Air Travel
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Air India fined Rs 30 lakh after 80-year-old passenger’s death at Mumbai airport
The passenger collapsed on the way to clear immigration and was rushed to hospital.
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US proposes new rules giving airline passengers greater rights if flights are delayed or cancelled
Consumer advocates have pushed for greater passenger rights since at least the early 1970s but airlines have mostly been able to enforce their own policies.
Janet Bednarek, The Conversation
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Passenger assaults crew on board Goa-Delhi Air India flight
He has been handed over to security personnel after the flight landed in the national capital.
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Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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700 passengers stranded at Delhi airport after Lufthansa cancels two flights
The airline cancelled 800 flights on Friday across the world after its pilots called for one-day strike over wages.
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Air India fined Rs 10 lakh for not permitting passengers with tickets to board flight
According to the rules, a passenger who is denied boarding in spite of having a ticket must be compensated or provided with an alternate travel arrangement.
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IndiGo fined Rs 5 lakh for not allowing boy with special needs to board flight
A more compassionate handling of the matter would have ‘obviated the need for the extreme step’, said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
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Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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India resumes regular international flights after two years
All scheduled international flights were suspended in March 2020, ahead of a nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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India extends ban on international flights till ‘further orders’
Flights under air bubble arrangements will continue as before.
Scroll Staff
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Covid-19 may put an end to the era of cheap air travel
It is difficult to see how running on razor-thin margins can continue to be the industry model.
David Beirman, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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India to resume international flights from December 15, curbs in place for ‘at risk’ countries
International flights had first been suspended on March 23, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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CISF apologises to dancer Sudhaa Chandran for asking her to remove prosthetic limb at airport
In a video, the dancer said that she had asked security officials to conduct an explosive test detector scan on the prosthetic limb.
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Domestic flight passengers with no check-in baggage to get fare discount
To make flight tickets more affordable, the DGCA allowed unbundling of services such as preferential seating and meals and drinks.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana