Dammam-Mangaluru Air India Express flight once again delayed at Dammam Airport
Passengers made to wait for seven hour
Dammam: Mangaluru bound Air India Express flight that was scheduled to take off from Dammam International Airport at 10.10 pm on Monday night was once again delayed. This the flight was delayed for about seven hours, passengers of the flight told Vartha Bharati.
According to the passengers the flight carrier Air India Express sent Emails to them at 9.30 pm informing them about the delay in flights causing inconvenience to about 200 passengers who were by then had already reached airport.
The passengers further alleged that women, children, senior citizen and patients were made to wait at the airport without adequate arrangements of food and accommodation for more than seven hours. The passengers further added that the Air India Express officials did not respond to their queries about the delay.
People from Coastal Karnataka and neighboring state Kerala prefer taking flight from Dammam to Mangaluru International Airport as it has direct flight between the two airports.
In a similar incident earlier this month, the same flight was delayed for more than two and an half hour before taking off. The passengers then were made to wait inside the flight with food and water supplies, the passengers had alleged.
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India & Israel elevate ties to special strategic partnership, vow to soon conclude free trade deal
Jerusalem (PTI): India and Israel on Thursday elevated their "time-tested" relationship to a special strategic partnership and agreed to soon firm up a "mutually beneficial" free trade deal even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed the Gaza peace initiative, asserting that humanity must never become a victim of conflict.
Following talks between Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, the two sides inked a plethora of agreements to expand cooperation in areas of trade, agriculture, energy, cyberspace and digital payment.
India and Israel also vowed to expand their already close defence partnership by working towards joint development and joint production of military hardware under the framework of the transfer of technologies.
In his media statement, Modi said India's security interest is linked to peace and stability in the Middle East, adding that New Delhi fully supports the Gaza Peace Initiative.
"India's stance is clear: humanity must never become a victim of conflict. A path to peace has been created through the Gaza Peace Plan. India has fully supported these efforts," he said.
"In the future as well, we will continue dialogue and cooperation with all countries," he said.
PM Modi landed in Israel on Wednesday on a two-day visit. It is his second visit to Israel in nine years.
In his remarks, the prime minister said India and Israel have a united view that there is no place for terrorism in the world and both sides stand shoulder-to-shoulder in countering terrorism and its supporters.
"Our relationship is founded on the strong bedrock of deep trust, shared democratic values, and human sensitivities. Our bond has stood the test of every trial of time," he said.
"Today, we have taken the historic decision to elevate our time-tested partnership to the status of a 'Special Strategic Partnership'," he said.
The prime minister also announced the establishment of an India-Israel critical and emerging technologies partnership to impart a new momentum for cooperation in areas of artificial intelligence, quantum, and critical minerals. "I am pleased that an agreement has been reached for the use of UPI in Israel," he said.
The prime minister, referring to the threat of terrorism, said India and Israel will continue to confront the menace unitedly.
"India and Israel are completely clear that there is no place for terrorism in the world. In any form, in any expression, terrorism cannot be accepted," he said.
"We have stood shoulder-to-shoulder in opposing terrorism and its supporters, and we will continue to do so," he added.
India and Israel also discussed the implementation of the India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and cooperation under the framework of I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA).
