AIRINDIA

The US has accused India's national carrier of "discriminatory practices" and curbed repatriation flights it was operating both to and from the country. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) said Air India was also selling tickets for the flights which meant they were not "true repatriations". It added that US carriers were not being allowed to conduct similar operations to and from India, despite submissions from airline companies. Air India has not responded as yet. A statement on the DOT website said that the carrier would now have to apply for statements of authorisation prior to conducting charter flights and that…