Domestic airlines are expected to log net losses in FY22 on the back of lower domestic air traffic compared with pre-pandemic levels, together with high fuel prices, ratings agency Crisil said. However, the agency said that these net losses will be 35-40 per cent below the ones reported for fiscal 2021 mark at Rs 9,500- […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Soaring airfares major dampener for Kashmir tourism: Parl Panel
A Parliamentary panel has stated that the airfares to J&K during peak season go equivalent to those on foreign destinations as a result of which people prefer visiting foreign countries. In its report, the department-related Parliamentary standing committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has said: “Exorbitant price of air tickets is a major dampener. Escalating […]
AAI for strict observance of COVID SOPs at Srinagar Airport
A 4-member Airport Premises Committee (APC) has been formed at the Srinagar International Airport to ensure that Covid-19 guidelines are followed by the flyers. As per an order issued by the Director, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar the APC comprising two AAI officials, one Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and one official from […]
900 cases at Srinagar Airport in March, highest in 11 months
As many as 900 travellers at the Srinagar International Airport have tested positive for Covid-19 during March, making it the month with highest reported cases in the last 11 months. The second highest number of positive cases at the airport was reported in September last year with 793 passengers having tested positive. On Wednesday, 44 […]
Army helicopter makes emergency landing in Ramban
An Army helicopter made an emergency landing due to some technical fault in Ramban on Wednesday. Official source said that an ALH helicopter of Northern Command on its way to Udhampur from Manasbal, Bandipora made an emergency landing at District Police Lines Ground ChandrogRamban at 10:45 am after it developing some technical snag. Eight persons […]
Army helicopter with patient onboard forced to make emergency landing in J&K’s Ramban
An army helicopter on Wednesday afternoon was forced to make an emergency landing at District Police Lines in Jammu’s Ramban district following some technical fault in the carrier, reports said. As per the reports, the military helicopter carrying a patient was on way to Udhampur from Srinagar, but was forced to make an emergency landing […]
Airplane-shaped balloon with PIA written on it found in J&K’s Poonch
An airplane-shaped balloon with ‘PIA’ written on it was found in Poonch district of Jammu, officials said on Tuesday. Quoting SDPO Mendhar Z A Jafri, news agency GNS reported that the balloon was found near a BSF Camp in block Mankote in Mendhar area of Poonch. This is for the fourth time recently that the […]
Direct, evening flights a major boost to Kashmir tourism: Director
In a much-needed boost to the tourism sector, night flight operations have started at Srinagar airport bringing cheers to the travel and hospitality sector in the Kashmir Valley. The first direct evening flight of Indigo airline with 184 passengers onboard from Bangalore landed at Srinagar airport on March 29 which was warmly received by Director […]
First evening flight arrives in Srinagar from Bengaluru
A day after regular evening flight operations started at the Srinagar International Airport, the first evening flight arrived in Srinagar from Bengaluru on Monday bringing cheer among flyers who frequently travel between the Valley and the city down south. It may be mentioned that the Srinagar-Bengaluru direct flight has been resumed after a hiatus of […]
Commanding Officer of first Rafale squadron transferred
The Commanding Officer of the first Rafale fighter squadron based in Ambala air force station in Haryana has been transferred to the headquarters of the Eastern Air Command in Shillong, official sources said on Thursday. Group Captain Harkirat Singh is set to be succeeded by Group Captain Rohit Kataria as the commanding officer of the […]
Suspension of international passenger flights extended
The coronavirus-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till February 28, aviation regulator DGCA said on Thursday. “However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation added. The DGCA circular also said that the suspension does not […]
Normal flight operations expected at Srinagar airport today as weather improves
With the improvement in weather in Kashmir valley, air traffic is likely to operate as normal at the Srinagar airport on Monday, airport authorities said. “Today weather looks clear for flight operation[s]. We hope positively for all flights movement today, (sic)” the Twitter handle of Srinagar airport read this morning. Flight operations were suspended at […]