New Delhi: Tata Sons will enhance its shareholding in low-cost carrier — AirAsia India — by buying 32.67 per cent equity stake of its JV partner AirAsia Group Berhad. The budget airline is a JV in which Tata Sons owns 51 per cent stake, while 49 per cent is held with AAIL. After the transaction, Tata’s […]
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COVID-19 suspects on AirAsia flight, pilot exits from cockpit
New Delhi: Suspected presence of COVID-19-affected passengers in a Pune-Delhi AirAsia flight led to a scare in the plane and the pilot-in-command disembarked them from the the cockpit’s secondary exit using a secure trestle. The passengers, however, were subsequently tested negative. The incident occurred on March 20. “There was a case reported of suspected COVID-19 […]
Drunk woman’s bomb threat forces flight to return to Kolkata, make emergency landing
Kolkata: A bomb threat by a 25-year-old woman passenger forced a Mumbai-bound flight to return to Kolkata and make an emergency landing, said an official on Sunday. The AirAsia flight I5316, with 120 passengers on board, took off at 10.09 p.m. from the NSCBI Airport on Saturday, but had to return after an inebriated Mohini […]
CBI questions Sunil Kapur again in AirAsia bribery case
New Delhi : The CBI on Thursday again questioned Sunil Kapur, Chairman of Travel Foods and Services, in connection with an alleged bribery case for getting FDI rules tweaked by AirAsia to get international flying licences. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official said that Kapur was again called for questioning and asked about whom […]
Fly AirAsia at Rs 99 to 7 cities in India
Bengaluru, Jan 14 : Low-cost airline AirAsia India on Sunday said it would fly passengers from Monday to seven cities across the country at a promotional base fare from Rs 99 upwards. “The promotional fares start from Rs 99 under the dynamic pricing to cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune and Ranchi,” […]