Aviation

Varun Kumar, Team Leader – Consulting & Research at CAPA India, shares his views on whether the architecture of the airline model in India is poised for a change in light of the recent initiation of regional airlines into the market, and what would help bring about this segue. Hazel …

While Air China leads on the Safe Travel Score for the Asia Pacific region by Safe Travel Barometer, India’s Vistara and IndiGo airlines are also among the top 10 safest carriers in the region. Hazel Jain Safe Travel Barometer has announced an update (October 2020) to its Safe Travel Score …

To boost tourism and provide last-mile connectivity, SpiceJet has launched a seaplane service between Ahmedabad  and Statue of Unity, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the  service. The airline has already conducted  successful trial runs in Nagpur, Guwahati and Mumbai. Manas Dwivedi In a move that would revolutionise the country’s …

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation, has announced that the price cap for domestic flights will be extended by a few more months, till February 24, 2021. Nisha Verma Hardeep Singh Puri has shared that the upper and lower limits on domestic airfares will remain in place for another …

According to CAPA India’s ‘Executive Summary of Mid-Year Outlook for Indian Aviation in FY2021’, domestic traffic is expected to be in the range of 30-40 million airline passengers in the second half of FY2021, approximately 50 per cent down year-on-year. In the second half of FY2020, there were approximately 69 …

Though that may be the case, at the same time, airlines cannot expect to have government support forever, says John Grant,Chief Analyst, OAG – a global travel data provider with headquarters in the UK. He shares his thoughts on the Indian aviation market as well. Hazel Jain Do you vote …

  According to a research by UK consultancy The PC Agency, testing passengers has proved to be more effective than a quarantine regime and also helps build traveller confidence. Taking cue from this, airports across the world are introducing this facility to encourage people to fly more while avoiding the …

Kapil Kaul, CEO, CAPA India, presents a strategic way forward for the revival of India inbound, outbound and domestic tourism. To drive his point home, he recommends structural changes to the tourism apparatus, including establishment of a tourism council on the lines of GST Council. Nisha Verma Kapil Kaul suggests …

Rajiv Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, talks about the journey of the national carrier through the pandemic and their expanding reach under the Vande Bharat Mission. He adds that while they have been able to reach their target of 50% of last year’s capacity, times still remain challenging …

SpiceJet has announced non-stop flights connecting Delhi and Mumbai with London’s Heathrow airport. The airline is offering an all-inclusive introductory return fare starting at `53,555, and an equally lucrative one-way price. Nisha Verma The new connection, starting December 4, 2020 under the air bubble agreement with United Kingdom, will make …