AVIATION

In-line with Its vision of increasing point-to-point connectivity, IndiGo has announced its daily direct flight between Amritsar and Sharjah, effective October 01, 2019. With the launch of this flight, IndiGo will be the first airline to provide direct connectivity between Amritsar and Sharjah. This is IndiGo’s second flight from Amritsar …

Virgin Atlantic’s first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, G-VLUX, Red Velvet has taken to skies for the first time on September 10, from London Heathrow to New York JFK on the VS153 and the VS138 on the return. The aircraft has a totally redesigned upper class cabin complete with loft area as well …

With a strong focus on innovation and use of advanced technology, Airport Authority of India (AAI) – has identified BIM (Building Information Modeling) as the design and planning platform for construction of the New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati. The new 90,000 Sqmts …

Taking the baton of providing world-class services to passengers ahead yet again, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) managed by GVK MIAL is all set to launch a new salon inside its terminals. Launching on 10 September 2019, the specially curated time-based salon will offer exceptional experiences to passengers under …

Anupriya Bishnoi The Delhi airport on Monday said that SpiceJet and IndiGo would shift their flight operations to T3 terminal from September 5 due to expansion works at T2. Post completion of infrastructure enhancement at T2, the terminal will be able to handle 18 million passengers yearly, up from current …

Vietjet will start direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to New Delhi. The Ho Chi Minh City – New Delhi route will operate 4 return flights per week on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday starting from December 6, 2019. The Hanoi – New Delhi route will operate 3 return flights per …

Anupriya Bishnoi The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for June 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 5.0% compared to June 2018.  The domestic India market has proven resilient in the face of the demise of Jet Airways earlier …

Anupriya Bishnoi According to a recent report by Airports Authority of India, all operational airports handled 210.84 thousand aircraft movements and 28.93 million passengers, during the month of June 2019.  Out of this, 5.63 million were international movements and 23.30 were domestic passengers. While, the growth in international passenger movement from last year …

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on European governments and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) to make urgent improvements to European air traffic management. The priority should be to cut carbon emissions and address the unnecessary costs and flight delays suffered by passengers from inefficient airspace routes and bottlenecks. …

Hahn Air, the German airline and distribution specialist, announced the integration of eight additional airlines into its global network of more than 350 air, rail and shuttle companies in the second quarter of 2019. The new additions bring the total number of new partners for this year up to 22. …