A GDS provider collects a segment fee for every booking and shares a portion of it with travel agents, thus increasing costs for airlines
While global airlines' profits have been strong since 2015 - though with wide regional variations - Indian carriers are struggling to remain profitable, despite filling nearly 90% of their seats
Airlines say most delays are due to infrastructure constraints and proposed steps will increase their financial burden
Trading of seats bone of contention between Vistara and older airlines
According to the proposal, flyers can use Aadhaar number to book their air ticket
UAE carriers should not be allowed to operate extra flights: Indian airlines
Under current rules, foreign airlines are restricted to holding stake of 49% in Indian carriers
India-UK to revise air services agreement
Revenue from ancillary sources stood at Rs 558.41 crore at Q2 as compared to Rs 580.57 crore in the April-June period
IndiGo leads with 42% more weekly flights; others follow