Two men, both of whom are Black and Muslim, are suing Alaska Airlines for alleged racial discrimination and violations of their civil rights, telling they were kicked off a flight in February 2020 over text messages in Arabic.
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Passengers seeking direct flights between the UK and India will soon have another airline choice on their plates. Hans Airways, a new long-haul startup airline, will soon be able to provide flight services from the UK to India as prepared, as it celebrated the coming of its first Airbus A330-200 on British soil.
LATAM Brasil declared the return of its São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) – Boston (BOS) route from October 30. The route had been suspended since January of last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in October, the airline will fly to Boston and back to São Paulo three times weekly.
Six flights from the Middle East bound for the Kozhikode International Airport have been diverted to Kochi airport due to bad weather. The diverted flights include Air Arabia from Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, Gulf Air from Bahrain, Air India Express from Abu Dhabi, and Qatar Airways from Doha. Of these four flights (except Qatar Airways) returned to Kozhikode airport as the weather condition in Kozhikode became favorable. A red alert was announced in eight districts of Kerala on Thursday by the India Meteorological Department as the rain continued to lash the state. Districts of Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur,…
Taiwan stated it was closely watching the Chinese drills and that it was prepared for conflict, but would not seek it.
A Go First flight G8911 operating from Ahmedabad to Chandigarh was diverted to Ahmedabad after a bird hit the plane on Thursday, said aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
An Indian Air flight on Wednesday took off from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Bhubaneswar as part of the first trial flight from the city to Jeypore in the Koraput district.
Airbus has received another key vote of confidence in its A350 Freighter, with Etihad Airways having firmed up an order for 7 examples of the cargo-carrying widebody. The Abu Dhabi-based UAE flag carrier considers the A350F, and its passenger-carrying counterpart, to be key parts of its efforts to rise efficiency.
Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara, stated, “Given the multitude of upcoming futuristic projects in Saudi Arabia, strong trade ties with India, and presence of a large Indian diaspora, there is growing traffic between the two countries.”
Airplane tug crushed underneath an American airline at LaGuardia Airport