As per Air India chief, Ashwani Lohani, the Air India plans to bring all its 17 grounded aircraft back on the runway before October-end. It is notable that Air India’s 17 aircraft have been grounded for a “prolonged” period ranging from four months to a year because of lack of funds for repair and maintenance. As per a PTI report, Ashwani Lohani, Air India Chairman and Managing Director said that... Read More
AirAsia India is all set to commence daily direct services on New Delhi – Chandigarh route from August 1, 2019. The flight would leave Delhi airport at 10.40 am every day and would arrive at Chandigarh airport at 11.50 am. The return flight would depart from Chandigarh every day at 12.50 pm and arrive in Delhi at 1.55 pm. AirAsia India also plans to introduce an additional flight on New... Read More
SpiceJet will resume its Mangaluru-Delhi direct flights from August 4, 2019. The flight will leave Mangaluru International Airport at 6.15 am and arrive in Delhi at 8.55 am. On its return journey, it will leave New Delhi at 8.30 pm and will arrive at 11.15 pm. Meanwhile, SpiceJet captured its highest domestic market share in five years at 15.6% this June. IndiGo continued to maintain its top market share by... Read More
The airfare and revenues will drop in July-September season, revealed IndiGo in an analyst call to press after the release of the quarter result. The airline also added that it does not anticipate making any more benefits from the grounding of Jet Airways. IndiGo has declared a profit of Rs 1,203 crores in the quarter ended in June. The airline has registered a 42 fold increase in its net profit,... Read More
Wadia Group owned, GoAir which is fast growing no-frills carrier has been without proper higher management for quite some time now. However, the budget airline has now brought industry veteran, Miranda Mills, as its chief operating officer. It is worth noting that Mirana has extensive experience in the aeronautical industry and has formerly served as an executive of Airbus and Rolls Royce. It is also worth noting that Miranda will... Read More
Air India has raised the check-in baggage allowance for Indore-Dubai and Dubai-Indore passengers by 10 kg, making the new allotted limit 40kg. The offer is only for the recently launched service from Dubai to Indore and is valid until another announcement from Air India. The new baggage limit is applicable for the bookings done from 16 July 2019. The announcement for the baggage allowance came up at a reception hosted... Read More
Air India has announced a series of new domestic and international flights. The national carrier plans to commence direct flights to Nairobi, Kenya from October 2019. The airline also has plans to launch flights on Bhopal-Bengaluru route in October 2019. Another plan is to introduce flights to Bangkok from Indore. “We are planning to launch a direct flight to Nairobi in October this year. The region has immense tourism potential,”... Read More
In a relief to passengers travelling to the west, Pakistan has opened the airspace after 140 days. The re-opening drops the travel times and reduces the operating expenses for the airlines. It is worth noting that after the closure of the Pakistani airspace, the flights had to be diverted to a different route which was costing the airlines more fuel. Pakistan closed the airspace after India’s strike on Balakot terror... Read More
The much-revered airline, Emirates has announced a new flight between Dubai and Mexico with a stop in Spain. This new flight will take-off from Dubai and will go to Mexico with a short layover in Spain. This is the fifth of its kind of “freedom flight” which is likely to receive some hard looks from rival airlines in the USA and Europe. It is also worth noting that this would... Read More
Interglobe Aviation, which owns India’s largest airline, IndiGo has secured a line of credit since April worth Rs 2,577.75 crore This credit facility would help the airline in covering its working capital needs while also helping it to focus on expansion. Back in June, the IndiGo had signed a $20 billion agreement with CFM International, the popular aircraft engine manufacturer and as part of this agreement, IndiGo has agreed to... Read More
Alliance Air, a regional subsidiary of Air India has announced daily flights from Mandakalli airport in Mysuru to Hyderabad, Kochi and Goa starting from 19 July 2019. These flights are launched under the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik). The passengers will now have the choice of travelling from Hyderabad to Mysuru and returning the same day with onward options of Kochi, Bengaluru and Goa from Mysuru.... Read More
Air India has changed the schedules of two flights flying to and from Chandigarh. The flights between Chandigarh and Nanded will now operate on Tuesday and Thursday. Similarly, the flights between Chandigarh and Pune will now fly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The changes are in effect from 15 July 2019. According to an unnamed Air India employee, the changed schedule will enable the travellers to get an additional day... Read More
India’s biggest budget airline, IndiGo, owned by Interglobe Aviation has been caught in a new stifling position owing to its ongoing troubles inside the boardroom. This has led to doubts in the minds of the investors of the company who are now fearing that the company might spiral down following the tussle between the promoters and the other parties involved in this controversy. The main concern of the investors is... Read More
The spat between founders of InterGlobe Aviation Limited, Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, finally became public. Rakesh Gangwal alleged severe corporate governance lapses against the company in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Rakesh Gangwal owns 36.68% of stake in the company. He pointed out that even a ‘paan ki dukhaan’ (betel shop) would have managed the issues with more grace. He claimed that he... Read More
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