Flight delays may soon cost airlines dear if they are to blame for the behind schedule operations. And, cancelling flight tickets may not mean huge losses for passengers due to steep charges. The Modi government is reviewing issues like these that directly impact air travellers in a bid to have passenger-friendly skies. “We are drawing […]
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Civil Aviation
Jammu-bound GoAir flight returns to Leh airport after technical snag
A Jammu-bound GoAir flight, with 112 passengers and crew members on board, returned to the Leh airport today shortly after take off due to some “technical snag”, officials said. The Delhi-Leh-Jammu flight left the Leh airport in the Ladakh region for Jammu at 9.20 am, but returned within 10 minutes, an official of the GoAir […]
IGI stalemate ends, after SC order IndiGo says will shift flights
Budget carrier IndiGo today said it would comply with the Supreme Court’s order and shift some of its flights from one terminal to another at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport in the coming weeks. On Friday, the apex court rejected IndiGo’s plea challenging a Delhi High Court order to shift its operations partially from Terminal […]
SC dismisses IndiGo’s plea against order to shift from T1 to T2 of IGI
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of no-frill carrier IndiGo challenging a Delhi High Court order to shift its operations from Terminal-1 (T-1) of the IGI Airport here to Terminal 2. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice D Y Chandrachud directed the IndiGo Airline to shift its operations partially to T2 […]
Mahindra Aerospace, Canada’s Viking Air sign MoU to manufacture small aircraft
Mahindra Aerospace and Canada’s Viking Air have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic alliance for making smaller aircraft to support regional air connectivity in India. The pact was signed during the ongoing India visit of Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, to India. “Under this alliance, Mahindra Aerospace and Viking will work together […]
Air India Express net profit exceeds target for the year
Air India Express, the international budget airline wholly owned by Air India, expects the net profit in the current fiscal to exceed its target for the year despite rise in fuel cost and softening of demand in the Gulf route. However, it is expected to fall short of last year’s level. After earning a net […]
AI plans to increase non-stop flights to SFO and Oz
Soon-to-be-privatised Air India is looking at majorly increasing the frequency of its popular nonstops to San Francisco (SFO) and Australia. The Delhi-SFO flight is currently six days a week and the Maharaja is planning a 50% increase by making it nine times a week. And the daily Delhi-Australia nonstop may be raised to 10 flights […]
AAI to invest Rs 15,000 cr on airport terminals in FY19
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will invest Rs 15,000 crore in financial year 2018-19 to expand the existing terminal buildings and construct new ones. AAI chairman Guruprasad Mahapatra said the authority has decided to have additional facilities at all the terminal buildings across the country. “All our terminal buildings will have additional facilities. For […]
Navi Mumbai airport to get Modi push, to handle 10 mn flyers every year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of the Rs 160-billion Navi Mumbai airport project on Sunday. First conceived nearly two decades ago, the airport project has missed several deadlines and has been mired in issues related to land acquisition and environment. With the existing Mumbai airport reaching saturation, the need for a second […]
Explained: Why Delhi airport always fails to meet flight-handing demand
New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, which has three operational runways, late last year clocked its peak record of handling 1,339 air traffic movements (ATMs) in a day. Even as this was significantly higher than its usual count, the number would seem rather unimpressive when compared with the 969 ATMs achieved a few days […]
Delhi High Court upholds DIAL order on Indigo, Spicejet shifting operations to T-2
The Delhi High Court today upheld its single judge order accepting DIAL’s decision to partially shift Indigo and Spicejet operations from IGI airport’s terminal T-1 to T-2. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Rekha Palli, however, directed Indigo and Spicejet to approach Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) within one week. The airport regulator shall […]
IndiGo plans to add 40 planes, including 25 A320s, in next one year
Airbus’ decision to halt the delivery of A320 planes is unlikely to impact Indian low-cost major IndiGo’s aggressive expansion, as it plans to induct around 40 planes in the next one year. The plan includes leasing of around 25 A320 ceo and delivery of 15 new ATRs. While the plan has been revised from the […]