Airports and aviation companies have been evolving and innovating themselves to not just stay relevant during the pandemic but to zoom ahead of the curve and do their bit to re-open travel quickly. These seven instances could give us an indication of where the industry is headed. Hazel Jain In-flight …
Read More »Continued recovery in July
ICRA has revealed that there has been continued recovery in domestic passenger traffic in July 2021 with a sequential growth of 56-57%, as COVID-19 infection trajectory has dropped. Domestic passenger traffic grew 56-57 per cent at around 48-49 lakh in July, compared to 31.1 lakh in June 2021, signifying a …
Read More »Vaccine success will lead the way
Which countries initiate and successfully implement their COVID-19 vaccination programme will likely determine which ones will restart tourism and air connections first. And, until a database that aggregates COVID-19 vaccination rates is made available, a platform that tracks the latest announcements is a need of the hour. Tracking COVID-19 vaccination …
Read More »Aviation, tourism go hand in hand
In order to drive domestic demand, Ministry of Tourism is planning small boutique roadshows and will soon be offering Dekho Apna Desh webinars in a crisper format to put the right information across. Nisha Verma Rupinder Brar, Additional Director General, Ministry of Tourism (MOT), has shared that right now, the …
Read More »Ready and Jet Set Go for festival season
With the aviation industry slowing inching towards the part of the revival and pre-Covid operations, the upcoming festive season might be the much-needed boost to the industry. Sharing her views, Kanika Tekriwal, CEO & Founder, JetSetGo Aviation decipher queries on how the business is going to be like: How are …
Read More »Charters: A tough sell even today
They are high in demand, thanks to COVID-19, but charter flights are a tough job to pull off. Amidst lack of clarity about state and country-wide quarantine protocols and permissions, operators have to jump many hurdles to get the aircraft off the tarmac. Hazel Jain Even as one of the …
Read More »Demand for leisure travel on rise as charter flights gain momentum
Sharing the response from travellers and the rising number of queries the company is getting, Kanika Tekriwal, CEO & Co-Founder, JetSetGo aviation briefs how demand for charter flights is increasing and momentum is shifting from repatriation to leisure tourism. On the kind of inquiries JetSetGo is getting on charter flights, …
Read More »SpiceJet gets nod for US & UK
SpiceJet has received the government’s nod to operate flights to the US and the UK. It has already operated over 450 charter flights to repatriate over 75,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad. The airline will also operate its first long-haul flight from Amsterdam to Bengaluru on August 1. Manas Dwivedi In …
Read More »Alitalia to operate 1,600 weekly flights in August
Starting August, Alitalia will increase the number of flights, and will operate a total of over 1,600 flights per week, 24% more than in July and more than double compared to those operated in June. Alitalia aircraft will fly on 75 routes (24 more than July) and 52 airports (16 …
Read More »IndiGo’s flight to revival
Taking steps to make flying safe and secure, the largest airline of the country is witnessing travel trends going up in terms of unit revenue and future booking since the resumption of domestic flights. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer, IndiGo shares insights on the airline’s activities, plans for …
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