Flights cancelled for fog fears, low passenger load

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In view of the ongoing stalemate between Air India executive pilots and the airline management, Indian Railways on Tuesday said that it would set up train passenger reservation counters at all important airports throughout the country for the convenience of stranded passengers who want to travel by trains. Ministry of Railways has also given instructions to all its Zonal Railways to give wide publicity through all possible means, including press and media for information of general public about the availability of a large number of vacant berths in trains.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - Air India on Tuesday cancelled over 20 flights, including 15 from the national capital, as a stand-off between executive pilots and the management entered a fourth day. The airline also suspended bookings for the next fifteen days.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The strike by Air India pilots entered the fifth day Wednesday, leading to the cancellation of 28 flights, including two international ones. Despite Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel's assurance that any decision on wages would be taken only after consulting the employees, the pilots were in no mood to relent.

September 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Talks between the management of national carrier Air India and the airline's striking pilots have collapsed after both sides refused to budge on stated positions. The deadlocked negotiations are likely to have a huge setback on passengers opting to travel by the airline.

September 28th, 2009 BANGALORE - The agitation by a section of pilots of the national carrier Air India had a marginal impact in India's tech hub Monday, as only three out of 18 flights it operates daily were cancelled, an airline official said. "Flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata were cancelled as the aircraft did not land from these cities till afternoon," Air India spokesperson V.

September 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India Chairman and Managing Director Arvind Jadhav is meeting a representative of the striking pilots, Captain V K Bhalla, here in the hope of ending the deadlock between the Air India management and the agitating pilots. The meeting began 2:00 p:m here.

September 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - The strike by pilots of national air carrier Air India entered its third day on Monday, causing discomfort to the passengers across the country. Passengers faced the brunt, as last minute cancellation of the flights led to an upheaval in their schedules.

September 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Jet Airways cancelled 180 flights, including 25 international, Saturday on the fifth day of a strike by its pilots. According to an announcement early Saturday, the airline would operate only two flights on the international route.

September 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least ten Jet Airways flights and its subsidiary out of Delhi were cancelled on Tuesday after a large number of pilots did not report to work in protest against the sacking of two of their colleagues. According to airport sources, at least 10 early morning flights of Jet Airways and JetLite were cancelled, as the pilots failed to report for duty.

September 3rd, 2009 Hawaiian Airlines says August traffic roseHONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines said its systemwide traffic, capacity and load factor rose in August compared with a year earlier. The carrier said it flew 734.8 million revenue passenger miles last month, a 7.3 percent increase from the 684.7 million recorded a year earlier.

June 5th, 2009 Frontier Airlines says May traffic, capacity fellDENVER — Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., parent of Frontier Airlines and Lynx Aviation, reported Thursday that May traffic, capacity and load factor fell for Frontier's mainline operations, compared to the same month a year ago. Revenue passenger miles decreased 15.7 percent to 747.6 million from 887.2 million revenue passenger miles in May 2008.

June 2nd, 2009 AirTran traffic, capacity fell in MayORLANDO, Fla. — Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Tuesday that May traffic, capacity and load factor fell compared to the same month a year ago.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 30 flights were cancelled and six delayed as dense fog engulfed Delhi Monday, an official said. An Air India flight from Muscat was diverted to Jaipur early morning as visibility at the runway here dropped to less than 100 metres, an official at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) said.

December 31st, 2008 NEW DELHI - Over 134 flights were delayed and five diverted on the New Year's day at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, thanks to a thick fog that enveloped the capital city Thursday morning. However, 131 flights were operated in low visibility conditions during the day, an airport official said.

December 28th, 2008 NEW DELHI - While five flights were cancelled or diverted, over 34 including 10 international flights to and from Delhi were delayed for at least four hours as heavy fog enveloped the national capital Monday morning and lingered till noon. Train services were hit too, while motorists had a tough time.