The much-revered airline, Emirates has announced a new flight between Dubai and Mexico with a stop in Spain. This new flight will take-off from Dubai and will go to Mexico with a short layover in Spain. This is the fifth of its kind of “freedom flight” which is likely to receive some hard looks from rival airlines in the USA and Europe. It is also worth noting that this would... Read More
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad has started trials for Facial Recognition (FR) for the entry of passengers into the airport since the start of this month. the Airport will be resorting to the use of the latest technology to provide an expedited entry process to the aerodrome. These trials are being conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport under the Digi Yatra programme which has also been initiated... Read More
The global passenger traffic for May 2019 has shown a year-on-year growth of 4.5%, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Although this is a growth from the last two months, it remains lesser than the 20-year average growth rate of 5.5%. The airline capacity climbed by 2.7%, and the passenger load factor increased by 1.4% to 81.5%. Passenger demand growth has slowed compared to the past two years. This... Read More
India has a total of 404 foreign pilots working in the country, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in Rajya Sabha. Among the 404 foreign pilots, IndiGo employs 199 of them. There is a shortage of type rated commanders/pilot-in-command due to growth in the aviation sector and induction of new type of aircraft in the fleet of Indian airline operators, Puri said in his written response to a question... Read More
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
Air India will fly on the routes of the grounded Jet Airways in five countries, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. The route allocation is temporary until the end of the summer schedule this year. “Bilateral rights of Jet Airways have been temporarily allocated to Air India/Air India Express till end of summer schedule 2019 for the sectors as follows - India-Dubai... Read More
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
GoAir records an on-time performance (OTP) of 91.8% in May 2019, according to the report released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This is the 9th consecutive time that GoAir records the best OTP. The airline has also registered the lowest cancellation rate of 0.33% in the month. “GoAir is India’s fastest growing airline, and we will continue to step up our performance and invest in Operational Excellence... Read More
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
IndiGo has announced its entry into the Chinese market. The budget airline will start daily non-stop flights between Delhi and Chengdu, China from September 15. With this, IndiGo became the first airline to begin a non-stop service between Chengdu and India. China is a market with immense potential and holds prominent trade, cultural and tourism values. We hope to further strengthen this relation by announcing our entry into China, William... Read More
In another hard-hitting move to the flyers, the Central Government has increased the Aviation Security Fee (ASF) for the passengers. For domestic travellers, the ASF fee will be INR 150, and for international travellers, it will be $4.85. The revised pay will come into effect from 1 July 2019. “The above rates of the ASF will be applicable with effect from 00.01 hours of 01.07.2019 and will replace the PSF... Read More
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
Vistara has confirmed its plans to commence international services in the second half of 2019. It might consider medium and long-haul flights, depending on the authority approvals. During the annual general meeting of airlines’ grouping IATA on Sunday, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng said, “We see India as a growing market. We are here for the long term.” "If we do get the necessary rights, we do have a plan in... Read More
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
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