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Beyond 24 hours of initial booking time, this option is not available and the passenger has to pay the relevant cancellation/change fees for amendment.

Air India to not charge fees for ticket cancellation done on booking day

This facility will be available only if the flight is scheduled at least seven days after the booking date.

27 Apr 2019 1:35 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Snag hits Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft, probe on

The aircraft VT-KNB belongs to the Delhi-based company Forum 1 Aviati-on Private Limited.

27 Apr 2019 1:50 AM

'Engine trouble on our flight to Patna today! We've been forced to return to Delhi,' he tweeted. (Photo: File)

Aviation regulator DGCA initiates probe after Rahul's tweet about 'engine trouble'

On Twitter, Gandhi posted a video of the flight which shows him, the pilot and the co-pilot in the plane.

26 Apr 2019 12:39 PM

The employees were holding placards -- 'Hear our cry! Let 9W Fly', 'We have dependents to feed.' (Photo:ANI)

Jet Airways employees hold protest at Town Hall in Bengaluru

Jet Airways employees on Monday held a protest here at Town Hall, appealing the Central government to save the private airline.

22 Apr 2019 8:24 PM

Jet Airways' lenders have invited bids for selling stake in the ailing airline and the final bidders are likely to known by second week of May. (Photo: Twitter | @jetairways)

Jet employees' union opposes allocation of slots to other airlines

The slots allocated to Jet Airways are its properties and the airline is yet to close, AIJATA, which has around 800 members, said.

22 Apr 2019 4:32 PM

In a brief statement, Jet Airways’ lenders said “the best way forward for the survival of Jet Airways is to get the binding bids from potential investors”.

DGCA asks Jet Airways to file a ‘credible’ revival plan

The DGCA would also be asking the company for a concrete and credible revival plan to restart suspended operations.

19 Apr 2019 3:06 AM

Lenders are carrying out the bidding process for stake sale in Jet Airways, which has a debt burden of more than Rs 8,000 crore. (Photo: PTI/File)

DGCA to seek credible revival plan from Jet Airways, says official

After weeks of uncertainty, Jet Airways on Wednesday announced temporary suspension of its operations.

18 Apr 2019 1:36 PM

DGCA issued show-cause notice last week to IndiGo's chief operating officer Wolfgang Prock-Schauer and engineering head S C Gupta.

Indigo under safety audit, US-made A320 engines under scanner

The aviation regulator is also conducting a special safety audit of the airline after coming across issues.

17 Apr 2019 3:20 PM

"Jet is currently flying less than 50 domestic flights. The airlines has 16 aircraft available with them for flying," an official said.

Jet Airways currently flying less than 50 domestic flights: DGCA official

The Prime Minister's Office has called an urgent meeting to discuss the situation, official sources said.

13 Apr 2019 1:51 PM

With the grounding of the 737 Max aircraft and the continuing cancellation of flights by Jet Airways, the airfares have been rising.

DGCA requests airlines to augment number of flights

DGCA has been meeting with the airlines continuously so that they augment the additional capacity.

09 Apr 2019 1:44 PM

This had earlier led to speculation of a possible review of the airline’s international operations.

Cash-strapped Jet Airways operating 28 planes: DGCA

The DGCA’s confirmation sought to clear confusion over exactly how many aircraft the airline was operating currently.

04 Apr 2019 1:02 AM

All flights, including international flights, flying westward from/over Pakistan are not being allowed to fly over India by Pakistan even though India hasn’t put any restriction, sources pointed out.

‘DGCA gave clearance to Mahathir’s flight to Pak’

The Malaysian PM was the chief guest at the Pakist-an National Day celebrations on March 23.

27 Mar 2019 2:01 AM

The number of passengers flying domestic airlines dropped to 113.49 lakh in February compared to 125.08 lakh in the previous month. (Photo: ANI)

Domestic air passenger growth slows down in February: DGCA

The number of passengers flown by government-owned Air India also dropped to 14.53 lakh as against 15.30 lakh in the same period.

23 Mar 2019 3:20 PM

The aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price increased by 8 per cent month on month.

Air passenger traffic growth slows

The stock of SpiceJet zoomed 7.04 per cent to Rs 98.10. Intra-day, it rose 14.23 per cent to touch a high of Rs 104.70.

23 Mar 2019 1:56 AM

The Naresh Goyal-led Jet Airways is facing the worst financial crisis of its 25-year existence with more than one billion dollars of debt.The Naresh Goyal-led Jet Airways is facing the worst financial crisis of its 25-year existence with more than one billion dollars of debt. (Representational Image)

'Airline on verge of collapse': Jet pilots write to PM over payment of salaries

Two days ago, they had threatened to stop flying from April 1 if their pending salaries are not cleared by March 31.

21 Mar 2019 1:34 PM

The minister's direction came in the wake of the airliner drastically reducing its operations due to liquidity crunch.

Government calls for emergency meeting on Jet Airways

Jet Airways engineers' body wrote to aviation regulator DGCA, seeking its intervention in the recovery of their salary dues.

19 Mar 2019 1:10 PM

Cash-strapped Jet Airways had on Monday said it had grounded four more planes, taking the number of aircraft that are non-operational due to non-payment of lease rentals to 41. (Photo: Twitter | @jetairways)

Flight safety is at risk: Jet Airways engineers' union to DGCA

It has been arduous for us to meet our financial requirements, which has adversely affected psychological condition, union said.

19 Mar 2019 12:15 PM

According to the official, after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded all 12 of SpiceJet’s 737 Max aircraft on March 13 following the Ethiopian Airlines crash, that killed 157 people, the problem of rising airfares in Indian market has “aggravated”.

DGCA meeting on high airfares today

According to its website, the airline has a fleet of 119 planes.

19 Mar 2019 1:58 AM

Jet Airways has a debt of over Rs 8,200 crore and needs to make repayments of up to Rs 1,700 crore by the end of March.

DGCA calls meeting with airlines on Tuesday to discuss rising airfares

DGCA on March 13 grounded all 12 of SpiceJet's 737 Max aircraft.

18 Mar 2019 2:05 PM

Meanwhile, according to news agencies, Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary P.S. Kharola said all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Indian carriers have been grounded and that about 35 flights of carrier SpiceJet would be cancelled on Thursday.

Boeing 737 Max jets grounded, 14 flights cancelled

Officials also that lifting the ban on the B-737 Max 8 would be based on inputs from various agencies and it would not happen soon.

14 Mar 2019 7:19 AM

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