Low Cost carriers Spicejet and IndiGo will shift part of their operations to Terminal 2 at Delhi starting tomorrow. Sunday 25th March will mark the beginning of Northern Summer Schedule 2018 and after lengthy court battle by IndiGo culminating in the…
Indian domestic passenger traffic crosses 100 million mark in 2017
“Growth is assured but another 20%+ year will be a miracle & dream”. This was the last line of the blog last year and what better way to start this one with the same since that has come true. Indian…
It’s raining flights to Bangkok
2017 has seen unprecedented increase in flights between India & Bangkok. While airlines from many other countries have increased flights to India, the case of Bangkok is unique as Indian carriers are launching additional flights and connecting tier II cities.…
IndiGo starts another journey today – inducts ATR72-600 & 186 seater A320
India’s largest domestic carrier by market share IndiGo took the delivery of first of its 50 ATR72-600 aircraft today at Toulouse. The aircraft will fly to India via multiple stops starting with Brindisi airport in Italy and Heraklion International Airport,…
India needs a better On-Time Performance monitoring system
The year 2017 has been turbulent for airlines in India on the On Time Performance (OTP) front. Early this year, two staffers of Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) were suspended for alleged fudging of data. While news reports indicated the regulator…
IndiGo opens reservation for ATR flights
India’s largest carrier by domestic market share – IndiGo, has opened booking for its second fleet type – the ATRs. The airline has been coming up with teaser advertisements on its social media handles for the last few days. In…
Go Air shifts entire operations to T2 at Delhi effective 29th October
The stalemate over T1D operations is yet unresolved since this would not comprise the 30% reduction as planned The Mumbai head quartered low cost carrier Go Air has come to the rescue again to end the stalemate between airlines…
Bengaluru Airport completes Runway up-gradation, Jet Airways set to increase flights
Bengaluru International Airport, which saw change in ownership recently, has concluded the runway upgradation work. The airport announced the increase in runway capacity to 38 Air Traffic Movements per hour as compared to 34 prior to the commissioning of two…