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Topic: Flights

Tech titans flying into Lisbon have a parking problem – for their private jets

Organisers of next week’s Web Summit in Lisbon have advised speakers there will be a shortage of slots at the nearby airport, which is struggling to manage the volume of incoming aircraft.

Wego is India’s #1 App & Website for Cheap Flight Bookings — Here’s Why

Wego, a travel metasearch platform founded in Singapore and now rapidly expanding its footprint across India, has become a favorite among price-conscious Indian travelers.

Spaceplanes will fly at 5 times the speed of sound by 2031. What is the technology & the firms behind it

European Space Agency-Frazer Nash to develop hypersonic technologies that could apply to future horizontally launched, reusable spaceplanes.

At least 8 Air India flights cancelled due to maintenance, bad weather, and airspace restrictions

At least 8 Air India flights cancelled due to maintenance, bad weather, and airspace restrictions

Airspace over Israel, Iran cleared, flights diverted after Israeli strikes

Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport was closed until further notice, and Israel’s air defence units stood at high alert for possible retaliatory strikes from Iran.

Humans depended on whales even 20,000 yrs ago. Discovery of tools in Spanish cave is proof

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Flights at Heathrow Airport resume after closure causes global flight turmoil

The world’s fifth-busiest airport was forced to close entirely after a huge fire engulfed a nearby substation Thursday night, with travellers told to stay away.

Thick layer of fog engulfs Delhi, disrupts in flight & train services

While the city is experiencing dip in temperatures, air quality remained in 'very poor' category.

Diversions, disruptions: aviation grapples with Middle East escalation

With little sign of broader normalisation, several flights also changed their routes to avoid certain airspace.

Chinese embassy takes to social media to press India to resume direct passenger flights

While direct India-China flights were originally closed due to the Covid pandemic in 2020, New Delhi has maintained the restrictions given the border situation.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.