Travel

Distributing smiles: Brazilian dentist travels the world to fix teeth of less-fortunate for free

Dr Rossi's runs an NGO called Por1Sorriso and has over 4,000 volunteers. In one of his Instagram posts, he mentioned that his team has to transport around two tons of equipment.

Jun 4, 2020

Top 10 destinations allowing tourists amid COVID-19 pandemic: Bali, Thailand, others

Time for a holiday? Plan yours in advance as some countries reopen tourism by allowing international customers with eased restrictions.

Jun 1, 2020

Airlines in India will resume operations; but loss-recovery can take a decade

With coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown and the flying ban later imposed has grounded 80% of the civilian aircraft in the top six airports of India - Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai. 538 aircraft out of the total 650 are parked at airports. No clear indications and instructions from the government yet on when and how will the flying ban get lifted.

Apr 29, 2020

When air travel open up after lockdown is lifted

Coronavirus crisis: Here's how 25-million jobs might disappear in the global aviation industry

To help the aviation business lead the recovery when the pandemic is contained, Alexandre de Juniac, IATA's Director General and CEO says, "The 25-million people whose jobs are at risk by this crisis will depend on an efficient re-start of the industry. We must get on with this work quickly."

Apr 10, 2020

Fly to Delhi for free: How to avail SpiceJet's superb offer?

SpiceJet is offering free tickets to Delhi for those who want to exercise their democratic right to vote during Delhi Elections 2020.

Feb 3, 2020

What is Digi Yatra? Enrollment, security, benefits of biometric boarding at Bengaluru Airport

Digi Yatra aims at making air travels simpler by addressing a major pain point of airport hassles. Here's everything there is to know about Digi Yatra.

Jan 22, 2020

List of 58 countries Indians can travel without visa or with visa-on-arrival in 2020

It's 2020 and if you've any international travel plans, check out these destinations without any visa hassles for Indian passport holders.

Jan 9, 2020

You will never order coffee or tea on flight after reading this

A flight attendant has revealed some shocking inside secrets that will make you reconsider some common practices.

Dec 25, 2019

Will tenfold hike in aircraft safety breach fines curb rising aviation failures?

Rising incidents of technical snags forced the government to amend rules to raise the fines ; the maximum fine may go up to Rs 1 crore from Rs 10 lakh.

Dec 13, 2019

Will UP Cabinet nod for Zurich deter GMR from pushing for Jewar airport stake?

Zurich International Airport bagged the bid by quoting the highest per-passenger return to the government from the green-field project that will be India's largest with six runways.

Dec 9, 2019

Will GMR take Delhi's second airport by right of refusal as Swiss firm wins bid?

Zurich Airport International AG beat GMR and Adani Group by quoting highest per passenger rate for developing first phase of Jewar airport, expected to be India's largest.

Nov 30, 2019

World's first hyperloop inches closer to reality and it's great news for India

The company that's connecting Mumbai and Pune in a hyperloop network envisions the future of transport to be ready in years.

Nov 28, 2019

Shocking: Airports may have more tipplers than thought among air-side staff

DGCA tightens breath analyzer tests for staff after surprise checks reveal the high number of drunken employees handling operations of major Indian airports including on the air-side.

Nov 23, 2019

SpiceJet flight's cracked window shocks passenger

Shocking! SpiceJet fixes cracked window with tape: Draws passengers' ire, airline says 'all is well'

A SpiceJet passenger expressed his shock after he discovered a broken window on his Mumbai to Delhi flight.

Nov 9, 2019

Will Gautam Adani bag crown jewel Mumbai airport to add to 6 airports in kitty?

Adani Properties wants the deadline for closing the deal to acquire Bidvest's 23.5% stake in Mumbai airport pushed to February 7; time granted to airport's majority shareholder GVK to enforce the first right of refusal ends on Thursday.

Nov 6, 2019

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