July 2nd, 2019 6:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kerala-Saudi Arabia Flight Takes an Additional 30 Minutes for the Flight Due to Tehran Airspace Ban

The restriction to fly over Iran Airspace has added another 30 minutes to the trip duration of Kerala – Saudi Arabia flights, making it difficult for the airlines. The airlines are asked to avoid flying over the water area of Tehran airspace with the Strait of Hormuz which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The detour to avoid Iran airspace is leading to extra usage of fuel... Read More

July 1st, 2019 1:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Cochin Airport Registers a Profit of INR 167 Crore Despite the Flood This Year

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has announced a net profit of INR 166.92 crore in the financial year 2018-19, a 7% rise from the previous year. The turnover of the year was INR 650.34 crore, 17.52% increase from last year. The turnover in the previous year (2017-18) was INR 553. 41 crores and the net profit was INR 155.99 crore. The Cochin airport remained closed for 15 days due... Read More

June 25th, 2019 12:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kannur Airport Remains Underutilized, Needs More International Flights: Report

Only 20% of the inbuilt facilities of Kannur International Airport are used, says a report by The Hindu. The airport is yet to open its gates to foreign airlines and has less number of domestic carriers operating from it. “Opening the doors to foreign carriers would have resulted in 40% use of the state-of-the-art facilities. One flight of a foreign airline would make the difference,” the report quoted the Managing... Read More

June 24th, 2019 7:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

2.9% Increase in Domestic Air Traffic Passenger, 93.9% Passenger Load Factor for SpiceJet: DGCA Report May 2019

The domestic air traffic passenger in the country has increased by 2.9% in May, according to the latest report released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The aviation regulator attributes the growth to the ongoing tourist season. All domestic airlines together flew 1.22 crores passenger in May. Among the airlines, IndiGo flew 59.80 lakhs of passengers, followed by SpiceJet that flew 18.03 lakhs of people. Air India took... Read More

June 12th, 2019 8:40 AM 0 COMMENTS

Government may remove the landing charges of aircraft with less than 80 seats

According to a report by The Economic Times, the government may waive the landing charges at 15 defence airports for aircraft having less than 80 seats. The smaller aircraft help in establishing air connectivity to the regional parts of the country and waiving landing charges may boost the regional connectivity, says the report. Landing charges is a fee collected by the airports from the airlines depending on the weight of... Read More

June 8th, 2019 9:57 AM 0 COMMENTS

Low-Cost Airlines of India Becoming More Valuable Than the Global Counterparts: Report

The unexpected growth of three budget airlines – IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir – creates market distortion, analyses Business Insider. According to a report published by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), the three low-cost airlines – IndiGo, SpiceJet, and GoAir – will make a record profit in FY 2019-20. Among the three, IndiGo alone will register a profit of USD 400-500 million, the report stated. Such profit is more... Read More

June 5th, 2019 9:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kannur Airport Seeks Flybus Services to Connect Mysuru, Kodagu to Airport

Kannur International Airport authorities have requested Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation for Flybus service from Mysuru, Virajpet and Madikeri to the Kannur airport. The bus connectivity will help the flyers from Mysuru and Kodagu regions. MD of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Shivayogi Kalasad confirmed the request from Kannur International airport to The Hindu and also said that it had given a positive response to the initiative. However, the authorities... Read More

June 4th, 2019 1:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

India’s Air Traffic Falls for the First Time in Five Years: IATA

India’s domestic aviation traffic has recorded its first negative growth rate in April since January 2014, according to The International Air Transport Association (IATA). The domestic traffic has fallen 0.5% year-on-year. The demise of Jet Airways is cited as a possible reason for this drop. Over the past five years, annual growth has averaged a pace close to 20%. The main explanation for this dramatic slowing is the exit of... Read More

June 4th, 2019 12:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Commercial Flight Service Likely to Begin From Hindon Airport From June End

Hindon, Delhi’s second airport, is all set to begin its commercial operations from June end. Flights from Hindon airport will fly under UDAN scheme, giving passengers affordable flying options. Hindon airport was formed to ease the congestion at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Hindon airport is located at a distance of 40 kms from Delhi IGI. The Ministry of Defence has approved the proposal of Ghodawat Enterprises for the... Read More

May 25th, 2019 6:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet Adds 20 New Domestic Services on Routes Vacated by Jet Airways

SpiceJet has announced the launch of 20 new daily domestic flights, most of them connecting Mumbai with metro and non-metro cities. There are new services to destinations such as Trivandrum, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Patna, etc. The new services will be launched from May 26-30. SpiceJet’s new services are said to be open for booking from its official website. SpiceJet has taken the slots vacated by the grounding of... Read More

May 22nd, 2019 2:23 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Receives a Dominant Share of Jet Airways’ Unused International Traffic Rights

The Government has decided to allocate 5700 weekly seats on India-Dubai route to Air India from Jet Airways’ unused quota. Similarly, Air India will also receive 5000 seats on India-Qatar routes and 4600 seats on India-London routes from Jet Airways’ quota. The allocation is for the ongoing summer and is temporary. If Jet Airways successfully revives from the current crisis and is back to operation, Air India will have to... Read More

May 21st, 2019 8:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet Mumbai-Jeddah Service to Start From July 5

SpiceJet will launch daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and Jeddah from July 5. The tickets are available from INR 12,399 inclusive of all charges for Mumbai-Jeddah trip and INR 15,399 (all inclusive) for Jeddah-Mumbai trip. “We are delighted to announce our new flight connecting Mumbai with Jeddah which will offer more convenience and flexibility to passengers travelling between the two cities for pilgrimage, business or leisure,” said Shilpa Bhatia, chief... Read More

May 18th, 2019 6:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

New Jetliner Airbus A350-900 Begins to Fly From Bengaluru

Singapore Airlines has deployed the new jetliner Airbus A350-900 between Singapore and Bengaluru from Friday. Airbus A350-900 can accommodate up to 325 passengers with a range of 15,000km, making it bigger than the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Airbus A350-900 comes with wider fuselage resulting in better legroom. It also has better amenities like sophisticated inflight entertainment system and auto-mechanical shades. Cabin air will contain more moisture that will reduce fatigue. Singapore... Read More

January 29th, 2019 11:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Cial to Establish Intra-State Connectivity With Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram

There is no doubt that the government is pushing for more and more intra-state air connectivity as more and more airports start service. On the same lines, Cochin international airport limited, (Cial) is also exploring possibility to introduce new flights between Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur and Kozhikode. Going by the words of Cial official, the low-cost carrier, IndiGo has already confirmed a flight which it would operate from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram... Read More

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