International Flights Suspended

A major international airport serving the UK's second-largest city was evacuated and all flights were suspended for several hours on Wednesday because of a security alert.

Air France said on Wednesday it had opened an internal investigation after one of its planes flew over Iraq on October 1 during an Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

Flight operations between Kolkata and Agartala have been suspended and all arrivals from Kolkata have been cancelled till tomorrow morning as the cyclonic storm "Remal" intensifies over the Bay of Bengal.

Flight services at the international airport here would be temporarily suspended for five hours on Monday to enable the traditional "Arattu" procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to pass through the runway, TIAL said.

Flight services at the international airport here would be temporarily suspended for five hours on October 23 to enable the traditional "Arattu" procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to pass through the runway, TIAL said on Tuesday.

The flight operations at Mumbai airport will be temporarily suspended on Tuesday due to maintenance work at its two runways.

Several international airlines have suspended flight services with Tel Aviv after the surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend, impacting hundreds of flights.

Commercial flight operations at Gujarat's Jamnagar airport will remain suspended till Friday as part of precautionary measures ahead of cyclone Biparjoy's landfall.

"A member of the crew on an Air India Express flight IX 474 has been taken into custody following an incident involving smuggling. The said individual has been placed on suspension with immediate effect," the airline's statement read.

India on Tuesday, after a gap of two years, lifted the ban on international flights. The overseas flights, suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be available from March 27.

The suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country has been extended "till further orders", aviation regulator DGCA said on Monday. On January 19, the suspension was extended till February 28.

Air France, KLM and IndiGo have entered into a codeshare pact, which allows each airline to sell seats on the other's flights

The suspension is for 30 days, and during this period, SpiceJet will not be allowed to carry dangerous goods, including lithium-ion batteries, on its domestic as well as international flights

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday after what it called "heavy handed" interference by Taliban authorities, including arbitrary rule changes and intimidation of staff.

A major international airport serving the UK's second-largest city was evacuated and all flights were suspended for several hours on Wednesday because of a security alert.

Air France said on Wednesday it had opened an internal investigation after one of its planes flew over Iraq on October 1 during an Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

Flight operations between Kolkata and Agartala have been suspended and all arrivals from Kolkata have been cancelled till tomorrow morning as the cyclonic storm "Remal" intensifies over the Bay of Bengal.

Flight services at the international airport here would be temporarily suspended for five hours on Monday to enable the traditional "Arattu" procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to pass through the runway, TIAL said.

Flight services at the international airport here would be temporarily suspended for five hours on October 23 to enable the traditional "Arattu" procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to pass through the runway, TIAL said on Tuesday.

The flight operations at Mumbai airport will be temporarily suspended on Tuesday due to maintenance work at its two runways.

Several international airlines have suspended flight services with Tel Aviv after the surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend, impacting hundreds of flights.

Commercial flight operations at Gujarat's Jamnagar airport will remain suspended till Friday as part of precautionary measures ahead of cyclone Biparjoy's landfall.

"A member of the crew on an Air India Express flight IX 474 has been taken into custody following an incident involving smuggling. The said individual has been placed on suspension with immediate effect," the airline's statement read.

India on Tuesday, after a gap of two years, lifted the ban on international flights. The overseas flights, suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be available from March 27.

The suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country has been extended "till further orders", aviation regulator DGCA said on Monday. On January 19, the suspension was extended till February 28.

Air France, KLM and IndiGo have entered into a codeshare pact, which allows each airline to sell seats on the other's flights

The suspension is for 30 days, and during this period, SpiceJet will not be allowed to carry dangerous goods, including lithium-ion batteries, on its domestic as well as international flights

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday after what it called "heavy handed" interference by Taliban authorities, including arbitrary rule changes and intimidation of staff.