Page 7 - Air Traffic
Coronavirus outbreak: Airports start stringent screening to check spread
All thanks to several doctors on standby, the queues of fliers are manageable
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Coronavirus: Air traffic may fall 13% in Asia-Pacific region, says IATA
Consequently, the total global lost revenue will come to $29.3 billion and represent a 4.7 per cent hit to global demand
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Hong Kong posts 16% fall in November airport traffic, biggest in a decade
Hong Kong has been gripped by sometimes violent protests since June. Demonstrators halted operations at the airport for several days in August.
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Despite slowdown, air traffic grows fastest in November this year at 11.2%
About 1.2 crore passengers flew in November as compared to 1.1 crore in October
Air passenger traffic rises close to 4% in Nov, grows to 12.94 million
The sectoral regulator attributed the increase in the reporting month to the onset of tourist season
Moderate slowdown in global passenger demand growth in October: IATA
October international passenger demand rose 3.2 per cent compared to October 2018
India's air traffic growth slows down in 2019, was 1.6% in Sept: IATA
The IATA represents some 290 airlines comprising 82 per cent of the global air traffic.
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Moderate growth in air passengers, cargo demand slips amid global slowdown
Unresolved trade frictions have undermined business confidence and disrupted global supply chains
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Domestic air passenger traffic growth hits a five-year low: DGCA report
Air traffic grew in single digits for first time in four years in January
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DGCA proposes breath analyser test for air traffic controllers, others
The move comes after several instances were reported threatening safety
India's domestic air passenger traffic saw double-digit growth in Feb: IATA
India is one of the fastest-growing domestic aviation markets in the world
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Domestic air traffic clocks 9% growth in January, slowest in four years
The slippage in January, on the back of higher fares, indicates airlines are focusing on yield growth at the expense of load factors
India's domestic air passenger traffic up 11% in Nov, SpiceJet PLF highest
Data also showed that passenger traffic during the January-November 2018 period grew by 19.21%
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Domestic air traffic growth slows to 12.4% in July
Domestic air traffic rose 12.4 per cent in July the slowest in 2017 on the back of slower capacity addition and grounding of eight planes by IndiGo, the largest domestic airline.Carriers flew 9.5 million passengers last month as against 8.5 million passengers in same month last year.IndiGo leads the domestic market with 38.7 market share but its share declined 1.3 percentage points over June due to limited capacity addition and flight cancellations last month.On an average IndiGo has been inducting 2-3 planes each month but last month it added only one A320 aircraft. Also the carrier has been forced to ground eight Airbus A320Neo planes due to issues related to their engines. Capacity addition by other airlines too is said to be limited.IndiGo has been forced to curtail its schedule since its eight of its Airbus A320neo have been grounded due to engine related issues. The airline has operating around 80 fewer flights each day till September as a result of the grounding."Our schedule .
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Airports in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Delhi gear up for capacity expansion
Expediting Navi Mumbai Airport appears to be the only option for Mumbai to ratchet up capacity
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Domestic air traffic grows 15.7% in February
SpiceJet reported the highest passenger occupancy with 93 per cent load factor
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India's domestic air passenger traffic up 25% in January: DGCA data
In December 2016, the passenger traffic rose by 23.91%
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Airlines to fly new foreign routes from Delhi, Mumbai
International air traffic set to grow 10% as more Indians make leisure trips
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Domestic air traffic up 20% in June
IndiGo retained its leadership position with a market share of 37.9% followed by Jet Airways-JetLite combine (19%)
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India's air traffic up 27% in March
Globally, domestic travel demand and capacity grew 3.7 per cent and 4.3 per cent, respectively, in March on a year-on-year basis
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