Anguished & Distressed, Says Aviation Minister after AI Express Flight Breaks in Two in Kozhikode
4 years, 5 months ago

Anguished & Distressed, Says Aviation Minister after AI Express Flight Breaks in Two in Kozhikode

News 18  

An Air India Express flight from Dubai with 191 people onboard overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday in rainy conditions and went down 35 feet into a slope before breaking up into two pieces, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The minister said he is deeply "anguished and distressed" at the accident and relief teams from Air India and Airports Authority of India are being immediately dispatched from Delhi and Mumbai. The Air India Express flight number AXB-1344 on its way from Dubai to Kozhikode with 191 persons on board, overshot the runway in rainy conditions & went down 35 ft. into a slope before breaking up into two pieces," he said. However, since May 6, special repatriation flights have been operated by Air India and Air India Express under the Vande Bharat Mission to help stranded people reach their destinations.

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Singapore scrambles fighter jets to escort Air India Express plane after bomb threat
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Singapore scrambles fighter jets to escort Air India Express plane after bomb threat

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Singapore’s military scrambled two fighter jets after an Air India Express plane bound for the Changi …

120 passengers stranded on flight at Pune airport for 2 hours
5 months, 3 weeks ago

120 passengers stranded on flight at Pune airport for 2 hours

Hindustan Times  

Around 120 passengers were struck at the new terminal building of the Pune airport on Thursday after their Air India Express flight was cancelled due to technical issue. “We were onboard the Pune-Bhubaneswar Air India Express flight I5 320 for two hours from 2 pm to 4pm before being asked to deboard as it faced technical issues,” a flier said. …

Air India Express headquarters relocated to Gurugram, impacting over 25 jobs in Kochi
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Air India Express headquarters relocated to Gurugram, impacting over 25 jobs in Kochi

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: In a setback to Kochi’s ambition to emerge as a business hub for airline companies, the Air India Express headquarters has been relocated to Gurugram in Haryana, resulting in a loss of around 25 top 30 jobs in the city. Despite the shift in headquarters, the Kochi airport will continue to be the main hub of Air India Express’s …

Bengaluru-Bound Air India Express Makes Emergency Landing In Tamil Nadu Due To Technical Glitch
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru-Bound Air India Express Makes Emergency Landing In Tamil Nadu Due To Technical Glitch

News 18  

A Bengaluru-bound Air India Express flight, carrying around 137 passengers, made an emergency landing in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli due to a technical glitch. An Air India Express spokesperson confirmed that the flight “was diverted to Tiruchirappalli due to a technical issue.” A replacement aircraft is being organised to operate the flight to Bengaluru. In a similar incident on Friday, a …

Air India Express To Resume To Normal Business By Tuesday, Say Sources
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Air India Express To Resume To Normal Business By Tuesday, Say Sources

News 18  

Amid the ongoing disruptions in Air India Express’ flight services, full normalcy in operations is expected by Tuesday, sources told CNBC-TV18. The Air India Express crisis erupted after over 90 international and domestic flights of the airlines were cancelled due to mass ‘sick leave’ of the senior crew members. Employees Terminated, Then Reinstated In an action towards senior crew members …

AI Express Cancels 75 Flights on Friday, Expects Normal Ops by Sunday: Official
7 months, 4 weeks ago

AI Express Cancels 75 Flights on Friday, Expects Normal Ops by Sunday: Official

News 18  

Air India Express on Friday cancelled around 75 flights due to cabin crew shortage and operations are expected to normalise by Sunday, an official said, a day after a section of the cabin crew called off their strike, that had resulted in significant operational disruptions. The strike by a section of the cabin crew since Tuesday night that resulted in …

Air India Express flights getting back to normality
8 months ago

Air India Express flights getting back to normality

The Hindu  

Air India Express cancelled two flights scheduled for May 9 from Kochi as the cabin crew strength did not appear to have returned to normal after they called in sick en masse on Wednesday. A spokesman for the airline operator said: “Air India Express is making every possible effort to minimise the inconvenience caused to our guests by this unexpected …

AI Express cabin crew call off strike; airline to reinstate 25 terminated crew members
8 months ago

AI Express cabin crew call off strike; airline to reinstate 25 terminated crew members

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Air India Express cabin crew on Thursday decided to withdraw their strike and the airline agreed to reinstate 25 staff who were terminated from service, according to sources.A section of the cabin crew started reporting sick from Tuesday night to protest against the alleged mismanagement at the airline, forcing cancellation of more than 170 flights and impacting thousands …

Air India Express crisis: 'Sick' crew members laid off, flight disruptions continue | Top developments
8 months ago

Air India Express crisis: 'Sick' crew members laid off, flight disruptions continue | Top developments

Hindustan Times  

Air India Express has started laying off cabin crew members for Wednesday's “sick leaves” which forced the airline to cancel at least 86 flights on the day, and curtail its operations until May 13. FILE PHOTO: An Air India Express aircraft is displayed at Wings India 2024 aviation event at Begumpet airport, Hyderabad, India, January 18, 2024. The employees protest …

Air India Express fires 25 cabin crew members for not reporting to work; cancels 85 flights today
8 months ago

Air India Express fires 25 cabin crew members for not reporting to work; cancels 85 flights today

Live Mint  

Air India Express has sacked around 25 employees after they did not report to work on Wednesday, May 8. Air India Express cancels 85 flights today amid network disruption Air India Express has cancelled 85 flights amid network disruption on Thursday, May 9, and the combined entity of Air India Express and AIX Connect will operate 283 flights today. “Air …

Air India Express sacks 30 staffers over sick leave, gives ultimatum to others
8 months ago

Air India Express sacks 30 staffers over sick leave, gives ultimatum to others

India Today  

Tata Group-owned Air India Express has "terminated with immediate effect" the services of the 30 cabin crew members who went on mass sick leave without notice, which led to the cancellation of over 100 flights since Tuesday night, affecting around 15,000 passengers. In an ultimatum to the remaining cabin crew members reporting sick, Air India Express asked them to rejoin …

Submit report on flight cancellations: Aviation ministry to Air India Express
8 months ago

Submit report on flight cancellations: Aviation ministry to Air India Express

Hindustan Times  

Stepping in after cancellation of multiple Air India Express flights led to chaos at airports across the country, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday directed the airline to submit a report on the cancellations, and to ensure facilities for passengers as per the norms laid down by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Additionally, the ministry asked the carrier, …

Air India Express cancels 86 flights as protesting cabin crew go on mass sick leave
8 months ago

Air India Express cancels 86 flights as protesting cabin crew go on mass sick leave

Hindustan Times  

As many as 86 flights of the Air India Express were cancelled on Wednesday after several crew members of the airline went on mass ‘sick leaves’ in protest against the Tata management over the merger of AIX Connect, two officials aware of the matter confirmed. While we are engaging with the crew to understand the reasons behind these occurrences, our …

Over 80 Air India Express Flights Cancelled After Crew's 'Mass Sick Leave', Aviation Ministry Seeks Report
8 months ago

Over 80 Air India Express Flights Cancelled After Crew's 'Mass Sick Leave', Aviation Ministry Seeks Report

News 18  

Over 80 international and domestic flights of Air India Express were cancelled after the senior crew members of the airline went on mass ‘sick leave’. Meanwhile, reports suggest that the flights were cancelled due to shortage of Air India Express staff members as a section of them are reporting sick to protest against alleged mismanagement at the Tata Group-owned airline. …

Air India Express to allow passengers to reschedule flights amid cabin crew ‘shortage’
8 months ago

Air India Express to allow passengers to reschedule flights amid cabin crew ‘shortage’

Hindustan Times  

Air India Express has cancelled "scores of flights" due to a shortage of cabin crew members as a section of them are reporting sick to protest against alleged mismanagement at the Tata Group-owned airline, according to sources. Late last month, a union representing a section of the Air India Express cabin crew alleged that the airline is being mismanaged and …

Air India Express in focus as Tatas buy Air India
3 years, 2 months ago

Air India Express in focus as Tatas buy Air India

The Hindu  

With the Tata Group taking over Air India, the operations of the budget airline Air India Express is also expected to undergo revolutionary changes shortly. Air India Express has 1,434 employees and was operating 651 scheduled departures per week before COVID-19 travel restrictions. Significantly, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which probed the Air India Express crash at Calicut Airport in …

SC Asks Centre to Take Further Steps to Bring Back Remaining Indians Stranded in Kuwait
4 years, 2 months ago

SC Asks Centre to Take Further Steps to Bring Back Remaining Indians Stranded in Kuwait

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to take steps to bring back remaining Indians stranded in Kuwait amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah took note of the submissions of the counsel of the Centre that every attempt has been made to bring back stranded Indians from Kuwait …

Part of the Debris of Air India Express Flight Removed from Accident Site Near Karipur Airport
4 years, 2 months ago

Part of the Debris of Air India Express Flight Removed from Accident Site Near Karipur Airport

News 18  

Part of the debris of the Air India Express plane that crashed at nearby Karipur airport on August 7, killing 21 people, was on Friday shifted from the accident site for facilitating a thorough probe, airport authorities said. Twenty one people, including the pilot and co-pilot, were killed when the AIE flight from Dubai with 190 people on board overshot …

Air India Express to Continue Dubai Flights as Per Schedule, Airline Takes Action Against Staff
4 years, 3 months ago

Air India Express to Continue Dubai Flights as Per Schedule, Airline Takes Action Against Staff

News 18  

In a major relief to Air India Express, the Civil Aviation Authority of Dubai has allowed the airline to carry the operations as per the schedule from September 19. The Dubai authorities allowed Air India Express to continue with flights under the Air Bubble pact to the gulf country after the latter apologized for the lapse in the security and …

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 85 recovered passengers discharged from hospitals
4 years, 4 months ago

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 85 recovered passengers discharged from hospitals

Firstpost  

The Centre had earlier said that 149 people had been admitted to hospitals, 23 were discharged, and three were critically injured New Delhi: Air India Express on Wednesday said 85 passengers injured in the plane crash in Kozhikode have been discharged from hospitals after “obtaining complete fitness”. Air India Express is a wholly owned subsidiary of national carrier Air India. …

85 Passengers Injured in Kozhikode Plane Crash Discharged from Hospitals, Says Air India Express
4 years, 4 months ago

85 Passengers Injured in Kozhikode Plane Crash Discharged from Hospitals, Says Air India Express

News 18  

Air India Express on Wednesday said 85 passengers injured in the plane crash in Kozhikode have been discharged from hospitals after "obtaining complete fitness". Air India Express is a wholly owned subsidiary of national carrier Air India. The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at …

Air India pilot unions demand removal of DGCA chief over 'amateurish view' on Kozhikode crash
4 years, 4 months ago

Air India pilot unions demand removal of DGCA chief over 'amateurish view' on Kozhikode crash

India Today  

Two leading pilot unions of Air India on Tuesday said DGCA chief Arun Kumar must be immediately replaced with a suitable candidate with substantial knowledge of the aviation sector and operational experience as his comments on news channels reveal a total lack of technical know-how and an "amateurish view" of the Kozhikode plane crash. On another news channel, Kumar stated …

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express hires US-based firm to recover baggage
4 years, 4 months ago

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express hires US-based firm to recover baggage

India TV News  

Air India Express said on Monday that it has contracted a US-based company to recover and restore the baggage of the crew and passengers of its plane that crashed in Kozhikode. Air India Express said in a statement that Kenyon International specialises in the recovery of baggage in case of a major accident. A total of 56 passengers injured due …

Repatriation of Indian Citizens Will Go On Despite Kozhikode Airport Mishap, Says Aviation Minister
4 years, 5 months ago

Repatriation of Indian Citizens Will Go On Despite Kozhikode Airport Mishap, Says Aviation Minister

News 18  

In the aftermath of the Air India Express plane crash that killed 18 people, Union Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said the Vande Bharat Mission for evacuating stranded Indians across the globe amid the pandemic will continue with the "same undaunted spirit". He also hailed the "undaunted spirit" of the aviation professionals and people of Kerala as, …

14 Onboard Ill-fated Air India Express Flight Critical, Black Box Being Probed to Determine Crash Cause
4 years, 5 months ago

14 Onboard Ill-fated Air India Express Flight Critical, Black Box Being Probed to Determine Crash Cause

News 18  

The condition of at least 14 passengers of the ill-fated Air India Express flight that crashed while attempting to land at the Karipur airport here,remains critical, Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan said on Sunday. Eighteen people, including the pilot and co-pilot of the AIE flight from Dubai lost their lives, when it overshot the tabletop runway at the airport here …

Air India Express says Aug 7 plane crash investigation underway, to share more info soon
4 years, 5 months ago

Air India Express says Aug 7 plane crash investigation underway, to share more info soon

India TV News  

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Nightmare... not sure whether we were dreaming or living it: Air India Express plane crash survivors
4 years, 5 months ago

Nightmare... not sure whether we were dreaming or living it: Air India Express plane crash survivors

India TV News  

Air India Express plane, that crash-landed on Friday evening at Kerala's Kozhikode airport when it was trying to land on the table-top runaway, has claimed 18 lives so far including its pilot and co-pilot. Air India Express plane crash | Survivors account Survivors are recalling their horrific accounts at the time when the tragedy took place. "As soon the flight …

DGCA had issued notice to Kozhikode airport in July 2019 over critical safety lapses
4 years, 5 months ago

DGCA had issued notice to Kozhikode airport in July 2019 over critical safety lapses

India TV News  

Aviation regulator DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the director of the Kozhikode airport on July 11 last year after it found "various critical safety lapses" in different places, including the runway and the apron, officials said on Saturday. The DGCA conducted the inspection after an Air India Express flight coming from Dammam in Saudi Arabia had a "tail …

Kerala Plane Crash: Air India Express to Pay Interim Compensation to Victims of Kozhikode Accident
4 years, 5 months ago

Kerala Plane Crash: Air India Express to Pay Interim Compensation to Victims of Kozhikode Accident

News 18  

Air India Express on Saturday said that it will pay an interim compensation to the victims of Friday's Kozhikode accident in order to provide them immediate relief. Accordingly, the airline will give an interim compensation to the injured and kin of the deceased passenger. "To provide immediate relief, as an interim compensation AI Express will give Rs 10,00,000 to the …

Air India Express Crash: DGCA Had Issued Notice to Kozhikode Airport in July 2019
4 years, 5 months ago

Air India Express Crash: DGCA Had Issued Notice to Kozhikode Airport in July 2019

News 18  

Aviation regulator DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the director of the Kozhikode airport on July 11 last year after it found "various critical safety lapses", officials said on Saturday. The DGCA conducted the inspection after an Air India Express flight coming from Dammam in Saudi Arabia had a "tail strike" while landing at the Calicut airport on July …

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 3 relief flights arranged
4 years, 5 months ago

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 3 relief flights arranged

India Today  

Air India Express said on Saturday that three relief flights had been arranged to Kozhikode in Kerala to assist passengers and their family members affected by the plane crash a day ago. It stated that Air India Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal, and Air India Express Chief Executive Officer K Shyam Sundar had already reached Kozhikode. Two special relief …

Civil Aviation Minister announces interim relief for victims of Air India Express flight crash
4 years, 5 months ago

Civil Aviation Minister announces interim relief for victims of Air India Express flight crash

India Today  

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday announced an interim relief of Rs 10 lakh for each of those who died in the Air India Express crash at the Karipur airport in Kozhikode. Addressing the media after visiting the accident site along with his ministerial colleague V Muraleedharan and MPs P K Kunhalikutty and M K Raghavan, the …

Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently before impact
4 years, 5 months ago

Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently before impact

LA Times  

The wreckage of the Air India Express flight that skidded off a runway while landing in Kozhikode, India. The dead included both pilots of the Air India Express flight, the airline said in a statement, adding that the four cabin crew members were safe. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a statement that the flight “overshot the runway …

Kozhikode plane crash: 17 dead, several injured as Air India Express flight IX-1344 bringing Indians home breaks into two while landing
4 years, 5 months ago

Kozhikode plane crash: 17 dead, several injured as Air India Express flight IX-1344 bringing Indians home breaks into two while landing

Firstpost  

The DGCA said that the Dubai-Kozhikode Air India Express flight overshot the runway at the Karipur Interational Airport and fell into a gorge, breaking into two parts A repatriation flight Air India Express IX-1344 bringing 184 passengers, including 10 infants from Dubai to India, broke into two while landing at Karipur International Airport in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Friday evening, killing …

Centre Announces Probe into Kozhikode Plane Crash, Says No Fire Reported during Landing
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre Announces Probe into Kozhikode Plane Crash, Says No Fire Reported during Landing

News 18  

After an Air India Express flight from Dubai carrying 190 people met with an accident at the Kozhikode airport on Friday, the Civil Aviation Ministry said that no fire was reported during its landing. "Air India Express flight IX 1344 operated by B737 aircraft from Dubai to Calicut overshot runway at Kozhikode at 1941 hrs tonight. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep …

Kozhikode Plane Accident: MEA's Anurag Srivastava Says 24X7 Helplines are Open
4 years, 5 months ago

Kozhikode Plane Accident: MEA's Anurag Srivastava Says 24X7 Helplines are Open

News 18  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said it was deeply saddened by the Air India Express aircraft accident in Kozhikode and its 24X7 helplines were open for those affected by the incident. Fifteen people were killed and several others injured when a Dubai-Calicut Air India Express flight with 191 passengers and crew on board overshot the runway here and …

Plane skids off runway in India; 16 killed, dozens hurt
4 years, 5 months ago

Plane skids off runway in India; 16 killed, dozens hurt

LA Times  

A special evacuation flight bringing people home to India who had been trapped abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 16 passengers and injuring 123 more, police said. Abdul Karim, a senior Kerala state police officer, said the dead …

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