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Qatar Airways Flight From Doha To Hong Kong Makes Emergency Landing in Ahmedabad After Cabin Pressure Loss

A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Hong Kong made a safe emergency landing in Ahmedabad on Tuesday after a mid-air cabin pressure failure. All passengers and crew are safe, and technical inspections are underway. Scroll down to check more details.

Oct 14, 2025, 16:07 PM IST

Sky-High Chaos: Virgin Australia Fliers Forced To Pee In Bottles Mid-Flight

In a bizarre mid-air incident, Virgin Australia passengers were forced to urinate in bottles after the toilets broke down, sparking shock, amusement, and a wave of online jokes about ‘bottle service’ at 30,000 feet.

 

Aug 31, 2025, 12:03 PM IST

US-Bound Air India Dreamliner Delayed In Vienna After Technical Issue During Fuel Stop

 A US-bound Air India Dreamliner flight was held back in Vienna after a routine inspection during a scheduled fuel stop uncovered a technical issue, according to media reports. 

Jul 03, 2025, 10:13 AM IST

Watch: Private Jets Collide At Scottsdale Airport In Arizona, Killing 1 Person

The arriving jet veered off the runway and collided with the Gulfstream 200 jet that was parked on private property, according to Kelli Kuester, aviation planning and outreach coordinator.

Feb 11, 2025, 14:54 PM IST

Overseas Pakistani Group Proposes To Acquire PIA For Over Rs 130 Billion

The group also presented a comprehensive business plan, which includes adding modern aircraft to the PIA's fleet and developing the airline into a maintenance hub for other carriers.

Nov 12, 2024, 22:49 PM IST

Plane Crashes In Nepal's Kathmandu During Take-Off; 18 Bodies Recovered

Nepal Plane Crash: Visuals show plane engulfed in fire on the side of the airport runway.

Jul 24, 2024, 11:47 AM IST

'Koi mil gaya...' Aviation Ministry shares hilarious meme featuring Hrithik Roshan about flight window seat booking

The meme shared by the Ministry of Civil Aviation featuring Hrithik Roshan advises passengers to check in early before a flight if they wish to get the views from the window seat. 

Nov 06, 2022, 11:25 AM IST

DGCA extends BAN on SpiceJet, airline to operate 50 percent flights till October 29

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced to extend the restrictions on SpiceJet, and now the airline will continue to operate 50 percent of its departure until 29 October 2022.

Sep 21, 2022, 16:07 PM IST

Akasa Air starts its flight operations from Chennai, to connect Bengaluru and Mumbai

The beginning of flight operations from Chennai has added to Akasa Air's goal of expanding its network in India and covering major cities now; it will have flights from Chennai to other cities in its network, starting with Bengaluru.
 

Sep 10, 2022, 15:01 PM IST

Saudi Arabia to launch new national carrier 'RIA', will rival UAE's Emirates Airline

Multiple reports suggest that Saudi Arabia is planning on creating a new international airline that can also be the flag carrier of the nation by the name "RIA" to boost tourism in the region.

Sep 02, 2022, 20:38 PM IST

Air India passengers to get alerts on flight status; fliers to know about changes, delays

The plans of implementation of new technology to keep passengers updated about delays and timing changes comes as Tata-owned Air India works to improve performance, reports PTI.

Sep 02, 2022, 16:37 PM IST

DGCA removes airline pilot from flight duty after drug test, suspends chopper pilot's license

After the SpiceJet pilot, now Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken action against a chopper's pilot found at fault in a landing incident, and a pilot of a prominent airline, reports IANS.

Aug 26, 2022, 18:18 PM IST

Jet Airways to bring back iconic ‘Imli-Candy’ on its flights, drowns passengers in nostalgia

Jet Airways has got the air travellers reminiscing about the time when the airline used to serve imli-candy on their flights, many of the passengers of the airline came forward to share their stories on Twitter.

Aug 26, 2022, 17:30 PM IST

17-year-old creates Guinness World Record for flying solo around the world: WATCH

Mack Rutherford, a 17-year-old with dual citizenship, was also the youngest licensed pilot and now has created a record by flying solo around the world, reports AP.

Aug 25, 2022, 17:36 PM IST

SpiceJet Durgapur incident: DGCA suspends pilot's licence for six months

The suspension of Spicejet pilot's licence is connected to the occurrence on May 1 when an aircraft from Mumbai to Durgapur had an extremely rough landing injuring passengers and crew.

Aug 20, 2022, 13:34 PM IST

Spicejet launches taxi service for passengers at 28 airports, promises zero waiting

Spicejet airlines has launched taxi services to and from airports covering major cities in India like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and more.

Aug 12, 2022, 19:59 PM IST

DGCA latest guidelines: Aviation body issues new rules for transgenders applying for pilot licence

As per DGCA, transgender applicants, who have been taking hormone therapy or had gender reassignment surgery within the last five years, will be screened for mental health status, reports PTI.

Aug 10, 2022, 20:51 PM IST

Government removes fare cap on domestic flights, ticket prices to increase from THIS date?

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to remove the airfare bands on domestic flight tickets after reviewing the current status of scheduled domestic operations.

Aug 10, 2022, 15:58 PM IST

Amidst sanctions, DGCA allows Spicejet to reinstate flights in 'graded manner'

DGCA chief Arun Kumar said SpiceJet will be permitted to reinstate its capacity but in a gradual manner and once it demonstrates it has fixed the manpower and spare part shortages.

Aug 04, 2022, 20:59 PM IST

Airlines can’t deny boarding to specially-abled without medical advice: DGCA

DGCA had proposed the aforementioned regulations on June 3, six days after it had imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on IndiGo for denying boarding to a disabled boy, reports PTI.

Jul 22, 2022, 19:26 PM IST