Indian Airlines Reduced Airfares By 61 Percent After Govt Intervention: Aviation Minister Scindia
Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia explained that airlines have the authority to determine airfares and various factors are taken into account including market dynamics and season.
Jun 08, 2023, 10:51 AM IST
India To Have Over 200 Airports, Helipads, Water Aerodromes In Next 5 Years: Scindia
Union Minister for Civil Aviation - Jyotiraditya Scindia, has revealed the expansion plans for the aviation industry, as the country will have more than 200 airports, helipads, and water aerodromes in the next 5 years.
Jun 07, 2023, 18:34 PM IST
Air India Sends Ferry Flight To Magadan For Taking Stranded Passengers To San Francisco
Air India has sent a ferry flight to fly stranded passengers to San Francisco, from Magadan, Russia after their flight encountered a technical snag and made an emergency landing.
Jun 07, 2023, 17:49 PM IST
Israel Tests Autonomous Flying Taxis With Vertical Takeoff, Landing Capabilities
To fight traffic jams, Israel is testing flying taxis under the Israel National Drone Initiative that also posses vertical landing and takeoff capabilities.
Jun 07, 2023, 16:09 PM IST
Fault Detected On Boeing 787 Dreamliner Plane's Tail Section, Shipments Halted
The Boeing 787 and the 737 Max have both been plagued by production defects and left airlines without planes that they expected to have for the peak summer season.
Jun 07, 2023, 13:42 PM IST
IndiGo Airline Aims To Carry 100 Million Passengers By March 2024: CEO Pieter Elbers
IndiGo Airline CEO Pieter Elbers said the budget carrier aims to fly 100 million passengers in FY24, as against flew 86 million flyers in FY23.
Jun 06, 2023, 09:27 AM IST
Govt Asks Airlines To Keep Airfare Low Amid Odisha Train Accident, Go First Crisis
Airlines should devise a mechanism to ensure reasonable pricing within the high RBDs (Reservation Booking Designator), said Aviation ministry.
Jun 05, 2023, 21:12 PM IST
'Massive Opportunities' In Vibrant Indian Aviation Market: IATA Director General
India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world and Air India has embarked on an ambitious expansion plan, while IndiGo is set to fly to more international destinations.
Jun 05, 2023, 19:31 PM IST
Virgin Atlantic To Start London-Bengaluru Direct Flight Services From 2024
Besides Bengaluru, Virgin Atlantic already operates direct flight services from London Heathrow Airport to Delhi and Mumbai airports.
Jun 05, 2023, 19:02 PM IST
Unruly Passenger Behaviour On Flights Increases By 37 Percent Globally: IATA
As per the latest data, there was an increase in the number of unruly incident, one incident was reported for every 568 flights in 2022, up from one per 835 flights in 2021.
Jun 05, 2023, 15:08 PM IST
IndiGo Airline Inches Close To Make Historic 500 Airbus A320 Aircraft Order: Report
IndiGo was in talks with both Airbus and Boeing for the order, which, if confirmed would be the largest by a single airline ranked by units.
Jun 04, 2023, 22:33 PM IST
Train Accident: Aviation Ministry Advises Airlines Not To Increase Airfares To Odisha
Following the tragic Odisha Train Accident, the aviation ministry has advised all airlines not to charge any fee for cancellation and rescheduling to Bhubaneswar.
Jun 03, 2023, 21:31 PM IST
Go First Insolvency's Impact On Aviation Industry: Uncertainty Over 7000 Jobs, Rising Airfare
Apart from the uncertainty staring at more than 7,000 Go First staff, a spike in air ticket prices on certain routes that used to be serviced by the airline is witnessed.
Jun 03, 2023, 13:51 PM IST
Go First Airlines Extends Flight Cancellation Till June 7, Submits Revival Plan To DGCA
Go First airline has extended flight cancellations till June 7 while waiting for the nod of DGCA after submitting a revival plan for starting flight operations.
Jun 03, 2023, 10:13 AM IST
Under Tata Group Ownership, Air India Assessing Customer Satisfaction Daily: CEO
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said that the Net Promoter Score (NPS)-based customer feedback mechanism has received more than 1,40,000 responses in three months.
Jun 02, 2023, 21:22 PM IST
Go First Airline Submits Revival Plan To DGCA: 26 Planes, 152 Daily Flights To Restart Ops
With the revival plan submitted, the Go First airline management is awaiting the nod from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for restarting the flight operations
Jun 02, 2023, 21:17 PM IST
IndiGo Announces Flights To Africa, Central Asia Under Massive International Expansion Plans
IndiGo also is strengthening its connectivity to Europe through the codeshare connections with Turkish Airline and offers connectivity to 33 destinations in Europe via Istanbul.
Jun 02, 2023, 15:03 PM IST
With 4 Runways, Delhi's IGIA To Soon Become World's Largest Airport: Aviation Ministry
The rapid expansion of the Delhi International Airport will make it one of the largest, surpassing the Atlanta airport, which is widely considered as the biggest airport in the world.
Jun 01, 2023, 23:17 PM IST
Vistara Airline Launches Mumbai-London Heathrow Direct Flight Service, Deploys Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Vistara flyers on the Mumbai-London inaugural flight will be offered themed delicacies like pav bhaji and keema pav, and London’s speciality beer – Brewdog Punk IPA, on the return flight.
Jun 01, 2023, 16:17 PM IST
Singapore Airlines Passengers To Get Unlimited Free Wi-Fi In All Cabin Classes From July 1
The enhanced wifi offering will be available virtually across the entire aircraft fleet of Singapore Airlines and almost the entire global SIA route network.
Jun 01, 2023, 11:02 AM IST
