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
IndiGo to charge up to Rs 2,000 for front row seatsThe charges are the same for these seats in an A321 plane that has 222 seats and in an A320 aircraft having 186 seats. The same tariff is a...
08 Jan, 2024, 10.50 PM 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
Your air ticket price has stayed the same in the last one decadeIn 2012, the average price of an air ticket between Delhi and Mumbai in November cost Rs 5,392. In 2023, that ticket costs Rs 5,557- a meag...
12 Oct, 2023, 11.01 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
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
Fund tap dries up for India Inc through pledged share routeCompany founders have fueled dreams to expand their businesses with loans by pledging stakes.
08 Mar, 2019, 10.49 AM IST
Sebi takes aim at 'extremist' speculators with derivative ruleSecurities and Exchange Board of India's move may curb excessive speculation in the market.
01 Jan, 2019, 04.56 PM IST
Politicians hire advisers to build reputaion on social media like facebook, twitterPoliticians are waking up to the fact that citizens are forming opinions on political and social developments based on what they read onlin...
11 Mar, 2013, 05.00 AM IST