GMR Hyderabad International Airport reported that it served over 21 million passengers in the fiscal year 2022-23. As the country’s economy recovered and consumer spending increased after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release on Monday, 17.6 million of the passengers were domestic, while 3.4 million were international. The airport handled a total of
Air India has made significant strides in modernizing its digital systems landscape, having completed many initiatives and several more in advanced stages towards completion. The airline has partnered with some of the world’s leading technology firms and invested heavily to rapidly revamp its digital systems. Air India aims to emerge as the world’s most technologically
According to a release from the Ministry of Public Works, India, and Guyana have signed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) aimed at making travel between the two nations more convenient, as reported by News Room Guyana. During his 3-day visit to Guyana, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the signing of the agreement between the
During the G20 Tourism Expo in Jaipur, Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh announced that the Rajasthan government plans to develop 23 old airstrips through public-private partnerships. These airstrips will accommodate smaller and chartered flights. Additionally, Singh encouraged all participants to promote Rajasthan tourism. Singh, who also holds the portfolio of civil aviation in the state cabinet,
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has commenced the fifth round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme – UDAN, which aims to improve connectivity to remote and regional areas of India. On Friday, the MoCA released a bid document and invited bids from airlines for various routes under this scheme. There will be no restrictions on
The Authority for Advance Ruling has exempted the transfer of Jaipur international airport operations from Goods and Services Tax (GST) following its takeover by the Adani group from the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The AAI had sought a ruling from the Rajasthan bench of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) to clarify. It is
The Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG) have jointly written to N. Chandrasekaran, the Chairman of the Tata Group, appealing for his intervention in the “draconian” and “untrustworthy” human resource (HR) policy of Air India Ltd. According to the letter, Tata Group is subjecting the pilots to unfair treatment and a
On Friday, the government launched the fifth round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) in a bid to enhance connectivity to remote and regional areas. The scheme, known as UDAN 5.0, will see a cap on the viability gap funding (VGF) at 600 kilometers of stage length for both priority and non-priority areas. This is
According to the airport’s statement on Friday, the Mumbai airport has handled almost 44 million passengers during FY2022-23, which is equivalent to almost 90 percent of the air transport facility’s pre-pandemic load, making it the nation’s second-largest airport in terms of passenger traffic. The airport’s handling of 44 million passengers represents a two-fold increase in
Credit Suisse filed an alleged contempt petition against SpiceJet for unpaid dues worth $4.9 million, but SpiceJet, a budget carrier in India, stated that the Supreme Court did not issue any notice in response. SpiceJet’s spokesperson disclosed that they posted the matter and that they would make the payment for May on schedule as per
