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India asked the U.N.’s aviation body to stop foreign airlines from hiring away its pilots, mechanics, and flight attendants — arguing that worker mobility disrupts the “orderly” growth of its carriers. The proposal effectively claims airlines, and the government behind them, own the labor of their people — a mindset summed up in one chilling message to pilots: “You don’t own your life — we do.”
A Saudia flight video showing trash-strewn aisles went viral—and quickly turned into a wave of “Always Indians” comments. But the mess says more about airline design, service choices, and load factors than it ever did about culture.
After a harrowing 622-mile flight clinging to a jet’s landing gear, the boy was discovered alive in Delhi—only to be forced onto a return flight to Afghanistan the very same day.
ndia’s civil aviation ministry rejected the request even though it’s been deemed “offensive” by Bharatiya Janata Party politicians. According to the government, IATA codes can only be changed for safety reasons, but that is not true. Baltimore went from BAL to BWI and New York Idlewild went from IDL to JFK!
An Indian student was handcuffed and detained by U.S. immigration authorities at Newark airport, and viral video shows him expressing frustration at being refused entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa.
I’ve confirmed that American Airlines is moving 20% – 30% of its IT operation to Hyderabad, India. There’s been some exaggeration online, claiming that ‘all’ of IT is moving. And I haven’t been able to substantiate that it reaches fully one-third or 40%, but it is clearly significant.
Groups of men can be seen standing in the aisle, talking loudly, snacking, and disregarding flight attendant pleas to remain seated. The video’s caption read that such actions “bring a bad name to the country.”
I’ve been to India many times and still find much outside of my comprehension, including its laws. How is it that a woman who entered the country to have an affair with a taxi driver she’d met on a previous trip wound up detained by police for having done so, with a case being filed against the taxi driver?
The forecourt canopy, part of the roof of Delhi airport terminal 1, partially collapsed this morning amidst heavy rain, with initial reports suggesting eight injured and one dead though those numbers have grown. Nine inches of rain had been recorded in 24 hours and continue through Tuesday. Flights were suspended.
United Airlines award space is wide open between the U.S. and India. You can fly out of San Francisco, Chicago, or Newark (or, potentially, connect to one of those cities) and on to Delhi with some availability to Mumbai as well. You’ll find at least two business class seats every day through the end of the schedule.
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