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119 Indians, 5 foreigners from coronavirus-hit cruise ship land in Delhi

A special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru, who were on board the coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, landed in New Delhi on Thursday morning.India thanked Japanese authorities for facilitating the evacuation of people."Air India flight has just landed in Delhi from Tokyo, carrying 119 Indians & 5 nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru who were quarantined onboard the #DiamondPrincess due to #COVID19. Appreciate the facilitation of Japanese authorities.Thank you @airindiain once again," tweeted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.As many as 138 Indians including 132 crew and six passengers were among the 3,711 people on board the luxury cruise ship, which was quarantined off Japan on February 5 after it emerged that a former passenger had tested positive for the virus.Of these, 16 were tested positive for coronavirus and will stay in Japan for treatment, while the ...

Govt likely to extend March 17 deadline to submit bid for Air India

The government has already extended the deadline for bidders to raise queries on the proposed strategic sale of Air India to March 6 from February 11

With 6 airports already in folio, Adani turns to Air India

The Tata group, the Hinduja group, Indigo and a New York-based fund, Interups, are also expected to submit their EoIs. The deadline of submitting the EoI is March 17

Top headlines: Adani joins race for Air India, Trump inks arms deal, more

From Donald Trump inking arms deal with India to coronavirus scare, here are the

Time for bidders to pose queries on Air India sale extended till March 6

The last date for putting bids is March 17 and interested bidders for Air India should have a net worth of Rs 3,500 crore

Adani group joins race to buy Air India, plans to submit EoI by next month

Apart from the Adani group, the Tata group, the Hinduja group, Indigo and a New York-based fund, Interups, are expected to submit EoIs

Air India sale: Non-commitment to protect global routes a deal dampener?

Govt will retain Air India's international bilateral flying rights for only six months which may dis-incentivise potential buyers if the rights are re-allocated to other airlines after that

Coronavirus: Air India extends suspension of flights to China till June 30

The national carrier had also suspended its Delhi-Hong Kong flights due to the coronavirus epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people in China till date

CCI sees no evidence of collusion by IndiGo, others in price fixing: Report

CCI in 2015 ordered a probe into allegations of anti-competitive practices after similar fares were being offered on certain routes by IndiGo, SpiceJet , GoAir, state-run Air India and Jet

Domestic air passenger traffic up by 2.2% in January 2020, says DGCA

Airlines flew 12.7 million passengers last month com­pared to 12.5 million passengers on YoY basis.

Air India's disinvestment will not face any problems this time: Puri

The minister also assured the employees at Air India that their requirements would be foremost in the airline and factored in whatever arrangement is decided with the successor

Govt expects to complete Air India sale in first half of FY21: DIPAM secy

The deadline for submitting the EoI is March 17

Rajiv Bansal appointed chairman and managing director of Air India

Senior bureaucrat Rajiv Bansal was on Thursday appointed as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Bansal, a 1988-batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre, is at present additional secretary in the ministry of petroleum and natural gas. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as chairman & managing director, Air India in the rank and pay of additional secretary, the order said, without mentioning further details. The post became vacant after incumbent Ashwani Lohani completed his tenure.

Air India Express expects Rs 5,000 cr revenue in FY20, profit surges 283%

Air India Express is also scheduled to launch its flight services to Abu Dhabi and Doha from Tiruchirappalli, starting March 28 this year.

Air India's collection of art and memorabilia goes on exhibition

The exhibition titled 'Maharaja of the Skies - An Indian Heritage' is being organised by the Society for Culture and Environment at the Nehru Centre in Mumbai

Change in ownership will not dent Air India's 'unmatched' legacy: Lohani

The airline is sitting over Rs 23,000 crore of debt, after the larger portion of the total debt of close to Rs 60,000 crore was transferred to a newly-created holding company to facilitate the sale pr

Passengers shun Chinese carriers, Air India to benefit from traffic curbs

Curtailment of flights between India and China will help Air India and other airlines to boost their seat occupancy and market share, say travel agents and aviation experts

BSNL, Air India and MTNL highest loss-making PSUs in FY19: Survey

ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation and NTPC were the top three profitable PSUs in 2018-19

Air India has dues of over Rs 822 crore towards VVIP charter flights: RTI

Out of Rs 526.14 crore, Rs 236.16 crore were pending for over three years, Air India said in its response

Air India stake sale: It's too early to take a call, says Tata Sons chief

The comments came in the wake of reports in a section of media saying that Tatas appear to be moving closer to a decision to bid for Air India in partnership with Singapore Airlines