world body since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Suitable action to be taken after probe into IndiGo engine fire: DGCA

Suitable action to be taken after probe into IndiGo engine fire: DGCA

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

A Bengaluru-bound A320 ceo aircraft, carrying 184 people, aborted takeoff at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi due to fire in one of its engines Friday night.

Parliament breach: 6th accused held, had destroyed evidence

Parliament breach: 6th accused held, had destroyed evidence

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

A sixth arrest has been made in the Parliament security breach case -- Mahesh Kumawat from Rajasthan's Nagaur who was allegedly in contact with the other accused for the last two years for hatching the conspiracy and had destroyed their mobile phones to get rid of the evidence, police said on Saturday.

US flight attendant forced Muslim women to escort off plane for 'staring'

US flight attendant forced Muslim women to escort off plane for 'staring'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

In a shocking incident, two Muslim women were escorted off of a plane by the police after a cabin crew member accused them of "staring" at her.

Man who urinated on AI co-passenger absconding: Delhi Police

Man who urinated on AI co-passenger absconding: Delhi Police

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

The Delhi Police sent multiple teams to nab the man, who had allegedly urinated on his female co-passenger on an Air India flight on November 26 last year, but he was absconding, officials said on Thursday.

Mumbai man gets lifer for hijack scare on Jet flight

Mumbai man gets lifer for hijack scare on Jet flight

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

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.

'Fadnavis must apologise for requesting flight delay'

'Fadnavis must apologise for requesting flight delay'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Seizing on reports that an Air India flight for US was delayed for about an hour by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Congress leader and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan demanded an apology from him for causing inconvenience to over 200 passengers.

Murdered air hostess was not sexually assaulted; siblings claim body

Murdered air hostess was not sexually assaulted; siblings claim body

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Family members of a flight attendant who was brutally killed allegedly by a housekeeping staffer of her building in Mumbai, have taken possession of her body and left for their native place in Chhattisgarh, while the accused was remanded to police custody till September 8 by a court on Tuesday, an official said.

When the German Air Force came to the rescue of a Jet Airways flight

When the German Air Force came to the rescue of a Jet Airways flight

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

A Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to London, with more than 300 people, triggered a major scare when it lost contact with the Air Traffic Control after getting intercepted by German fighter jets. The flight then had to be escorted by German Air Force fighter planes before it landed.

IAF scrambles Sukhoi jets as Iranian plane gets bomb scare on Indian airspace

IAF scrambles Sukhoi jets as Iranian plane gets bomb scare on Indian airspace

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

Indian Air Force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a foreign aircraft with its origin in Iran that was moving towards New Delhi's airspace.

Birth, flight and grounding of Boeing's Dreamliner

Birth, flight and grounding of Boeing's Dreamliner

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

Let's take a look at the birth, flight and grounding of Dreamliner.

Polish airlines refuses boarding to Russian player; Lufthansa denies ticket

Polish airlines refuses boarding to Russian player; Lufthansa denies ticket

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

A Russian tennis player was refused boarding by a Polish airlines and then denied a ticket by German airlines Lufthansa.

Air India row: PMO seeks reports on delay of flights

Air India row: PMO seeks reports on delay of flights

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

The Civil Aviation ministry has sought reports from Air India on the recent incidents involving Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju which allegedly led to delay of flights.

Bomb threat grounds Kathmandu-bound Jet Airways flight

Bomb threat grounds Kathmandu-bound Jet Airways flight

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

A Kathmandu-bound Jet Airways flight with 111 people on board was on Monday halted minutes before take-off from the IGI Airport in New Delhi after a bomb threat.

Alliance Air jet overshoots runway at Jabalpur airport

Alliance Air jet overshoots runway at Jabalpur airport

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

None of the 55 passengers or five crew members was injured, they said, adding the DGCA has started an investigation.

China braces for return of Covid, vax for elders advised

China braces for return of Covid, vax for elders advised

Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

China's top respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan warned of a small COVID-19 spike in the winter and reminded the elderly and vulnerable populations to get vaccinated as soon as possible, state-run Global Times reported.

Modi's Edifice Complex

Modi's Edifice Complex

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say -- vide NRC, suggests Prem Panicker.

Boeing permitted to conduct flight tests of Dreamliner

Boeing permitted to conduct flight tests of Dreamliner

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has allowed Boeing to carry out flight tests of its 787 Dreamliner in order to help it check its troubled electrical system and batteries which is suspected to be the root cause of battery fire in one of its planes last month.

Air India modifies alcohol policy after urination episodes

Air India modifies alcohol policy after urination episodes

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

According to the revised policy, guests should not be permitted to drink alcohol unless served by the cabin crew and that the cabin crew be attentive to identifying guests that might be consuming their own alcohol.

Union Minister Rijiju apologises over flight issue

Union Minister Rijiju apologises over flight issue

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, who is in the midst of a row over offloading of passenger and delaying a flight from Leh to Delhi, on Thursday tendered an apology even as he insisted that he was not aware of some others not being allowed to board.

Dangal actor Zaira Wasim molested on Mumbai-Delhi Vistara flight

Dangal actor Zaira Wasim molested on Mumbai-Delhi Vistara flight

Rediff.com10 Dec 2017

The Dangal actor alleged, in an Instagram video, that a middle-aged man sitting behind her on the flight tried to molest her.

Bought Note 7 after Sep 15? You can take it on flights

Bought Note 7 after Sep 15? You can take it on flights

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

But the ban remains on Galaxy Note 7, which has seen battery overheating, manufactured before September 15 and having a white battery charge indication on the screen.

Air India deboards unruly passenger for causing 'physical harm' to crew

Air India deboards unruly passenger for causing 'physical harm' to crew

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

In recent times, there have been various incidents of unruly passengers onboard domestic and international flights.

Drunk woman threatens to blow up Mumbai-bound AirAsia flight

Drunk woman threatens to blow up Mumbai-bound AirAsia flight

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

A woman passenger claimed that she had explosives and threatened to blow up the aircraft mid-air but it turned out to be a hoax. No bombs were found following a thorough search of the plane after it made an emergency landing.