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[ad_1] The aviation regulator DGCA ordered airlines to create and clearly publish on their websites a pet transportation policy on Tuesday. Animals, birds, and reptiles are permitted on aeroplanes travelling to, through, and inside India. Pets are currently allowed onboard at least two Indian airlines, Air India and Aksa Air. Pets may fly domestically in the cargo hold with SpiceJet. A senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has not yet issued any Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) or guidelines with regard to carriage of pets in passenger compartment. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has permitted their airlines to have their own respective policies for carriage of pets in cabin. Also read:  Meet airlines with the world's largest fleet of aircrafts, owns over 900 aeroplanes The aviation safety regulators worldwide have not issued any specific policy for carriage

[ad_1] Boarding a flight does take some time, as you have to pass through multiple screening points, showing your baggage, identity proofs and more for security checks. In fact, while boarding the aircraft, a final screening of boarding passes is performed to ensure that you are not getting on a wrong flight. However, recently a man with a ticket to Patna, ended up landing in Udaipur, almost 1,400 km away from his original destination. The incident took place on an IndiGo flight. Identified as Afsar Hussain had to board flight 6E-214 from Delhi, but mistakenly boarded 6E-319, which was flying to Udaipur. Indigo flies passenger to Udaipur instead of Patna, inquiry ordered Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/JTT6DgmDGa #Indigo #udaipur #patna pic.twitter.com/8yZNjNHdFf — ANI Digital (@ani_digital) February 3, 2023 The passenger realised the mistake only after landing at Udaipur Airport. After which he informed officials at Udaipur Airport, who then alerted the airline abo

[ad_1] As per initial reports, a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft under maintenance at the Delhi Airport, while carrying out engine ground run at idle power at bay, caught fire. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/business/video-spicejet-aircraft-catches-fire-at-delhi-airport-during-engine-maintenance-work/?feed_id=183337&_unique_id=65611078acfcb

[ad_1] Air India, which recently received CCI's clearance for the Vistara merger, is working towards getting approval from competition regulators in Singapore and other jurisdictions for the deal, according to the airline's chief Campbell Wilson. As Tata Group is in the process of integrating four airlines into two, Air India is working through a backlog of more than 600 legal cases filed by customers against the airline before privatisation, and some of the cases date back more than 15 years. Tata Group acquired loss-making Air India and Air India Express from the government in January last year. The Competition Commission of India's approval to the planned merger of Vistara with Air India "is a welcome and important step toward the eventual integration of the four Tata airlines into two, one full service and one low cost though is not the only step," Campbell said in his weekly message to the employees on Friday. "We also need approval from the com

[ad_1] Air India has introduced refreshed inflight food and beverages menus across cabins on all international flights. "The refresh of the menus is based on guest feedback and is designed to offer travellers an assortment of gourmet meals, trendy appetizers, decadent desserts, and showcase India's locally sourced culinary influence while keeping in line with the healthy eating trend," the airline said in a release. Besides, the bar menu has been revamped, that includes Laurent-Perrier La Cuvve Brut champagne, and wines from the vineyards of Chateau de l'Hestrange, Les Oliviers, Chateau Milon, and the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. #FlyAI : We have refreshed our Inflight Menu for International Flights Ex-India. Sit back, relax, and enjoy our new selection of trendy beverages, tasty appetizers, sumptuous mains and decadent desserts. #Menu #Meals #RefreshedMenu pic.twitter.com/v708ggsdVC — Air India (@airindiain) April 4, 2023 The new beverages men

[ad_1] Spicejet's shares in the early morning trade started declining and fell as much as 11.13 per cent to Rs 26.50 apiece on the BSE. (Photo: IANS) DGCA has put Spicejet under 'enhanced surveillance' as the airline faces multiple financial headwinds in recent months, according to a report Shares of budget airline SpiceJet fell over 11 per cent during the intraday trade on Wednesday, after aviation watchdog DGCA put the company under “enhanced surveillance" as the airline faces multiple financial headwinds in recent months. The DGCA move also comes against the backdrop of various lessors seeking repossession of aircraft leased to SpiceJet and some of the cases have been settled by the airline. According to a PTI report quoting an official, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has put SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance for more than three weeks now and it is an ongoing process. On Wednesday, July 12, the shares of Spicejet opened flat at Rs 29.85 ap