December 26th, 2021 6:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet and Dolby Team Up to Provide Dolby Atmos Experience to Passengers at 38,000 Feet

Budget carrier SpiceJet and the audio and visual expert Dolby have teamed up to provide better audio experiences for travellers 38,000 feet in the air in Dolby Atmos. The passengers can now experience Dolby Atmos-enabled content, such as blockbuster movies and podcasts. SpiceJet's inflight entertainment (IFE) system is SpiceScreen, built by MojoBoxx, an Indian technology start-up. To fulfil the content requirements, MojoBoxx has worked with content experts like Eros Now... Read More

November 19th, 2021 9:34 AM 0 COMMENTS

Passenger Traffic Near Pre-COVID Levels, Aviation Sector to Grow

The air passenger traffic in India is growing at a rapid pace. It has already reached near the pre-COVID levels. The government has also allowed the airlines to be able to operate flights at a 100% of their capacity. According to a PTI report, domestic air passenger volume grew by 70.86% to 89.95 lakh in October 2021. Compared to 52.71 lakh passengers last year, this year’s numbers are very positive... Read More

November 15th, 2021 10:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Aviation Sector in India Sees Air Traffic Nearing Pre-COVID Levels

The month of November has brought a big sigh of relief for the aviation sector of India as the country witnesses the daily domestic air traffic reach closer to what it was pre-covid. According to the statistics, On November 14, a total of 385,661 passengers departed from various destinations across the country. These numbers are the highest for a day ever since the flights resumed last year in May after... Read More

November 9th, 2021 9:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Significant Surge in Domestic Travel Fastens Revival of Indian Aviation Industry

As the travel industry looks to revive with the covid-19 graph going down each passing day and the restrictions on air travel ease, the domestic air traffic has seen an increment of 67% as compared to the previous year and about 24% rise in October alone making it up to around 8.8 million passengers. The season of festivities is also being seen as a reason for the surge. The Recent... Read More

November 7th, 2020 9:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

IATA : Air Cargo Recovery Continues in September, but No Relief to Passenger Downturn

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released September data for global air freight and passenger markets pointing that air cargo demand though encouraging, remains depressed compared to 2019 levels and passenger demand remained highly depressed.  Passenger: Total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) was 72.8% below September 2019 levels (only slightly improved over the 75.2% year-to-year decline recorded in August). Capacity was down 63% compared to a year... Read More

November 5th, 2020 11:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara Passenger Survey: 84% of Respondents Likely to Fly Within India on Their next Flight

Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, recently announced the results of the second wave of its customer survey to gauge passenger sentiment about flying in the current times. Conducted between 17 August and 02 September 2020, about 4,550 customers responded to the survey. Overall, the responses indicate increased passenger confidence since the first customer survey rolled out by Vistara in June 2020. First Survey: Vistara Survey Reveals 65% of Customers Willing to... Read More

November 5th, 2020 12:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

What Domestic Air Travel Trends of the Festive Season Reveal?

At times like this, when the world is fighting the COVID-19, no doubt Airlines have been hit hard by the pandemic and so as the travel and hospitality industry. At the outbreak of the virus, having no options left, airlines have cancelled the flights, stopped specific sectors or even halted operations in regions as specified by the respective government bodies. Today, though the high flying steel birds started taking off... Read More

October 8th, 2020 11:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Guwahati Airport New Terminal Expected to Handle 10 Million Passengers Per Year

Guwahati Airport is going to get a new terminal very soon. The construction for the new terminal has been undertaken by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Cost for the new terminal of the Guwahati International Airport is Rs 1,232 crores. The construction is expected to finish in the next two years, meaning by June 2022. The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport’s which is the Guwahati International Airport is expected... Read More

July 18th, 2020 7:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

International Passengers Count Takes a Hit In India by a Huge Number

All the international and domestic flight operations are at hold in India at the moment. This is because of the lockdown imposed on the country by the government. This has resulted in the loss of international passengers for India. During April, the count for international travellers plunged by 89% for India against the usual projections of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. These are strange numbers to witness and something which... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Domestic Air Traffic Growth of India Decreased to 13.34% in October, Lowest in Last 14 Months: DGCA

According to the data unveiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India has reported 13.34% of domestic air traffic growth in October 2018. During October, around 1.18 crore passengers flew on domestic flights. The percentage is the lowest in the last 14 months. The Passenger Load Factor (PLF) that determines the airline’s occupancy too has reported a slowdown. The decrease is evident for most carriers, including IndiGo, AirAsia... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:56 AM 0 COMMENTS

The Decline of Passenger Traffic in Delhi Airport May Harm DIAL’s Credit Rating: Moody’s Investors Report

The passenger traffic at the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has dropped 12.7% year-on-year in May 2019, according to the data from the Aviation Authority of India (AAI). Such a decline in traffic is a sharp turnaround from the average annual increase of 15% between 2016 and 2018. The drop in the passenger traffic will hurt the credit metrics of the airport midst its expansion plans, says the US-based... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:56 AM 0 COMMENTS

India, China to Contribute 45% of Air Passenger Growth in Two Decades: IATA

India and China will together account for nearly 45% of all additional passenger trips in the next two decades, according to IATA Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac. India was one of the fastest growing aviation industries in the world for nearly five years. The grounding of Jet Airways has reduced the growth. However, IATA finds it as a temporary scenario, and the market will soon expand. India is... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air Passenger Traffic Grows 3.3% in May 2019: ICRA

After a drop of 4.4% in April, Air passenger traffic in India has reported a growth of 3.3% in May 2019, according to ICRA report. The growth is attributed to the capacity increase of the airlines and the resulted moderation of airfare. IndiGo and SpiceJet have added around 15 and 25 aircraft in April and May 2019, registering a fleet growth of 7% and 33% respectively from March 2019. The... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Aviation Industry To Lose Millions of Passengers This Fiscal Year

COVID-19 has hurt the Indian economy. An already struggling aviation sector is going to lose a lot more business. It is expected that the domestic air traffic is going to fall to 80 to 90 million passengers only this fiscal year. With this, the delivery of more than 200 planes is also going to be put on hold at the moment. This is because the airlines have a severe cash... Read More

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