India-dubai Flights

Microsoft outage: Fliers stuck at Dubai airport, US flights impacted too

A global Microsoft outage caused by a Crowdstrike update affected airline operations, and disrupted services at major airports globally

Dubai-Delhi flight fiasco: DGCA issues show cause notices to Air India CEO

Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson for the airline's lapses in reporting about the incident of a pilot allowing a female friend inside the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight on February 27, according to a senior official. A show cause notice has also been issued to the airline's Head of Safety, Security and Quality Functions Henry Donohoe. A cabin crew member of the flight had filed a complaint with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) about the pilot allowing a female friend into the cockpit. The incident happened on February 27. The show cause notices were issued to the Air India CEO and head of flight safety on April 21 for not doing timely reporting of the incident to DGCA, which is in violation of the regulator's safety instructions, the senior official at the DGCA told PTI on Sunday. Besides, there was a delay in investigating the incident. Both the executives have been given 15 days to respond to the show caus

Air India Express flight to Dubai diverts to Muscat due to burning smell

It is said the burning smell was from one of the vents in the aircraft's galley

SpiceJet sees another technical glitch after flight lands in Dubai: Report

The plane, an eight-year-old Boeing Co. 737 next generation jet, had flown from India to Dubai on Monday and after landing was discovered to have a technical issue with its nose wheel

SpiceJet's Dubai flight diverted to Goa due to medical emergency

There were 132 passengers and three infants on board; the plane later proceeded to its destination after deplaning the ailing person

In midst of holiday season, Dubai flights hit by seat allocation dispute

The dispute required the intervention of external affairs ministry post which Dubai has agreed to allow Indian airlines to operate 4,800 seats per week

India may increase Dubai seat entitlements by 6,000 seats a week

India and Dubai is likely to finalise an agreement to increase the seat entitlement by 6000 seats a week. However, the outcome of the talks depend on Indian carriers agreeing to hold the talks without any commitment of getting preferred slots at Dubai's main airport.This comes almost a year after the ministry had turned down a similar request from Dubai's request. The talks have resumed as Indian carriers have fully utilized the current capacity entitlements. Of the current entitlement of 66,504 seats on the sector designated airlines of both India and Dubai are utilising capacity to the full extent.According to an official of a private airline, the civil aviation ministry official has asked the view of Indian carriers on whether the agreement can be increased without any guarantee of slots. Simultaneously the ministry has also asked if the Indian carriers will use the Al Maktoum International Airport at Jebel Ali which is 37 kilometres away from the main city of Dubai. "The civil ...