airlines

Baggage goes ‘missing’ after power bank removed, 2 men win Rs 70,000 from airline

August 10, 2026 12:36 pm

A consumer court ordered an airline to pay Rs 70,000 in compensation and costs as it allegedly failed to trace a passenger's checked-in bag after it was withheld to remove a power bank.

‘Defective' business class seat on Paris-Delhi flight, man wins Rs 1 lakh from airline

August 06, 2026 4:52 pm

The consumer commission found that the complainant and his wife were assigned business class seats in the flight, and one of them found that their seat's controls were unresponsive.

Man misses flight over 'incomplete' terminal update, wins Rs 60,000 from airline

August 05, 2026 7:57 am

The Raipur District Consumer Commission noted that although airline had advanced flight by 15 minutes, it had failed to clearly communicate correct departure terminal, which directly resulted in complainant missing the flight.

309 flights cancelled as WestJet cabin crew go on strike: Why it happened

August 02, 2026 9:41 pm

WestJet flight attendants strike has disrupted travel across Canada, with hundreds of flights cancelled as cabin crew demand better pay and compensation for ground duties.

Travel agency puts ‘wrong’ name on airline ticket, Telangana man wins Rs 27,500 payout

July 28, 2026 3:02 pm

The consumer commission was hearing a complaint filed by a 49-year-old businessman who allegedly booked airline tickets through a travel agency in December, 2024 to travel from Hyderabad to Varanasi and back.

Booking app, airline to pay Rs 70,000 after passenger 'denied' return ticket money

July 21, 2026 12:22 pm

The consumer commission noted that the man allegedly booked a round-trip Air India tickets from Delhi to London for himself and his wife through Paytm to travel on July 26 and September 14, 2024.

Airways made couple to leave breastfeeding infant in India, Kerala family wins Rs 10 lakh

July 23, 2026 8:32 am

A Kerala Consumer Court held Qatar Airways guilty of deficiency in service for denying boarding to two children, including a breastfeeding infant, and awarded Rs 10 lakh compensation.

AirAsia’s passport stain check: Court orders Rs 1.15 lakh payout for costing woman her job

June 17, 2026 12:01 am

A consumer court ordered AirAsia to pay Rs 1.15 lakh for wrongly denying a woman boarding over a passport stain, a groundless decision that ultimately cost her a job in Australia.

Man’s seat changed from business class to economy, Saudi airline to pay Rs 1.15 lakh

July 29, 2026 4:17 pm

The complaint was filed by a Secunderabad-based man, who had booked business-class tickets in July 2024 for himself, his wife and friends for a holiday trip to Italy.

Turkish Airlines ordered to pay Rs 50,000 compensation after 1-day baggage delay ruins man's business trip

June 12, 2026 7:29 am

The commission was hearing a complaint filed by a man who alleged that his checked-in baggage failed to arrive with him in Tel Aviv on August 16, 2011, on a Turkish Airlines flight from New Delhi via Istanbul.

Global Microsoft outage disrupts flights worldwide

July 19, 2024 9:44 pm

Check out the top 10 airlines of 2023

May 31, 2023 2:16 pm

AirlineRatings.com, an Australia-based company, is in the business of rating airlines quality according several measures. Every year, AirlineRatings.com does a list of the 25 best airlines in the world, and this year's results are quite exciting! Most of the top 10 airlines did not just win their proud spots on the list, but also won other airlines related awards.

Kannur International Airport Set to Take Flight

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Kannur International Airport (KIAL), the fourth in Kerala, will be dedicated to the nation on December 9. The airport will offer better access to travellers from north Kerala and parts of Karnataka like Coorg.

How often our airlines experience technical snags: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm

Domestic airlines have reported the number of technical snags they have experienced. Of them all, IndiGo's numbers jump out, because it first reported 340 odd snags and when rivals reported the number suspect, it was revised to over 14,000 snags.