Showing posts with label Flight info. Show all posts
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Friday, March 22, 2024

Customer-facing parts of Air India-Vistara merger won’t change before 2025: AI CEO


Customer-facing parts of Air India-Vistara merger won’t change before 2025: AI CEO

2 min read 20 Mar 2024, 04:17 PM IST  Join usAnu Sharma

Campbell Wilson said Vistara would eventually be subsumed under the globally recognised Air India brand, but not until “some time next year”.Air India chief executive Campbell Wilson. Photo: Reuters

New Delhi: The merger of full-service carriers Air India and Vistara is a complex process and customer-facing elements, including the brand, won’t change before 2025, Air India’s chief executive and managing director Campbell Wilson said.

"Behind-the-scenes planning is underway. The regulatory and legal [approvals] are in process. The customer-facing elements will take some time [to change] and we are not rushing it," Wilson said at the Skift India summit on Wednesday.

Air India, a state-run airline for 69 years, was reacquired by the Tata Group under a government-led strategic disinvestment programme in January 2022. Later that year the Tata group announced a merger of Air India and Vistara.

Vistara, currently a 51:49 joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, commenced operations in 2015. After the merger, Singapore Airlines will hold a 25.1% stake in the combined entity.

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) recently gave conditional approval to the merger, six months after the Competition Commission of India approved it in September 2023. This will allow the two airlines to efficiently plan their routes and codeshare network.

"We have been very clear that Vistara in the long term will become Air India. The Air India brand is 92 years old. It is recognised around the world. Vistara has a very, very strong reputation and awareness in India, but not so much globally," Wilson said.

"A lot of the things that we are doing are modelled on what Vistara does, but we will eventually be collapsing the two. As I say, we won't be rushing it. It will probably be [completed] some time next year," he added.

Air India, which carries about 12% of international air traffic to and from India, also sees an opportunity in the medium-haul and long-haul international market. The airline said the order for 470 aircraft that it placed in February 2023 will help it address this capacity shortage in India’s large market. The Air India group has been procuring aircraft from the new order at a rate of one every six days, with three A350s and more than 15 Boeing 737 MAX inducted so far.

"India can be home to at least three hubs. In addition to those, there are plenty of point-to-point services. [The market] is probably a similar sort of size to [those of] Europe or North America. North India has a good east-west flow, and south India has a good Asia-Africa and even Australasia-Europe flow," Wilson said.

Air India’s desire for multiple hubs in India is shared by the broader industry and the civil aviation ministry. The government is working on a National Aviation Hub policy which will encourage more non-stop flights from international destinations to Indian metro cities and seek to establish hubs similar to those in Singapore, Dubai and Doha.

"The international opportunity is staring everyone in the face. In [some hubs], upwards of 70-90% of people are not going to that place – they are going through that place. I think if we get the basics right and are credible, we will get the time-sensitive, discerning, premium traveller who values the experience that we are going to provide," he added.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Over 40 Air India passengers left without luggage upon landing at Amsterdam Sources at the airlines said that due to a technical issue, baggage of around 40 passengers could not be offloaded at the Amsterdam airport on Wednesday. PTI Last Updated 14 ...

 Over 40 Air India passengers left without luggage upon landing at Amsterdam Sources at the airlines said that due to a technical issue, baggage of around 40 passengers could not be offloaded at the Amsterdam airport on Wednesday. PTI Last Updated 14 ...


Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/over-40-air-india-passengers-left-without-luggage-upon-landing-at-amsterdam-2936903

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Air India-Vistara merger gets Singapore's conditional approval


Air India-Vistara merger gets Singapore's conditional approval

Reuters | Mar 5, 2024, 04.36 PM IST

Air India-Vistara merger gets Singapore's conditional approval

Singapore's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it has approved the merger between Tata Group-owned Air India and sister airline Vistara, a joint venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines, subject to certain conditions.

Singapore's flagship carrier announced its plan to merge Vistara and Air India in November 2022, in a bid to create a dominant full-service airline in the domestic and international markets.

While India's antitrust body approved the deal in September last year, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) had identified certain competition concerns regarding the merger.

The watchdog said the parties possessed the majority of the market share among airlines operating direct flights on four routes of concern - between Singapore and Indian cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Tiruchirapalli.

To address the concerns raised by the watchdog, the parties have proposed to maintain capacity on the said flights at pre-COVID levels, appoint independent auditors to monitor compliance with capacity commitments and submit annual as well as interim reports.

"CCCS considers the proposed commitments sufficient to address the competition concerns arising from the transactions," the watchdog said on Tuesday.

Singapore Airlines and Air India did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

According to the terms of the deal, autos-to-steel conglomerate Tata would hold 74.9% of the combined entity, while Singapore Airlines will own the remaining 25.1%.


AI-Vistara merger gets approval from Singapore panel

TNN | Mar 6, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
AI-Vistara merger gets approval from Singapore panel
NEW DELHI: The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has granted conditional approval for merging Vistara - which is owned 49% by Singapore Airlines (SIA) - into Air India. SIA will hold 25.1% stake in the merged AI, with Tatas having the remaining stake.

The CCCS "identified some competition concerns" in this transaction, especially as these airlines have a significant number of flights between Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Tiruchirapalli on the Indian side and Singapore on the other.

"Even though a number of competing airlines provide air passenger transport services on these routes, the parties have sustained substantial market share in recent years. CCCS also found that the price and capacity coordination between the parties arising from the confluence of the transactions would significantly restrict competition on the affected routes," the regulator said in a statement.


Air India Express commences Chennai- Kuwait direct flights Flights can now be booked on the airline’s award-winning mobile app and website, airindiaex

 Air India Express commences Chennai- Kuwait direct flights Flights can now be booked on the airline’s award-winning mobile app and website, airindiaex


https://www.dtnext.in/news/business/air-india-express-commences-chennai-kuwait-direct-flights-772116


Monday, January 1, 2024

Gold Worth Crores Found Hidden In Rectum, Coffee Machine At Lucknow Airport

Gold Worth Crores Found Hidden In Rectum, Coffee Machine At Lucknow Airport

In the first case, gold was concealed in a coffee machine which was intercepted on suspicion during scanning, while in the second case, gold was recovered from the rectum of the passenger.

Lucknow NewsAsian News InternationalUpdated: December 31, 2023 7:26 pm IST

The official recovered around four kilograms of gold

Lucknow:

Customs officials at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSI) recovered around four kilograms of gold worth ₹ 2.55 crore from two passengers who landed at the airport on Sunday morning.

A senior Customs official informed that two separate cases have been booked by officers of CCSI Airport Lucknow within the Lucknow Customs (P) Commissionerate in the morning hours.

In the first case, gold weighing 3.497 Kg was concealed in a coffee machine which was intercepted on suspicion during scanning, later the product was found to be abnormally heavy and seen as broken and then two gold cylindrical bars were found inside after cutting the properly welded part by tools. Gold as above was coming from Dubai via IX 194 flight.

In a separate case, 554 grams of gold was recovered from the rectum of the passenger based on inputs and suspicion found during a routine search. The passenger was coming from Sharjah via Flight no 6E1424.

Further investigation is under process.


"Two separate cases have been booked at CCSI Airport Lucknow today morning at 5 am, total weighing 4.05 Kg worth ₹ 2.55 Cr," said the official.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Flights cancelled


Flights cancelled

THE HINDU BUREAU

TIRUCHI
21.11.2023

IndiGo on Monday cancelled its flights on Tiruchi-Chennai sector citing ‘operational reasons’.

The airline operates five ATR flights, each with 78 seats, in the sector daily with the first flight departing at 7.50 a.m., second one at 11 a.m., third at 2 p.m., fourth at 5 p.m. and the fifth at 8 p.m.

Airline sources said four out of the five ATR flights were cancelled on Monday due to ‘operational reasons’. Istead of an ATR flight at 5 p.m, the airline operated an A-320 flight with 186 seats from Tiruchi to Chennai.

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Monday, March 27, 2023

Mid-air scare: Nepal asks Indian authorities to take action against Air India pilots

Mid-air scare: Nepal asks Indian authorities to take action against Air India pilots

Jagannath Niraula, spokesperson of the Authority, said that a letter has been sent to Air India with a message to India's civil aviation authority to investigate and take action on the matter.

Published: 26th March 2023 09:20 PM | 



(File Photo | EPS)

By IANS

KATHMANDU: Nepal's aviation authority has banned pilots of an Air India flight from flying in Nepali airspace after they brought down their airplane to 15,000 feet on Friday without the permission of the Air Traffic Controller (ATC), nearly causing a mid-air collision with a Nepal Airlines flight over Kathmandu.

On Friday, before landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, the Air India plane from New Delhi, flying at an unauthorized height of 19,000 feet, suddenly fell to 15,000 feet.

This made it almost collide with a Nepal Airlines plane coming to Kathmandu from Kuala Lumpur and the accident was averted after the Nepal Airlines pilots took down their plane to 7,000 feet.

The Nepal Airlines plane was holding at a height of 15,000 feet when the plane of Air India suddenly came down to the same level. As the two came in a position of collision, an alert was automatically sounded in both cockpits and a possible fatal accident was averted, said officials at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).

Following the incident, the CAAN has suspended Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) of Tribhuvan International Airport involved in the traffic conflict incident from active control positions until further notice. It has also written to its Indian counterpart to take action against the Air India pilots who were involved in the incident that happened on Friday.

Jagannath Niraula, spokesperson of the Authority, said that a letter has been sent to Air India with a message to India's civil aviation authority to investigate and take action on the matter.

"We have written to investigate the incident between Air India and Nepal Airlines and take necessary action and inform the authority," he said.

On the same day also, the airport authorities in Kathmandu had sought explanations from the Air India pilots where they had admitted their mistake and apologised.

The CAAN has also set up an inquiry committee in connection with the incident, said Niruala.

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Man who urinated on Air India woman flyer 'begged her to not file complaint as he has a family'

Man who urinated on Air India woman flyer 'begged her to not file complaint as he has a family'

The victim alleged that despite her willingness, she was forced to confront the accused and negotiate with him, further disorientating her, according to the FIR.


Published: 06th January 2023 01:00 PM 



Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The woman, who was subjected to extreme humiliation in an Air India flight from New York to Delhi, has shared stomach-churning details in the complaint she lodged against a co-passenger for urinating on her during her travel.In the FIR, accessed by TNIE, the woman stated her clothes, shoes and bags were soaked in urine and the Air India crew refused to touch them and sprayed her bag and shoes with disinfectant.

“My clothes, shoes and bag were soaked in urine. The bag contained my passport, travel documents and currency. The flight staff refused to touch them, sprayed my bag and shoes with disinfectant, and took me to the bathroom and gave me a set of airline pyjamas and socks,” the woman said in her complaint.

As per the FIR, the woman then asked the staff to change her seat, but was told that no other seats were available.

“The flight crew told me that the pilot vetoed giving me a seat in first class. After I was standing for 20 minutes, one of the senior flight staff offered me the small crew seat, where I sat for about 2 hours. I was then asked to return to the initial soiled seat. The seat was still damp and reeking of urine,” she said.

The 70-year-old woman was then given the steward seat for the rest of the journey.

She mentioned that she wanted the man to be arrested immediately and later the flight staff told the woman that the alleged man wanted to apologise. “I stated clearly that I did not want to interact with him or see his face, and that all I wanted was for him to be arrested on arrival. However, the crew brought the offender before me against my wishes, and we were made to sit opposite each other in the crew seats,” the

FIR read.

The woman said that she was “stunned” when the man started crying and profusely apologised to her.

“He begged me not to lodge a complaint against him because he is a family man and did not want his wife  and child to be affected,” she said.

She told the accused man that his actions were inexcusable. “But in the face of his pleading and begging in front of me, and my own shock and trauma, I found it difficult to insist on his arrest or to press charges against him,” she added.Meanwhile, Delhi Police has summoned the pilot and other crew members who were on board in the flight from New York to Delhi.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Emergency landing of Turkish Airlines flight in Chennai fails to save newborn


Emergency landing of Turkish Airlines flight in Chennai fails to save newborn

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | G BABU JAYAKUMAR

PublishedAug 26, 2022, 2:51 pm IST

CHENNAI: A 26-year-old Malaysian woman who was delivered of a stillborn child on board a Turkish Airlines Boeing when it was flying over Chennai on Thursday afternoon is now recuperating in a hospital after the plane made an emergency landing and she was allowed to enter the city on a temporary visa while the flight left for Kuala Lumpur with the remains of the baby.

The Malaysian national was travelling back home from Istanbul by the Turkish Airlines flight (TK60), along with her husband, when she developed labour pains mid-air, impelling the pilot to seek permission to land in Chennai for medical help. As the control room gave the necessary permission after consulting the New Delhi office, the plane landed at the international airport at around 1.50 pm.

The waiting airport medical team rushed to the aircraft that was parked at Bay 43 with the full complement of 326 passengers inside and checked on the woman, who was found to be needing medical assistance though the premature baby was not breathing.

Immigration officials issued emergency visas to the woman and her husband but did not allow the body of the baby to be taken out of the aircraft, which left at around 4.30 pm with the remaining 324 passengers to Kuala Lumpur.

The woman was rushed to a woman’s medical facility of the Apollo Hospitals for post-delivery treatment and the husband was allowed to remain in the city and take care of her.

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