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IndiGo and SpiceJet make web check-in paid service, flyers tweet protest

Low cost airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet have announced they will charge fees for their online check-in service, looking for ways to make up for higher costs but drawing protests from flyers.

InterGlobe Aviation Chairman Devadas Mallya has died in Delhi: Company

Mangalore was also a non-executive independent director of InterGlobe Aviation.

IndiGo plane tilts mid-air, airline denies engine issue; probe ordered

Passengers of an IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to Port Blair experienced anxious moments on Tuesday as the A320 neo aircraft tilted mid-air, according to a senior regulatory official. Aviation regulator DGCA has started a probe into the incident, which is the latest in a series of issues involving IndiGo's fleet of A320 neo planes powered with Pratt & Whitney engines. After it tilted to one side mid-air, the pilot managed to balance the aircraft, a senior DGCA official told PTI. An IndiGo spokesperson said the pilot observed a minor engine sensor issue that did not warrant any automated caution and that the plane made a normal landing at Port Blair. The number of passengers on board could not be ascertained. A320 neo plane has more than 180 seats. The A320 neo aircraft suffered "yawing" and the regulator might also ask for the flight's DFDR (Digital Flight Data Recorder) to assess the angle of tilt and fix responsibility for the incident, the official said. Generally, yaw motion i

IndiGo seeks one-stop Europe flights via Tbilisi, Baku at 30% lower fare

The airline, which will compete against full-service airlines like British Airways, Air India and Jet Airways, plans to market the route by offering it at a 30 per cent lower fare

IndiGo upgrades 125 orders of A320neo jets for a bigger sister model

For Airbus, it's another boost for an aircraft that is eating up much of a market that Boeing wants to try capture with its potential upcoming NMA

Contest in the skies: IndiGo blames rival carriers for pricing pressure

The airline posted its first-ever loss since its IPO in 2015

IndiGo interim CEO Rahul Bhatia urges employees to help reduce losses

Bhatia, in an e-mail to the employees, also expressed 'disappointment' at the financial performance, but said he was confident of success going forward

IndiGo's profitability takes back seat amid high fuel costs, weak rupee

The pressure on yields will remain as capacity addition leaves little room for a cut in prices despite rising costs

IndiGo to begin Bengaluru-Hong Kong flight service from December 11

The airline has a fleet of 190 aircraft including Airbus A320s and 12 ATR aircraft

IndiGo shuts down for 90 minutes across all airports, ops resume later

Due to the snag, IndiGo airline took longer to process the check-ins

Spreading wings, IndiGo to launch flights to Male, Phuket from next month

IndiGo has also announced special inaugural fares starting Rs 5,799 for the new flights

Drunk flier tries to enter IndiGo plane cockpit to charge phone, offloaded

Following the incident the passenger was offloaded and later taken to police station by the airline staff

IndiGo festive sale: Flights for as low as Rs 999! Bookings open from today

Customers can avail of a 20% MobiKwik super cash up to Rs 600

IndiGo, GoAir ground 9 A320 neos on engine woes; Prabhu seeks report

IndiGo and GoAir have grounded nine A320 neo planes due to Pratt & Whitney engine problems, prompting Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu to seek a detailed report on the issue from regulator DGCA. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today also said the engines are being continuously monitored and safety issues are addressed adequately. "At present, there are 60 A320 neos with P&W engines (41 with IndiGo and 19 with GoAir). As on date, 7 with IndiGo and 2 with GoAir are on ground," the regulator said in a statement. These groundings are due to combustor distress found during routine scheduled boroscopic inspection. These are all Block B combustors, it added. This refers to inspection done using a boroscope -- an optical device that is used for inspecting parts that are generally inaccessible. Taking note of the grounding, Prabhu has sought a detailed report on the matter from the DGCA. Security of the passengers is of paramount importance and at no cost the ...

IndiGo to commence flight operations to Kuwait, Abu Dhabi from October

IndiGo will become the first domestic airline to introduce services connecting Port Blair with Hyderabad and Vadodara

IndiGo to use cash 'wisely' amid uncertainties in aviation sector

The aviation industry is grappling with multiple headwinds, including high fuel prices and low fares amid intense competition

The price IndiGo may be paying in its quest to dominate the skies

The capacity glut it is facing on prime routes threatens to distort the demand-supply balance and force the airline to cannibalise profit of its own flights

IndiGo is worst airline stock after profit drops 97% to $4 mn in 3 months

IndiGo, Asia's biggest budget airline by market capitalization, slumped as much as 11.4% earlier, the lowest intraday level since March 16, 2017

IndiGo suffered twice as many snags in 2017 but Jet fared worse: Here's how

In its revised data submitted to DGCA, IndiGo recently said its fleet, which undertook 311,809 domestic flights during the year, suffered as many as 14,628 snags

IndiGo grounds five A320 neo planes in Delhi over engine issues: Sources

Budget carrier IndiGo today grounded five A320 neo aircraft due to issues with Pratt & Whitney engines, according to sources. Without specifying the number of planes, an IndiGo spokesperson confirmed that "a few A320 neos have been taken out of service pro-actively and await spare engines from Pratt & Whitney". Since the induction of A320 neo planes powered by P&W engines in March 2016, IndiGo has intermittently been facing engine issues and has grounded some of these aircraft on earlier occasions also. The problems varied from mid-air engine shut downs to oil chip detection. "IndiGo has grounded five of its A320neo aircraft due to P&W issues. These aircraft are currently grounded at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport," a source said. Another source said the five aircraft were grounded today. "The release of additional spare engines has been initiated by P&W so that all aircraft are expected to be back in service in the second half of August," the ...