2 pilgrims were washed away and about 40 were stranded in an unfortunate incident when a temporary bridge collapsed due to a sudden increase in water flow in a river at Devgad in Uttarakhand 8-9 km ahead of Gangotri on the Gomukh footpath on Friday. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team arrived at the location and assisted the stranded pilgrims in safely crossing the river after receiving the alert about the mishap. 16 pilgrims have been rescued, and efforts to save the remaining individuals are ongoing. On Thursday, the SDRF rescued 10 youths who were marooned on an island close to Robbers Cave in Dehradun.

Passengers travelling on number 22416 of Vande Bharat from Delhi to Varanasi observed and complained of water leaking from the roof of the train. A video is doing rounds on social media showing water dripping down the roof and the seats drenched. In the video, a woman could be heard saying, “Tell everyone in your college! Nobody should be travelling." X user posted/shared a video of the incident. According to a report in NDTV, several passengers complained about the leaking issue and slammed the Railways for the poor management. The Northern Railway took note of the incident and said that the leakage was due to "temporary blockage of pipes" and apologized for the inconvenience.

Oman's airline SalamAir started direct flights between Muscat and Delhi on July 2 with two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The airline started in 2017 and has six A320neos, seven A321neos, and one Airbus A321 freighter aircraft. They aim to meet the growing demand for affordable travel options.

The cancellations of Canadian airline Westjet's 150 flights hitting 20,000 passengers followed after the union of maintenance workers called for a strike. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association stated that its members began striking on Friday evening, June 28, due to the airline’s refusal to engage in negotiations with the union, which they deemed unavoidable. The strike occurred after the federal government issued a ministerial order for binding arbitration on Thursday, following two weeks of tumultuous negotiations with the union over a new agreement. The unexpected strike, impacting both international and domestic flights, is occurring over the Canada Day long weekend.

Boeing gets sanctioned by the National Safety Board over breaking an agreement by disclosing details of an investigation into the 737 Max 9 mid-air incident that happened in January. The agency cited violations of investigative information that were not cleared to release and speculating about the cause of the incident. The fallout began in 2018, amplified in January 2024 after the mid-air incident involving an Alaska Airlines 737 plane adds to the growing list of troubles Boeing has encountered this year Boeing is already facing criminal prosecution threat. As a result of these sanctions, Boeing will not be able access information related to the investigation. Boeing is also set to appear at a board hearing on August 6 and 7 in Washington.

The Bombay High Court, expressing concern over the alarming number of daily deaths on the Mumbai Suburban railway system, said on Wednesday that it may establish a committee of experts to conduct a high-level study on the matter. A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar called for accountability at the highest level and stressed the need for effective solutions, rejecting the idea that the large number of commuters could be used as an excuse. “This time, we are going to make the officers accountable at the highest level. The situation here in Bombay is pathetic. You (Railways) can’t feel happy by proclaiming that you are commuting 35,00,000 people a day. You can’t also say that considering the number of passengers in Mumbai, you are doing a good job”, the bench said, as quoted by Live Law.

In a bizarre accident, a 60-year-old male passenger from Kerala died of injuries, after an upper berth allegedly ‘fell’ on him due to improper chaining by a fellow passenger. The victim Ali Khan CK was travelling to Agra with his friend in the sleeper coach of Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Millennium Superfast Express with train number 12645, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Wednesday. The incident happened on June 16 when the train was passing through Telangana's Warangal district. Khan suffered neck injuries and was initially taken to a hospital in Ramagundam. Later, he was shifted to a hospital in Hyderabad where he died while undergoing treatment.

Passengers faced a mid air scare when a Korean Air plane experienced a dramatic drop of over 25,000 feet within 15 minutes. According to the reports, this sudden drop was due to a pressurization system malfunction which led to an emergency landing. The incident occurred on June 22, 2024, during flight KE189 from Seoul's Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Taichung International Airport (RMQ) in Taiwan. Upon the flight’s emergency landing in Taiwan's Taichung, 17 individuals were taken to medical facilities for evaluation. Fortunately, all were discharged without severe injuries, though they had experienced significant discomfort and anxiety during the ordeal. In response to the incident, Korean Air issued an apology to those affected. The airline assured passengers that it is fully cooperating with relevant authorities to investigate the malfunction.

Following the fatal Kanchenjunga Express tragedy, Indian Railways made the decision to reduce the speed of high-speed trains, including the Vande Bharat.

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