Author: Sunny Gupta

New Delhi: IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, could start slowly rehiring staff in three months as capacity rebuilds from “the background of carnage” caused by Covid-19, with domestic services likely to return to pre-pandemic levels by January or February, chief executive officer Ronojoy Dutta said. “Doom and gloom is off the table and we are recovering

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

Mumbai: Police on Friday arrested a 35-year-old sub-engineer and two accomplices in Mumbai’s Sahar for their alleged role in collecting Rs 4,000 from each flyer arriving at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) who wanted to skip mandatory institutional quarantine. Police seized Rs 1.4 lakh cash, 200 Saudi riyals, a fake rubber stamp of home quarantine,

Cochin International Airport Ltd(CIAL), which became the worlds first solar-powered airportin 2015, on Sunday added another feather to its cap, commissioning two floating solar power plants in Kerala. With the installation of the plants with a capacity of452 KWh over two artificial lakes, the airport’s total installed capacity has risen to 40 MWp helping it

Juhu airport-based charter company, Bativala M Bhagvati Flying Charters LLP, has tied up with Sanskruti Vacations for helicopter services from Juhu airport to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat. Earlier, SpiceJet had started a seaplane service to the fast emerging destination. Captain Mihir Bhagvati, a partner of Bativala M Bhagvati Flying Charters LLP, said,

Kurnool: The Director of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted licence to Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited (APDCL) to open Kurnool airport (Orvakal) for public use. With this development, the last hurdle for commencement of commercial operations has been cleared, said an Airport Authority of India (AAI) official. Indigo Airlines has been selected as private

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre, DGCA and Air India on a plea challenging the national carrier’s decision to reduce allowances of its employees and putting in place a scheme, under which anyone can be sent on leave for up to five years without pay. The petition by the Executive

Indian carrier SpiceJet has expanded its operations from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK Airport) to five more cities including Mumbai, Cochin, Amritsar, Lucknow and Jaipur, besides increasing frequencies to its existing Delhi-Ras Al Khaimah-Delhi route. The addition of the new destinations comes less than two months after the low-cost carrier began operations to RAK

Mumbai: Cidco has kicked off the process of developing an aerocity abutting Navi Mumbai International Airport. As airports serve as an engine to boost economy, the aerocity will be a commercial and residential district on its southern side spread over around 300 hectares. From financial services and corporate offices to residential and entertainment centres, hotels,

Pune: Good news for fliers traveling from Pune to Amritsar. Passengers will now be able to travel from Pune airport in Lohegaon to Sri Guru Ramdas Ji (SGRD) International Airport, Amritsar. IndiGo Airlines has commenced flight from Amritsar to Delhi to connect with Pune till 27 March 2021. IndiGo Airlines has also started booking for