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The rise in passenger traffic comes during major holiday months when people travel during the summer season in India

Air services operator JetSetGo has signed a 280 hybrid-electric aircraft deal, including 130 on option, worth over USD 1.3-billion with three global aviation tech firms. These planes can be deployed for airport transfers, regional connectivity, inter-city commute, intra-city shuttles and urban air taxis, JetSetGo said. The strategic collaboration with Electra.aero, Horizon Aircraft and Overair, was unveiled at the on-going mega aviation event Wings India 2024 in Hyderabad. "As part of the agreements signed this week, JetSetGo is set to acquire 150 aircraft for an aggregate deal value of USD 780 million. "The agreements include further options to acquire additional aircrafts for a potential fleet size of 280 to scale its innovative air mobility solutions, raising the overall deal value of above USD 1.3 billion," the company said. Advanced Air Mobility utilizes new aviation technologies like electric and hybrid-electric propulsion to enable air taxi-style services for short distance

The resultant dispute on this between telecom service providers and airlines has not been resolved

A lot of this congestion is today taking place in Delhi and to a certain degree in Mumbai, and not so much in other airports

A major airport in Belgium was forced to close and cancel all departing flights until Wednesday, following a strike staged by the contracted security agency's staff

The seven airports where the foundation stones were laid for infrastructure projects are Trivandrum, Mangaluru, Madurai, Rupsi, Jaipur, Amritsar and Imphal

Some airport developers say that instead of setting up airports, the govt should operationalise existing air strips for commercial flights