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Vistara may start flights to UK, Germany, France under air bubble: Industry

Three Delhi-London flights a week likely, say sources; no clarity yet on which Indian city to Frankfurt and Paris

Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off

Airlines flew 2.1 mn passengers in July, against 1.9 mn in June

Tata group seeks financial partners to bid for crisis-hit Air India

Last date for submitting EoIs for Air India is August 31

Bangalore Airport extends biometric-based self-boarding facility to AirAsia

The safe and contactless facility was first rolled out by the Bangalore International Airport for Tata-SIA airline, Vistara, in July last year

How the flyer's fear of Covid may help airlines monetise the middle seat

Experts say with demand for social distancing high, the sale an empty seat as add-on can be a good revenue source

Vistara: Passengers can book adjacent seat at discount to keep it vacant

When it comes to concerns related to flying, 31 per cent of the customers expressed fear of exposure to coronavirus during the journey

Covid-19 effect: IndiGo extends leave without pay, Vistara announce paycuts

No-frills carrier SpiceJet has also cut domestic and international layover allowances for its pilots

Covid-19 impact: Vistara announces 5-20% pay cut for 40% employees till Dec

The aviation sector has been hit hard by the pandemic and all airlines in India have resorted to cost-cutting measures like pay cuts to survive the crisis

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.

Vistara in talks with Boeing to defer deliveries of Dreamliner planes

The airline inducted one such plane in the fleet in February and one is expected to be delivered next week out of its order for six 787-900 planes

Two Vistara pilots test Covid-19 positive after flight simulator training

"Vistara is extending all possible support to the two infected pilots and continues to make every effort for the health and safety of its staff and customers that they serve," the spokesperson added

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.

Day 1 of flights resumption: Airlines walk an extra mile to ensure safe ops

Domestic operations were suspended on March 24. While cargo and relief operations are underway, a majority of aircraft had to be maintained in proper condition.

Here's how the first day of resumption of domestic flights panned out

Delhi airport had as many as 80 flight cancellations, infuriating passengers. It would interest you to know that Delhi airport was supposed to handle around 380 domestic flights today

Domestic air travel resumes with confusion at airports, cancelled flights

Chaos will make it even harder for airlines to recover from the impact of a two-month lockdown to contain the coronavirus, said analysts.

Domestic aviation sector will need extra Rs 35,000 cr between FY21-23: ICRA

In the forecast, Icra has included an aggregate of all the five private sector players -- IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir, Vistara and AirAsia India -- to make the balance sheet

Vistara senior employees on leave without pay for 4 days each in May, June

Compulsory no-pay leave will affect around 1,200 employees in senior grades, says airline.

Covid-19: India told airlines to stop selling tickets, but they wouldn't

Four of the country's top six airlines, which together control 80 per cent of the local market, are selling domestic flight tickets for as soon as the third week of May

Airlines seek 6 month lease rent deferral, rates reduction to cut costs

Aircraft lease rentals account for around 15 per cent of an airline's overall expense and since these are paid in dollars are also subject to currency fluctuation.

Domestic air passenger traffic grew by 8.98% in Feb on rising demand: DGCA

With 83.4%, AirAsia India was number one in on-time performance measured at four metro cities -- Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.