#25 For 2025: With costs rising, Re falling, will low-cost flying be a thing of past?Indian aviation is poised for growth in 2025 with new aircraft and airport upgrades. Over 1,600 aircraft are on order. However, airfares wi...
31 Dec, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
Winter is coming! Airlines unlikely to meet rising passenger demandDomestic airlines in India are set to operate 25,007 flights per week this winter, a modest 5.37% increase over last year. Despite a 46% ca...
17 Oct, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
Indian airlines to operate 5% more flights this winterIndian carriers will deploy only 5% more capacity this winter despite expected passenger demand growth. Reduced capacity by SpiceJet and su...
17 Oct, 2024, 04.21 PM IST
Air India, Lufthansa deepen ties in 'rare' code-sharing pactLufthansa and Air India have deepened partnership with code-share expansions on India-Australia route. Experts note that it's unusual for L...
08 May, 2024, 08.36 AM IST
As Diwali fails to light up travel, airlines drop faresData from the civil aviation ministry shows average occupancy of airlines has stayed below 85%, against airlines' expectation of 90% load i...
10 Nov, 2023, 03.25 PM IST
Fliers enjoy spoils of dogfight; carriers are unable to raise fares beyond a pointIndiGo, the largest airline in India with over 60% market share, may have to reduce its base fare in order to compete with other airlines. ...
13 Oct, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
Airfares may rise as Go First's international flying rights remain unusedIndustry experts have suggested that the government should temporarily relocate the rights on an interim basis as was done for airport slot...
16 Sep, 2023, 08.48 AM IST
Airfares may soar as Go First's overseas rights lie unusedIndian airlines may face a surge in airfares during the festive and winter seasons due to a court-imposed moratorium on Go First's internat...
16 Sep, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Revamp of airport slot usage norms paused amid monopoly worriesIndian authorities have put on hold new guidelines intended to increase the frequency at which airlines are checked for usage of airport sl...
19 Aug, 2023, 06.29 AM IST
Indian carriers plan to fly in 115 jets to fill up gap left by Go FirstIndiGo, which has around 60% share of India's domestic market, will see a net addition of around 50 aircraft by the end of FY24. While the ...
01 Jun, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Air India expansion stirs tension over airline flying rightsTensions over plans to transform Air India into a global airline with hundreds of new jets rippled across the aviation sector on Tuesday as...
21 Mar, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
Air India, IndiGo in a battle of on-time performanceIndiGo had on-time performance (OTP) as one of its branding strategies, but the biggest in business locally has now been beaten by a resurg...
01 Nov, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
Who will dominate India's skies? Airlines roll out attractive offers to lure customersA close look at air fare disclosed that a ticket from Mumbai to Ahmedabad is costing Rs 1,399 on Go First and Rs 1,497 on new entrant Akasa...
07 Sep, 2022, 02.01 PM IST
Airlines may start a fare war as government removes control on air fareThe govt had imposed lower and upper limits on domestic airfares based on flight durations when services resumed after lockdown in 2020- th...
11 Aug, 2022, 12.44 PM IST
7 of 20 busiest international air travel routes from India were to Dubai in May: Cirium data"International air travel is guided by bilateral rights. In case of Dubai, (the number of) Emirates flights are back (to the pre-pandemic l...
31 Jul, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
Building links key to move forward: Rajinder Balaraman, Matrix PartnersStarting a business and having troubles? ET invites early-stage entrepreneurs to ask their questions — anything from business development t...
21 Dec, 2017, 09.12 AM IST
An app comes to rescue for autistic children's parentsThe app Autism Care, contains information on schools, hospitals and psychologists, as well as facts on autism symptoms and care-giving tips.
12 Nov, 2015, 02.51 PM IST