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Air India takes steps to minimise impact of fog-related flight disruptions

To minimise the impact of fog-related flight disruptions, Air India on Saturday said it will proactively reach out to passengers and provide them the option to reschedule or cancel their impacted flights free of cost. The Tatas-owned airline has launched the 'FogCare' initiative to mitigate the impact of disruptions due to fog on passengers, and it will be initially for the flights departing from and arriving at Delhi airport. The initiative is to proactively reach out to passengers whose flights have been badly impacted and are likely to be cancelled during periods of fog. Such passengers can decide whether to travel to the airport or not, and avoid the inconvenience of long waits. They will have the option to reschedule or cancel their impacted flights at no extra cost. In a release, the airline said the effort will also help in easing congestion at the airports. "Customer-friendly e-mails, calls, and SMS with flight-specific advisories will be sent to passengers on impacted ...

Unmanned check-in counters causing congestion at airports, says govt

Airlines ask passengers to arrive early to ensure 'smooth' security check

Holiday rush sparks chaos at Delhi IGI airport as passengers miss flights

The chaos at Delhi airport also puts the focus back on a proposed second airport for Mumbai

Delhi airport says peak-hour flights reduced at T3 to ease congestion

Country's busiest airport, which has already brought the number down from 22 an hour to 19, may shift more flights to other terminals

Labour pain for travel sector: Agencies poaching staff to beat shortage

Smaller outfits losing customers, many firms outsourcing to larger players to stay afloat

Domestic airlines flew 409,831 passengers on Sunday, highest since May 2020

Air traffic touches nearly 96 per cent of pre-Covid level

Single-pilot operations only after thorough investigation, EASA says

European Aviation Safety Agency's proposal draws flak from pilots who say it is too risky

Clipped wings: Post-Covid pandemic recovery in air travel stalls

The biggest decline has been in foreign tourist arrivals

Air India posts best monthly on-time performance among carriers after years

When it was a run by the government, the airline was usually at the bottom of DGCA's list for on-time performance

Govt scraps filling Air Suvidha form for international travellers

The requirement of random post-arrival testing of 2 per cent of arriving passengers too has been done away with in the new guideline

Air traffic volume may recover to pre-pandemic level in FY23: CRISIL

The air traffic volume is expected to increase to the fiscal 2020 level of around 340 million passengers in FY23

Recovery tracker: Power generation, consumption lower than before

Decline also seen in vehicle registrations, railway freight growth

Flying economy, premium economy, business, first class: What's the deal

Air India says it will offer premium economy service when it buys new aeroplanes

Air passenger apologises for cracking 'bomb' joke at Indore airport

After intense checking of their entire luggage, they were taken to a separate room for the security checking. Security personnel thoroughly checked them and their luggage and also questioned them

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits at record high; air traffic declines

There were around 314,000 air passengers as of Sunday, September 4, based on a rolling seven-day average. It was around 331,000 as of Sunday, August 28

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits up 26%, vehicle registrations 2%

Fewer flights and air passengers in the latest week compared to the previous one

Supply chain disruption a challenge but IndiGo CEO sure of capacity growth

Foresees 13% capacity growth, hints at likelihood of aircraft lease extension; airline is seeing passengers moving from rail and other modes on short duration routes

Mask-free travel on German Chancellor's plane prompts fresh debate

The mask-free passengers did not violate any rules for the flight, the German government has stated

Air passenger volume likely to double to 400 mn in next 10 years: Scindia

Growth opportunities for airlines are tremendous as passenger volume will double from 200 million currently to 400 million over the next seven to 10 years", said Jyotiraditya Scindia

Explained: What is PNR data, why will Indian airlines have to share it?

This information will be used by the Customs department for surveillance and risk assessment of international passengers