Economy

Air India starts flights over Mongolia for some North American destinations

The development follows ‘payload’ studies by the airline to determine the most efficient flight operations to destinations in North America given the current security situation and closure of Pakistan’s airspace. | Photo Credit: TOBY MELVILLE Tata Group promoted Air India has started operating flights to some destinations in North America from Delhi via a special […]

Airports open, but flights cancelled! IndiGo, Air India cancel flights to these airports on May 13 amidst India-Pakistan tensions – check list

Air India declared on Tuesday the suspension of its two-way flight services connecting multiple destinations. (AI image) India-Pakistan tensions impact on air travel: Hours after resuming flights to airports in parts of northern India, airlines like Air India and IndiGo announced cancellations for May 13.On Monday, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) declared that 32 […]

Economy

Pakistan fired Chinese-origin PL-15 air-to-air missiles, but it missed target: Air Marshal Bharti

(L-R) DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, Air Marshal AK Bharti, Vice Admiral AN Pramod and Major General SS Sharda during the press conference on Operation Sindoor, in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI For the first time, India on Monday underlined that Pakistan fired Chinese-origin PL-15 air-to-air missiles during its offensive against India. […]

Star Air to expand Kolhapur connectivity with direct flights to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Nagpur from May 15

Regional airline Star Air on Saturday announced the launch of direct flights from Kolhapur to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Nagpur starting May 15, as part of its summer schedule expansion.Currently, the airline operates 16 weekly flights (direct and via) from Kolhapur to Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Tirupati. With the addition of three new destinations, the number of […]

Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia on being in Mohali amid security measures: There’s eeriness in the air

May 10, 2025 06:41 PM IST Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia was in Mohali, Punjab when the city underwent a blackout due to tense situation at India-Pakistan border. Actor Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, in Mohali to promote her Punjabi film Shaunki Sardar, finds herself in the middle of heightened security following several drone attacks from Pakistan, which have […]

Operation Sindoor: Air India expresses gratitude for defence personnel; offers full refunds and rescheduling benefits

As Indian airspace continues to be disrupted by ongoing military operations, Air India has announced crucial measures to assist defence personnel.The airline said that it will provide full refunds on cancellations and a one-time waiver on rescheduling for those holding defence fare tickets on Air India and Air India Express flights. This initiative applies to […]

Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed – check full list; IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, Akasa flights cancelled

Operation Sindoorimpact on air travel: Several airports across India are closed for commercial flights over the next few days following India’s missile strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir.Hundreds of flights of airlines likeIndiGo, Air India, Spicejet, Akasa Air, Air India Express have been cancelled and rescheduled.Air travel in the country has […]

Economy

Air India, AI Express offer free rescheduling of tickets for armed forces personnel

Air India and Air India Express have offered free rescheduling of tickets or full refunds on cancellations for armed forces personnel who have bookings with the airlines. The announcement came against the backdrop of India’s armed forces destroying nine terrorist infrastructures, including that of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba, in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in a […]