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December 11th, 2021 6:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA to Probe the Emergency Landing of SpiceJet’s Boeing 737 Max

India’s aviation regulatory authority Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is probing the incident of SpiceJet’s Boeing 737 Max aircraft, wherein the plane was forced to return to Mumbai airport shortly after it took off to Kolkata from the airport. According to SpiceJet, an engine snag of Boeing 737 Max was the reason for the emergency landing. The aircraft returned to the airport within 15 minutes of the take-off. According... Read More

November 11th, 2021 10:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Transitions its Services into Electronic Mode, Reduces Approval Time

In the recent development of events, the Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed today that transitioning of services into online mode at Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will reduce the time taken to get approvals by 10% when the process gets completed. The DGCA is the regulatory authority that looks over the Indian aviation industry. Benefits of Going Online The Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in the statement... Read More

August 10th, 2021 5:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Wants Airlines to Keep a Check on Third-Party Platforms

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the airlines to keep a check on the flight fares that the third-party platforms are reflecting. In the last few days, a lot of confusion has stirred amongst the public related to the flight fares. Naturally, because of the limited number of international flights, the tickets will get a little expensive. But there were people claiming that the flight tickets for... Read More

November 19th, 2020 11:42 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air Traffic in India Improved 33.67% Month Over Month: DGCA

The air traffic in India improved by 33.67% month-over-month (MoM) basis in October 2020 as compared to the previous month. During September 2020, air traffic in India stood at 39.43 lakh fliers. But this stat improved quite drastically in October. During the month, the air traffic grew to 52.7 lakh fliers which is 13.27 lakh more fliers taking to the skies. This is certainly good news for the Indian aviation... Read More

October 26th, 2020 11:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Approves 12,983 Weekly Flights for Winter Domestic Schedule

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

October 9th, 2020 3:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Publishes Guidelines to Issue Refunds for Tickets Booked in Lockdown

The statutory body for India’s aviation sector the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has published a comprehensive guideline for issuing refunds for the air tickets cancelled between March 25 to May 24. No domestic passenger flights operated in the country during this period due to COVID-19 pandemic and the resulted lockdown. The guidelines have come after six days of recent Supreme Court judgement asking airlines to offer a full... Read More

October 1st, 2020 11:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA cancels the international flights till October 31 amid rising COVID-19 cases

A circular from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced the suspension of international flights till October 31, 2020. The travel restriction will not apply to the international all-cargo operations and flights specially approved by DGCA. However, DGCA may allow certain international schedule flights to operate on chosen routes from time-to-time. Such allowances will be solely based on its discretion. Lufthansa cancels all flights to India Meanwhile, Lufthansa... Read More

July 19th, 2020 8:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Bans Air India Off-Duty Crew Members From Travelling in the Cockpit

The civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has banned the pilots, aircraft engineers or additional crew members from travelling in the cockpit unless deemed necessary for the safe operation of the flight. The decision came after an incident occurred on 13 July 2019, when an Air India pilot requested to travel to Bengaluru as an additional crew member in the cockpit. He was off-duty and was in... Read More

July 18th, 2020 7:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Directs Indian Airlines to Update Passengers About Flight Delay, Boarding Gate Change

In the wake of a series of flight delays and cancellation complaints by passengers on social media, The Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked all the airlines to circulate text messages following every 30 minutes to all the passengers whose flight has been delayed, cancelled or whose boarding gates have changed. In a directive sent to all the airlines in India, Directorate General of Civil Aviation... Read More

July 17th, 2020 9:14 AM 2 COMMENTS

IndiGo Flew 50.75 Lakh Passengers in October, Surge in Baggage-Related Complaints: DGCA

The domestic market leader IndiGo flew 5 million passengers in October 2018, becoming the first airline to achieve this feat. Based on the report released by the government regulatory body of airlines Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), IndiGo has flown 50.75 lakh passengers in October. The airline continues to remain as the biggest carrier last month having a market share of 42.8% followed by Jet Airways and Air India... Read More

July 16th, 2020 1:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

International Flights to Not Land in Indian Airports, Says DGCA

International flights are still not operational in India and for a good reason. But there are still special international flights which are operating with the permission of DGCA. Some of the flights are going to UAE and some are coming from there to India. One thing that is still not clear for India is when will the regular international charters resume. As for the flights coming from UAE, none of... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:25 AM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo and GoAir to be Ahead of Foreign Airlines in P&W Engine Replacement Under DGCA Order

Owing to the very strict guidelines set by the Indian aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Indian carriers, GoAir and IndiGo will be the first two to have replaced their entire fleet of aircrafts with new P&W Engines. It is worth noting that the aviation regulator has asked the two carriers to change the engines which are faulty and causing mid-air shutdowns from P&W. The same issue... 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 5:59 AM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Airlines Bookings Have Reopened Opposing The Direct Order From DGCA

Airline industry all the world is in a cash-strapped situation. There is nothing that seems to be going towards the way of the aviation sector. In India, Airlines have had to take measures such as cutting salaries of their employees to save some cash. There are huge fixed costs but no source of revenue at the moment. All international airline operations have been paused from March 21, and from March... Read More

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