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Scindia flags off IndiGo's Bhopal-Raipur and Bhubaneswar-Jaipur flights

Both the flights will operate three times a week

Rise in services on domestic routes bringing down airfares: Jyotiraditya

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said the expansion of air services on domestic routes was bringing down fares.

Congress is adept at not keeping promises, says Union minister Scindia

Jyotiraditya M Scindia also said that BJP's commitment is to work for development and promote innovation

Ahead of Diwali, domestic airfares soar 30%-45% on high-frequency routes

Increased occupancy coupled with upward revision in fare bands by the government has translated into higher fares during the festive season

Super Sunday for airlines, Dusshera boosts traffic to post-resumption peak

Over 327,000 passengers took 2,372 flights, half of which were operated by IndiGo

Aviation minister Scindia flags off SpiceJet's Delhi-Tirupati flight

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flagged off SpiceJet's flight on the Delhi-Tirupati route on Sunday, the airline said. The airline will operate the flight three times a week till October 31, according to its statement. From October 31, the flight on the Delhi-Tirupati route will be operated four times a week, it mentioned. The airline already connects Tirupati with Hyderabad and Pune on its network, it stated.

Dedicated corridors & hubs: Scindia announces new helicopter policy

Under the new policy, the government is going to put together a dedicated helicopter-acceleration cell in the Civil Aviation Ministry that will look at helicopter industry's issues

Who are the smartest stock market investors among Modi govt ministers?

Who are those top ministers in the PM Modi's government who made handsome gains who invested during the market crash last year due to covid-19 pandemic and economic lockdown. Let's take a look

Stock market rally shows in some ministers' portfolios: How they fared

The net worth of Home Affairs and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah grew 32 per cent to Rs 37.91 crore

Need to boost long-haul international flights of Indian carriers: Scindia

The Centre has to look to put in place certain systems to boost long-haul international flights of Indian carriers to places such as Europe and South America, Jyotiraditya Scindia said

New Leh airport terminal likely to become operational by Dec 2022: Govt

The new airport terminal in Leh is likely to become operational by December next year, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.

Govt hikes domestic airline capacity to 85%, tweaks price caps formula

The move will enable airlines to operate more flights and will push up passenger loads with the onset of festive season next month

Drone industry will have turnover of up to Rs 15,000 cr by 2026: Scindia

The government has given a major boost to the sector with the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme announced on Wednesday: Scindia

Ex-NDMA VC M Shashidhar Reddy suggests Scindia 'flood audit' of airports

Former National Disaster Management Authority vice-chairman M Shashidhar Reddy on Sunday wrote to Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia suggesting a "flood audit" of all airports in India

Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 zones in Telangana: Scindia

Scindia on Saturday said Medicines from the Sky' project under which drugs and vaccines are delivered using drones, will be taken up on a pilot basis in 16 green zones in Telangana

AI sale: Scindia says deadline for financial bids will remain Sep 15

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said the deadline for submission of financial bids will be September 15, indicating that there will be no extension for submitting the bids.

Govt unveils 100-day plan for civil aviation sector, focus on 16 areas

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday announced a 100-day plan for the country's civil aviation sector, including policy measures and development of airports as well as heliports. The civil aviation minister said the plan would focus on 16 areas. Addressing a press conference here, Scindia said the plan has been prepared after "combined consultations". Out of the 16 areas, 8 relate to policy and 4 pertain to reforms. Among others, six heliports would be developed in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand under the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN. A new policy for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities has also been announced. The civil aviation sector has been adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and is slowly coming on the recovery path.

Working at fast pace to restore air traffic to pre-Covid-19 levels: Scindia

Scindia said the Centre was working at a fast pace to bring air traffic to pre-COVID-19 levels by restoring domestic and international flights and enhancing the number of services in each state

Scindia flags off IndiGo's domestic flight, AI's international flight

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flagged off IndiGo's Delhi-Gwalior-Indore flight and Air India's Indore-Dubai flight on Wednesday, the civil aviation ministry stated.

Cleared for take-off: New rules kick in for operating drones in India

The rules will replace the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021, which came into effect in March this year