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Domestic air traffic may be back to full pre-Covid level by summer: Puri

The domestic air traffic is expected to be back to the full pre-COVID-19 level by the summer schedule with the traffic seeing a sharp recovery from the July quarter onwards, Puri said on Friday.

Recovery in domestic air passenger traffic continues in October: Icra

Domestic air travel demand continued on an upward trajectory month-on-month, with the October volume witnessing a 33% growth to 5.2 million passengers over September, Icra said

3.9 million flyers in September, 66% lower than last year, says DGCA

India's largest airline, IndiGo's market share came down to 57.5 per cent from an all-time high of 60.4 per cent in July

2.8 mn domestic air passengers in Aug, 76% lower than in Aug 2019: DGCA

A total of 2.8 million domestic passengers travelled by air in August this year, 76 per cent lower than the corresponding period last year, aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday

Covid-19 impact: Govt extends cap on airline capacity, fares till Nov 24

On June 26, the government had had allowed airlines to increase flights upto 45% of their total capacity, from the initial cap of one- third of their total capacity.

No employee will lose job, says Air India, but cuts allowances by up to 50%

On Wednesday, Air India announced reduction in the allowances of its employees, who have a monthly gross salary of more than Rs 25,000, by up to 50 per cent

Covid-19 impact: In June, airlines could only fill two-thirds of seats

The passenger load factor of major scheduled commercial airlines stood between 54 per cent and 68 per cent, which means carriers were able to fill up to two thirds of the total seats in June.

We're confident of operating at 50% capacity: IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta

With 262 planes, IndiGo operated over 1,500 daily flights prior to March 24 but is now operating around 350 scheduled flights a day, which is putting a pressure on its finances

Covid-19 crisis: Pilots, crew are opting for leave without pay for now

Sources at both IndiGo and Vistara say that some senior pilots and crew who have elderly parents at home had said that they would like to stay off the roster for now.

Bombay High Court allows domestic airlines to fill up middle seats

The HC issued the order on Friday while hearing a petition filed by Air India pilot Deven Kanani who said social distancing was not being maintained on flights as the airline was filling up all seats.

Why aviation regulator is not forcing airlines to keep middle seat empty

DGCA was forced to relook at the middle seat policy after an Air India pilot had challenged the regulator's protocol, in Bombay high court, which allowed airlines to book all seats.

Travel outlook uncertain, demand may fall amid Covid-19 crisis: Vistara

Domestic air travel resumed on Monday after a span of two months and a majority of passengers in the first four days were those, who were left stranded in different parts of the country.

Lockdown 4.0: Over 95% flight bookings for one-way trips, shows data

Domestic flight operations resumed on May 25 after a two-month suspension, allowing stranded people to return home.

Flights resumption: States' rules put a damper on air travel schedules

Airline executives say occupancy was only 50-55% on Tuesday

325 flights carrying 41,673 flyers take off on Day 2 of service resumption

Moreover, domestic operations resumed in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, a day after the restart of air travel across India.

Over 500 flights take off, but states create plane confusion at airports

Maharashtra clears air, says short-term visitors exempt from isolation

'How do I get a printout?' New flying rules test some passengers' patience

India resumed commercial domestic flights on Monday after a gap of two months and the first day saw high cancellations and nervous passengers trying to adapt to the new normal of flying.

Jet dents domestic air passenger traffic, growth in single-digit in 2019

In 2018, the domestic air passenger traffic grew by 18.6 per cent to 138.9 million

Air passenger traffic falls amid slowing economy and lean travel season

Scheduled carriers ferried 11.53 million passengers in September, compared to 11.79 million in August, showed data issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday

India's domestic air passenger traffic rises by 7.9% in June: IATA

The overall global passenger traffic (domestic and international), however, rose by 5 per cent compared to June 2018