Page 6 - Domestic Flights

Cap on airline capacity extended till 31 Mar, but airlines can charge more

Govt allows airlines to charge more by increasing the upper- and lower-cap on airfares by up to 30%

SpiceJet to start 24 domestic flights from various cities including Ajmer

Flights between Ahmedabad-Bagdogra-Ahmedabad and Chennai -Kolkata -Chennai will operate three days a week while flights from Patna will operate five days a week to Bengaluru and twice a week to Surat

Further opening of domestic flights to depend on Covid situation, demand

The civil aviation ministry on told the Rajya Sabha that further opening up of the domestic scheduled operations is subject to prevailing Covid situation

GoAir offers 1 mn seats at low fares starting Rs 859 on domestic travel

Budget carrier GoAir on Friday put one million seats up for sale on its domestic network at fares starting as low as Rs 859, under a limited-period special offer ahead of the Republic Day.

Goa routes dominate domestic flight bookings in Christmas, shows data

Customers continue to book closer to travel date due to uncertainty over travel restrictions imposed by states

Govt lifts cap on domestic flights to 80% of pre-Covid levels

The cap on the number of domestic flights that Indian airlines are permitted to operate was increased from 70 per cent to 80 per cent of their pre-COVID levels on Thursday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The minister had said on November 11 that the Indian airlines can operate up to 70 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic passenger flights due to the prevailing demand amid the coronavirus situation. Puri tweeted on Thursday, "Domestic operations recommenced with 30K passengers on 25 May & have now touched a high of 2.52 lakhs on 30 Nov 2020." "Ministry of Civil Aviation is now allowing domestic carriers to increase their operations from existing 70% to 80% of pre-COVID approved capacity," he stated. The ministry had resumed scheduled domestic passenger services from May 25, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown. However, the airlines were allowed to operate not more than 33 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic flights. On June 26, this was ..

IndiGo reaches 70% of its pre-Covid capacity, operating 1,000 daily flights

India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown.

Maharashtra makes Covid-19 test must for passengers coming from 4 states

Mumbai airport has a facility to test 3,000 to 5,000 persons daily

Task force on the anvil to revive leisure travel amid Covid-19 pandemic

Measures being planned to bring back consumers who have shied from tourism

Govt increases domestic flights' cap from 60% to 70% of pre-Covid levels

The cap on the number of domestic flights was increased from 60 per cent to 70 per cent of their pre-Covid levels on Wednesday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Airlines can operate at 70-75% of pre-Covid levels, clarifies Centre

Yesterday it had passed an order extending the cap of 60 per cent limit on capacity till 24 February

Govt to increase cap on domestic flights to 70-75% of pre-Covid levels soon

The ministry had said last week that Indian carriers can operate a maximum of 60 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year

Vistara expects to operate all pre-Covid domestic flights by Apr 2021: CCO

Vistara is expecting to operate 100 per cent of its pre-Covid domestic passenger flights by April next year, said its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Vinod Kannan on Wednesday

DGCA allows airlines 13,000 flights in winter, 44% lower than last year

In last year's winter schedule, the aviation regulator had approved 23,307 weekly domestic flights.

Airlines may soon be allowed to run 75% of pre-Covid domestic flights: Puri

Airlines may be permitted to operate maximum 75% of their pre-Covid scheduled domestic flights if the passenger numbers continue to remain healthy during the next 7-10 days, Hardeep Singh Puri said

Over 100,000 domestic flights operated since resumption on May 25: Puri

In a statement, Puri said domestic aviation is moving towards the pre-Covid figures

Govt allows airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic flights

"The matter with regard to check-in baggage has been reviewed based on the feedback/inputs received from the concerned stakeholders," the ministry noted

Air passenger load factor crosses 60% in August, shows DGCA data

IndiGo remains the market leader with 59.4 per cent market share in August

DGCA orders resumption of pre-flight alcohol test for pilots, cabin crew

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday ordered airlines to resume pre-flight alcohol tests for pilots and cabin crew members. The aviation regulator had on March 29 this year suspended breath analyser (BA) test for "all aviation personnel" like pilots, cabin crew members, ground handling staff and air traffic controllers due to the "extraordinary" circumstances posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and given the directions issued by the high courts in Delhi and Kerala. "In partial modification of the DGCA order... dated 29.03.2020, this is to convey that the employer/organization shall ensure flight crew member and the cabin crew member shall undergo pre-flight BA test," said the regulator in an order dated September 4. This means breath analyser tests will continue to remain suspended for aviation personnel other than pilots and cabin crew members. In domestic flight operations, 10 per cent of pilots and crew members should undergo preflight BA test per day, the DGCA

Air India to resume Mumbai-Aurangabad flight services from September 15

The flights between the two cities were suspended in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic