Following the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft by Indian aviation watchdog DGCA, SpiceJet Wednesday said it has cancelled 14 flights and will be operating additional flights from Thursday. The airline has around 12 such aircraft in its fleet. “SpiceJet has presently announced cancellation of 14 flights for today and will be operating additional […]
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Boeing 737 Max grounding: Airfares could rise 30% for last-minute travel
With the grounding of Spicejet’s 13 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the Indian low-cost carrier now finds itself battling skyrocketing fares. On key routes, Spicejet fares are way above Air India and other full service and premium carriers like Vistara. For long Spicejet’s fares have been amongst the lowest in line with other low-cost airlines like […]
Jet planes to be redeployed if restructuring fails this month: Lessor
FLY Leasing Ltd has grounded three planes on lease to India’s Jet Airways Ltd and will take them back and redeploy them elsewhere if the airline cannot gain approvals for a restructuring plan this month, the lessor’s CEO said. Jet Airways on Thursday said another three aircraft had been grounded due to its failure to […]
MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, pilot ejects safely
A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Friday with the pilot ejecting safely, a defence ministry spokesperson said. The aircraft was on a routine mission and crashed after getting airborne from the Nal airbase near Bikaner. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely, the spokesperson said. […]
Cabinet to spend Rs 4,500 crore to revive ‘un-served, under-served’ airports
In a bid to boost regional air connectivity, the Cabinet Thursday approved a proposal to “revive and develop” a number of “un-served and under-served airports” across the country at a cost of Rs 4,500 crore. “Cabinet approves revival and development of un-served and under-served air strips of state governments, Airports Authority of India (AAI), civil […]
Cabinet approves AAI proposal to surrender claim on 106.76 acres of land encroached by MP government
The Cabinet Thursday approved the Airports Authority of India’s (AAI) proposal to surrender its claim on 106.76 acres of land which has been “encroached” upon by the Madhya Pradesh government in Bhopal. In turn, the state government has handed over 96.56 acres of land, which is adjacent to the existing land of Bhopal airport and […]
Holi bonanza: Indigo airlines offers 3-day special sale; know the details
IndiGo airlines Tuesday announced a three-day special Holi sale across its domestic and international network for travel between March 19 and September 28. “Effective March 05, 2019 till March 07, 2019, IndiGo is offering all-inclusive fare starting at Rs 899 across domestic and Rs 3,399 across international sectors. This sale is valid for travel between […]
Vistara to operate 16 new flights starting March 5
Domestic full-service carrier Vistara on Tuesday announced launch of 16 new daily flights, including to two new destinations Raipur and Dibrugarh, as part of its network expansion plans. The new services commence from Tuesday in a phased manner, Delhi-based Vistara said in a release. The airline will also introduce its flight services to Jammu from […]
Jet Airways shares rise by 5.32% after Naresh Goyal’s exit as chairman
A day after beleaguered airline Jet Airways’ Naresh Goyal reportedly agreed to step down as chairman, its shares on the BSE went up by 5.32 per cent to Rs 234.65 even as the lenders’ consortium led by State Bank of India looks to become the largest shareholders in the airline under the bailout plan, the […]
A section of Mumbai Airport cleared after bomb threat call
A section of the Mumbai airport was cleared Saturday following an anonymous bomb threat call. However, no flight operations were impacted as the runways were closed. A spokesperson at the airport said that the “Bomb Threat Assessment Committee was convened to assess a threat call and has been declared as nonspecific.” However as a mitigation […]
State governments should not look at aviation sector through centre versus state prism: Prabhu
States across the country will be the beneficiaries of the expanding aviation sector, and should consequently not look it through a centre versus state prism, Union minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said. “States will be the biggest beneficiaries (of expanding aviation sector). So we should not look at it as you against us. Because we […]
SpiceJet to launch more cheap flights to Kerala under UDAN
Budget carrier SpiceJet, the biggest winner of Narendra Modi government’s affordable air travel scheme UDAN, is looking to expand further under the programme, planning to launch more discounted flights to the state of Kerala, CEO Ajay Singh said on Thursday at an event. SpiceJet also gave a glimpse of further expansion opportunities, with Ajay Singh […]