Passengers are highly enthusiastic following the launch of Fits Air’s direct flight from Ahmedabad to Colombo, which brings an end to the inconvenient connecting flights Gujaratis previously had to endure.

The aircraft was scheduled to operate the flight 6E 6068 from Kolkata to Agartala in Tripura, but was grounded after the incident.

As the Shiv Sena UBT is facing a deep crisis with a significant number of MPs turned rebels, party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday offered to quit from his position amid mistrust in the leadership.