Free airport lounge access via credit cards is getting tougher as banks tighten entry rules, set minimum spending criteriaThe logic is simple: lounge access has become a heavily used perk. Banks earlier assumed that only premium customers or frequent flyers wou...
25 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Airline miles may not go as far as the Iran war drives up fuel costs and summer faresAirline ticket prices and baggage fees have surged, impacting the value of travel rewards for summer trips. While dynamic pricing makes awa...
23 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
DeepSeek could be valued at up to $50 billion in first fundraising: SourcesChinese AI firm DeepSeek is seeking a massive valuation of up to fifty billion dollars in its first funding drive. The company aims to rais...
06 May, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
Air India Maharaja Club: Earn up to 200,000 bonus points for converting reward points under airline's May 2026 offerThe Bonus Points earned during the Points Fest can significantly enhance members’ ability to redeem rewards across Air India’s expanding do...
06 May, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
If crude stays high, Indian aviation faces margin squeeze, demand risk: Oil AnalystIndian aviation faces tough times as fuel prices remain high. Aviation Turbine Fuel costs are a major burden for airlines. This pressure is...
03 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
China's DeepSeek releases new AI model a year after viral riseChinese AI firm DeepSeek unveiled a new model with significantly lower costs and a massive one million word context. This development promi...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Oil, AI, and Uncertainty: What’s really driving global markets right nowSpeaking to ET Now, Stephen Innes from SPI Asset Management described the environment as one driven not by peace, but by a temporary pause ...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Indian airlines: Transition blues in turbulent timesThree leading Indian airlines are undergoing leadership changes. Air India's CEO Campbell Wilson is departing, joining Air India Express's ...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.17 PM IST
Domestic flyer traffic rises 7% in JulyDomestic air traffic grew by 7.3% in July 2024, with 12.9 million passengers, up from 12.1 million in July 2023, as reported by the Directo...
20 Aug, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
Domestic air traffic growth slows to 4.8% in FebruaryDomestic airlines carried around 12.6 million passengers last month, compared to 12.06 million flyers in February 2022, data released by th...
16 Mar, 2024, 12.52 AM IST
64.08 lakh domestic passengers in January; 43 per cent lower than December: DGCAThe load factors of SpiceJet, IndiGo, Vistara, Go First, Air India and AirAsia India were 73.4 per cent, 66.6 per cent, 61.6 per cent, 66.7...
18 Feb, 2022, 02.17 PM IST
Domestic passengers can carry one cabin bag: CISF“As per BCAS AVSEC Circular Nos. 06/2000 & Lt12000, no passenger should be permitted to carry more than one hand bag other than those items...
21 Jan, 2022, 02.19 PM IST
Domestic flyers' data on National Intelligence Grid radarNatgrid has asked the aviation ministry to furnish data on domestic passengers flown by Indian carriers.
11 Sep, 2019, 03.23 PM IST
Unique ID to enable paperless boarding for domestic flyersOnly those who want a paperless boarding experience will need to get this unique ID as the existing procedure will continue to remain in pl...
22 May, 2018, 10.28 AM IST
No handbag tags at 6 more airports from tomorrowThe CISF, the central security force tasked to secure civil airports in the country, had a few days back declared the operalisation of the ...
31 May, 2017, 07.40 PM IST
Domestic flyer numbers grew mere 1% this yearThere was a mere one per cent rise in domestic flyer numbers carried by Indian airlines in January-July compared with the same period last ...
16 Aug, 2013, 07.43 PM IST
- Ombudsman to aid harassed flyers soon
Flyers may soon get a one-stop redressal mechanism for all their woes with the government planning to have several aviation ombudsmen acros...
19 Jan, 2011, 05.41 AM IST