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January 5th, 2022 10:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Inflight Alcohol Practices Across Global Airlines

Alcohol during a flight trip has been a well-known practice worldwide for ages. Interestingly, there are also airlines that do not serve alcohol on board. Several airlines in the United States temporarily dismissed the practice on domestic flights due to the increasing number of bad passenger behaviours. Airlines from Islamic countries ban inflight alcohol as Islamic culture does not support alcohol consumption. Some of those carriers include Afriqiyah Airways, Kuwait... Read More

October 17th, 2020 6:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Travel to Hong Kong: Air India and Vistara Get Ban Until October 30

Hong Kong government has banned two Indian airlines – Air India and Vistara – from operating services to the country after a few passengers tested positive for COVID-19. The ban will remain in effect from October 17 – 30, 2020. While it is a third time ban for Air India, this is the first time for Vistara. The country insists the passengers submit a medical certificate showing the absence of... Read More

October 15th, 2020 6:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

How Emirates SkyCargo Is Helping the Supply Chains and Farming Community Across the Markets During COVID-19

On the 2nd of October, when Emirates SkyCargo’s first freighter flight took off from Guadalajara, Mexico, the cargo hold contained several tonnes of avocadoes and other vegetables grown and harvested in Mexico and destined for supermarket shelves in Europe and the Middle East. In Kenya, Emirates’ 10 weekly flights in October 2020 from Nairobi airport transport, among other commodities, fresh fruits and vegetables such as green beans, pineapples, mangoes and avocadoes.... Read More

August 29th, 2020 2:04 AM 0 COMMENTS

Emirates Freight Operations To Be Targeted at Dubai International

The premier air carrier of UAE, Emirates is looked after well by the Dubai government. The airline is a subsidiary company of the Emirates Group which is owned by the government. It flies to most of the major international destinations and is considered to be one of the best and most premium airlines in the whole world. Much recently, though, the airline had to halt its commercial operations because of... Read More

July 18th, 2020 7:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Discontinues the Direct Flight Service From Mumbai to New York

The national carrier Air India has stopped the direct services from Mumbai to New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport reportedly due to reduced demand. Mumbai-New York service was causing more loss to the already debt-ridden airline. The flight has been discontinued owing to poor load factor or low seat occupancy, Air India's spokesperson told Hindustan Times. Air India's direct service to New York's JFK airport started in December 2018. There... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Caps The Ticket Fares To/From Srinagar-Delhi At Under Rs 7000

Amidst the political tension in Kashmir, Air India has reduced the maximum fare on flights connected Delhi and Srinagar. The capped fare will be in effect until Indian Independence Day on August 15, 2019. Under the capped rates, Srinagar-Delhi one-way fare costs Rs 6715 and Delhi-Srinagar tickets will have an upper limit of Rs 6,899. Other airlines, including GoAir and Vistara, have also capped the ticket rates of the flights... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Adds Two Additional Flights to Dubai From June 1

Air India has announced its plan to add two additional flights to Dubai from June 1. The new flights will benefit the passengers flying from India as there is a significant scarcity of flights to Dubai after the grounding of Jet Airways. Among the two new flights, one trip will operate from Delhi, and the other will be from Mumbai. Air India already has two flights to Dubai – a... Read More

July 16th, 2020 5:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

New Flights on Domestic and International Routes to Begin From Next Month: Air India

Air India has announced several new flights starting from next month on both domestic and international routes. The new services are launched to meet the demands of the summer vacation. Air India will add 3500 seats per week on Mumbai-Dubai route from 1 June 2019. It will also add another 3500 seats per week on Delhi-Dubai services. The national carrier has also announced a discount offer of INR 7777 (all... Read More

July 16th, 2020 5:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

Mumbai Airport Witnesses 15% Drop in Traffic

The traffic at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai witnesses a 15% reduction in its traffic, reports Hindustan Times. The airport that generally manages around 1000 aircraft movements daily, now sees a net reduction of 150 arrivals and departures. The primary reason for the reduction of traffic is the grounding of the aircraft by various airline service providers. There are also frequent cancellations of services, affecting passenger traffic. According to... Read More

January 17th, 2020 8:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi IGI and Mumbai Airport Both Witnessed Decline in Passengers After 11 Years

Delhi’s IGI and Mumbai Airport are two of the busiest airports in the country. The number of passengers at these airports is so much that the government has to construct two new airports at these cities, one in Jewar near Delhi and the other one in Navi Mumbai to ease the traffic of these two airports. However, the year 2019 was different for both of these airports as they saw... Read More

October 15th, 2019 8:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Continues to Face Hurdles as Divestment Process Moves Further

Adding to the long-standing hurdles to the proposed privatization, oil companies ceased the supply of fuel to Air India’s jets across six stations in August 2019. Cash-strapped Air India has a debt of Rs 54,000 crore, among which Rs 5000 crores is the default to oil companies. According to an article by Quartz, the airline is making daily payments for the fuel, but it is unable to make the payment... Read More

June 7th, 2019 4:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi’s New ATC Tower to Begin Operation From June 15

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport is inaugurating the new state-of-the-art air traffic control (ATC) tower on June 15. The transition from the two-decade-old ATC tower to this new 103-meter tall tower will start from the said date. The transition will occur in multiple phases. All flights will be handled from the new facility from September 15. Currently, the final site acceptance test is underway for the new tower. The... Read More

January 25th, 2019 2:16 AM 0 COMMENTS

FAA Retains Indian Aviation Safety Rating at Category 1

The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), the US aviation regulatory authority, completed its audit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and confirmed that the Indian aviation adheres to the standards laid by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Therefore, it retained India’s aviation safety rating at Category 1. FAA conducted the audit in July 2018. It primarily checks aspects of guidance and training materials used. “FAA has formally communicated... Read More

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