Airlines are free to fix reasonable tariffs by taking into account all relevant factors: Ministry of Civil Aviation
The plane was scheduled to depart from Delhi at 9.20 am, officials noted
As per the approved schedule, IndiGo will operate 505 departures per week, followed by Air India at 361, Air India Express 340, SpiceJet at 130, GoAir (GoFirst now) at 74 and Vistara at 56
Airlines saw a sharp rebound in traffic with the decline of Covid cases and easing of restrictions
Four Indian carriers -- SpiceJet, Vistara, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express -- have Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets
Surprisingly, the DGCA has mandated that only 10 per cent of an airline's staff need to be checked for psychoactive substance use in a year
According to a company statement, the restart activities are 'progressing well'
The summer schedule starts from March 27 and ends on October 29
The Delhi-Jabalpur flight was operated using an ATR-72 aircraft, officials said
Indian carriers have increased their domestic services by 10.1% to 25,309 weekly flights in the upcoming summer schedule as compared to 22,980 last season, aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday.
An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended permission for conducting a phase-3 clinical trial of Covid vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in adults, official sources said
Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, following the outbreak of the coronavirus
The DGCA further said that the flights under bubble arrangement will be not be affected.
The ban on scheduled international passenger flights in India is in effect till February 28. Such flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Around 64.08 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in January, approximately 43 per cent lower than the 1.12 crore who travelled in December, Indian aviation regulator said on Friday
An Alliance Air ATR aircraft landed safely at Bhuj from Mumbai after a part of the engine cowling fell down during take-off this morning
Disagreements have emerged on funding pre-operative expenses which are necessary for DGCA approval
In a Q&A, the aviation minister says he believes govt shouldn't be in the business of running airlines and must develop the ecosystem of civil aviation instead
DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI that the regulator is investigating the incident 'and shall take strictest action against those found delinquent'