Air India Jeddah Flight

Akasa Air, which is in a "very exciting phase", has received approval from the government to operate flights to Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha and Kuwait, and expects to start international services "soon enough", according to its chief Vinay Dube.

National carrier Air India on Tuesday resumed the bi-weekly flight from Kozhikode to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

Over 300 passengers of a Jeddah-bound Air India flight from Cochin International Airport Limited in Kochi, staged a protest after they were asked to deboard the flight for the second day today, owing to "technical problem."

Air India today grounded its flight to Jeddah due to technical issues leaving many passengers stranded at the international airport in Kochi.

National carrier Air India plans to operate 230 special Haj flights to Jeddah from seven cities - Delhi, Srinagar, Mumbai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Panaji and Nagpur this year.

A cabin crew member of an Air India flight was detained by the Jeddah Airport authorities on charges of smuggling gold.

Passengers of an Air India flight from Jeddah had a narrow escape after one of the plane's rear tyres burst during landing at nearby Karipur International Airport on Saturday.

Over 400 India-bound passengers were stranded for many hours at a Saudi Arabian airport early Wednesday morning as an Air India flight could not take off due to a technical glitch, a news report said.

Around 400 passengers and crew of an Air India flight from Jeddah to Mumbai via Hyderabad today had a mid-air scare when it had to return soon after take-off after a cockpit panel showed that one of the doors was not properly locked.

Akasa Air, which is in a "very exciting phase", has received approval from the government to operate flights to Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha and Kuwait, and expects to start international services "soon enough", according to its chief Vinay Dube.

National carrier Air India on Tuesday resumed the bi-weekly flight from Kozhikode to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

Over 300 passengers of a Jeddah-bound Air India flight from Cochin International Airport Limited in Kochi, staged a protest after they were asked to deboard the flight for the second day today, owing to "technical problem."

Air India today grounded its flight to Jeddah due to technical issues leaving many passengers stranded at the international airport in Kochi.

National carrier Air India plans to operate 230 special Haj flights to Jeddah from seven cities - Delhi, Srinagar, Mumbai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Panaji and Nagpur this year.

A cabin crew member of an Air India flight was detained by the Jeddah Airport authorities on charges of smuggling gold.

Passengers of an Air India flight from Jeddah had a narrow escape after one of the plane's rear tyres burst during landing at nearby Karipur International Airport on Saturday.

Over 400 India-bound passengers were stranded for many hours at a Saudi Arabian airport early Wednesday morning as an Air India flight could not take off due to a technical glitch, a news report said.

Around 400 passengers and crew of an Air India flight from Jeddah to Mumbai via Hyderabad today had a mid-air scare when it had to return soon after take-off after a cockpit panel showed that one of the doors was not properly locked.