Airplane

A Russian aeroplane received a bomb threat, following which the Indian Civil Aviation Department alerted at the Delhi Indira Gandhi International Aiport, On October 14, morning, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) received an e-mail warning of a bomb on the flight, with 386 passengers and 14 crew members, who were evacuated immediately. Furthermore, an investigation is also underway in this regard.

In a bizarre incident, a Russian AN-26 airplane with 29 people on board has gone missing in the Kamchatka peninsula situated in the far eastern region of Russia, on June 6. Reportedly, the plane lost contact with air traffic control while attempting to land. While flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, the plane missed a scheduled communication. Further information regarding the incident is yet to be revealed.

Minutes after taking off from Indonesia's Jakarta, a Sriwijaya Air Flight ‘SJ182’ with 62 people including six crew members being suspected of crashing into the sea on January 9 after losing its contact. Reportedly, the Boeing 737 heading to Borneo Island plunged from 10,000 feet altitude. While the search operation and investigation has been initiated, the rescue agency has speculated its debris in the sea north of Jakarta.

According to a statement issued by an official, Air India has halved its network with five European cities namely Milan, Copenhagen, Vienna, Madrid and Stockholm in order to survive economic losses incurred due to downfall in travel caused due to the pandemic. But the flight connectivity to London, Birmingham, Frankfurt, Paris and Rome in the EU and the UK is still on.