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31 Oct

60 flights to the United States would be canceled by Air India until December

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Air India is going to cancel 60 flights to America till December. According to sources, flights have been canceled since November. This situation will continue till December. Among the canceled flights are flights on important routes like Delhi-Chicago and Delhi-Washington. Some flights may be canceled between November and December, Air India said in a statement. However, nothing has been clearly informed about which route the flight is being cancelled. Several aircraft are being repaired. As a result, the number of flights may decrease. However, the airline claims that the passengers have been informed in advance. Air India has canceled 60…

13 Jul

The authorities forgot to book hotels for the airmen at night

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The Air India authorities forgot to book hotels for the flight crew. They wandered the streets all night, looking for a place to stay. Finally, early in the morning, accommodation was arranged at a training center. But there were also complaints that there was a lack of suitable accommodation. Air India authorities have assured to look into the whole matter. It is known that an Air India flight landed in Hyderabad last Wednesday night. After the duty is over, the staff on that plane is informed of the hotel in which they have been accommodated. They reached the respective hotel…

25 Jun

Air India plane flies from Amritsar to Dubai with just 1 passenger

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UAE-based Indian businessman S P Singh Oberoi was pleasantly surprised to have the whole plane to himself when he boarded Air India's flight from Amritsar to Dubai with an economy-class ticket in hand. During the flight, he snapped pictures with the crew members and paced up and down the aircraft multiple times without any hindrance. Air India did not respond to PTI's request for a statement on this matter. Oberoi, who holds a golden visa that allows 10-year long residency in the UAE, was the sole passenger on the national carrier's Dubai-bound three-hour flight that departed from Amritsar around 3.45…

21 Jun

The sale of BPCL and Air India is picking up speed as the second wave of Covid subsides

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Despite fears that the sale of BPCL and Air India would be postponed until the next fiscal year, the Centre now hopes to finish the process this fiscal year as the second wave of the coronavirus fades. Officials said the financial bids will now be called in September, despite concerns that they could only be called in the fourth quarter. They said the Union cabinet would soon consider tweaking the foreign direct investment policy to allow 100 per cent ownership of a state-owned refinery by global players through the automatic route. The BPCL divestment that involves the sale of the…

22 May

Air India has said a cyber-attack on its data servers affected about 4.5 million customers

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India's national airline Air India has said a cyber-attack on its data servers affected about 4.5 million customers around the world but the compromised servers were later secured, the Indian state-run carrier said in a statement. In its notification to the affected passengers, the airline said that the cyber-attack that compromised the data of millions of passengers from across the world involved personal data registered between August 26, 2011 and February 20, 2021. It said the breached data included the passenger’s name, date of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information, frequent flyer data and credit card information. It asked…