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IndiGo bucks trend, pays performance-linked bonus to lowest-rung staff

Airline had resorted to pay cuts and had laid off 10% staff when the going was tough; The incentives, withheld earlier, are being given to those with basic pay of up to Rs 50,000

Clarify modalities of refund to flyers, agents: Supreme Court to govt

Solicitor General Mehta said that a holistic view has been taken keeping in mind the interests of passengers and the airlines.

Dues of 4 major airlines to AAI more than doubled in Feb-July period

An airline has to pay various charges like air navigation, landing, parking etc to the AAI to use facilities at any of its more than 100 airports

Vistara sees steady demand; to add more daily flights by month-end: CEO

Vistara CEO Leslie Thng told PTI that the airline will be scaling up its existing operations to 100 daily flights by month-end from 80 at present

SpiceJet: Seasonally weak Q2 could add to company's accumulated losses

The company is operating at less than half of its pre-Covid schedule and also has much lower load factors currently

DGCA, airlines & 24-hr confusion over in-flight photography ban diktat

Multiple airlines informed the DGCA that they were amending their in-flight announcements to include an additional line about ban on mobile photography and related disciplinary actions

DGCA starts special safety audit of Indian airlines, two weeks after crash

Aviation regulator orders safety audit of all airports in India that receive heavy rain in monsoon

To make up for lost passengers, carriers bet big on cargo business

SpiceJet inducts its 9th freighter, Air India operates cargo-only flights to Seoul and Singapore

'Atmanirbhar' airlines: Indian carriers focus on int'l passenger, cargo biz

With the Covid-19 pandemic slowing the once-booming domestic market, Indian carriers are discovering virtues in the international passenger and cargo business

Indian airlines await govt bailout as other countries open their purses

Industry experts say after almost zero traffic in April, airline traffic has marginally improved to 30 per cent in July but not enough to pay for costs

Covid-19 impact: In June, airlines could only fill two-thirds of seats

The passenger load factor of major scheduled commercial airlines stood between 54 per cent and 68 per cent, which means carriers were able to fill up to two thirds of the total seats in June.

GoAir announces 'quarantine packages'; prices start at Rs 1,400 per night

The packages are available for passengers arriving into various cities in India from overseas or within India to ensure the passengers get quarantined easily at the selected hotels

Air passenger demand to contract 49% for Indian airlines in 2020: IATA

It said the airlines of the Asia-Pacific region will see passenger demand collapse by 53.8 per cent this year in comparison to last year

How the flyer's fear of Covid may help airlines monetise the middle seat

Experts say with demand for social distancing high, the sale an empty seat as add-on can be a good revenue source

Govt may extend airfare caps beyond August 24 if necessary: Aviation secy

The government resumed domestic passenger flights from May 25 after nearly two months of suspension to combat the coronavirus outbreak

Air passenger traffic in India may fall 45-50% in FY21 over Covid-19: ICRA

It also said the aviation infrastructure industry is amongst the most severely impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and the setback is expected to be substantial in the near term

India coronavirus dispatch: Scripting a new narrative for Covid-19 control

From reframing of worker-employer relations, to how airlines and airports are trying to make flying safe, and whether a UV device can kill virus - read these and more in today's India dispatch

325 flights carrying 41,673 flyers take off on Day 2 of service resumption

Moreover, domestic operations resumed in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, a day after the restart of air travel across India.

'How do I get a printout?' New flying rules test some passengers' patience

India resumed commercial domestic flights on Monday after a gap of two months and the first day saw high cancellations and nervous passengers trying to adapt to the new normal of flying.

Airlines accept 3-month fare cap, but wish govt didn't fix pricing

The industry is fears that despite the government saying that the cap and floor will be for three months, it may extend it arbitrarily