New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): An Air India Express flight travelling from Hyderabad to Phuket was concerned in a touchdown incident on Wednesday after a technical problem with its nostril wheel left the plane stranded on the runway at Phuket International Airport.
According to an AIR India Express Spokesperson, ‘We verify that our Hyderabad-Phuket flight on 11 March skilled a problem with the nostril wheel at Phuket Airport. The crew adopted all commonplace protocols, and company have been deplaned. We thank our company, the Phuket airport authorities, and all stakeholders for his or her cooperation.’
Meanwhile, Air India on Tuesday introduced a phased enlargement of gasoline surcharges on each home and worldwide routes and mentioned the step has been necessitated by a steep rise in jet gasoline costs arising from the geopolitical scenario within the Gulf area.
In an announcement, the airline mentioned aviation turbine gasoline (ATF), which accounts for practically 40 per cent of an airline’s working prices, has witnessed a big value escalation since early March 2026 because of provide interruptions.
‘In India, this strain is amplified by excessive Excise Duty and VAT on ATF in main metro cities corresponding to Delhi and Mumbai, magnifying value….and putting substantial pressure on airline working economics,’ the assertion mentioned.
According to the assertion, the brand new gasoline surcharge can be carried out in three phases and can apply to journey on all flights, together with these operated by Air India Express.
The first part will apply to all new bookings created from March 12. Under this part, home routes inside India and flights to SAARC international locations will see a gasoline surcharge of Rs 399, which was beforehand not utilized. Flights to West Asia and the Middle East will carry a surcharge of USD 10. For Southeast Asia routes, the surcharge will rise from USD 40 to USD 60, whereas flights to Africa will see the surcharge rise from USD 60 to USD 90.
The airline additionally clarified that flights to and from Singapore at the moment don’t entice a gasoline surcharge nevertheless it shall apply from Phase 1.
Phase 2 of the surcharge enlargement will take impact for bookings created from March 18. Fuel surcharges on flights to Europe will enhance from USD 100 to USD 125. For routes to North America and Australia, the surcharge will enhance from USD 150 to USD 200.A 3rd part, overlaying Far East markets together with Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea, can be introduced in the end, the discharge mentioned.
Air India mentioned tickets already issued earlier than the implementation instances won’t entice the brand new surcharge until passengers request date or itinerary modifications that require a recalculation of fares. (ANI)