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
India’s budget airline, SpiceJet will be launching 28 new flights connecting multiple major domestic destinations in the country. According to a Livemint report, tourist hotspots such as Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur, and Udaipur in Rajasthan along with multiple key cities and metros across India will become part of the airline’s new winter schedule. SpiceJet will be adding two new flights in the Bengaluru-Pune route and connect Kolkata with Srinagar and Bagdogra... Read More
A major step was taken by the aviation ministry today where the restrictions on domestic airlines were lifted so as to bring ease in the flight operations in the country. The decision came about in just three months after Jyotiraditya Scindia took charge as the Minister of Civil Aviation and lifts any restrictions that were imposed in the May of last year after the nationwide lockdown due to Covid-19. An... Read More
In a recent move, the Indian government has increased the number of flights that airlines can operate in the domestic market. Until now, the airlines could operate a capacity of 72.5% of their pre-COVID-19 flights. But that limit has been bumped up to 85% now. Because of this, domestic airline operators are going to get a major relief as they can cater to the rising travel demand in the Indian... Read More
The financial woes of the Indian airlines have only increased in the current year. Due to the pandemic and temporary shutdown of airline activities in the country last year, airlines had to face a consolidated loss of $4.1 billion. This year would not be an exception for the industry since CAPA, an aviation consultancy and research firm has said that Indian airlines are going to incur around the same amount... Read More
Domestic flight operations in India have grown over the last few months. According to Remi Maillard, Airbus President and Managing Director India and South Asia, the Indian airlines are now operating up to 60% of their pre-COVID capacity, which is better than most of the world. While indicating India is recovering very well, he said that the country's aviation sector is ‘still in the eye of the storm’. According to... Read More
While the pandemic resulted in airlines shutting down all over the world, it also made way for new companies and airlines to jump in the aviation industry. Now, India is all set to get another domestic airline, namely ‘Flybig’. Flybig will start its domestic operations in the country from tomorrow, i.e., January 3, 2021. The first flight of Flybig will depart from Indore, the base of the airline, at 2:30... Read More
Things for the domestic aviation industry seem to be improving in India. More and more footfalls are being registered in airports across the country on a daily. In another positive note, the Indian government has now allowed airlines to operate 10% more domestic flights as compared to now. Up until now, the airlines could operate up to 70% of their pre-COVID flights. But after the addition of 10% more flights,... Read More
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved for 12,983 weekly domestic flights for the upcoming winter schedule. The winter schedule is slated to start from this Sunday, i.e, November 1, 2020, and will end on March 27, 2021. Compared to last year’s 23,307 weekly approved domestic flights for the winter schedule, this year’s schedule is going to see 10,324 lesser number of flights. More on the story ahead. DGCA Allots... Read More
The aviation industry is witnessing a rise in demand for domestic airline operations. The number of passengers travelling through domestic flights has increased over the last three month period. Now, as per an ET report, airline’s might be able to operate more flights during the upcoming festive season. The government might allow airlines to increase the number of flights up to 75% of pre-COVID levels. This change may be allowed... Read More
The Indian Aviation sector is growing at a rapid pace. There are many fleets which fly above the sky. In order to fulfil the increasing demand, all the major domestic carriers like IndiGo, GoAir, Air India and others have a composition of different aircraft under their domain. All the different aircraft which are operated by the airlines have a special purpose. Here we’ll cover the top 5 Aircraft that fly... Read More
Government of India has issued several air travel guidelines for passengers who are planning to board flights. As domestic aviation operations are all set to commence from May 25, 2020, the government is taking all the measures to ensure that passengers have a safe and comfortable journey. From the origin of travel to the final destination, special guidelines have been developed for passengers which they will have to follow for... Read More
In the Indian aviation industry, currently there are a lot of airlines competing for the top spot which IndiGo holds right now. However, most of the times, the passengers are looking for cheap tickets, lower fares and budget flying options which makes the low-cost carriers the major attraction point for most of the passengers. But, even the low-cost carriers provide many fare choices to the flyers. These carriers make sure... Read More
Air India is one of the oldest airlines in the domestic Indian aviation industry. Over the years, It has made quite a reputation for itself. Most of the high-level government authorities including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels by Air India. Recently though, it has been facing quite a few problems with paying off its debt. Air India Assets Holding Ltd (AIAHL) is a special body made by the government... Read More
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