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Air India CEO says carrier embracing ‘new normal’ after deadly crash

Travel NewsOctober 7, 202530Views

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONG BEACH, Calif. — Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said the carrier has embraced a "new normal" and a stepped-up safety focus following the crash of one of its planes in June, the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade. All but one…

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India resumes issuing visas to Chinese nationals after a 5-year freeze

India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens for the first time in five years starting Thursday, according to a Weibo post by the Indian embassy in China on Wednesday, marking a significant step in de-escalating tensions between the two countries. Tensions between China and India escalated after their military clashed in June 2020 over…

July 25, 202536Views

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The extraordinary escape of the lone surviving passenger of the Air India crash

The survivor of the Air India Flight 171 crash Thursday revealed he miraculously survived by escaping through a broken emergency exit. There were 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, that crashed shortly after takeoff in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, smashing in a fiery blast into a medical college hostel, killing…

June 13, 202533Views

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Air India Boeing plane with 242 aboard crashes at Ahmedabad in Gujarat

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images An Air India Boeing Dreamliner plane with 242 passengers and crew aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, local officials and the carrier said Thursday. "The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals," Air India…

June 12, 202534Views

Fallout between Maldives and India ‘absolutely’ benefiting Sri Lanka

Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is "absolutely" helping Sri Lanka's travel industry, the country's Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Thursday. "The Maldives issue is … helping us," Fernando told CNBC, referencing a social media row in January that resulted in a sharp drop in Indian visitors to the Maldives this year. India…

May 15, 2024177Views

4 River Cruises in India That Will Wow You

Heidi Sarna is the co-founder of QuirkyCruise.com, a guide to small-ship cruising. India is a spectacular destination, but it can also be a challenging and overwhelming place to travel. A river cruise mitigates some of the tough parts so you can focus on the amazing stuff—ornate Hindu temples and Mughul-era mosques and citadels, colorful markets,…

April 25, 2024188Views