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Armed police responded to a violent altercation in the multi-storey car park at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3 early Sunday morning. One man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a group sprayed what is believed to be pepper spray, injuring several individuals. Image Source: Kobeni_Pochita on X According to the Metropolitan Police, the incident occurred around 08:11 GMT and involved people "known to each other," with an argument escalating into physical violence.  Victims were treated at the scene and taken to hospital; their injuries are not considered life-threatening or life-changing. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident is not related to terrorism or protest activity. Armed response units, London Fire Brigade, and ambulance services remain deployed.  An increased police presence will continue at Heathrow through the day. The Terminal 3 car park area has been cordoned off, with passengers and transport staff instructed to remain in vehicles. Footage fr...

Malaysia will relaunch efforts to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 later this month, the transport ministry said on Wednesday, announcing a new seabed search with UK-US marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity.  Image Source: GizimIlisirlar The operation, set to begin on 30 December, will run for 55 days, with intermittent deployment depending on weather and oceanic conditions. This marks the first official resumption of the search since April 2018, when a previous Ocean Infinity-led operation ended without results. Under a “no-find, no-fee” agreement, the company will be compensated only if it locates the wreckage.  The target area spans 15,000 square kilometres in the southern Indian Ocean, where experts believe the aircraft most likely went down. Flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200, disappeared from radar on 8 March 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It was carrying 239 people, including 227 passengers and 12 crew.  The disappearance triggered one of...

IndiGo, among India’s largest airline by market share, issued a formal apology on Wednesday following severe disruptions across its network, attributing the delays and cancellations to a combination of operational challenges that have unfolded over the past 48 hours.  Crazy scenes at Mumbai Airport. Pic Via: Jagriti Chandra The airline said it had taken corrective steps to stabilise operations and ease passenger inconvenience. In a statement, IndiGo acknowledged the scale of the disruption, which impacted flights at major hubs including Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.  The airline said it was grappling with “a multitude of unforeseen operational challenges,” including minor technology failures, congestion at airports, adverse winter weather, and new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules that affected crew scheduling. IndiGo’s admission follows days of growing passenger frustration, as delays mounted and services ground to a near-halt in several locations.  Da...

Air India on Tuesday issued a nationwide travel advisory after a disruption in a third-party system used for check-in operations triggered widespread delays across multiple airports and airlines.  Image Source: Aviationbrk The airline urged passengers to confirm their flight status online and allow extra time before heading to the airport, citing ongoing efforts to stabilise services. In a post on X, Air India confirmed that the disruption had affected "check-in systems at various airports," impacting its own flights along with those of other carriers.  The advisory stressed that while system recovery was underway, delays could persist until full restoration. The airline added that airport teams were working "diligently" to assist passengers and minimise inconvenience. The glitch underscores the vulnerabilities in aviation infrastructure reliant on outsourced operational technologies.  Airlines around the world commonly depend on third-party platforms for check-in...

A regional flight operated by Angara Airlines has crashed in eastern Russia, leaving no survivors among the 46 to 49 people believed to have been aboard. The aircraft, an An-24 , vanished from radar just a few kilometers before reaching its destination at Tynda Airport in the Amur region . File Photo: President Putin: Russian Embassy Authorities confirmed the plane’s wreckage was found on a remote mountainside approximately 16 kilometers from the airport. Emergency teams dispatched to the crash site reported that no passengers or crew were found alive. The flight was part of a scheduled service operating from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk to Tynda. Preliminary estimates vary slightly, with first responders reporting 40 passengers, including two children, along with six crew members.  Other regional authorities cited 43 passengers, including three children. The Russian government has launched a multi-agency investigation to determine the cause. Officials are currently examinin...

India's Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu assured the upper house of India's parliament that the investigation into the Air India Flight AI-456 disaster is being conducted with zero bias and in full accordance with global aviation safety norms.  In stating so, the minister who had accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the crash site and has since been running a hectic schedule, also p ledged absolute transparency and integrity to the house and the people of India.   Image Source: AmravatiInfra on X In his first detailed statement to the Parliament since the horrific June 12 crash that killed 260 people -- one of the worst air disasters in Indian civil aviation history -- the minister emphasised that the country's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is adhering to a strict, rules-based approach grounded in data, not conjecture. “We are guided solely by facts. Our commitment is to the truth — not to headlines, not to corporate interests, and certainly...

As part of India’s ongoing Operation Sindoor  and diplomatic outreach, BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda told Bahraini interlocutors that India has rejected the use of nuclear threats by Pakistan and has adopted a firm, deterrent-based response doctrine following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam . Image Source: MEA/FM on X Speaking during an all-party delegation visit to Bahrain, Panda said, “We will no longer be blackmailed by Pakistan’s nuclear bluff. Our response is calculated — not driven by hostility — but by a commitment to deter future provocations with appropriate cost.” The Indian delegation thanked the Government of Bahrain for its consistent support and its unequivocal condemnation of the Pahalgam attack, in which 26 people were killed. “India deeply values its relationship with Bahrain,” Panda noted, citing longstanding cultural and strategic ties. “We are grateful for the principled stand Bahrain has taken, especially during these challenging times.” Panda, who is...

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Srinagar with more than 220 passengers on board encountered severe turbulence on Wednesday due to bad weather , prompting the pilot to declare an emergency to air traffic control (ATC) at Srinagar Airport , officials said. #IndiGo flight 6E2142 (VT-IMD) from Delhi to #Srinagar encountered a hailstorm enroute; pilot declared emergency to SXR ATC. The aircraft landed safely at 1830 hrs. All 227 onboard are safe. The aircraft suffered nose damage and has been declared AOG (Aircraft on Ground). pic.twitter.com/VKzh0DlAj7 — Shivani Sharma (@shivanipost) May 21, 2025 The incident occurred while flight 6E2142 was approaching Srinagar and flying through a hailstorm . The pilot issued an emergency call to ATC, but the aircraft landed safely and was subsequently grounded for inspection , according to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) . Worst nightmare 😱 Delhi–Srinagar IndiGo flight hit by severe turbulence Flight 6E-2142 was caught in a terrify...