Air India owned by the Tata Group welcomed its first A320, a narrow-body aircraft wrapped up in the new brand livery at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, reported ANI on Sunday, July 7th. The aircraft registered VT-RTN, arrived directly from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France on Sunday. The addition of the …
AirAsia Launched another flight to India this week. It connected Kuala Lumpur – its hub with Bhubaneshwar. Come August this year, 17 destinations from India will be connected to Kuala Lumpur. This is three more than what the connectivity was in December 2019, before COVID started impacting tourism in China, South East Asia and then …
Starting next month, IndiGo will increase the frequency of its flights to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. IndiGo launched flights to Baku last August and augmenting capacity in quick succession indicates the strength of the route. In December last year, Vistara launched non-stop flights to Bali from Delhi – a first for any airline. The …
Akasa Air has now beat top Indian airlines like Air India and Indigo for having the best on time performance, according to the ranking list released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Akasa Air tops the Civil Aviation Ministry’s OTP rankings (Reuters)(REUTERS) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Aviation Ministry released the data for the on-time performance …
NEW DELHI: Small, financially weak and startup Indian airlines could now find it costlier to lease aircraft — which in turn could mean higher airfares and negatively impact connectivity. Global leasing watchdog Aviation Working Group (AWG) has downgraded India to “negative” from “positive” following lessors’ inability to repossess aircraft stuck with GoAirthat stopped flying on …
Image Source: PTI Domestic air passenger traffic jumps 25% in July According to the latest data shared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), domestic air passenger traffic volume surged by 25% year-on-year to 1.21 crore passengers in July. DGCA data revealed that domestic carriers transported 97.05 lakh passengers in July 2022. IndiGo, a …
Image Source: FILE Air India Air India has recently signed agreements with Airbus and Boeing to acquire 470 planes, amounting to an estimated USD 70 billion at list prices. In February of this year, the airline, owned by the Tata Group, announced its plan to purchase 470 aircraft, which includes wide-body planes. The airline stated, …
Image Source: PTI India’s domestic air passenger traffic grows Mumbai: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has reported a 15% year-on-year growth in India’s domestic air passenger traffic in May 2023, which amounted to 132.67 lakh passengers. This is a significant increase from the 114.67 lakh passengers recorded during the same period last year. …