Air travellers can now cancel tickets without having to pay anything within a day of the booking and also claim enhanced compensation for loss of baggage from airlines as the ministry of civil aviation on Wednesday finalised the new passenger charter, prescribing a series of consumer-friendly measures. However, as per the new charter, zero cancellation […]
Category: Civil Aviation
India-Pakistan tensions hit Asia-Europe air travel as global airlines cancel flights on key routes
Global airlines were forced to divert or cancel several flights after Pakistan shut down its airspace following a military clash with India, blocking one of the key air routes between Asia Pacific and Europe. A Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight to London was diverted to Dubai Wednesday to refuel before heading to its final destination, the […]
As hostilities rise, Pakistan shuts airspace, India lifts partial shutdown
AMID CONTINUING tension on the border, India reversed a shutdown that was put in place on Wednesday morning across nine airports and the airspace north of New Delhi. While civilian flight services to Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Amritsar, Pathankot, Dehradun and Dharamshala resumed in the afternoon, the situation continued to be fluid. Pakistan, which had initially […]
Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal called by SBI for urgent meeting with lenders; here’s the agenda
State Bank of India (SBI) has called an urgent meeting of lenders with Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal and the domestic carrier’s significant shareholder Etihad Airways’ CEO Tony Douglas on Wednesday to discuss a way forward for the debt-laden airline, sources said. The meeting, to be held at SBI’s office in Mumbai, assumes significance amid […]
Adani Group emerges highest bidder to operate Guwahati airport: AAI
Adani Group has emerged as the highest bidder to operate Guwahati airport, a senior AAI official said Tuesday. This comes a day after the group emerged as the highest bidder for five other state-owned airports. “Adani Group has put in the highest bid of Rs 160 as per passenger fee for Guwahati airport. This means […]
Adani group gets into aviation space, wins bids to operate five airports
Despite having a colossal debt of Rs 82,810 crore on its book, the Adani group bid aggressively for privatisation of five airports, winning all of them. The bids were put out by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), which at present manages the airports concerned. Adani Enterprises, the flagship entity of the group, on Monday […]
Etihad Airways abstains from voting at Jet Airways’s EGM on Feb 21
Jet Airways’ foreign joint venture partner, the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, abstained from voting on all the five resolutions put up for shareholders’ approval at the airline’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on February 21, people aware of the development told FE. The resolutions put forth also included voting for approval of conversion of loan into […]
Jet Airways’ pilots to stick to roster hours from March 1; airline operations to be hit
Jet Airways’ operations are likely to be hit from next month with its pilots’ union NAG deciding to adhere to the duty roster from March 1 over non- payment of salaries, union sources said Monday. Members of the National Aviator’s Guild will not fly over and above roster hours from March 1, they said. The […]
Jet Airways crisis: SBI says no decision taken on moving NCLT against airlines
State Bank of India Monday said no decision has been taken on moving the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) against Jet Airways. On Sunday, officials associated with the lenders and key shareholders said SBI was considering moving the tribunal seeking insolvency proceedings against Jet Airways since it is running out of money for operations. “Reports […]
Soon, fly IndiGo to China: India’s largest airline mulls overseas expansion with flights to these countries
India’s largest airline IndiGo is looking spread its wings by expanding services into China, Vietnam, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia and among other countries, PTI cited CEO Ronojoy Dutta as saying. “We will be looking to add new service to countries such as China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries and […]
Jet Airways crisis: Pilots threaten to ground beleaguered airline
In a move that might ground a large number of flights of financially struggling carrier Jet Airways, a section of its pilots has decided that if the unpaid dues of the pilots are not cleared by February 28, the pilots operating out of Delhi base will stop flying. This includes pilots across Jet’s fleet, including […]
Fresh trouble for Jet Airways as SBI weighs NCLT route to recover loans
State Bank of India (SBI) is mulling moving the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to recover its loans from Jet Airways as it feels the airline is running out of funds for operations, even as shareholders of the debt-laden carrier have approved a debt rejig plan, officials said. Shareholders of Jet Airways have approved conversion […]