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The price reduction in airfares comes at a time when airlines are incurring higher costs, including jet fuel and airport charges
Regulator's rules do not say what compensation an airline needs to give to a passenger affected by ticket downgrade
A week ahead of its maiden flight, airline is offering 10% lower fares on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route
Akasa Air, which is planning to start its commercial flight operations in July, on Tuesday said its airline code will be "QP". Every airline in the world has a designator code. For example, IndiGo's code is "6E", Go First's is "G8" and Air India's is "AI". Akasa Air said on Twitter, "Quite Proud to announce our airline code - QP!" The airline, which is backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Vinay Dube and Aditya Ghosh, received the no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in August 2021 to launch commercial flight operations. With the Directorate General of Civil Aviation giving the green light to Boeing 737 Max aircraft in late August last year, Akasa Air signed a deal with Boeing on November 26, 2021 to purchase 72 Max planes.
The vaccine passport will effectively create digital credentials that could be the key to attending crowded events or even visiting countries.
On Tuesday, IndiGo had said that a passenger who travelled on flight 6E 381 from Chennai to Coimbatore on Monday evening tested positive for the disease
Mumbai allows 50 flights from May 25; Kolkata, Vizag, Vijayawada, Bagdogra delay restart
Airlines will be allowed to resume about a third of their operations from Monday, within rules that include no meals on board, temperature checks for all passengers
Vistara said it will comply once the government clarifies some of the aspects of the order
The complainants were offered 300 Euros equivalent to Rs 53,600 beside free accommodation with meals, two telephone vouchers, and nine phone cards