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Terrific Thursday as airlines fly over 398,000 passengers over long weekend

This is the highest single day passenger traffic since resumption of air travel in May 2020

Cheap tickets to stay as India's airlines squabble on fare hikes

IndiGo is unperturbed by criticism as well as calls from smaller rival SpiceJet for airlines to work together to raise fares, even if that causes a slight dip in bookings

AAI received Rs 13k cr revenue from Delhi, Mumbai airports in 5 yrs: Govt

Under Public Private Partnership (PPP), Delhi and Mumbai airports were handed over to the private partners in 2006

Airlines line up new flights as govt allows regular international ops

Airline executives said the increase in flights in summer will be based on market demand

Regular international passenger flights from Mar 27 after two-year gap

The move is expected to boost international capacity and will help soften airfares, which have been soaring due to increased demand and rise in crude oil prices

IndiGo to start flights between Kadapa in AP and five cities from Mar 27

Kadapa will be the 73rd city in the country to be connected with IndiGo flights, the airline said in a release

Domestic air traffic to cross pre-Covid levels in next 2 months: Scindia

The country's civil aviation sector was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the sector's loss was around Rs 19,000 crore in the last fiscal ended March 2021

Wear little jewellery, shun duty-free shop before flight: Air India to crew

Late last month, the Tatas took over the airline from govt and are now putting in place various steps to enhance customer service, improve meals and operate flights with minimum delays

Passengers' Gain: Competition to soar as new players enter aviation sector

Competition is expected to soar in India's aviation sector during 2022, as new players enter the industry along with deeper penetration of air transport in hinterland

Airports sector to see Rs 90,000 cr investments in 5 years: Official

The civil aviation sector, which was battered by the coronavirus pandemic that had also resulted in the suspension of domestic and international flight services, is slowly on the recovery path

Jyotiraditya Scindia urges states, UTs to cut tax on jet fuel

Scindia has been urging states and UTs to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)

India extends ban on international commercial flights till Nov 30

This restriction does not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA

Air India sale: The pangs ahead of the eventual deal with the Tata group

A revamped Alternative Mechanism, the option of closing down the airline and removal of aviation ministry helped seal a deal that had found no takers for years

How 9/11 attack and coronavirus pandemic hit civil aviation industry

In late 2001, after the Twin Towers fell, the aviation industry experienced many of the problems it is seeing now. Airlines bled

Draft drone rules propose to make it easy to operate the aerial vehicles

The new rules, the ministry said, have been built on a premise of trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring

Aviation firms in talks with banks to raise debt under modified ECLGS

On Sunday govt allowed firms in civil aviation sector that are facing headwinds to borrow up to Rs 200 cr fresh loan under the scheme

Govt expands credit lifeline for MSMEs amid second wave of Covid-19

Scheme removes the ceiling of outstanding loans of Rs 500 crore, keeps government's guarantee cover of Rs 3 trillion.

SpiceJet to start Covid-19 vaccination drive for all employees from May 17

Budget carrier SpiceJet has said it will start a company-sponsored vaccination drive for all its employees from May 17. The drive will commence from Delhi and Gurugram, which is SpiceJet's headquarters, and will cover the airline's employees across all the stations on its network, a release said on Wednesday. SpiceJet said it has around 15,000 employees. Other carriers like Air India, Vistara, IndiGo and GoAir and AirAsia India have already rolled vaccination drives for their employees. The first ones to get vaccinated will be the frontline employees of the airline including airport staff and in-flight crew, SpiceJet said. The vaccination program will be undertaken as per government rules and guidelines and basis the availability of the vaccine, SpiceJet said. The airline will also make efforts to facilitate vaccination for the families of employees going forward, it added. At SpiceJet, the health and safety of our passengers and employees is our topmost priority. Vaccination is

Consider aviation workers as priority for vaccination: Aviation secretary

Nearly 8 million people applied for vaccination in three hours on the first day of registrations

Air India sale: A previously rejected plan resurfaces as a fall-back option

The fall-back option under discussion is to allow Air India Express to raise money through the market by listing on the bourses