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Severe Smog Disrupts Air Travel in Delhi: 61 Flights Cancelled, Many Delayed as AQI Remains ‘Severe’

Dec 15, 2025

At least 61 flights were cancelled and several others delayed on Monday as dense smog and low visibility engulfed Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), severely impacting air operations, HT has learnt. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in…
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Climate Change Is Fueling Dangerous Downbursts, Posing New Threats to Air Travel in Eastern…

Jun 25, 2025

A Qantas Boeing 737 encountered unexpected severe turbulence during its descent into Brisbane on May 4, 2024, leaving several passengers and crew injured. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) later concluded the intensity of the…
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Will Future Air Travel Not Require Boarding Pass, Check-In? New Rules For Airports Explained

Apr 15, 2025

The days of standing in long check-in queues for a flight or frantically looking for your boarding pass will be over soon as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) plans to overhaul the aviation policies by introducing…
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India and China agree to resume air travel, facilitate exchange of journalists

Jan 28, 2025

India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India's foreign ministry said on Monday, signalling a thaw in relations between the neighbours after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan…
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Air Travel to Get More Expensive as ATF Prices Hiked to All-Time High in India

Apr 2, 2022

Jet fuel prices were hiked today by 2 per cent - the seventh straight increase this year - to an all-time high, reflecting a surge in global energy prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) was hiked by ₹ 2,258.54 per kilolitre, or 2 per cent,…
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