An Indian American flyer recently criticised Air India for its service and called his experience the “worst”.A CEO of CaPatel Investments, Anip Patel, took his Instagram to slam Air India and said it was a “nightmare” flying from Chicago to Delhi non-stop. Sharing his experience of the flight he said, “I recently endured a 15-hour … Read more
NEW DELHI: Grammy winner Ricky Kej on Saturday lashed out at Air India for “downgrading” him from business to economy class without prior notice and “refusing” him a refund against the downgraded service. The music composer expressed his strong displeasure over the service of the airline and called out the “absolutely not helpful and impolite” … Read more
NEW DELHI: Friday was a day of double troubles with two aircraft — one each of IndiGo and Air India — safely returning minutes after take off to the origin airport due to engine snags. While IndiGo’s was a domestic Patna-Delhi flight, AI aircraft was headed from Mumbai to London. IndiGo’s Airbus A320 landed back … Read more
NEW DELHI: A male passenger on-board an Air India flight from Goa on Monday physically assaulted a crew member and the unruly passenger was handed over to the security personnel after landing at the Delhi airport, according to the airline.In recent months, there have been multiple incidents of unruly passenger behaviour on-board aircraft and the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The licence of the pilot in command (PIC) of the Delhi-Dubai flight of February 27, 2023, who invited a female friend into the flight deck has been suspended for three months. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has fined Air India Rs 30 lakh in this case for not taking prompt action. The … Read more
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Newark to Delhi was diverted to Stockholm on Wednesday due to an oil leak in one of the engines, according to a senior official. The senior DGCA official said the flight, operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, had an oil leak in one of the engines. Following the oil … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for the drunk-urination incident onboard its flight from New York to Delhi in which the airline violated its norms on handling unruly passenger behaviour onboard flights. The pilot-in-command’s license has been suspended for a … Read more