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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Topic: IndiGo airlines

IndiGo’s Tirupati-bound flight diverted to Bengaluru due to technical reasons

The airlines allegedly demanded each passenger to pay Rs 5,000 to let them disembark but gave up after stiff resistance from travellers, including YSR Congress MLA RK Roja.

BJP workers and IndiGo officials come to blows in Madhya Pradesh at launch of new flight

Local BJP leaders were reportedly offended at the lack of arrangements at the Dumna Airport in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur for the launch of a new Delhi-Jabalpur IndiGo flight.

AirAsia offloads flyers, IndiGo hands over 2 to security for not following Covid norms

Aviation regulator DGCA had Saturday asked airlines to de-board passengers who do not wear their masks 'properly' despite repeated warnings.

Indigo flight to Lucknow makes emergency landing in Karachi after passenger falls ill

A Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority official said landing permission was granted to IndiGo flight 6E1412 after an elderly passenger fell ill and later passed away.

IndiGo in talks with Pratt & Whitney, CFM International for big engine order

The discussions with the rival manufacturers relate to engines that would power about 150 new Airbus SE A320neo jets and the agreement could be worth around $10.7 billion.

Indian airlines seek $1.5 billion interest-free credit line from Modi govt

Indian airlines are also seeking to defer loan repayments by 6 months, without the borrowings getting classified as ‘non-performing’.

Modi govt plans to drop condition that Air India buyer take on Rs 24,000 cr aircraft debt

Modi govt is being advised to drop the rule on concern it will deter buyers who will be allowed to bid on the enterprise value & not on the entity value.

Unlike other carriers, no employee of ours will be laid off, says Air India

The announcement was made after a meeting with the Ministry of Civil Aviation where decisions regarding rationalisation of staff cost were reviewed.

IndiGo to lay off 10% of its workforce due to ‘economic storm’, says CEO Ronojoy Dutta

Dutta said it was for first time in the history of IndiGo that such a painful measure has been taken and was needed to sustain their business operations.

In a bid for safe travel, IndiGo to allow double seat bookings from 24 July

Passengers will be able to book two seats on one boarding pass, and charges for the second seat will be 25% of the first one.

On Camera

Should Goa share Mhadei waters? A living river can’t be divided like property

Asking Goa to give up 4% of a river’s flow to help parched districts seems reasonable, moral. But it masks a deeper ethical problem: who bears the burden of the ‘greater common good’?

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.