India bans all UK flights till Dec 31 fearing new Covid strain

India has suspended all passenger flights connecting to the United Kingdom from Wednesday till December 31 in the wake of the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus there, joining......

Dubai suspends AI Express flights over Covid positive passengers

The Dubai civil aviation authority has suspended Air India Express flights till October 2 for bringing passengers with COVID-positive certificates twice during the last couple of weeks, senior......

What Olympics postponement will cost Japan

'The Olympics postponement may not be a political body blow to Abe Shinzo, but it is no denying that the economic cost of the postponement of the Games will be heavy for Japan,' observes Dr Rajaram......

ISRO successfully launches Chandrayaan-2

The ISRO is aiming for a soft landing of the lander in the South Pole region of the moon where no country has gone so far.  India on Monday successfully launched its second moon mission......

Air India upgrading crew rostering, customer notification system: Wilson

Air India has been a subject of its passengers' ire this week as more than half of its flights have been delayed, primarily because of an old crew rostering system. Photograph: Vivek......

Airlines cancel, reschedule London flights as Heathrow restrictions kick in

Heathrow Airport’s decision to cap the number of departing passengers at 100,000 a day in order to limit queues, baggage delays and cancellations has impacted flight schedules between India......

Refunds to come slow as airline revenues choke

International airlines are offering affected passengers an option of refund, vouchers, discounts on future bookings, and the opportunity to hold tickets for up to two years following travel bans.......

Coronavirus: China's pain is Air-India's gain

Curtailment of flights between India and China will help Air India and other airlines to boost their seat occupancy and market share. Air India's non-stop flights to Canada and the US will get a......

'Lockdown hampered our WC qualifying chances'

IMAGE: 'We were very focused on performing well at the Junior Asia Cup which would have got us direct qualification into the FIH Junior World Cup 2021'. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter The......