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7.7 mn domestic passengers travelled in Feb; 20% more than Jan: DGCA

Around 76.96 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in February, approximately 20 per cent more than the 64.08 lakh who flew in January, Indian aviation regulator DGCA said on Monday.

Domestic aviation close to reaching 'pre-Covid' level: Aviation min Scindia

Airline industry that suffered heavy losses during Covi is returning to pre-Covid levels, and has recorded a traffic of 3.8 lakh passengers per day, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said

SpiceJet to start six direct flights to Bangkok from March 10

The airline will be deploying B737 aircraft to operate all India-Bangkok flights, it stated, adding the Kolkata-Bangkok flight and the return flight will begin from March 10

Domestic air traffic to cross pre-Covid levels in next 2 months: Scindia

The country's civil aviation sector was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the sector's loss was around Rs 19,000 crore in the last fiscal ended March 2021

6.4 million domestic passengers in Jan; 43% lower than Dec: DGCA

Around 64.08 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in January, approximately 43 per cent lower than the 1.12 crore who travelled in December, Indian aviation regulator said on Friday

Aviation turbine fuel prices climb to record high after 5.2% hike

ATF price was hiked by Rs 4,481.63 per kilolitre or 5.2 per cent to Rs 90,519.79 per kl in the national capital, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers

IndiGo to upgrade navigation technology with NAVBLUE in its A320 aircraft

NAVBLUE is into flight operations and air traffic management solutions

Wear little jewellery, shun duty-free shop before flight: Air India to crew

Late last month, the Tatas took over the airline from govt and are now putting in place various steps to enhance customer service, improve meals and operate flights with minimum delays

Bengaluru emerges as air travel hub in south as connecting traffic doubles

Airport currently serves 74 domestic destinations compared to 54 pre-pandemic; most of the new additions are non-metro destinations

11.2 mn domestic air passengers in Dec; 6.6% higher than Nov: DGCA

Carriers flew 11.2 million passengers in December, a growth of 6.6 per cent over November

Domestic airlines' losses to narrow in Q3 on strong yields, traffic growth

Average daily flights and passenger traffic were at 89% and 85% of pre-Covid level in December. Passenger per flight rose from 112 in September to 128 in December

Domestic airlines see 18% growth in November, shows DGCA data

Traffic growth was led by increase in flights and increase in seat occupancy due to increased travel demand during Diwali and Chhath Puja

Domestic airlines look to revive zero bag fares in order to grow traffic

In India, airlines are required to provide 15 kg of check-in bags free

Domestic air traffic movement may near pre-Covid level this winter

Among the major airlines, while Vistara is adding the highest number of flights (a 21.73 per cent increase over winter 2019), SpiceJet is seeing the highest drop

Domestic flights can operate at full capacity from Oct 18, says govt

The carriers have been operating 85 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic services since September 18, according to the ministry's order.

Domestic airlines carry 300,000 passengers; festivals prompt travel

Demand for travel is five times higher on a year-on-year basis, says Thomas Cook.

IndiGo board appoints Director Gregg Saretsky as Special Advisor

The Board of Directors of IndiGo on Sunday announced the appointment of Gregg Saretsky, Member of the Board, to the position of Special Advisor with immediate effect

Aizawl, Surat, Rajahmundry: Traffic from small cities gives IndiGo wings

Smaller markets have seen sharper growth of traffic, reaching almost 80-90 per cent of pre-Covid levels when other metros were still at 75-80 per cent, according to IndiGo CEO Rono Dutta

Airlines can operate maximum of 72.5% pre-Covid domestic flights: Govt

The limit has been increased from 65 per cent capacity on which airlines were operating since June 6

Airline losses to widen in Q1 over falling traffic, fuel price hike

While losses are expected to widen on a sequential basis, these would be lower on a year-on-year basis as air travel was suspended for two months till May 24, 2020