India Becomes Third-Largest Domestic Airline Market
India is now the third-largest domestic airline market in the world, up from 5th position 10 years ago.
Jun 20, 2024, 13:21 PM IST
Domestic airlines not charging any fee for web check-in, only optional charges allowed: VK Singh
Scheduled domestic airlines are not charging any fee for completing web check-in formalities, only unbundled services are provided on an "opt-in" basis by airlines, reports ANI.
Aug 02, 2022, 09:44 AM IST
Pradhaan Air Express to begin commercial flight ops soon; gets NoC from Aviation Ministry
Pradhaan Air Express will begin commercial flight operations with world’s first A320 converted freighter, reports agencies.
Jul 08, 2022, 19:28 PM IST
Top domestic airlines in India passenger traffic wise - IndiGo, Air India and more
Around 1.06 crore domestic passengers travelled by air in March, approximately 38 per cent more than 76.96 lakh flyers in February, DGCA said.
Apr 23, 2022, 17:03 PM IST
Vistara awarded 'Best Domestic Airlines' at Wings India 2022 for 2nd year in a row
Vistara bags three awards ‘Best Domestic Airline,’ ‘Aviation Sustainability,’ and ‘Environment and Covid Champions’ at Wings India 2022.
Mar 28, 2022, 17:15 PM IST
Domestic air traffic to cross pre-Covid levels within 2 months: Jyotiraditya Scindia
During pre-Covid times, domestic airlines carried around 4 lakh passengers per day and numbers increased after the second wave.
Feb 21, 2022, 17:00 PM IST
Govt allows domestic flights to operate at 100% capacity: Details here
The move by the government will allow airlines to operate more flights and increase passenger loads as the festive season begins across India.
Oct 12, 2021, 16:40 PM IST
Domestic airlines decline refund to customers for cancelled tickets as lockdown extended
A GoAir spokesperson said that it has already "factored in" this type of scenario and that the airline will review its earlier scheme of providing rescheduling free of cost at a later date while protecting their existing bookings for one year.
Apr 15, 2020, 00:58 AM IST
ATF price hike may lead to increase in air fares: Experts
Since the jet fuel accounts for 45 percent of an airline's cost of operation, the carriers could think of hiking the prices by up to 15 percent, the experts feel.
May 23, 2018, 15:31 PM IST
India's domestic air passenger traffic rose by 24% in February: Report
The total domestic air passenger traffic had risen to 1.14 crore in January.
Mar 19, 2018, 23:56 PM IST
Domestic airlines bar 'unruly' TDP MP Diwakar Reddy from flights
Telugu Desam Party MP J C Diwakar Reddy banned from flying for unruly behavior at Visakhapatnam airport.
Jun 16, 2017, 13:47 PM IST
Zoom Air, India’s newest private airline, begins operations: All you must know
India’s newest private airline, Zoom Air, launched its daily scheduled operations from Wednesday.
Feb 16, 2017, 14:14 PM IST
'Domestic airfares to decline at lower rate in Q2'
Domestic airfares may not decline much during the second quarter of the current fiscal triggered by strong traffic growth and positive momentum in economy, says a report by ICICI Securities.
Aug 22, 2016, 16:35 PM IST
These domestic airline companies are luring flyers with attractive offers
Domestic airline companies are leaving no stone unturned to keep the customers delighted.
Jul 21, 2016, 13:27 PM IST
Good news! Air travellers to pay less for excess checked-in baggage from today
From July 1 onwards, fliers will be required to shell out lesser money for excess checked-in baggage up to a certain limit as the revised fee structure comes into effect.
Jul 01, 2016, 10:05 AM IST
Government allows airlines to import up to 18 year old planes
Domestic airlines can now import aircraft that are up to 18 years old into the country with the government amending more than two-decade rules in this regard.
Jun 26, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Domestic air traffic logs 24.03% growth in Jan-Mar 2016, IndiGo retains top slot
Private budget carrier IndiGo continues its domination in the domestic market, having flown 85.03 lakh passengers during the October-January 2016 period and cornered a 37 percent market share in this period.
Apr 21, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Aviation policy likely to be cleared by Cabinet this month
The draft policy was unveiled in October last year and since then Government has held extensive consultations with various stakeholders including ministries, airlines,airport operators, ground handling agencies, among others during this period.
Apr 01, 2016, 15:54 PM IST
Airlines to operate 14,869 flights per week in summer schedule
Domestic airlines will operate 14,869 flights every week during the summer schedule starting from March 27, an increase of nearly 19 percent compared to the year-ago period, as carriers ramp up their capacities.
Mar 18, 2016, 16:45 PM IST
Air passenger traffic jumps 24% in Feb
Marking a growth of over 24 percent in passengers number, domestic airlines flew 74.76 lakh people in February with majority of the carriers recording over 80 percent seat occupancy.
Mar 18, 2016, 16:31 PM IST
