NEW DELHI: No-frills carrier IndiGo has revised its flight cancellation and change charges for both domestic and international flights. The revised rules, which came into force from Thursday, applies if a passenger changes the flight or cancels his tickets within 3 days of the journey, IndiGo said in a statement. 5 things to know about […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Jet staff get on board a new partner to bid for bankrupt airline
NEW DELHI: Employees of Jet Airways (India) Ltd and London-based investor Adi Partners LLP on Friday said they will jointly bid for a 75% stake in the debt-laden airline, which is facing bankruptcy proceedings. The platform, comprising Adi Partners and a Jet employees’ consortium, will explore taking control of the airline through the National Company […]
3 incidents of bird hit at Vadodara airport in 4 days
VADODARA: As many as three incidents of bird hit have taken place at the Vadodara airport in the last four days amid the monsoon season, a senior airport official said Friday. These spate of incidents also led to three aircraft of different airlines getting stuck at the airport, he said. Small insects, food particles, water […]
Opinion | Reset Air India for take-off
The swift government clarification that the divestment of Air India remains on the cards, contrary to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s statement in Parliament that suggested its sale would be deferred in the face of high crude oil prices and volatile foreign exchange rates, signals the Centre’s intent to plug the drain on its […]
SpiceJet got a majority of airport slots vacated by Jet Airways in March-June
Low-fare airline SpiceJet Ltd bagged the maximum number of airport slots vacated by Jet Airways (India) Ltd after its grounding on 17 April, a research report said. According to an Elara Capital report released on Wednesday, the Ajay Singh-led airline won 43% of these slots in the March-June period at Mumbai and Delhi airports, followed […]
Jet Airways’ flying rights with 5 countries temporarily allocated to Air India: Government
NEW DELHI: Bilateral flying rights with five countries, which were previously allocated to Jet Airways, have now been temporarily given to Air India till the end of the summer schedule of this year, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Wednesday. As Jet Airways ran out of funds, it had shut down its operations on […]
Total debt of Air India is ₹58,351 crore: Hardeep Singh Puri
NEW DELHI: National carrier Air India has a total debt of ₹58,351 crore as on March 31 this year, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. Last year, the Centre had invited Expression of Interest for strategic disinvestment of Air India, including its shareholding in Air India Express and Air India […]
Budget carrier Wizz Air plans to introduce India flights
Discount carrier Wizz Air Holdings Plc is considering using a new fleet of long-range narrow-body Airbus SE jets to launch flights from London to Dubai and even central Europe to India in a further challenge to network rivals. The 20 A321 XLR planes ordered last week will allow Wizz to broaden its footprint and beef […]
United suspends Newark-Mumbai flights over concerns about Iran’s airspace
New Delhi: The geo-political tension in the West Asia seems to be taking heavy toll on international flights to and from India. In the wake of ongoing tensions between US and Iran, American carrier United Airlines has suspended its flight between New York/Newark and Mumbai from Friday evening. “(The flight) UA48 (New York/Newark-Mumbai) has been […]
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after US regulator’s order
Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday, after the U.S. aviation regulator barred its carriers from the area until further notice. Thursday’s emergency order from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) came after Iran shot down a high-altitude U.S. […]
Alexa, how can I fly to Mumbai?
BENGALURU/PARIS/SINGAPORE: When Karan Mehrotra booked a flight from Delhi to Guwahati, he did not go to a travel agent or an airline website. Instead, he turned to Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer which now sells tickets to Indian customers and offers them an easy payment process and cash-back offers. “It was just a lot […]
Jet Airways stock soars 133%, NCLT admits insolvency plea
Shares of Jet Airways (India) Ltd surged 133% on Thursday, their sharpest intra-day gain ever, before finally closing 93.35% up at ₹64 a share. The abnormal price movement, on a day Jet was admitted for bankruptcy proceedings, prompted stock exchanges to seek clarification from the grounded airline. While a response from Jet is awaited, analysts […]