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Delhi airport sees record number of passengers after second Covid-19 wave

On October 3, Delhi airport handled over 125,000 passengers (domestic and international) arriving or taking off

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Domestic air traffic up 31% in August on higher capacity deployment: Icra

The ratings agency said despite the continued recovery, there is continued stress on demand, driven largely by the second wave of the pandemic, limiting travel to only necessary travel

India requires nearly 1,000 pilots annually to meet traffic growth

New pilot training schools will come up at the Airports Authority of India (AAI)-run airports at Belagavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburagi, Khajurao, and Lilabari

Air traffic grows 47% in June as Delhi, Maharashtra ease Covid-19 curbs

Industry-wide passenger load factor rose to 62.9% in June from May's 50.5%. SpiceJet had the highest load factor of 70%.

International travel stagnant, cargo demand solid: Airlines' group

Only 1.3 million international passengers flew on the region's carriers in May, representing just 4.3 per cent of the volumes carried in the corresponding month of 2019.

Few takers for advance booking of airline tickets even as traffic improves

Average load factors are still around 55% and most of the bookings are for travel within seven days

Domestic air traffic plunges 63% MoM in May due to second wave: DGCA

The drop in domestic air traffic in May was due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that had badly hit the country and its aviation sector

Domestic passenger traffic slips to 10-year low in pandemic-hit FY21

India's domestic passenger traffic slipped to a 10-year low at an estimated 53.4 million in the just-concluded financial year, a report said.

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India's air traffic to return to pre-Covid levels later this year: Boeing

India's civil aviation ministry has allowed airlines to operate 80 per cent of capacity

Domestic air traffic down by 45% at 7.1 million in December: Icra

This is even as passenger traffic was up 12 per cent sequentially over November 2020, ratings agency Icra said

Air India incurred Rs 3,600 crore cash loss last fiscal: Chairman

Rajiv Bansal adds that this is significantly lower than the cash loss incurred in 2018-19

Can't wait for majority to be vaccinated, need to open borders now: IATA DG

According to IATA's assessment, COVID-19 vaccine won't be widely available till the second half of 2021

Domestic air traffic up 34% month-on-month on festive season demand

AirAsia India saw an increase in market share and reported the best on- time performance (OTP) among all airlines in October

Govt hikes air navigation charges by 4%, airlines demand roll back

IATA has urged the civil aviation ministry to reverse the decision and work with the industry on a business recovery plan

Global air passenger traffic to dip by 66% this year amid coronavirus: IATA

The IATA has downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer travel season in the northern hemisphere

Covid-19 impact: AAI likely to slip into red for first time in FY21

However, Miniratna firm won't cut planned capex of Rs 5,000 cr for FY21

Government allows airlines to increase capacity upto 60% of total capacity

Indian airlines resumed their domestic operations from 25 May after being grounded for two months due to the lockdown to contain Covid-19 pandemic

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