In a significant step aimed at tightening aviation safety oversight, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed Air India to relieve three officials, including a divisional vice president, from all duties related to crew scheduling and rostering.
The death toll in the deadly Air India plane crash rose to 270 on Saturday, with families increasingly getting upset due to delays in handing over bodies which were badly charred in the tragedy in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
An Air India flight from Phuket in Thailand headed to Delhi requested an emergency landing on Friday after a bomb threat was received on board, sources reported, citing Phuket's airport officials.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has initiated a formal investigation into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
Reuters reported on Thursday that Air India expects to face around $600 million in additional costs if the ban from Pakistan's airspace lasts for a year, and has asked the federal government to compensate it for the hit.
An estimated 1,351 flights, including those operated by Air India, were cancelled or diverted Friday after London's Heathrow airport shut down for the day.
Air India Flight AI119, travelling from Mumbai to New York, was forced to return on Monday after a potential security threat was detected mid-flight.
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