India’s aviation regulators on Wednesday imposed hefty fines on three airline services and the Mumbai airport operator for not following standard operating procedures and security protocols.

India: Directorate General of Civil Aviation fines Indigo and SpiceJet

The passenger who was stuck in the toilet of a SpiceJet plane during the journey from the western Indian city of Mumbai to the southern Indian city of Bengaluru had recorded part of his ordeal in a video that has now gone viral.

WATCH I SpiceJet passenger stuck in toilet recorded his ordeal and the video is now going viral

Indian aviation authorities, comprising the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), have imposed significant fines on Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), IndiGo, Air India, and SpiceJet for non-compliance with standard operating procedures and security protocols.

Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Mumbai Airport face heavy fines for violating aviation protocols

India's low-cost airline company IndiGo has released a statement apologising to customers after a video went viral on social media, showing passengers of its Goa-Delhi flight, sitting on the tarmac and having food.

Video | Viral clip shows passengers dining on tarmac, IndiGo issues statement

An IndiGo pilot was physically assaulted by a passenger onboard the aircraft as he made announcement of the flight being delayed. The video of the incident has now gone viral on social media, with users condemning both the carrier for poor services and the passenger for the unruly behaviour.

India: Watch -  Passenger slaps IndiGo pilot announcing flight delay due to fog, detained

An Indigo Airlines flight bound for Guwahati city in the Indian state of Assam from Mumbai was forced to make an emergency landing in Dhaka on Saturday (Jan 13).

India: Guwahati-bound Indigo flight makes emergency landing in Dhaka. Here's why

IndiGo, India’s largest domestic and international airline, has not observed any surge in the cancellations of flight tickets to Maldives by Indians over the last week, according to an airline source who spoke exclusively to WION.

India-Maldives row: 'Reports not true,' sources tell WION amid rumours of massive ticket cancellations

On the first flight which was bound for Ayodhya's newly-inaugurated Maharishi Valmiki International Airport from India's capital New Delhi, a special announcement was made by the captain for the passengers.

On first flight to India’s temple city of Ayodhya, IndiGo captain greets passengers with ‘Jai Shree Ram’

Domestic airlines reported 406 instances of aircraft malfunctioning in Jan-Nov 2023: Govt data. From January to November 2023, IndiGo reported 233 instances of aircraft malfunctioning, while SpiceJet reported 44 such cases.

Indian airline grapple with malfunctions | Indian government assures a robus regulatory framework

InterGlobe Enterprises, which runs India's leading airline, IndiGo, and US-based Archer Aviation, have announced plans to introduce an all-electric air taxi service in India by 2026, Reuters reported.

InterGlobe and Archer to launch electric air taxis in India by 2026 

Indigo, India's largest airline, remains undeterred by challenges as it continues its expansion spree amidst ongoing engine issues. Despite the grounding of over 30 planes due to Pratt & Whitney engine problems, the airline stands firm on its growth forecast for the year.

Indigo stays on course for growth despite engine issues

Two doctors who were on board an IndiGo plane came to the rescue of a child who developed severe breathing issues. The incident happened on Saturday (Sept 30) when the flight, which took off from eastern Ranchi city, was on its way to the capital Delhi city.

India: Two doctors rescue child having breathing issues mid-air

In a mid-air incident, chaos erupted aboard an IndiGo flight travelling from Guwahati to Agartala as a 41-year-old passenger attempted to open the aircraft's emergency door.

India: Passenger tries to open aircraft's emergency door. This is what happened next

India's leading low-cost airline, IndiGo, is set to embark on a pilot project aimed at evaluating and managing pilot fatigue using smartwatches, as revealed in an internal memo obtained by Reuters.

India’s IndiGo likely to launch project to track pilot fatigue: Report 

In some news from the world of aviation, India's aviation regulator has raised three incidents of engine failure in low-cost carrier Indigo's flights, with the engine maker Pratt & Whitney. India's directorate general of civil aviation has asked that Pratt & Whitney to identify the cause of engine damage and share data on engine failures globally.

Indian authorities raise 3 cases of engine failure in Indigo

India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the country’s aviation regulator, has taken proactive steps to address concerns surrounding engine failures in IndiGo flights, seeking answers from engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, as confirmed by the country’s civil aviation ministry on Thursday.

DGCA seeks answers from Pratt & Whitney over engine failures in India’s IndiGo

It is often said that flying is one of the world's most difficult drops to pursue and ace. Pilots often encounter challenges like fatigue, their job requirement is such that they are constantly flying for hours on regular basis.

Indigo to build tool that tests fatigue among pilots; working with Thales on the tool | WION

Indian low-cost carrier, IndiGo received the nod from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday to wet lease (lease with operational crew) 11 Airbus A320 family narrow-body aircraft for three months, according to a report by the Times of India.

DGCA permits IndiGo to wet lease A320 planes to tackle persistent Pratt & Whitney engine woes 

Two IndiGo flights, on Tuesday (August 29), reported mid-air glitches respectively in a time difference of a few hours. The first engine glitch incident occurred on a flight that took off from Madurai to Mumbai earlier in the day.

Two IndiGo flights report engine shut down incidents mid-air

An IndiGo flight, which departed from Mumbai for Ranchi, made an unscheduled landing at Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur on Monday evening (August 21) after a senior citizen passenger reportedly suffered a fatal medical emergency.

Passenger on board IndiGo flight vomits blood mid-air, dies

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms: an Indigo pilot collapsed and died at the boarding gate of Nagpur airport in India.

Indigo pilot collapses and dies at boarding gate

Family of IndiGo’s co-founder, Rakesh Gangwal, is looking to sell shares worth $450 million through a block deal on Wednesday, according to a by CNBC-TV18 report.

IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal’s family to sell shares worth $450 million on Aug 16: Report  

A flyer on board a Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight was booked for smoking after a crew member of the Dubai-Mumbai flight detected the smokey smell of the cigarette. The incident reportedly occurred on August 3.

IndiGo flyer booked after crew detects cigarette smoke in flight's washroom

InterGlobe Aviation ltd, the parent company of Indian budget airline Indigo, has become the first Indian airline to cross 1 trillion rupees in market value. 1 trillion rupees in US dollar terms is over 12 billion dollars. Indigo has been able to reach this milestone after its shares soared 29% in 2023. Its stock hit a high of Rs 2,595 or 31.64 Dollars on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Indigo is first Indian airline valued at over 1 trillion rupees

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