New Delhi: Jet fuel or ATF price on Saturday was hiked by 3 per cent – the fourth increase in two months on firming international oil prices, while petrol and diesel rates remained unchanged after hitting new highs. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was raised by Rs 1,512.38 per kilolitre, or 2.96 per cent, to
Now, travel from Hisar to Chandigarh in just 45 min! Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar recently flagged off the first flight from Chandigarh to Hisar under the Center’s UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik). The inauguration was attended by the senior officials of Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Kolkata: The Kolkata airport has turned into a hub of Covid-19 vaccine distribution with consignments being flown from Pune and later loaded on to flights headed for various cities in the north-east. On Tuesday, the SpiceJet flight that flew in from Pune with nearly 1 lakh doses later flew to Guwahati with 2,40,000 doses of
New Delhi: India’s and possibly the world’s most beautiful airport — Pakyong in Sikkim — will soon be a direct flight away from Delhi. SpiceJet will start a daily Delhi-Pakyong direct from January 23, 2021 SpiceJet was the only airline that used to fly there with a daily Kolkata-Pakyong-Kolkata flight after the airport opened in
Bird flu has not just impacted menus on the ground but also forced a tweak in what one could eat in the air Airlines, including IndiGo and Vistara have gone all vegetarian to keep the flu at bay. Don’t be surprised if the chicken tikka sandwich goes missing from IndiGo’s 6E Tiffin menu. Nor will
Patna: Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said that rumours have been circulating that ministers in the Bihar government might be involved in the murder of the IndiGo airlines manager Rupesh Kumar Singh. In a Facebook live on Friday, Yadav said: “There are rumours that Chief
Vijayawada: The Centre has issued all the approvals, including the aerodrome licence, to Orvakal airport in Kurnool district, Industries and Commerce Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy said. In a statement issued on Saturday, the minister said Orvakal airport, which is the first airport taken up by a State government in South India, will start flight operations
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its financial outlook for the global air transport industry, showing that airlines were expected to lose $84.3 billion in 2020 for a net profit margin of -20.1%. Revenues would fall 50% to $419 billion from $838 billion in 2019. In 2021, losses are expected to be cut to
KOLKATA: Despite the pandemic and the panic over the new UK strain arriving via direct UK flights forcing the cancellation of the Air India Heathrow-Kolkata service, the airport has clocked over 10 lakh passenger movements this December, the highest in the past 10 months. Despite the multiple challenges it encountered in between, the ramp up to the million mark has been
New Delhi: Jet fuel or ATF price on Friday was hiked by 3.7 per cent, the third increase in rates in one month on firming international oil prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was raised by Rs 1,817.62 per kilolitre, or 3.69 per cent, to Rs 50,978.78 per kl in the national capital, according to
