India Air Traffic

Indian airspace getting more users, need to adapt new tech, says official

Emphasising the need for ways to further streamline air traffic movements in the Indian airspace, Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam on Saturday suggested that air traffic controllers should look at the use of new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence. He was speaking at the 40th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA), hosted by the Air Traffic Controllers' Guild (India), in the national capital. The three-day meeting, with the theme 'Safety in Future Air Traffic Management', began on Saturday. The participants will discuss cutting-edge technologies, innovative strategies, and sustainable practices that will shape the safety in future air traffic management, according to the meeting's website. Vualnam said airspace is getting crowded. "Airspace is getting more and more users". While mentioning about new technologies such as Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI), he ...

Domestic air traffic rises 5.7% to 13.1 mn in August: Official data

Indian airlines carried 1.31 crore passengers in August, an increase of 5.7 per cent compared to the year-ago period, according to official data released on Friday. In August 2023, carriers had flown 1.24 crore domestic passengers while in July this year, the count stood at 1.29 crore. The report released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed that last month, flight delays impacted 1,79,744 passengers with airlines shelling out around Rs 2.44 crore towards facilitation. As many as 38,599 passengers were affected by flight cancellations and carriers spent about Rs 1.14 crore for compensation and facilities. "The overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines for the month of August 2024 has been 0.83 per cent," the report said. A total of 728 passengers were denied boarding and the amount spent towards compensation and facilities in this regard was Rs 77.96 lakh. "Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-August 2024 were 1,054.66 lakh a

DGCA's annual review shows improvement in India's air travel safety record

The number of unstabilized approaches that continue to land per ten thousand approaches has shown a continuous decreasing trend with a reduction of approximately 23 per cent and met the target

Indian aviation sets record H1FY24 traffic; IndiGo, Tata Group thrive

Although June 2024 saw a decline in domestic passenger traffic in India compared to May 2024, it was the best June on record with 13.6 million passengers compared to 12.4 million in June 2023

International traffic expected to grow faster than domestic in FY25: ICRA

While the domestic passenger traffic is expected to grow at 8-10 per cent Y-o-Y to 330-340 mn, the international passenger traffic is likely to increase by 10-14 per cent Y-o-Y to 80 mn, it mentioned

Indians prepare for summer travel despite heat waves, soaring fares: Report

IMD expects May 2024 to record a higher than normal number of heat wave days in various parts of the country

Bengaluru International Airport records highest passenger traffic in FY23

Kempegowda International Airport has witnessed the highest-ever annual passenger traffic and cargo numbers, with a total of 37.53 million passengers traversing through its terminals and 4,39,524 metric tonne of cargo passing through the airport during the financial year 2023-24. The airport catered to 32.86 million domestic and 4.67 million international passengers during this period, it said. "As we reflect on the past financial year, it's been a landmark period with the highest passenger and cargo figures ever recorded in our airport's history. We've also seen an increase in the number of airlines as well as destinations we connect to. "Our position as the No.1 Airport for processing perishable cargo for the third consecutive year highlights our steadfast commitment to advancing cargo development facilities," said Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Operating Officer at Bangalore International Airport Limited. With the successful launch of Terminal 2 and partnerships with leading airlines a

Average daily domestic traffic jumps by 3.78% in February, shows data

As the demand remains high, four of out six major carriers recorded load factors at above 90 per cent in February

Air passenger traffic in India likely to reach 300 mn by 2030: Scindia

The number of domestic passengers in India is expected to surge to 300 million annually by 2030 from 153 million in 2023, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday. Speaking at the inaugural session of Wings India 2024, a civil aviation conclave and exhibition here, Scindia also said the number of airports, and waterports will increase to over 200 from the existing 149 in the country. With 300 million passengers a year in 2030, India's aviation penetration would be at 10 to 15 per cent and still be a potential market. He noted that the domestic air passenger traffic witnessed 15 per cent growth CAGR while that of international 6.1 per cent in the last decade. In the last 15 years, domestic cargo witnessed a growth of 60 per cent international at 53 per cent. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation General VK Singh and Telangana Minister K Venkat Reddy also spoke on the occasion.

Ram Mandir: Aviation minister flags off Ahmedabad-Ayodhya direct flight

Indigo will operate on the Ahmedabad - Ayodhya route, thrice a week, Thursday onwards

Air passenger traffic continues to grow, reaches 98.2% of pre-Covid levels

Domestic traffic for Oct '23 was also up 33.7% when compared with the same period last year. This was driven by the triple-digit percentage growth in China

Air passenger traffic increased 2.5 times since we came to power: BJP MP

On the growth of international passengers, the Rajya Sabha MP said, "International passengers increased from 43 million in 2014 to 64 million today."

Noida Airport projects 6.5 million footfall in its first year of operations

Given the improvement in air traffic and large aircraft order, the upcoming international airport has increased its predictions for footfall to 6.5 million from 4.1 million

DGCA implements watch duty time limitation for air traffic controllers

In a "significant" move, aviation watchdog DGCA on Thursday said regulations for watch duty time limitations and rest requirements for air traffic controllers have been implemented at 57 airports, including Amritsar, Coimbatore, Patna and Imphal. The implementation of the norms will ensure that air traffic controllers will get adequate rest while carrying out their duties. The regulations regarding 'Watch Duty Time Limitation (WDTL) and rest requirements for Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs)' are being implemented at the 57 airports from Thursday, DGCA said in a release. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the norms are modelled on ICAO regulations and based on the country's national, social and cultural contexts, coupled with scientifically valid, optimal duty time limit for ATCOs. ICAO is the International Civil Aviation Organisation. "This is a significant reform in the civil aviation sector and will provide adequate rest to ATCOs while engaging in the

AAI targets Rs 98,000 crore capital outlay to meet air traffic demands

Air operators are also moving towards adopting carbon mitigation measures. At the moment, 55 airports are already operating on 100% green energy

April domestic air traffic crosses pre-pandemic levels, says DGCA data

April aviation data shows Indigo making up most of the market share in April at 57.5% with Vistara and Air India following behind

Domestic air passenger traffic rises 11% to 11.6 mn in Nov: DGCA data

India's domestic passenger traffic rose 11.06 per cent to 116 lakh in November over the year-ago period, according to the latest data from aviation regulator DGCA. In November 2021, the air passenger traffic stood at 105.16 lakh. The data showed that domestic carriers carried 116.79 lakh passengers in November, higher than 114.07 lakh recorded in October. After being severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the country's civil aviation sector is on the recovery path and in recent days, daily domestic air traffic on an average is more than 4 lakh. In November, no-frills carrier IndiGo carried more than half (55.7 per cent) of the total domestic traffic at 65.01 lakh passengers, followed by Vistara at 9.3 per cent. The latter carried 10.87 lakh passengers. Air India's market share in November touched 9.1 per cent, followed by AirAsia India (7.6 per cent), Go First and SpiceJet (both at 7.5 per cent). Air India along with Vistara and AirAsia, which are now part of the same group, f

Recovery tracker: Decline in railway freight numbers, air traffic

Vehicle registrations and power generation is higher than before

Air traffic volume may recover to pre-pandemic level in FY23: CRISIL

The air traffic volume is expected to increase to the fiscal 2020 level of around 340 million passengers in FY23

Recovery tracker: Vehicle registrations in latest week up 15% over 2019

Better aviation traffic in seven days to Oct 2, freight numbers improve