Vistara being the finest full-service carrier of domestic aviation, is planning to lease out slots at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). The joint aviation venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines have been planning this long-haul route from a long time. The flying plan of Vistara has been the topic of discussion under airline insiders. Not only this, Vistara is planning to fly out in the Stansted airport in order to... Read More
Vistara, which is one of the two full-service carriers operating in India, and the only private full-service carrier in the Indian aviation industry, has decided to drop the Premium Economy and the Business class seats on some of its routes. Vistara has announced that it would be doing away with Premium Economy and Business class seats in some of its aircraft which will be flying on low-income routes, as per... Read More
Premium airline, Vistara, has now announced its fifth international destination- Kathmandu. Starting February 11, Vistara will operate to Kathmandu and the route will be Delhi-Kathmandu. Having said that, bookings for the Vistara Kathmandu flight already began on both the official and travel agency portals. The first flight to Vistara's fifth international destination will take off on February 11 from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. As per of Vistara's official website,... Read More
The Interglobe Aviation owned airline in India, IndiGo, happens to be the biggest low-cost carrier and also the biggest airline in India owing to its massive market share which is close to half of the total flights in India. In a new update, IndiGo has announced that it would be adding Agra as its 63rd domestic destination. Agra would be 86th destination in IndiGo’s network that it would start servicing.... Read More
Vistara has been expanding on its international flight operations since the time it was permitted to fly to international destinations. The airline commenced its international operations back in August 2019. Since then it has been continuously adding flights to new destinations. The international flight baggage policies from the airline are something that you must once look at. The mere fact that the airline has already signed 5 codeshare agreements with... Read More
IndiGo boasts of having the largest fleet in the Indian aviation industry. The budget carrier boasts of having a massive market share in the industry which is close to 50%. In a new update, it has been revealed that the carrier has crossed the 250 mark in terms of number of aircrafts in its fleet. IndiGo now boasts of having more than 250 aircrafts, which is a first for an... Read More
AirAsia is one of the airlines which is planning on increasing its stronghold in the airspace with increased connectivity. The low-cost carrier has announced that it will launch more flights in India as part of its expansion plan to have “robust” connectivity. The information comes from a top official. It is worth noting that AirAsia India is currently based out of Bangalore and it connects 21 destinations across India with... Read More
The issue of Pratt & Whitney engines which has been a troublesome affair for two of the budget carriers in India, GoAir and IndiGo is still going on. A while back it came to surface that IndiGo’s flying technique might be the reason why the airline was facing more issues than the competing airline, GoAir. However, now a new update has come on this matter involving the Directorate General of... Read More
It is well known that IndiGo remains the top airline in the country by capacity and market share owing to its massive fleet of 200+ aircrafts. The IndiGo fleet is majorly comprised of Airbus A320s and A320neos. Up until now, the airline was growing its capacity at the rate of 25% by adding a new aircraft every week. However, recently IndiGo has told analysts that it will cut its capacity... Read More
Premium airline Vistara is planning to add a dozen more planes next year. The company is looking to take its overall fleet to 42 by the end of March 2020. Vistara right now has an overall fleet of 36, and by the end of March, it's aiming to make it 42. According to a report by Livemint, Vistara is looking to induct Boeing 787-9 (Dreamliner) and Airbus A320 and A321... Read More
According to IndiGo Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer Ronojoy Dutta, Indian civil aviation sector is in its “golden age”. He said that there are several opportunities for expansion and there is healthy competition between the airlines. Besides pointing out the provision of opportunities, IndiGo’s Chief also acknowledged that there are problems to be solved, including the high taxes of jet fuel. However, he feels that the problems and variations in economic... Read More
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is soon to get a dedicated terminal for private jets and charter flights. The terminal, which is now commissioned for development, is expected to be operational by January 2020. The jet terminal is a part of the Phase III expansion project that is currently on progress at the airport.The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), led by GMR Group, and the Airports Authority of India... Read More
India’s full-service carrier Vistara has started direct flight between Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and Kerala’s Trivandrum International Airport. Vistara’s flight UK 897 departs from Delhi at 7 am and arrives at 10.20 am in Trivandrum. The return flight UK 898 departs from Trivandrum airport at 11 am and reaches Delhi at 2.20 pm. Vistara’s Delhi-Trivandrum flight will enable passengers to take connection flights via Delhi to various other destinations... Read More
The British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat plc has signed an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the Indian state-owned telecommunications company to offer onboard Wi-Fi to the passengers flying to, from, and over India. As per the deal, Inmarsat will provide its solution ‘Global Xpress’ in Indian skies from 2020. With this, both foreign and domestic airlines who choose to offer onboard connectivity can begin offering the service to... Read More
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