Passenger opens emergency exit of IndiGo flight, DGCA orders probe
Jan 18, 2023, at 02:44 am
New Delhi: A passenger on an IndiGo, Chennai-Tiruchirappalli flight opened the emergency exit on December 10 last year, DGCA said in a communication on Tuesday, adding that it has taken due note of the incident and ordered a probe into it, media reported.
Jan 11, 2023, at 01:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After a Go First Airways flight took off from Bengaluru with more than 50 passengers left behind in a bus on the tarmac, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sent notice to the airline for "multiple mistakes".
Pee-Gate: DGCA sends fresh notice to Air India over 2 unruly passengers onboard Paris-Delhi flight
Jan 10, 2023, at 03:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Air India, which is of late dominating headlines after a drunken passenger was caught urinating on a co-passenger on a flight from New York to New Delhi, has been sent another show cause notice for incidents in a flight between Paris and Delhi.
Foreigner handed over to CISF for harassing female flight attendants on GO First's Goa flight
Jan 08, 2023, at 04:29 am
Goa/IBNS: In yet another case of inflight harassment, a foreign tourist allegedly misbehaved with the female flight attendants on GO First's flight from New Delhi to Goa on January 5, media reports said.
Jan 07, 2023, at 03:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mumbai businessman Shankar Mishra, wanted by the police for urinating on an elderly woman on an Air India flight in November, Friday cited the woman's WhatsApp messages to claim that she had "condoned the alleged act" and had shown no intention to file a complaint.
Mumbai man who urinated on female co-passenger on Air India flight sacked by his company
Jan 07, 2023, at 02:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Mumbai man, who peed on an elderly female co-passenger on an Air India flight, has been sacked by his company Wells Fargo, where he worked as vice-president, media reports said.
Jan 07, 2023, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Friday ordered that airline staff will face action if they fail to act against passengers who are unruly or behave inappropriately.
'Devoid of empathy': DGCA slams Air India over 'Pee-Gate'
Jan 06, 2023, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has strongly disapproved of Air India's handling of a Mumbai man urinating on a woman passenger on a flight last year and walking away without facing action, calling the airline's conduct as "unprofessional" that led to "systemic failure".
Delhi Police files FIR against man who urinated on woman passenger on Air India flight
Jan 05, 2023, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The man, who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman while travelling in an Air India flight, lives in Mumbai and will be arrested soon, Delhi Police said on Thursday, media reported.
Muscat-Kochi Air India Express flight aborted after smoke detected in engine
Sep 15, 2022, at 04:55 am
Air India Express flight IX 442, from Muscat to Kochi, could not take off on Wednesday as smoke was seen coming out of one of its engines while it was just about to fly from the Muscat airport.
Indian civil aviation space 'absolutely safe', says DGCA chief
Aug 01, 2022, at 02:00 am
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA's chief Arun Kumar Sunday said that the Indian civil aviation space is absolutely safe and all the rules laid by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) are being followed, media reports said.
DGCA asks SpiceJet to cut 50 pct of flights for 8 weeks, airline says won't affect ops
Jul 28, 2022, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday ordered budget airline SpiceJet to operate 50 percent of its flights for eight weeks after an unusually high number of safety incidents involving the airline.
Air India Dubai-Kochi flight diverted to Mumbai after 'loss of pressure'
Jul 22, 2022, at 02:38 am
New Delhi: An Air India Dreamliner aircraft with 258 people on board flying from Dubai to Kochi was diverted to Mumbai on Thursday after the pilot reported "loss of pressure", media reports said.
Transgender pilot, declared 'unfit' to fly by DGCA, takes up food delivery agent's job
Jul 09, 2022, at 06:35 am
Adam Harry, who shot to fame in 2019 for being India's first transgender pilot, was declared 'unfit' to fly after completing training and forced to work as a food delivery agent, media reports said.
'Failed to establish safe air services': DGCA issues show-cause notice to SpiceJet
Jul 06, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet after an unusually high number of technical malfunctions in a little over two weeks with the latest mid-air snag coming on Tuesday (July 5) night when a China-bound cargo plane returned to Kolkata after the pilot found the weather radar unserviceable.
After being stranded for 11 hrs in Karachi, 138 passengers of SpiceJet finally fly to Dubai
Jul 06, 2022, at 07:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After being stranded for nearly 11 hours in Pakistan's Karachi, 138 passengers of a Delhi-Dubai SpiceJet finally took off for UAE on an alternate flight that was sent from India on Tuesday evening.
SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Dubai lands at Karachi after 'unusual fuel reduction' in tank
Jul 05, 2022, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi: A Delhi to Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight landed at Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan's Karachi after an indicator light malfunctioned, a spokesperson of the airline said, adding that no emergency landing was required.
DGCA seeks explanation from IndiGo over massive flight delays
Jul 04, 2022, at 06:26 am
New Delhi/UNI: The operations of IndiGo airlines were affected across the country as its several flights faced delays due to non-availability of its crew members.
May 03, 2022, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Two of the passengers injured in turbulence faced by a SpiceJet aircraft from Mumbai during landing in Bengal's Durgapur on Sunday, have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, the Director-General of Civil Aviation informed on Monday.
Mamata Banerjee mid-air flight turbulence: Bengal govt seeks report from DGCA
Mar 06, 2022, at 05:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has sought a report from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on the mid-air turbulence that was encountered by a chartered plane carrying Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while she was returning to Kolkata from Varanasi, reports said,
Mid-air collision between two IndiGo flights averted after taking off from Bengaluru: Reports
Jan 20, 2022, at 03:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A mid-air collision between two IndiGo flights that took off from Bengaluru airport was averted after a radar controller saw the impending danger and took preventive actions, reports said on Wednesday.
Commercial international flights to not resume until Jan 31: Centre amid Omicron fears
Dec 10, 2021, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday announced that regular commercial international flights will not resume till Jan 31 amid global concern over the Omicron COVID strain's spread.
DGCA extends restrictions on international passenger flights till March 31
Feb 27, 2021, at 09:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The restrictions on international passenger flights will continue till March 31, Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA has said.
US watchdog approves Boeing 737 MAX for flying with changes and upgrades
Nov 19, 2020, at 07:12 am
Washington/ New Delhi/IBNS: Boeing 737 MAX jet can fly again after US Federal Aviation Administration's approval after nearly two years of pause following two fatal disasters, said media reports.
No international passenger flights till Nov 30 : DGCA
Oct 29, 2020, at 02:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The international scheduled commercial passenger flights will continue to remain suspended till November 30 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said today.
Sep 12, 2020, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the controversy over media frenzy surrounding Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut’s return flight to Mumbai from Chandigarh, aviation regulator –Director General of Civil Aviation or DGCA—has warned flight operators with two weeks of suspension if anyone is found taking photographs in an airplane flouting the government-mandated rules.
Photography while onboard will invite flight suspension on route for two-week: DGCA
Sep 12, 2020, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued an order on Saturday stating that if any passenger is found taking photograph inside the aircraft without prior permission, the operations of the concerned airline will be suspended for two weeks on that route.
All flight tickets booked for travel between March 23 to May 5 will be fully refunded: DGCA to SC
Sep 07, 2020, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told the Supreme Court that on Sunday that the passengers who bought tickets in domestic and international airlines between March 25 and May 5, 2020, which fell in the first two phases of lockdown, will be fully refunded, said a media report.
DGCA bans wide-body aircraft operation at Kozhikode Airport during monsoon in wake of plane crash
Aug 12, 2020, at 05:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the recent air crash in Kerala, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has banned the operation of wide-body aircraft at Kozhikode airport during the monsoon season, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi comes in support for comedian Kunal Kamra, slams flying ban
Jan 30, 2020, at 12:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came out in support of stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and slammed the flying ban imposed on him by several airlines following his midair "offensive" on journalist and Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami.