Dr. Subramanian Swamy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not allow Jet Airways to be parcelled off to Spice Jet as it would reek of favouritism and would also damage BJP’s reputation. The BJP leader also wrote to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on the Jet Airways Crisis and urged the Modi govt to […]
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan slams China on Air India’s move
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan has taken a strong stand against Indian carrier Air India’s move to replace “Taiwan” with “Chinese Taipei” on its website. Labeling China ‘authoritarian’ it said that Air India has been bullied into making this change. Taiwan: Kids learning moral values through Ramayana! It also attacked the People’s Daily of […]
Khadi and Village Industries Commission bags Air India contract
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), for the third successive time, received an order of Rs 8 crore from Air India for the supply of amenity kits consisting of Khadi herbal beauty care products for its international passengers. The amenity kits include Khadi hand sanitizer, moisturizer lotion, handmade soap, lip balm, Khadi rose face […]
Air India sexual harassment, Maneka meets victim calls for immediate action
Neetta Karkhanis, who is working with Air India met Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Minister for Women and Child Development regarding her complaint under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. The Minister has taken up the matter with Minister for Civil Aviation. The Minister has also spoken to the head […]
Aditi Rao Hydari lashes out at Air India, calls it incompetent
Aditi Rao Hydari fresh from the success of Padmaavat today tweeted her disappointment with Air India after her flight from Kullu to Chandigarh was declared overloaded and passengers’ luggage was offloaded without prior notice. She wrote: So shameful that a flight of 15 people is deemed overloaded and not a single check-in bag is loaded […]
Unruly and disruptive passengers beware!
The Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju and MoS Jayant Singh briefed media today with regard to handling of unruly passengers. They informed that the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) on “Handling of unruly/disruptive passengers” is being revised to enhance the safety and security of passengers, crew as well as airlines. During the press conference […]
What was Air India thinking when it blocked Omar Abdullah?
So, by now, you would know that Air India blocked Omar Abdullah, a top Indian leader, on social media. Worse, no one even knows what happened and who blocked Omar Abdullah and why. Omar Abdullah shared it on Twitter that on 19th January he by chance made this discovery. And yet, even till now the […]
Air India begins seat reservation for women
Air India is ready to offer women fliers better service. The airline has decided that the 6 seats on every domestic flight will be reserved for women starting January 18. This reservation is for the domestic flights only for now. Air India starts seat reservation for women. 6 seats on every domestic flight to be reserved […]
Air India apologizes for article on non-veg bhog at Jagannath Puri
Air India has apologized for the wrong information published in its magazine Shubh Yatra on revered Hindu Temple Jagannath Puri. The article said that non-veg is cooked and served in the Hindu Temple. Air India on Saturday withdrew the magazine and AI chairman Ashwani Lohani apologized for the mistake. An article in the October edition […]