scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicIndiGo airlines

Topic: IndiGo airlines

IndiGo hands over unruly passenger to security after flight lands in Kolkata

The passenger allegedly demanded that the crew allow him to leave the aircraft so that he could smoke. When denied, he began asking fellow passengers to chant 'Har Har Mahadev.'

News of the day: 17 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

Delhi-bound IndiGo flight forced to turn back mid-air and return to Patna due to a bird hit on Wednesday

IndiGo spokesperson said flight was cancelled for the day to carry out proper maintenance of the aircraft. Tuesday's Indore to Raipur flight also faced mid-air issue, and had to land abruptly.

What could have gone wrong? A pilot & an ex-crew member reflect on AI 171 crash & rules of takeoff

At 1.39 pm Thursday, the London-bound AI flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed in Ahmedabad, claiming 241 lives on board the flight. Only 1 escaped.

India-EU inch closer to trade deal & Indian aviation’s Turkish purge

Global media also looks at how a rural community in Odisha is fighting forest fires with music. An investigative report reveals Adani is back under US prosecutors' lens.

IndiGo to end Turkish airlines lease within three months after final extension from Indian govt

The agreement was criticised in India after Turkey came out in support for Pakistan after Indian govt launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation to Pahalgam terror attack in J&K.

IndiGo issues travel advisory for Goa, says heavy rain might lead to flight delays

The airline advised passengers to stay informed on flight status & contact customer service teams available at service touchpoints.

IndiGo cancels flights to 6 airports for 13 May amid India-Pakistan tensions

The 6 airports are among those that were reopened for civilian flights Monday after being temporarily shut.

IndiGo cancels flights to 11 cities after Op Sindoor; ALHGHA offers free stay to stuck Ladakh tourists

The advisory follows airport closures across north, northwestern and central India after Indian Armed Forces stuck 9 terror targets in Pakistan and PoK under Operation Sindoor.

India’s top IT firm’s ‘misuse’ of US visa rules & Tesla’s cat-and-mouse game with India nears its end

Global media also reports how India’s biggest air carrier IndiGo plans to leave behind its budget image.

On Camera

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.