NEW DELHI: Vistara, which had started flying in January 2015 and reported its first operationally profitable quarter in October-December 2022, has seen its highest ever revenue per seat km (RASK) — or yield/ticket prices in simple terms — in the October-December 2022 period when travel rebounded big time post Omicron. And thanks to higher aircraft […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Urination case: Air India accepts delayed action against unruly flyer; finds DGCA suspension of pilot ‘excessive’
NEW DELHI: While accepting delayed action under rules for onboard disruptive behaviour in the case of a flyer allegedly urinating on a woman co-passenger last November, Air India on Tuesday said it finds the DGCA’s decision to suspend licence of the pilot-in-command of that flight “excessive and will be assisting him with an appeal.” The […]
Second Peegate case: Air India fined Rs 10 lakh by DGCA
MUMBAI: Incidents of passenger misbehaviour, such as passenger smoking in a lavatory or a passenger urinating in an aircraft cabin should be reported by the airline concerned to the aviation regulator and not doing so could lead to a financial penalty. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs […]
Air India modifies in-flight alcohol service policy
NEW DELHI: Amid recent incidents of unruly passenger behaviour, Air India has modified its in-flight alcohol service policy wherein cabin crew have been told to tactfully further serving of alcohol if needed. The Tata group-owned airline has been slapped with penalties in the last few days by DGCA for the unruly behaviour of passengers onboard […]
Ahead of merger with AI, Vistara sees its first profitable quarter in Oct-Dec 2022; revenue crosses $1 billion
NEW DELHI: Vistara, which started flying in January 2015, has finally reported its first profitable quarter in the October-December 2022 period and revenue for this fiscal have already crossed the $1 billion mark. The turnaround comes ahead of Vistara’s impending merger with Air India in the next 14 months thanks to the rebound in air […]
Amazon Air launches in India, defying slowdown fears
Amazon.com Inc. is beginning air freight services in India, expanding in Asia even as slowing online sales growth prompts cost cuts elsewhere. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant began using cargo capacity in a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by partner Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt on Monday, and will begin making shipments via a second plane on Tuesday, […]
Top Air India officials aware of urination incident hours after flight, reveals emails
NEW DELHI: The top officials of Air India including its CEO Campbell Wilson were reported about the drunk passenger urinating on an elderly woman by a crew member onboard the New York-New Delhi flight within hours of the flight’s touchdown, an ANI report reveals. As per e-mails accessed by ANI, the Air India cabin crew […]
Air India launches Republic Day sale
MUMBAI: Tata group-owned Air India on Saturday launched a discount offer on air tickets across the airline’s domestic network in the run-up to the celebrations of 74th Republic Day. The offer will be valid till 23 January 2023 and will be available for sale on all Air India booking platforms, including through the airline’s authorised […]
Vikram Dev Dutt to be next head of DGCA
NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Vikram Dev Dutt will be the next DG of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) from next month-end when incumbent Arun Kumar superannuates. Dutt, an IAS officer of AGMUT 1993 batch, is currently the CMD of Air India Asset Holding Ltd. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed Appointments Committee of […]
Pee gate: DGCA imposes a Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India for violating norms, commander’s licence suspended for 3 months
MUMBAI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for the drunk-urination incident onboard its flight from New York to Delhi, in which the airline violated its norms on handling unruly passenger behaviour onboard flights. The pilot-in-command’s licence has been suspended for a period […]
Airlines flew 47 % more pax in 2022 vs 2021, but number still below pre-Covid
MUMBAI: Domestic airlines transported 123 million passengers last year as against 83 million in the year 2021 thus registering an annual growth of 47 %, showed monthly traffic data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday. But the number hasn’t crossed pre-Covid volumes as in the calendar year 2019, domestic airlines […]
Urination case: Air India puts accused Mishra on no-fly list for 4 months
MUMBAI: Air India has put its business class passenger Shankar Mishra, who had allegedly urinated on an elderly woman on-board a flight, on no-fly list for a period of four months. Mishra had allegedly urinated on the elderly co-passenger on-board the business class of the Air India flight from New York to Delhi on November […]