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News18
20 hours ago
- News18
Guwahati-Chennai IndiGo Flight Diverted To Bengaluru Due To Low Fuel
Last Updated: According to the officials cited by PTI, the flight landed safely in Bengaluru, where it was refueled and was expected to resume its journey to the destination. An Air IndiGo flight en route from Guwahati to Chennai was unexpectedly diverted to Bengaluru after the pilot reported low fuel levels, according to airport authorities. The aircraft, which had around 168 passengers on board, was redirected mid-air as a safety precaution after the crew identified insufficient fuel to complete the journey. Officials said the flight landed safely in Bengaluru, where it was refueled and was expected to resume its journey to the intended destination shortly after. In another incident on Thursday morning, an IndiGo flight bound for Leh had to return to Delhi due to a technical issue, a source told PTI. The A320 aircraft, operating as flight 6E2006, had taken off from the national capital and remained airborne for more than two hours before the issue was detected. According to data from flight tracking platform Flightradar24, the plane turned back mid-air and safely landed in Delhi. The source indicated that a technical malfunction prompted the pilot to make the precautionary decision to return. On the same day, an Air India flight from Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam returned to the national capital as a precautionary measure, the airline said on Thursday. According to a spokesperson, flight AI388, which had taken off earlier in the day, landed safely back in Delhi, where all passengers disembarked safely. First Published: June 19, 2025, 23:09 IST
The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
Leh-bound IndiGo plane returns to Delhi due to technical issue
A Leh-bound IndiGo plane returned to the national capital due to a technical issue on Thursday (June 19, 2025) morning after being airborne for over two hours. The A320 aircraft, operating the flight 6E2006 from Delhi to Leh, returned to the national capital after being airborne for over two hours, as per information available on flight tracking website "IndiGo flight 6E 2006 operating from Delhi to Leh on 19 June 2025, returned to origin due to a technical issue which caused operational restrictions to land in Leh. As per procedures, the pilot returned back to Delhi," an airline spokesperson said in a statement. Alternative plane arranged The spokesperson also said the aircraft is undergoing necessary maintenance before resuming operations. "In the meanwhile, an alternative aircraft has been arranged to fly the customers to Leh," the spokesperson said and regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers. Details about the number of passengers onboard the plane could not be immediately ascertained.
India Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Video: Indian students evacuated from Iran rush to board flight to Delhi
Amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, stranded Indian students rushed to board an IndiGo flight as the government started the evacuation of stranded Indians from Tehran. Approximately 110 Indian students from Urmia Medical University, including 90 from the Kashmir Valley and others from different Indian states, successfully crossed the border into Armenia on Tuesday. First, the students will depart from Yerevan Airport on Wednesday to fly to Doha on IndiGo flight 6E 9483 (A320) and from Doha, they will board their connecting flight to Delhi.
Skift
3 days ago
- Business
- Skift
JetBlue CEO Says Airline Unlikely to Break-Even, Cost Cuts to Come
JetBlue is looking to implement a slate of cost cuts as CEO Joanna Geraghty tells staff that the company is "still relying on borrowed cash to keep the airline running." JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty told staff on Monday that the company is looking to cut costs in response to soft travel demand. 'We're hopeful demand and bookings will rebound, but even a recovery won't fully offset the ground we've lost this year and our path back to profitability will take longer than we'd hoped,' Geraghty said in a memo that was seen by Skift. 'That means we're still relying on borrowed cash to keep the airline running.' These cost cuts include cutting more underperforming routes and reducing off-peak flying. JetBlue had originally intended to retrofit 10 Airbus A320s in 2026, but will now only retrofit six, while the other four will be parked at the end of summer. Geraghty said it was unlikely that JetBlue would break-even this year. 'While most airlines are certainly feeling the impact, it's especially frustrating for us, as we had hoped to reach break-even operating margin this year, which now seems unlikely,' Geraghty said in the memo. The carrier is also reconsidering hiring plans and could combine some leadership roles. U.S. Airlines Respond to Weaker Travel Demand JetBlue said during its first quarter earnings call in April that it planned to reduce capacity in anticipation of softer demand in the second quarter. Airlines have been reducing capacity in the second half of the year in response to weaker domestic travel demand. The airline industry has been grappling with declining consumer confidence, which has hit domestic travel demand particularly hard. Legacy carriers like Delta Air Lines and United Airlines reported a profitable first quarter in part due to high demand for international and premium travel offsetting softness in domestic. Geraghty said in the memo that JetBlue would continue hiring for 'key frontline roles and strategic support center positions.' The carrier is currently hiring a new director to oversee its United partnership due to its 'importance to our business.' JetBlue is also continuing to develop domestic first-class seats, receive new aircraft orders and open more lounges, Geraghty said. 'These are the building blocks of a stronger JetBlue, and they remain in motion,' she said. What am I looking at? The performance of airline sector stocks within the ST200. The index includes companies publicly traded across global markets including network carriers, low-cost carriers, and other related companies. The Skift Travel 200 (ST200) combines the financial performance of nearly 200 travel companies worth more than a trillion dollars into a single number. See more airlines sector financial performance. Read the full methodology behind the Skift Travel 200.
LeMonde
4 days ago
- Business
- LeMonde
At the Paris Air Show, Airbus secures a wave of Saudi orders
At the opening of the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport on Monday, June 16, Saudi Arabia confirmed its emergence as a major new player in global air transport. AviLease, the Saudi leasing company, kicked off the orders on Monday. Founded just three years ago, AviLease announced a major purchase from Airbus: a contract for 77 aircraft, including long-haul A350 cargo planes and medium-haul models from the A320 family. Specifically, the Saudi lessor placed a firm order for 10 A350F cargo aircraft and 30 A320neo family planes. The company also secured options for 12 additional A350s and 25 more A320s. At list prices, AviLease would pay about $12 billion for this new acquisition; however, this figure is indicative, as prices are typically negotiated and can be discounted by as much as 50%. In less than three years, as Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, vice president of sales at Airbus, noted, AviLease has built up a fleet of over 200 planes: "A very rapid growth," the Airbus executive observed. This was necessary, responded Edward O'Byrne, CEO of AviLease, to build "strong and vibrant ecosystems" in the Saudi kingdom. He added: "The Saudi aviation strategy calls for more than doubling the cargo and logistics infrastructure in the kingdom."
