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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Drunk Seatmate Urinates On Woman, Flight Attendants Do Nothing
A golden shower is never my thing, but certainly not on a longhaul flight to New York courtesy of an inebriated seatmate. One poor woman seated in business class was the recipient of one after a drunk man allegedly...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Why Lufthansa Is Boycotting India
Lufthansa has scrapped all flights to India in an escalating feud over access to world’s second most populous nation. India declares that Germany is not being fair in terms of entry restrictions for its own citizens. Lufthansa claims it...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Air India’s New “Diet” Crew Meals: Fat Shaming Or Cost Cutting?
Air India is introducing new low-fat “diet” meals for crews. Is this another not-so-subtle attempt at fat-shaming or just another cost cutting cutting move for a cash-starved airline? Effective immediately, Air India cabin crews (flight attendants and pilots) will...
Air India Bans Holy Water From Flights, Sparking Outrage
UPDATE: Air India has backtracked. See statement below. With reference to instructions regarding non carriage of Zamzam cans, on AI966 and AI964, we wish to clarify that passengers are allowed to carry Zamzam cans within their permissible baggage allowance....
