Why India’s aviation crisis caused a meltdown
Every few years, India gets a reminder of just how fragile its aviation ecosystem really is.
Aviation
Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft till Jan 23
India and Pakistan have closed their airspaces to each other’s airlines since tensions between them escalated in late April in the wake of an attack in occupied Kashmir’s…
Global airline body flags risks from 5G-related interference; no such cases in Singapore so far
Voluntary safeguards are expiring, while resilient altimeters are not expected until 2032, creating a critical 10-year risk period.
All aboard! Vietnam’s Long Thanh International Airport is ready for operation
Commercial test flights were held successfully on Monday, marking an important step towards its readiness for operation. The airport will officially welcome its first passengers…
How India’s biggest airline bent the system and hurt passengers
In early December, India watched its largest airline, IndiGo, unravel in real time. Flights vanished from departure boards. Passengers slept on airport floors. Students missed…
Thais can still fly home, ‘no fighting at airports’: Cambodian Senate President
He informed Thai citizens that they can depart Cambodia by air from Phnom Penh or Siem Reap. Thai citizens working near the Vietnamese border can exit through Vietnam and find a…
IndiGo offers travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to passengers stranded at airports between December 3 and 5
In a statement posted on X, IndiGo said the airline will offer travel vouchers of Rs 10,000 to its severely affected customers.
India’s civil aviation authority summons IndiGo CEO; forms oversight team
The DGCA’s directive came a day after the Ministry of Civil Aviation issued an order cutting the number of flights that IndiGo can operate by 10 per cent after the massive…
Indian government acts against IndiGo amid massive cancellations, reduces its winter slots by 5 percent
DGCA found that IndiGo failed to reliably operate its approved schedule—only 59,438 of 64,346 flights flew in November 2025—so the regulator cut its Winter Schedule by 5%…
Beijing court awards Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 victims $409,813 each
In accordance with the Montreal Convention and relevant Chinese laws, the court ordered Malaysia Airlines and Malaysia Airlines Berhad to compensate each passenger's family for…