Puttur's elderly woman dies during Umrah
Puttur: The 104-year-old Hiriyajji Puttur, a resident of Bolwar, died of heart attack while performing Umrah at the holy city of Mecca on Monday.
Patumma, who had gone for Umrah by a private travel agency, breathed her last while she was preparing to fly back to the country.
Locals had built a house for Patumma, who was earlier living in a hut with two daughters. Despite being in old-age she was working as a Beedi-labour for her survival. Dr. Satish Kumar of Ashwini Clinic treated her free of cost for years.
A group of donors under the leadership of Haradi Abdul Razak, sponsored Umrah tour for Patumma as she was extremely enthusiastic to perform Umrah. After performing all the rituals of Umrah, she passed away while preparing to leave for the nation.
Patumma’s body has been buried in the holy city of Madina
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AI, AI Express look to add capacity amid IndiGo flight disruptions
New Delhi (PTI): Air India Group is looking to add capacity to help passengers impacted by the IndiGo flight disruptions.
"Since 4 December, economy class airfares on non-stop domestic flights have been proactively capped to prevent the usual demand-and-supply mechanism being applied by revenue management systems," a statement said on Saturday.
Both Air India and Air India Express have put in place caps on economy class fares.
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The statement from Air India came hours after the government announced introduction of airfare caps amid IndiGo flight disruptions.
Air India also said it is not technically possible to cap fares for all flight permutations.
"Air India and Air India Express are seeking to add capacity to help travellers and their baggage reach their destinations as quickly as possible," the statement said.
