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Air India mid-air 'peeing' incident update

What could be the reason for ever increasing in-flight fights? Unruly passengers, entitled attitudes, uncontrolled rage...

Unfortunately, air rage is a universal phenomenon and not typical or limited to a particular country or demographics

Jan 24, 2023

'Flawed': What cabin crew body said about Air India urination case probe [details]

Earlier, the Indian Pilots' Guild had also stated that may take legal recourse or choose other options following the suspension of the Air India pilot's license.

Jan 23, 2023

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Urination case: DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India; suspends Pilot-In-Command for 3 months

Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India and suspended the License of pilot-in-command for three months in connection with the Air India urination case.

Jan 20, 2023

Air India urination row: Shankar Mishra to be produced before Patiala House court soon

Tejasvi Surya didn't open emergency exit, rested hand on it, insists TN BJP chief; Air India bans Shankar Mishra for 4 months

The peeing incident occurred on November 26 last year when the drunk passenger allegedly urinated on a co-passenger in her 70s in the business class of an Air India flight from New York to Delhi.

Jan 20, 2023

Emergency exit of Indigo flight got opened accidentally, no safety compromised: DGCA

The emergency exit door got opened accidentally by an air passenger in the Indigo flight from Chennai to Tiruchirapalli on December 10, 2022, the airline stated on Tuesday.

Jan 17, 2023

Air India to acquire 500 jets, largest-ever aircraft order; narrow-bodies make lion's share [details]

Air Lease, one of the world's largest aircraft lessors, on Monday revealed that a mega order of 500 jets is coming out of India and the order in all certainty belongs to Air India.

Jan 17, 2023

Delhi airspace restriction for R-Day preparations affects flights; AI announces cancellation, rescheduling [details]

In view of the Republic Day preparations by the Indian Air Force, the airspace will be restricted for nearly three hours every day for one week in the run-up to the 74th Republic Day.

Jan 15, 2023

Bengaluru-bound passengers 'locked' in Delhi airport aerobridge; DGCA starts probe [Details]

Passengers had to be kept waiting as a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Bengaluru was delayed by three hours due to weather disruption

Jan 13, 2023

Government intervenes to save IndiGo from Jet Airways-like crash landing

IndiGo website, app, call centre will be down for 6 hours on Jan 14 [details inside]

IndiGo has a scheduled system upgrade, which will impact the airline's website, app and call centre operations on Saturday midnight.

Jan 12, 2023

'Lackadaisical and delayed': Air India gets another DGCA notice; all you need to know

The DGCA had earlier also issued a showcause notice to Air India on January 5. It had come down heavily on the carrier and asked why enforcement action should not be taken against them

Jan 9, 2023

'Airline should have acted swiftly': Tata Sons Chairman anguished over urinating incident

Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Sunday expressed anguish over the incident of a passenger urinating on a female co-passenger onboard an Air India New York-Delhi flight on November 26, 2022, saying that the airline fell short of addressing the situation and should have acted swiftly.

Jan 8, 2023

Air India could've handled these matters better, committed to take action: CEO Campbell Wilson

In the wake of the urination incident on board an Air India New York-Delhi flight last November, the flag carrier's CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Saturday said the airline "could have handled these matters better" and that it is "committed to taking action".

Jan 7, 2023

Air India urination row: Shankar Mishra to be produced before Patiala House court; pilots record statement

Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger onboard an Air India flight from New York to Delhi, will be produced in the Patiala House Court on Saturday afternoon.

Jan 7, 2023

AI mid-air 'peeing' incident: DCW issues notice to Delhi Police, Air India, DGCA

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Delhi Police, Air India and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in connection with the incident wherein a man urinated on an elderly female co-passenger in a drunken state on a New York-New Delhi flight in November last year.

Jan 6, 2023

AI crew brought offender before me against my wishes, wanted him arrested: Co-passenger

The elderly female passenger on whom a man urinated in an Air India flight had told the crew to get him arrested by the airport police and not to bring him near her.