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Istanbul Airport: 400 passengers stranded in Turkey, slams IndiGo for their lack of communication, service

Dec 13, 2024, at 01:45 pm

Around 400 passengers are currently stranded in Turkey for more than 24 hours after IndiGo flights operating from Istanbul to Delhi and Mumbai got delayed with several travellers now voicing their discontent over alleged lack of communication from the airline's staff.

85 domestic flights of IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air in India receive fresh bomb threats: Report

Oct 24, 2024, at 10:24 pm

New Delhi: Amid a series of bomb hoaxes affecting flights in India’s aviation space, at least 85 flights operated by IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air received similar threats on Thursday, media reports said.

IndiGo passengers stranded nationwide as airline faces major 'system slowdown'

Oct 05, 2024, at 08:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo Airlines on Saturday (Oct. 5) experienced a major system slowdown around 12:30 pm, causing widespread disruption to flight operations and ground services across airports nationwide.

IndiGo flight suffers damage in tailstrike during takeoff from Delhi airport, aircraft returns safely

Sep 18, 2024, at 05:18 am

New Delhi/IBNS: An IndiGo aircraft suffered damage at the tail section after it hit the runway when it was taking off from Delhi airport, media reports said.

Flyers made to wait 5 hours inside IndiGo flight in Mumbai after 'technical snag' delays take-off

Sep 15, 2024, at 05:17 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Qatar's Doha was delayed on Sunday with passengers alleging that they were made to wait inside the aircraft for nearly five hours.

Delhi schools to remain shut today as national capital receives heavy rains, witnesses waterlogging

Aug 01, 2024, at 06:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Several houses collapsed in parts of Delhi and one person was reported trapped in Chandni Chowk's Sadar Bazar after the national capital received heavy rains on Wednesday evening.

Delhi-Bengal IndiGo flight delayed due to high ground temperature

Jun 18, 2024, at 08:17 am

New Delhi/IBNS: An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra was delayed for over three hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital due to a technical snag as a result of high ground temperatures, media reports said.

Chennai-Mumbai IndiGo flight makes emergency landing due to bomb threat

Jun 01, 2024, at 06:50 pm

New Delhi: An IndiGo flight, 6E 5314, traveling from Chennai to Mumbai on Saturday, was forced to make an emergency landing at Mumbai airport due to a bomb threat.

Delhi-Varanasi IndiGo flight shifted to isolation bay following bomb threat

May 28, 2024, at 02:27 pm

All passengers were evacuated from the emergency exit after an Indigo flight, which was scheduled to fly from Delhi to Varanasi, received a "specific bomb threat" on Tuesday.

'Harrowing experience': Delhi bound IndiGo flight from Ayodhya lands in Chandigarh with 2-min fuel left

Apr 15, 2024, at 07:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In what has been described as a "harrowing experience" by onboard passengers, a Delhi bound IndiGo flight from Ayodhya landed in Chandigarh after diversion with only two-minute fuel left, media reports said.

IndiGo passenger finds bolt in sandwich

Feb 15, 2024, at 04:28 am

New Delhi: A female passenger travelling on an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Chennai for a business trip has alleged to have found a screw in the sandwich served to her during the journey, media reports said.

IndiGo fined Rs. 1.2 crore after viral video shows fliers eating on tarmac

Jan 18, 2024, at 05:11 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has fined low-cost carrier IndiGo Rs. 1.2 crore after a viral video showed passengers eating on the tarmac while waiting for their delayed flight to take off.

Jyotiraditya Scindia issues stern warning against 'unruly passengers' after IndiGo pilot hit

Jan 16, 2024, at 04:23 am

New Delhi: Responding to an incident on a Delhi-Goa IndiGo flight where a co-pilot was slapped by a passenger, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia issued a strong warning to ‘unruly passengers’ on Monday.

After chaos at Delhi airport, DGCA issues new regulation; airlines may cancel 'consequentially delayed' flights

Jan 16, 2024, at 03:07 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Monday issued a new guideline to handle chaotic situations over delays in flights as was witnessed due to fog in Delhi airport.

IndiGo pilot provoked passenger who hit him, claims co-passenger

Jan 16, 2024, at 02:55 am

New Delhi: A fellow passenger on the same IndiGo flight, where an individual assaulted a co-pilot, has alleged that the co-pilot instigated the incident, media reports said.

IndiGo flier slaps pilot after 13-hour delay, complaint lodged

Jan 15, 2024, at 06:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A flier of airline IndiGo has slapped the aircraft pilot who was making an announcement of delay, a video which went viral on social media shows.

16 flights to Delhi diverted due to rains, lightning

Nov 28, 2023, at 07:03 am

New Delhi/IBNS: At least 16 flights were diverted from Delhi to Jaipur, Lucknow, Amritsar, and Ahmedabad after operations at the capital's airport were impacted owing to heavy rain and lightning, an official of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport said.

Noida International Airport signs MoU with IndiGo, designates it inaugural carrier

Nov 25, 2023, at 06:10 am

Noida International Airport (NIA) Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with low-frills airline IndiGo.

IndiGo likely to ground 35 aircraft Jan-Mar due to powder metal issue in P&W engines

Nov 08, 2023, at 04:46 am

Gurugram: IndiGo, the largest domestic carrier in India in terms of market share and fleet size, Tuesday stated that based on its initial assessment and information provided by Pratt & Whitney about the engine powder metal problem, it expects that 35 aircraft will be out of service during the January-March quarter or the fourth quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal year.

New Delhi-bound Indigo flight makes emergency landing in Bhubaneswar

Sep 04, 2023, at 08:00 pm

A technical snag forced a New Delhi-bound IndiGo flight to make an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar on Monday.

Elderly passenger vomits blood mid-air on Mumbai-Ranchi IndiGo flight, dies

Aug 22, 2023, at 08:37 pm

Nagpur: A Mumbai-Ranchi IndiGo flight had to make an unscheduled landing at Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur on Monday evening after an elderly passenger suffered a medical emergency, an official said on Tuesday.

India's Indigo flight enters Pakistan airspace amid bad weather, returns safely

Jun 12, 2023, at 12:57 am

An Indigo flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad, reportedly entered Pakistan airspace due to bad weather on Saturday, media reports said.

IndiGo's livery takes flight on Boeing 777 aircraft today

May 29, 2023, at 12:13 am

New Delhi: Private carrier IndiGo on Sunday revealed its vibrant livery on the newly introduced Boeing 777 aircraft, servicing the Delhi-Istanbul route.

All flights cancelled at Leh airport as Air Force's C-17 Globemaster remains stuck on lone runway

May 17, 2023, at 03:16 am

Leh/IBNS: Almost all flights to and from the Leh airport were cancelled on Tuesday as a transport aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) remains stuck on its lone runway due to a technical snag.

Swedish national arrested in Mumbai for allegedly molesting IndiGo crew member: Reports

Apr 02, 2023, at 02:23 am

Mumbai: A 63-year-old Swedish citizen, identified as Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly molesting a cabin crew member during an IndiGo flight from Bangkok, news agency ANI reported.

Passenger who opened emergency door on IndiGo Flight was BJP MP Tejaswi Surya, confirms Jyotiraditya Scindia

Jan 19, 2023, at 02:11 am

The passenger, who opened the emergency exit on an IndiGo, Chennai-Tiruchirappalli flight on December 10 last year, was BJP leader Tejaswi Surya, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Wednesday, media reported.

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.

Phuket bound IndiGo flight returns to Delhi airport due to technical snag

Jan 04, 2023, at 04:36 am

An IndiGo flight returned to the Delhi airport soon after taking off for Thailand’s Phuket due to a technical glitch, media reports said.

IndiGo plane's engine catches fire on runway ahead of take-off at Delhi Airport; passengers safe

Oct 29, 2022, at 06:59 am

An IndiGo plane with 184 people, including crew members, was grounded late Friday night, as sparks appeared in its engine just before take-off at Delhi airport, according to a passenger, who recorded the incident, said media reports.

Family of IAF pilot who died in Mig-21 crash treated rudely by co-passengers on flight

Jul 31, 2022, at 02:18 am

New Delhi: The family members of Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal, who was killed in a Mig-21 crash on Thursday, were treated with complete disregard by some of their co-passengers on an Indigo flight when they were asked to wait and allow the Bal family to disembark first.