At least 49 people were killed and 23 injured when a passenger plane of the US-Bangla Airlines crash-landed and exploded into a ball of flame at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here on Monday, authorities said.

A plane has reportedly crashed near Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, many people are feared dead in the accident.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday broke protocol to personally receive his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu with a hug as he arrived here to begin a six-day visit that will also take him to Mumbai and Gujarat.

The main airport on the Indonesian island of Bali re-opened on Wednesday after remaining shut for two days due to a volcanic eruption which blanketed parts of the island in ash forcing thousands of evacuations.

Government is planning to make passenger entry on airports hassle-free for those who have their tickets linked with Aadhaar Card. From 2018, domestic flyers out of Kolkata, Ahmebadad and Vijayawada would be able to take entries in airport with just a biometric impression on the entry gates.

A British woman has been detained by the Egyptian authorities for allegedly carrying painkillers.

International low-cost carrier Air India Express has set up an internal inquiry to ascertain whether its Dubai-Mangaluru flight operated on Sunday early morning had hit rInternational low-cost carrier Air India Express has set up an internal inquiry to ascertain whether its Dubai-Mangaluru flight operated on Sunday early morning had hit runway guiding lights on landing at Mangaluru airport.unway guiding lights on landing at Mangaluru airport.

The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Hyderabad is about to become 100 per cent LED-lit airport as 75 per cent work on the project has been completed.

Multiple flights were cancelled and delayed as thick fog engulfed the city of Brisbane in Australia on Monday.

About 150 passengers of a Jet Airways flight were stranded at the Varanasi airport on Wednesday after a bird hit the flight while taking off. According to the captain, three blades of the right engine were damaged due to the hit.