Air India has been hit with a $36,000 fine and blamed for the death of an 80-year-old man stemming from a wheelchair delay upon arrival at Mumbai Airport. Air India Passenger Decides To Walk After Wheelchair Delay, Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Dies On February 12, 2024, Babu Patel and his wife Narmadaben arrived in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj […]
Complimentary Onboard Shower On Air India 787…In Economy Class
After being mismanaged for years, the next exciting chapter of Air India is unfolding. But in the meantime, some remnants of the “old” carrier remain. Air India passengers on one flight, operated by a relatively new Boeing 787-8 aircraft, were treated to an onboard shower in economy class and I cannot imagine it was a […]
Air India Reserves Rows For Female Passengers Only
Air India offers a female-only seating section on a select number of flights. Will that continue and expand in the Tata era? Air India “Gender-Sensitive” Seating Includes Reserved Rows Exclusively For Female Passengers In 2o17, Air India began offering an area it called “gender-sensitive” seating onboard its domestic flights. At the time, the carrier described […]
Air India Unveils Bold And Brazen New Livery (And A Nasty Jab At Emirates)
As Air India seeks to reinvent itself in the Tata era, it has debuted a bold and brazen new livery..and also offered a not-so-subtle jab against Emirates, its Dubai-based competitor. Bold New Air India Livery + Dig At Emirates Purely coincidentally, I published my initial impressions of a recent flight on Air India prior to […]
My First Flight On Air India…
After flying from Paro to Delhi on Bhutan Airlines, I had to get to Dubai for my flight home on United Airlines. That left two options: Air India or Emirates. As Air India was pricing much cheaper than Emirates, I gave it a try…my first time on the Indian flag carrier. How good…or bad…would my […]
Should Air India Be Banned From USA For Utilizing Russian Airspace?
Air India has been in the news this week for its unplanned mechanical diversion to Russia, but the same question applies to Gulf carriers, Chinese carriers, and any airline that utilizes Russian airspace. Should these carriers be banned from serving the United States if they use Russian airspace? Should Carriers Like Air India Or Emirates […]
SFO-Bound Air India Flight Diverts To Russia: Passengers Sleep On School Floor For 36 Hours While Flight Crews Sleeps In Hotel
This story is complex on many levels. An Air India 777 bound for San Francisco encountered engine trouble and was forced to divert to a remote Russian town. Now passengers face a 36-hour wait for a rescue aircraft and have been consigned to a school to sleep in while the flight crew is resting in […]
Air India 787-8 Diverts After Deranged Man Pulls Hair Of Female Flight Attendant
An Air India 787-8 was forced to divert after a deranged man onboard pulled the hair of a female flight attendant then attacked other cabin crew members shortly after takeoff. Man Attacks Cabin Crew On Air India 787-9 Dreamliner, Pulling Hair Of Female Flight Attendant Air India flight 111, traveling from New Delhi (DEL) to […]
Female Air India Pilot Interrogated For Near-Miss While Male Co-Pilot Ignored
A near-miss over Kathmandu, Nepal has taken an odd turn after Nepalese aviation authorities elected to interrogate the female Air India pilot involved in the incident while not even speaking to her co-pilot, a male captain who was sitting next to her as the incident occurred. Air India Female Pilot Questioned Over Near-Collision While Her […]
With Massive Aircraft Order, Will Air India Become A Premium Carrier?
Air India has expressed intent to acquire a massive number of both Airbus and Boeing jets that will modernize and transform its fleet. Will Air India in the Tata Group era emerge as a leading premium carrier of the world? New Aircraft Order Is Pivotal First Step, But Air India Must Refresh Service Model Onboard […]
Moron Who Urinated On Air India Passenger Is Arrested After Fleeing Police, Fired By Wells Fargo
The man who allegedly became so inebriated that he urinated on a female passenger in business class on an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi has been fired from his job by Wells Fargo and arrested by police. And to think, this guy would have walked away had the victim not shamed […]
Air India Seeks A Younger Look For Its Cabin Crews
Privatized Air India has updated its grooming and appearance standards and now more closely regulates balding and bans gray hair amongst cabin crew members. Are such policies reasonable? Air India Bans Gray Hair, Restricts Blading For Cabin Crew One Mile At A Time notes that Air India has revised is grooming standards and introduced a […]
Review: Air India Maharaja Lounge New York (JFK)
The Air India Maharaja Lounge at New York JFK is probably not worth your time, but if you have a morning Star Alliance flight from T4, it still beats the gate area. Air India Maharaja Lounge New York JFK Review Located in busy Terminal 4, the lounge serves Star Alliance business class passengers, Star Alliance […]
Court Rules Air India Must Reinstate 41 Pilots Who Resigned Then Changed Their Mind…After Pandemic Hit
The High Court of Delhi has held that Air India must reinstate 41 pilots who resigned in 2019 then attempted to rescind their resignations in 2020 after the pandemic struck the world. Court Rules Air India Must Reinstate Pilots Who Quit, Regretted It, Then Demanded To Come Back During Pandemic In late 2019, several pilots […]
Air India Bans Employees From Posting Criticism On Social Media
Unions representing Air India employees have promised to lodge a challenge to Air India’s social media policy, which prohibits all employees–even retired ones–from posting any critical information or opinion on social media that may reflect poorly against Air India. Air India Faces Employee Pushback Over Social Media Ban Air India has introduced a social media […]
Air India Promises “No Layoffs”…But Up To Five Years Of Unpaid Leave
While airlines around the world are threatening or implementing layoffs due to unprecedented drops in demand, Air India is promising no jobs will be lost. Ah, the joys of being a state-owned, state-backed airline. But the practical effects of Air India’s actions are precisely the layoffs Air India eschews. Air India: No Layoffs Air India […]
U.S. Targets Bogus “Repatriation” Flights On Air India
As tensions rise in China and India over a disputed border, the U.S. is taking an even-handed approach: threatening to ban both of them from flying to the USA unless U.S. carriers are given more access to their nations. The latest issue is repatriation flights on Air India. USA: India Operating Bogus Repatriation Flights India […]
Scary: Passengers Revolt On Delayed Air India Flight
A delay on top of a delay prompted mutiny on an Air India flight from New Delhi to Mumbai. Video evidence captures a scary scene onboard in which passengers attempt to enter the flight deck and later physically assault a flight attendant. AI865, operated by a Boeing 747-400, was delayed seven hours last Thursday. Passengers […]
Air India To Indian Government: No More Tickets On Credit
Chasing past due invoices, Air India has informed government agencies that it is unwillingly to extend further credit until balances are zeroed. Tickets will no longer be issued on credit to those agencies who owe Rs 10 lakh (about $14,000) or more. Air India estimates that it is owed a combined Rs 268 crore (about […]
Air India Faces Harsh Fine For Serving Meat To Vegetarians
Air India was hit with a hefty government fine after it served a dish containing meat to unsuspecting vegetarians. Chandra Mohan Pathak and his wife were flying from Chicago to New Delhi on India in late 2016. They had pre-ordered vegetarian meals. But when they bit into their dinners after takeoff, they tasted meat. Horrified, Pathak […]