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Pet-friendly travel picks up in India as airlines, hotels feed into demand

The pandemic has further fuelled the trend as travelling with pets picked up during the period

China's daily Covid cases jump to six-month high as outbreaks flare

The country reported 5,436 cases for Sunday, up 27% from the day before to the most since May 2, when Shanghai was in the midst of its months-long lockdown.

Air India beats IndiGo to become top 'on time' airline in India: Report

In September, 87.1 per cent of flights of Air India were on time as compared to IndiGo's 84.1 per cent

Aeroflot to launch flight services to Goa from Moscow, starting Nov 2

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot on Monday said it is set to launch its flight services to Goa from Moscow, starting November 2. The airline currently operates its air services on the Moscow-Delhi-Moscow route twice-a-week with an Airbus A330 aircraft. Aeroflot will fly its Airbus A330 aircraft every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from Moscow to Goa, offering 268 seats in the business class and 28 in the economy, the statement said. Besides, the new services will also offer a weekly cargo capacity of 30 tons from India for Russia and the CIS countries, it added. "Goa is a popular tourist destination among Russians. We are starting our three-times-a-week flights on the Moscow-Goa-Moscow route. It marks the expansion of our Indian services in response to customer demand," said Korolev Oleg K, head of cargo at Aeroflot. Goa-Moscow route is another high-demand route between India and Russia. These flights will boost the recovering tourist market in both countries, said Delmos Aviation, w

AI knows how much you're willing to pay for flights before you do

Armed with mountains of data, artificial intelligence is emerging as an important tool for airlines to find the ideal fares to charge passengers, helping them squeeze out as much revenue as possible

Air India gets 72,000 job applications for cabin crew; 1,752 for pilots

The airline's aggressive expansion plan, which has already seen 17 long-grounded aircraft return to the skies with 12 more to follow, necessitates a significant expansion in flying crew

Financial status of Indian airlines likely to remain under pressure: ICRA

The financial performance of Indian airlines is likely to remain under pressure in the near term, even as recovery in domestic passenger traffic has been healthy, said Corporate Rating firm ICRA

Airlines face difficulty in operating at full capacity amid low demand

The travel sentiment was impacted by several waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, people postponed travel plans to protect their savings. In this, high travel fares impacted the demand negatively

Indian airlines revamp their in-flight menus amid intense competition

Air India latest carrier to update menu, but others have tweaked their offerings too

Tata Sons to offer stakes in Vistara to Singapore Airlines: Report

After the merger of Vistara and Air India, AI will become India's largest airline behind IndiGo

Akasa Air grounds B737 Max aircraft after noticing engine fuel leak

Carrier operating with three planes, will source spare parts to repair the engine fuel pump

Air India extends validity of frequent flyer points till March 31, 2023

Air India has extended the validity benefits under Flying Returns, the airline's 'Frequent Flyer' programme, till March 31, 2023

'Tatas evaluating options to consolidate AirAsia India, Vistara under AI'

The Tata Group has started an exercise to evaluate options to consolidate AirAsia India and Vistara under Air India to bring operational synergies among the three airlines under its umbrella, sources said. Air India, which the group had taken control of in January after winning the bid to acquire the national carrier for Rs 18,000 crore in October last year, has set up a team under its Director of Operations, R S Sandhu, sources familiar with the development said. The team will evaluate synergies in operations between Air India Express and AirAsia India as well as between Air India and Vistara, they said. "Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson has set up this team, which will look into synergy between Air India Express and AirAsia India and also between Air India and Vistara and how to achieve the merger," a source said. The team has been asked to submit its plan within one year, the source added. It is understood that the plan is to achieve consolidation of AirAsia India into Air

SpiceJet sends 80 pilots on leave without pay for three mths to prune costs

Loss making airline is currently operating less than half its flights, following a July 27 DGCA order brought on by a spate of incidents

AirAsia offers 5 million free seats to celebrate its rapid comeback

The offers on AirAsia tickets will be valid if travel dates lie between January 1, 2023, and October 28, 2023

Sky high: Flying during Diwali likely to cost 20-30% more this year

While ATF price has jumped 83% in Sept on a YoY basis, capacity deployed by airlines has also increased. Airlines flew 37% more flights and carried 50% more passengers last month compared to Aug '21

Battle for skies: Tatas kick-start Air India fleet expansion via leasing

Airline to offer premium economy class

Technical glitch or bad weather? Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan escapes plane crash

A plane carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan escaped a crash as the aircraft made an emergency landing on Saturday due to technical glitch mid-air

IndiGo's new CEO Pieter Elbers takes over, eyes 'new frontiers'

Known for his decisiveness, new chief will have his task cut out as domestic competition heats up

SpiceJet in dire need of recapitalisation to revive operation: Report

The carrier has been strong in its pursuit of weathering the storm but it has faced a series of headwinds for more than three years. The company reported huge loss in April-June quarter