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Economic Times
a day ago
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- Economic Times
Air India crash, emergency landing and Iran-Israel tensions spark sky scare among flyers
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Popular in Services 1. Industry seeks government sops to revive tourism in Kashmir New Delhi: The fatal Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, a bomb scare causing emergency landing of a Phuket-Delhi flight, and several flight diversions due to Iranian airspace closure after Israel unprecedented wave of disruptions in two days has spooked Indian air travellers, with many seeking to reschedule their trips in the near term, travel companies business and leisure travellers have taken to social media for queries and rescheduling requests. On Friday, Air India diverted or recalled at least 16 flights on transatlantic and European routes as Iran closed its airspace after Israel launched an attack targeting its nuclear and military flights included the AI130 London Heathrow-Mumbai flight that was being diverted to Vienna and the AI102 New York-Delhi flight that was being diverted to Sharjah. In a statement, Air India also stated the AI103 Delhi-Washington flight was returning to Delhi, the AI188 Vancouver-Delhi flight was diverting to Jeddah, and the AI132 London Heathrow-Bengaluru flight was being diverted to Tata Group airline said alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to their destinations, noting that it is providing accommodation where needed to minimise disruption. This comes just a day after the crash of an Air India flight in Ahmedabad that killed at least 265 people. Many travellers are posting queries and concerns on social media.'I have a flight to London tomorrow AI129 from Mumbai to London. Can you please let me know if the flight will go ahead or not? Please let me know,' one Karan Awasthi posted on X tagging Air India. In a subsequent post a few hours later, he said: 'What the hell! Can't you reply to genuine concerns?'Another user, Jenny claimed that flight AI130, which was diverted to Vienna, was heading to Milan instead. 'My husband is onboard. No food provided. No clear updates. What's going on?' she Gosain, president of Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), said the uncertainty around airspace closures, flight delays and rerouting will likely remain prevalent for the foreseeable future due to the Israel-Iran conflict, making planning and executing trips more 'complex'. 'We also heard about a flight from Phuket to Delhi being diverted due to a bomb threat. Incidents like these, combined with the ongoing geopolitical tensions, create a ripple effect across the global travel ecosystem,' Gosain said.'If instability around geopolitical tensions persists, the long-term effects on consumer confidence and global mobility could be significant,' he agencies said they are busy fielding queries and rescheduling requests from people scheduled to travel in the coming few days, with many also raising concerns about the safety of Boeing aircraft following media reports.'Customers are asking for model numbers and aircraft details of flights following Thursday's crash. Even we don't have the details at times and have to research on these,' said Kapil Jain, cofounder and CEO of Fly Divine Travels.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Air India crash, emergency landing and Iran-Israel tensions spark sky scare among flyers
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel New Delhi: The fatal Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, a bomb scare causing emergency landing of a Phuket-Delhi flight, and several flight diversions due to Iranian airspace closure after Israel unprecedented wave of disruptions in two days has spooked Indian air travellers, with many seeking to reschedule their trips in the near term, travel companies business and leisure travellers have taken to social media for queries and rescheduling requests. On Friday, Air India diverted or recalled at least 16 flights on transatlantic and European routes as Iran closed its airspace after Israel launched an attack targeting its nuclear and military flights included the AI130 London Heathrow-Mumbai flight that was being diverted to Vienna and the AI102 New York-Delhi flight that was being diverted to Sharjah. In a statement, Air India also stated the AI103 Delhi-Washington flight was returning to Delhi, the AI188 Vancouver-Delhi flight was diverting to Jeddah, and the AI132 London Heathrow-Bengaluru flight was being diverted to Tata Group airline said alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to their destinations, noting that it is providing accommodation where needed to minimise disruption. This comes just a day after the crash of an Air India flight in Ahmedabad that killed at least 265 people. Many travellers are posting queries and concerns on social media.'I have a flight to London tomorrow AI129 from Mumbai to London. Can you please let me know if the flight will go ahead or not? Please let me know,' one Karan Awasthi posted on X tagging Air India. In a subsequent post a few hours later, he said: 'What the hell! Can't you reply to genuine concerns?'Another user, Jenny claimed that flight AI130, which was diverted to Vienna, was heading to Milan instead. 'My husband is onboard. No food provided. No clear updates. What's going on?' she Gosain, president of Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), said the uncertainty around airspace closures, flight delays and rerouting will likely remain prevalent for the foreseeable future due to the Israel-Iran conflict, making planning and executing trips more 'complex'. 'We also heard about a flight from Phuket to Delhi being diverted due to a bomb threat. Incidents like these, combined with the ongoing geopolitical tensions, create a ripple effect across the global travel ecosystem,' Gosain said.'If instability around geopolitical tensions persists, the long-term effects on consumer confidence and global mobility could be significant,' he agencies said they are busy fielding queries and rescheduling requests from people scheduled to travel in the coming few days, with many also raising concerns about the safety of Boeing aircraft following media reports.'Customers are asking for model numbers and aircraft details of flights following Thursday's crash. Even we don't have the details at times and have to research on these,' said Kapil Jain, cofounder and CEO of Fly Divine Travels.
