JetLite to pay Rs 45K for loss of valuables from baggage

Last Updated: Sunday, January 13, 2013, 08:44

Low-fare airline JetLite has been ordered by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 45,000 to a passenger as compensation for the loss of valuables from his baggage during transit from Guwahati to Delhi.

Man detained after live bullet found in hand baggage at IGI Airport

Last Updated: Monday, December 10, 2012, 13:16

A man was detained at the IGI Airport for allegedly carrying live bullet in his hand baggage while boarding a Dubai-bound plane.

Now, wear your baggage to save extra charges on flights

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 17:34

Want to avoid paying extra baggage charges on flights? Put on this `wearable` suitcase!

Kolkata Metro installing X-ray baggage scanners

Last Updated: Friday, October 5, 2012, 19:34

X-ray baggage scanners are being installed on the Metro Railway in Kolkata on the lines of the Delhi Metro, officials said on Friday.

AI imposes blanket ban on free excess baggage

Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 19:21

Singh, in a letter to Air India CMD Rohit Nandan, said that the airline should stop the practise of carrying excess baggage without charges immediately on domestic and international flights, a senior official said.

Budget 2012 brings bigger baggage allowance

Last Updated: Friday, March 16, 2012, 15:13

In a good news for air travellers, the government on Friday increased the duty-free baggage allowance for eligible passengers of Indian origin, as part of proposals made in Union Budget 2012-13.

Persdonal baggage restriction in Samjhauta Express

Last Updated: Monday, September 26, 2011, 21:47

Railways have put a ceiling of upto 35 kg of personal luggage per passenger travelling in Samjhauta Express train to Pakistan.

Another baggage fiasco for Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 17:09

A trolley bag of sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan containing important documents, mobile phone and glasses went missing after he landed here, but it was traced and restored to him.

Baggage check-in affected at T-3

Last Updated: Saturday, June 11, 2011, 22:16

The check-in process in row A, C and G was not in use since morning due to power failure.

SC chides airlines for frequent loss of passengers` baggage

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 20:59

The Supreme Court has chided the airline companies for frequent loss of passengers` baggage and upheld a Rs 9.3 lakh penalty imposed on international carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines for misplacing a couple`s baggage.

AI baggage handlers arrested for molesting girl

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 19:02

Two baggage handlers of Air India were on Tuesday arrested for allegedly molesting a nine-year-old girl passenger, who was visiting the city from Boston, at the NSC Bose International Airport here.

Dump baggage of untouchability in mindset: Meira Kumar

Last Updated: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 23:12

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Sunday said changing the old mindset and discarding the baggage of "untouchability" and "caste discrimination" was needed to build a truly egalitarian society.