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Gulf Air resumes direct flights to India

September 13, 2020

Gulf Air the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain announces that it will resume its direct flights to and from India staring with Thiruvananthapuram on September 14 along with Cochin and Calicut... View more

Bahrain, India enter 'air bubble' accord

September 11, 2020

An air bubble agreement has been finalised by Bahrain and India to facilitate travel between the two countries the Indian Embassy in Bahrain has announced. As per the arrangement both Indian and Bahra... View more

VIRUS: Five Air India pilots test positive

May 10, 2020

Five Air India pilots have tested positive for the coronavirus it has emerged. The pilots were detected after 77 pilots of the airline were tested for the virus on priority basis. None of the infected... View more

Air Arabia announces new repatriation flights from India

April 20, 2020

Air Arabia has announced it will operate new repatriation flights from four cities in India to Sharjah carrying UAE nationals back home. The special flights will operate from Mumbai and Delhi to Sharj... View more

Kale Logistics to play key role at Air Cargo India

February 19, 2020

Kale Logistics Solutions a provider of IT solutions for the global logistics industry is all set to play a key role at the Air Cargo India to be held next week in Mumbai India. The event an annual eve... View more

Air India partners with Travelport, Amadeus

February 2, 2020

The dynamic Indian travel industry has been going through a unique transformation over the last few years. Travel and spending power are both increasing as are the expectations of Indian travellers. F... View more

India plans to sell 100pc stake in Air India

January 27, 2020

India has given in-principle approval for the strategic disinvestment of AI by way of the transfer of management control and sale of 100 per cent equity share capital of AI held by the Government of I... View more

Amadeus, Air India sign new distribution agreement

January 8, 2020

The dynamic Indian travel industry has been going through a unique transformation over the last few years. Travel and spending power are both increasing as are the expectations of Indian travellers. F... View more

Air India passengers stranded in Dubai for over 24 hours

July 29, 2019

Air India Passengers bound for Cochin Kerala (India) from Dubai were left stranded for over 24 hours after the aircraft suffered an engineering glitch said a report. Flight AI934 was scheduled to depa... View more

DXB welcomes inaugural Air India flights from Indore, Kolkata

July 17, 2019

Dubai International Airport (DXB) welcomed India s national carrier Air India s inaugural flights from the cities of Indore and Kolkata (Calcutta) on Monday evening (July 15). The thrice-weekly servic... View more

Air India allows hajj pilgrims to carry Zamzam water onboard

July 10, 2019

Air India has decided to allow hajj pilgrims to transport Zamzam water back to India after it received serious flak on social media following its decision to ban the holy water onboard. According to a... View more

UAE, India to renegotiate bilateral air service pact

June 15, 2019

The UAE government has called upon Indian civil aviation authorities on the urgent need to start negotiations on revising the existing agreement since full capacity has been reached under the present ... View more

Bahrain airport welcomes inaugural Air India Express Kannur flight

April 1, 2019

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) today welcomed the inaugural flight of Air India Express from Kannur at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) said a report. The flight was greeted by a BAC delegation led ... View more

UAE, India 'working to make air travel to the UAE cheaper'

March 19, 2019

The UAE government is working with its Indian counterparts to make air travel to the UAE cheaper for tourists and visitors Dr Ahmed Al Banna the UAE Ambassador to India revealed during his visit to th... View more

Air India Express flies direct from Sharjah to Surat

February 21, 2019

Indian low-cost carrier Air India Express recently launched flights to Surat from Sharjah Airport making it the 47th non-stop direct connection between India and the Gulf region. On February 16 Air In... View more

Air India to commence flights to Najaf

January 31, 2019

Indian national carrier Air India has announced plans to launch flights from New Delhi to Najaf in Iraq starting from February 14 said a report. The first flight between the two cities will be operate... View more

India, Netherlands sign deal to set up digital air corridor

February 22, 2018

Mumbai Airport India and Schipol Airport the Netherlands along with their partners for cargo community systems Kale Logistics Solutions and Cargonaut have launched an initiative to create a digital ai... View more

Oman Air hikes baggage allowance on India, Manila flights

November 26, 2017

Oman Air the national carrier of Oman has announced an increased baggage allowance on flights from Muscat to India and the Philippines until December 15. Oman Air already offers a generous allowance o... View more

IndiGo eyes national carrier Air India

July 1, 2017

IndiGo the country s biggest airline by market share has expressed interest in buying a stake in Air India a day after the cabinet approved a proposal to dilute state ownership in the debt-laden flag ... View more

Oman Air increases weekly capacity to India

February 1, 2017

Oman Air the national carrier of Oman is growing its capacity to India with plans to increase its weekly frequencies from 126 to 161 flights per week between the sultanate and its 11 destinations in t... View more

Air-India adds new flight from Bahrain

January 7, 2003

Air India expanded its operations out of Bahrain with a sixth weekly flight to India. The new flight AI 872 is operated with 202 seater A-310 aircraft on sector Bombay/ Calicut/ Doha/ Bahrain/ Bombay ... View more

Air-India traffic climbs 27pc

November 8, 2001

India s national carrier Air-India says its passenger traffic between Bahrain and India rose 27 per cent in September this year over the same period last year. The airline s country manager in Bahrain... View more