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Faulty lavatories and damaged seat on airline: Rs 1 lakh compensation awarded to business class air traveller by Consumer Commission

On February 28, 2024 at 9.15AM, a lady took a business class flight from San Francisco to Delhi. The ticket cost her Rs 2.49 lakh (USD 3000.40, which is three thousand and forty cents). She booked her tickets through Expedia, and everything seemed fine until she boarded the plane. According to her account, she faced…

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IndiGo chaos aftermath: Airline to increase pilot allowances; aim to boost staff morale

IndiGo chaos aftermath: Airline to increase pilot allowances; aim to boost staff morale

IndiGo will pilot allowances and add new ones from January 1 to boost staff morale, according to PTI sources. This comes weeks after the airline faced massive disruptions with 4,500 flight cancellations due to rostering issues. The move follows meetings between executives and pilots at various bases, as the carrier also faces pressure from foreign…

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IndiGo disruptions: Airline cancels 67 flights; bad weather, operational reasons cited

IndiGo disruptions: Airline cancels 67 flights; bad weather, operational reasons cited

IndiGo, on Thursday, canceled 67 flights, with 63 due to expected bad weather and 4 for operational reasons. The cancellations affected several airports including Agartala, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Varanasi, and Bengaluru. This comes while the airline is already under DGCA monitoring following massive flight disruptions earlier this month.The winter fog season, as announced by DGCA, runs…

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'Cutting the queue': AI Express grounds pilot over assault on passenger at Delhi airport; airline orders inquiry | Delhi News

‘Cutting the queue’: AI Express grounds pilot over assault on passenger at Delhi airport; airline orders inquiry | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Air India Express grounded a senior pilot rostered for duty on Friday after he allegedly assaulted a passenger in front of his family at Delhi airport’s T1 over the latter being allowed to use a security-check lane where aircraft crew and other staff supposedly get priority.Passenger Ankit Dewan accused Captain Virender Sejwal, en…

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IndiNoGo: 300 flights nixed as airline chaos worsens | India News

IndiNoGo: 300 flights nixed as airline chaos worsens | India News

NEW DELHI: There were unprecedented disruptions at IndiGo and misery at airports across India, with about 300 IndiGo flights cancelled on Thursday. IndiGo’s problems had consequences for passengers of other airlines too at places like Pune. The airline, the DGCA said, admitted grossly under-estimating pilot requirements for its current schedule under new crew duty rules.These…

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