The passengers are unhappy about IndiGo’s decision to charge for the web check-in seat selections. Several passengers have raised their concerns on the social media platform Twitter. “If you are a regulator, this should make you think ‘market power’. The reason why IndiGo can charge for online check-in that costs it less than a counter check-in is because it can.”, tweeted a user. “Nice, Time for folks to look at...
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The debt-ridden Air India is planning various strategies to raise money. One among them is sale and leaseback agreement (SLB pact), under which the airline will sell seven of its Boeing aircraft over the next 15 days to a lessor and take them back for lease for operations. SLB option will allow the airline to remove the planes and the debt associated with them from its balance sheet. The airline...
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During a flight from Hyderabad to Port Blair, aircraft IndiGo Airbus A320 Neo suffered a tilt in mid-air as a result of the technical fault, reports Times of India (TOI). The incident that happened on Tuesday, 20 November 2018, did not cause much panic as the pilots managed to level the aircraft within minutes. The flight continued its flight and had a safe landing at Port Blair. “The pilots are...
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The budget airline service provider IndiGo is mulling to start a one-stop flight to European cities, according to reports by Business Standard and Times Now. The airline is in discussion with the airports at Tbilisi (Georgia) and Baku (Azerbaijan) for using them as technical stop, for purposes like refuelling. The airline is also said to have initiated the talks with Istanbul airport. However, the airport has high landing charges, that...
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As a means to improve the quality of the airline services in India, Union Minister for Aviation Mr. Suresh Prabhu has announced the plan to rank airlines in India based on the quality of the service they provide to the passengers. He revealed the plan while launching the mobile application AirSewa 2.0, an upgrade of the ministry’s portal for consumers. [caption id="attachment_1128" align="aligncenter" width="601"] Suresh Prabhu presenting the AirSewa Champion...
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Aviationscoop is a dedicated portal catering to reporting the latest news, updates, trends and information about the aviation sector in India and beyond. In a thriving aviation industry where the airlines are regularly starting new flights, new services and authorities are setting up new rules and norms, we’ve taken it upon us to bring to you all the most most recent snippets from the world of aviation. Aviationscoop covers topics...
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No-frills carrier IndiGo has crossed the daily flight mark of 100 in Kolkata airport. IndiGo airlines, owned by InterGlobe Aviation is the airline with the highest share in the country. With the recent addition to new flights, the airline has finally managed to break the 100 daily flights mark in Kolkata airport. Notably, IndiGo started three new flights last weekend, which has pushed the total count of IndiGo flights in...
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Leslie Thng, CEO of Vistara Airlines, has planned to strengthen the airline’s networks and take it international by the end of 2018. According to the norms of the government, an airline needs to have a fleet of at least 20 aircraft before being eligible for overseas operations. Vistara, which began operations in January 2015, as of July 2018 had 21 Airbus A320 aircraft in operation and is now looking forward...
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Aviationscoop is a dedicated portal catering to reporting the latest news, updates, trends and information about the aviation sector in India and beyond. In a thriving aviation industry where the airlines are regularly starting new flights, new services and authorities are setting up new rules and norms, we’ve taken it upon us to bring to you all the most most recent snippets from the world of aviation. Aviationscoop covers topics...
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