In a humanitarian gesture, Air India`s regional subsidiary Alliance Air delayed its Jaipur-Delhi flight to save the lives of four patients, awaiting organ transplants in the national capital.

Humanitarian gesture: Alliance Air delays flight to save 4 lives

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday granted ex-post facto dispensation to Alliance Air, a subsidiary of national carrier Air India, to commence international flight services between India and Sri Lanka.

Cabinet approves Alliance Air to commence international flight services between India, Sri Lanka

Connecting Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka with Southern India, an inaugural flight from Chennai landed at Jaffna airport on Thursday. ATR72-600 operated BY Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India landed with Indian dignitaries at the airport where Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian envoy to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu were present.

Sky is limit as inaugural flight bridges distance between Chennai and Jaffna 

The five-hour shutdown of Air India's check-in software, which occurred Saturday morning, is still causing its ripple effect as the airline said 137 flights will be running with a delay on Sunday.

Air India software shutdown effect: 137 flights to be delayed today

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Humanitarian gesture: Alliance Air delays flight to save 4 lives

Cabinet approves Alliance Air to commence international flight services between India, Sri Lanka

Sky is limit as inaugural flight bridges distance between Chennai and Jaffna

Air India software shutdown effect: 137 flights to be delayed today