Air India serves special Navratri menu for passengersAir India on Wednesday introduced a special Navratri menu for passengers, available until September 30 on all ex-India flights. The menu, d...
24 Sep, 2025, 10.03 PM IST
BCAS director reassures travelers as hoax bomb threats rise; No-fly order proposed for offendersThe Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security met with Indian airlines in response to multiple hoax bomb threats. BCAS instruct...
19 Oct, 2024, 09.42 PM IST
Airfares down 60% after government instruction to airlinesFollowing the intervention of civil aviation minister an official of the Ministry of Civil Aviation said that as compared to 5 June, ticket...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
High airfares are here to stay, AirAsia’s Fernandes saysAirlines around the world have pushed up fares as demand outstrips supply following rapid rebound in travel after years of pandemic-era res...
28 Feb, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
Pent-up demand drives traffic for airlines; AirAsia taps Indian market as Chine largely shutInternational travels have also gone up this year. According to Rajesh Magow, chief executive officer of MakeMyTrip, the domestic travel de...
14 Jun, 2022, 05.03 PM IST
Private jet operators see Diwali booking surge; Russia, Turkey, Ukraine the new hotspotsPrivate jet operators have seen a surge in bookings for the months of October and November when Durga Puja and Diwali are celebrated.
26 Sep, 2021, 07.50 AM IST
Kerala asks Centre to put cap to airfares to Gulf sectorThe state also wanted the Centre to introduce more Air India Express flights & persuade private airlines to operate additional flights to G...
24 Jun, 2017, 07.38 PM IST
CAPA-Vistara report calls for unregulated faresA CAPA report sponsored by Tata-SIA promoted Vistara has said that pricing should be decided by the market forces and not by any regulator.
06 Oct, 2015, 09.30 PM IST
Civil aviation ministry seeks companies' take on airfare regulationWhile the mechanism to regulate airfares is still in the formative stages, the airlines in the meeting proposed that they will increase the...
16 Sep, 2015, 05.40 AM IST
AirAsia, Vistara seek to double winter flights from OctoberAirlines have sought to operate 13,951 flights a week during the six-month winter schedule compared with 12,533 flights a week in the summe...
08 Aug, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
Advertising industry expects slim growth this festive seasonThe ad industry is not in its normal celebration mood this festive season as agencies and media planners expect just about 7% growth in Sep...
04 Nov, 2013, 03.57 AM IST
Airlines hike fares by 10-15% ahead of the festive season, move to hurt salesMonths leading to October typically constitute a lean travel season and airlines usually offer low fares till end of September to bolster a...
11 Sep, 2013, 05.22 AM IST
- DGCA's blueprint soon with powers to regulate air fares
Airfares shot up drastically, by about 200% on a few sectors, post-Diwali, forcing DGCA to issue directions on November 19, 2010.
14 Mar, 2011, 01.41 AM IST
- Private jet market taking off in big way in China
The private jet market in China is poised to take off in a big way as more and more cash rich businessmen fly in swanky luxury jets for bus...
17 Jun, 2010, 01.46 PM IST
- Crude fall brings little cheer to global airlines
The year-end festive season usually heralds a busy period for Asia-Pacific airlines. But this year, a global economic slump has choked pass...
29 Dec, 2008, 12.58 AM IST
- China, India's air traffic continue to decline
Air traffic on both domestic and international sectors in the "aviation powerhouses" of India and China have continued to decline even duri...
12 Oct, 2008, 12.16 PM IST
- Airlines to cash in on festive rush, hike fares during Diwali
Airlines are learnt to be considering 5% fare hike during Durga Puja & Diwali in some routes where traffic increases considerably. Top 10 a...
08 Sep, 2008, 06.10 AM IST