Airlines Demand Drop, IndiGo Waives its ‘Change Fees’ Till Jan End
Indian low-cost airline –IndiGo on Sunday announced that it has decided to waive off ticket rescheduling fees for bookings till the end of January, i.e. 31st January. It has come…
Domestic Flights to resume operating by May 15, says Civil Aviation Minister
Civil Aviation minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has informed that domestic flight services in India is likely to resume from the 15th of May at the earliest. Passenger-carrying commercial flights had…
Private Airlines Reopen Flight Bookings; SpiceJet from May 16, IndiGo from June 1
KOLKATA: Private airline companies, operating in India, have reopened advanced bookings for both domestic and international flights. Their respective websites show that booking systems have begun operating from Saturday. Spicejet…
Air India seeks Rs 2,000-crore loan approval, unable to sustain physical operations, says CMD Lohani
The government guarantee for bridge loan to refinance of $ 819-million (Rs.81.9 crores) aircraft debt is going to expire on December 27 and the airline is seeking urgent intervention of…
Airline slot allocation corruption case: Former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel appears before CBI
In a recent development to the Airline slot allocation scam, Former Civil Aviation Praful Patel appeared before CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation). He was called on by the agency for…
DGCA proposes stringent norms for work, calls for Breath analyzer test of employees
DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has drafted a proposal calling for stricter regulations, ensuring ‘Breath analyzer’ test for all the people who are involved in flight operations. The proposed…
AERA Bill to increase threshold of passenger traffic at major airports gets Parliament approval
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill, also termed AERA Bill 2019 was passed on Friday in Parliament. The Bill seeks to increase the threshold of major airport’s passenger…
Telangana: World Economic Forum to initiate drone-delivery project ‘Medicine from the Sky’
The World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network, will initiate a drone-delivery project, called ‘Medicine from the Sky‘ in Telangana. The project will be commenced in collaboration…