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Top 10 busiest airport pairs in 2024-25: Find out which Indian airport pairs featured on the list.

Top 10 busiest airport pairs in 2024-25: India is the 5th biggest aviation market and ranks 7th among the busiest airport pairs globally

August 14, 2025 6:24 am

Top 10 busiest airport pairs in 2024-25: The Mumbai – Delhi airport pair is the world's 7th busiest airport pairs, with 5.9 million passengers flying last year.

Why airplanes use nautical miles instead of kilometers to measure distance

August 01, 2025 5:26 pm

Kilometers may be common in everyday use, but in professional navigation and aviation, nautical miles will continue to dominate. Here's why

Why pilots avoid flying into clouds: 'They are not just water vapour'

July 29, 2025 2:29 pm

"It is a challenge and also an extreme risk."

Why cabin crew greeting passengers upon boarding a plane is more than courtesy

July 23, 2025 6:25 pm

There are reasons why it is a common practice followed in most airlines

Why pilots avoid wearing perfume or using hand sanitisers right before a flight

June 25, 2025 7:26 pm

Hint: Many perfumes, colognes and sanitisers are alcohol-based

Anxiety in the skies: Pilots, cabin crew open up about mental health struggles after Ahmedabad plane crash; say 'every call from family asking if we’re alive just adds to the burden'

June 25, 2025 4:21 pm

“We have to dangle between the two extremes. We accept that tragedy has happened, learn from it, and ensure it doesn't happen again. That’s our life,” Captain Anil Rao, General Secretary of ALPA India, told indianexpress.com.

In what situations are passengers permitted to open emergency exits on flights?

June 19, 2025 6:10 pm

The number of emergency exits on a plane varies depending on its size and seating capacity.

Top 10 airlines in the world 2025: Skytrax in the World Airline Awards 2025 revealed and ranked the world's top airlines for 2025.

Top 10 airlines in the world 2025: This Indian airline ranks #3 among best low-cost carriers, Air India in top 100

June 24, 2025 8:01 am

Top 10 Airlines in the World 2025 list: IndiGo, India's largest airline, has been ranked as the Best Airline and Best Low-Cost Airline in South Asia, and #3 among the World's Best Low-Cost Airlines, according to the recently announced Skytrax's World Best Airlines Awards 2025.

Which is the best seat on an airplane? An expert answers

May 27, 2025 8:58 pm

Passenger seat preferences vary widely, with families and groups seeking contiguous seating, solo travellers often opting for quieter areas, and some avoiding the bassinet zones.

Delhi-Srinagar flight incident: What’s the difference between PAN PAN and Mayday aviation emergency signals?

June 12, 2025 3:51 pm

In the wake of the hailstorm-hit IndiGo Delhi-Srinagar flight incident, we asked experts the difference between PAN PAN and Mayday, the two key aviation distress signals used by pilots.