New Delhi: Low-cost carrier IndiGo has so far processed refunds totalling Rs 610 crore after the government issued strict directives to the airline requiring that all refunds to passengers for cancelled or severely delayed flights be completed by 8 pm Sunday, the Ministry of Civil...
Tokyo: Japan and Australia urged calm Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader's recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan formally protested the incident, calling...
New Delhi: IndiGo is operating 1,650 flights of its 2,300 daily domestic and international flights Sunday, and 650 remain cancelled for the day, amid the airline's operations gradually stabilising after massive disruptions in the last five days, the airline said. IndiGo also said it is...
New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel is likely to summon top executives of private airlines and the civil aviation regulator over the mass cancellation of IndiGo flights that has left thousands of travellers stranded across the country's airports. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and...
Mumbai: IndiGo reportedly cancelled more than 220 flights at Delhi and Mumbai airports Sunday as large-scale disruptions entered the sixth day, prompting urgent monitoring by the airline’s board and scrutiny from aviation authorities. The cancellations and delays over the past several days have caused hardships...
Karachi: Security forces foiled an attempt to attack the frequently-targeted Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province, according to a media report Sunday. Unidentified insurgents planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the track used by the Peshawar-bound train in the Nasirabad area of...
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has held IndiGo’s top management accountable for ongoing flight disruptions, issuing a show-cause notice to its CEO Pieter Elbers, as the low-cost airlines cancelled more flights Sunday amid an ongoing crisis. The aviation regulator has sought...
New Delhi: India and the United States will commence three-day talks on the first phase of their proposed bilateral trade agreement here from December 10, sources said. The visit is crucial as India and the US are working to finalise the first tranche of the...
New Delhi: The Railways announced 84 special trains across all zones for Saturday to help people facing travel disruptions due to the mass flight cancellations by IndiGo. In a coordinated move by the Railway Ministry, the trains, which are to make 104 trips, were arranged...
Mumbai: Domestic carrier IndiGo has said it cancelled over 800 flights Saturday, much lower than Friday's number of more than 1,000, and it is addressing all customer refund issues on "priority". The airline, which has been granted major relaxations by the DGCA in the second...
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After a protracted, bloody conflict in which over 100 people were killed and about half a million civilians in both...
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