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[ad_1] An engineering student has been booked for allegedly touching the emergency door of a Delhi-bound flight, the police said on Monday. According to the police, the accused engineering student was travelling from Chennai to Delhi on Saturday. The police said the accused touched the emergency gate during the flight. Noticing this, the flight crew stopped him and reported to the flight captain, who decided to report the incident to the police. However, the accused said he didn't want to open the emergency door, but had only touched its handle. The police have said that a notice has been served to the accused and legal action is being taken against him. Although he has not been arrested, he will have to appear in court, they said. Well, IndiGo is currently the biggest airline by market share in the domestic aviation sector in January 2023. Air India and Vistara took the second and third spots, respectively, with market shares of 9.2 percent and 8.8 percent, behind Indig...

[ad_1] Stocks to watch on August 16:  Nifty futures traded 94 points, or 0.48 per cent, lower at 19,380, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Wednesday. Here’s a slew of stocks that will be in focus today for various reasons. SBFC Finance: The grey market premium indicates a likely bullish debut for the stock, with gains up to 50 per cent over the issue price of Rs 57 per share. The Rs 1,025 crore IPO had received a strong response, and was subscribed more than 74 times during the offer period. IndiGo: Co-founder’s Rakesh Gangwal and wife Shobha Gangwal are likely to sell up to 4 per cent stake in the company worth Rs 3,730 crore in block deals on Wednesday. As per the term sheet, the offer floor price is set at Rs 2,400 per share. ITC: The company reported a 16.29 per cent YoY rise in Q1 consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 2023 at Rs 5,104. 93 crore when compared with Rs 4,389.76 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Consolidat...

[ad_1] Mopa airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December last year, and the greenfield airport will start its domestic operations in Goa from today onwards. Yes, the Union Cabinet has granted an ex-post facto approval for naming Greenfield International Airport Mopa in Goa as `Manohar International Airport - Mopa, Goa`, as a mark of tribute to Late Manohar Parrikar, former Defence Minister and four-time Goa Chief Minister. "To fulfil the cherished aspirations of the people of the State of Goa, the Chief Minister of Goa conveyed the unanimous decision of the Cabinet of State Government of Goa to name the Greenfield International Airport, Mopa, Goa as `Manohar International Airport - Mopa, Goa`," an official release said. First flight lands at Mopa Airport, Goa Ladies and gentlemen this inaugural @IndiGo6E flight from #Delhi has landed in the brand new airport in #Goa ! Here is a video of our arrival at @newgoaairport (Mopa) taken m...

[ad_1] File photo of an Air India plane. (Photo: Reuters) The order comprises 20 787 and 10 777X wide-body aircraft, along with 190 B737 MAX narrow-body aircraft Air India on Tuesday finalised a historic order for up to 290 Boeing aircraft at the Paris Air Show, following IndiGo’s announcement of the largest-ever aircraft purchases by an airline, with an order of 500 narrow-body planes from Airbus. During the Paris Air Show, a signing ceremony took place to commemorate the momentous acquisition of Boeing’s top-notch single-aisle and widebody jets, marking a significant milestone in the fleet renewal and expansion of Air India, the official statement read. The order comprises 20 787 and 10 777X wide-body aircraft, along with 190 B737 MAX narrow-body aircraft. Additionally, options for 70 more aircraft are included in the deal. “The order, which includes 190 737 MAXs, 20 787 Dreamliners and 10 777X jets with options for 50 737 MAXs and 20 787 Dreamliners, is Boeing’s largest order i...

[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 aler...

[ad_1] A passenger on an IndiGo flight allegedly opened the cover of the emergency exit door New Delhi: A 40-year-old air passenger Furoqon Hussain, who was on an IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to the national capital on July 8, allegedly opened the cover of the emergency exit door of the aircraft during taking off, according to Delhi airport sources. The incident happened on flight 6E 5605 and the individual was handed over to the security personnel after landing at the Delhi airport. An FIR has been filed against the individual. The unruly behaviour of the flyer caused panic among other passengers, crew and the pilot-in-command, the sources said. The passenger was in seat 18A which was close to the emergency exit door. After the incident, the cover of the emergency exit was immediately restored and the passenger was relocated to another seat in the aircraft, they added. Query sent to IndiGo seeking comments on the incident remained unanswered. According to safety experts, the hand...

[ad_1] India's largest airline, IndiGo is on a massive international expansion spree as the air carrier announced direct flights to Kenya, Indonesia and Georgia in a past couple of days. With the recent announcement of direct flights to Tbilisi, Georgia, IndiGo Airline is now connected to 29 international destinations and 107th overall destination. The budget air carrier earlier announced to start direct flights to six new destinations in Africa and Central Asia, including to Nairobi, Tbilisi and Tashkent, this year. Once these routes are operational, the budget airline will be connecting a total of 32 international destinations compared to 26 before the announcement was made. The rapid expansion plan will also make Indigo the second biggest Indian airline to operate on international routes, just behind Air India, route wise. However, passenger capacity wise, IndiGo Airline is now the largest Indian airline operating international flights. In the domestic market, the airline...