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SpiceJet adds 10 aircraft to fleet ahead of busy summer schedule

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet has finalised lease agreements for 10 aircraft to ensure seamless travel during the upcoming summer season

Delay in flight arrivals reduced, traffic improved at Mumbai airport: Govt

The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday said air traffic situation has improved and delays in flight arrivals have been reduced at the Mumbai airport, nearly two months after directions, including a reduction in flights, were issued to tackle congestion at the airport. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in the city is one of the country's busiest airports. Giving a comparison of the air traffic trends based on flight arrivals between the time periods November 11-December 10, 2023, and February 16-24, 2024, the ministry said its initiatives are yielding results and that the situation is also being closely monitored. During the February 16-24 period, the ministry said there were 4,337 arrivals at the airport, and out of them, there were no delays of more than one hour while 178 planes were delayed for 30-60 minutes. As many as 570 aircraft came before schedule, 2,469 planes were delayed for 0-15 minutes, and 1,120 aircraft for 15-30 minutes, as per the ...

Flight delayed or cancelled due to fog? Know your compensation rights

Air India has recently introduced the "Fog Care" initiative, which allows affected passengers to reschedule or cancel their flights without any additional charges.

Air India's new Airbus A350 to enter commercial service on January 22

The first flight of the A350 aircraft will be between Bengaluru and Mumbai at 7:05 am on January 22

Dense fog disrupts ops at Delhi airport, four flights diverted to Jaipur

According to flightradar24.com, approximately 130 flights were delayed at the airport between 6 am to 12:30 pm

Domestic air traffic touches new peak with 4,59,526 passengers on Nov 20

For the third straight day, the country's domestic air traffic touched a new peak on Monday as airlines carried 4,59,526 passengers. With the traffic numbers touching a fresh single-day record on Monday (November 20), the civil aviation ministry said that post-Covid, India's domestic aviation turnaround story has not just been overwhelming but inspiring as well. "Positive attitude, progressive policies, and deep trust among passengers are taking it to new heights with every flight, every day," the ministry said in a post on X. On November 20 (Monday), there were 4,59,526 passengers and the total flight movements stood at 5,958, as per the latest official data. The count of domestic air passengers was at 3,94,07 and the number of flight movements was 5,468 on November 20, 2022. Sharing a graphic of the figures, the ministry said, "India's domestic aviation touching new skies, daily". Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said, "Another day, another record!". In

Air India to add more than 400 weekly flights over the next 6 months

On international routes, Air India plans to operate over 200 weekly flights, of which over 80 have already been added

Airlines to operate 8.16% more flights this winter, shows DGCA data

Akasa Air, which recently reduced flights due to the exodus of 43 pilots, is slated to operate 64.9 per cent more flights

Aircraft skids-off at Mumbai airport during landing, no casualties reported

The VSR Ventures Learjet-45 aircraft VT-DBL's flight originated from Vizag (Visakhapatnam) and had its destination in Mumbai

France bans domestic flights to curb emissions; trains to ramp up frequency

The decision was undertaken in an attempt to cut carbon emissions

Domestic flights seen at 22,907 a week this summer, up 4.4% from winters

Carriers will fly from 110 airports including new ones such as Jeypore, CoochBehar, Hollongi, Jamshedpur, Pakyong and Mopa (Goa)

Indian carriers to operate 22,907 weekly domestic flights in summer

Indian carriers will operate a total of 22,907 weekly domestic flights during the summer schedule starting from March 26. The number of flights to be operated is 4.4 per cent higher compared to 21,941 weekly flights operated in the winter schedule, according to aviation regulator DGCA. The summer schedule is from March 26 till October 28. As many as 11 airlines will be operating domestic services, with maximum weekly flights by IndiGo at 11,465. In the 2022 summer schedule, the airline's number of flights is 10,085 flights. Among the 11 airlines, Alliance Air, Air Asia, SpiceJet and Vistara will be operating fewer flights in the upcoming summer schedule compared to the 2022 winter schedule, which is from October 28, 2022 to March 25, 2023. SpiceJet will be flying only 2,240 weekly flights in the summer schedule. This is nearly 30 per cent lower than 3,193 weekly flights in the winter schedule. In a release on Friday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said 22,907 .

Traffic at Dubai airport double than last year but lags behind 2019 peak

Traffic more than doubled last year at Dubai's airport, the world's busiest for international flights, but has yet to fully recover after the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released Tuesday. Even as the number of passengers has surged, the state-of-the-art airport in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates has avoided the travel chaos that rippled across North America and Europe last year, as it maintained capacity through the darkest days of the pandemic. Over 66 million passengers moved through the airport, known as DXB, in 2022, up from 29.1 million in 2021, when global travel was still snarled by pandemic restrictions. But it remains well below the pre-pandemic milestone of 86.4 million logged in 2019. Paul Griffiths, the airport's CEO, told The Associated Press that he expects traffic to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year or early 2024, with a boost from China's easing of its zero COVID policies. The airport currently forecasts 78 million passengers in

846 domestic, 458 international flights delayed at IGI airport in Dec-Jan

20 domestic departures, three international departures, 31 domestic arrivals and three international arrivals were cancelled at IGI Airport in December 2022 and January 2023

Domestic air traffic continues to rise, records annual growth of nearly 47%

Domestic air traffic continued to register growth as passengers carried by domestic airlines during Jan-Dec 2022 were 12.32 crore as against 8.38 crore during corresponding period of previous year

Ensure resumption of flights at Adampur airport by March end: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday asked officials to ensure the resumption of domestic flights at Adampur (Jalandhar) airport by March end. Chairing a review meeting of the Civil Aviation Department here, he said the state government is committed to restart flights at the airport by March end to facilitate the people, according to an official release. Mann said besides saving time, money and energy of the people especially the NRIs, the airport will also give a further boost to the economic development of the region in general and Jalandhar city in particular. It will also boost medical tourism and industrial development, he added. The chief minister also directed the officers to complete the ongoing work of construction of the civil air terminal at Halwara in Ludhiana within three months. He said the government has already released Rs 50 crore for the early completion of work at the civil air terminal. Mann said the timely completion of the project is the need of t

Goa's Mopa airport, named after Manohar Parrikar, to start domestic ops

"The Airport has been named after Late Manohar Parrikar, former Chief Minister and Ex-Raksha Mantri of Union of India in recognition of his contribution to building modern Goa," the release added

US consumers spend $11 bn more online for domestic flights this yr: Report

Domestic flight bookings so far this year have driven $76 billion in online spend, 17 per cent more than the comparable period in 2019 (pre-pandemic), where $65 billion had been spent

Aviation ministry modifies rule to make masks optional on domestic flights

In-flight announcements may only mention that all passengers should preferably use masks/face covers; no specific reference to fine/penal action needed

India's domestic passenger volume rose 65% to 10 mn in September: DGCA

The combined market share of Vistara, Air India and AirAsia India stood at 24.7% in September