In the forecast, Icra has included an aggregate of all the five private sector players -- IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir, Vistara and AirAsia India -- to make the balance sheet
With indications of a longer period of air transport grounding, many airlines are looking at further cuts in employee salary.
Four of the country's top six airlines, which together control 80 per cent of the local market, are selling domestic flight tickets for as soon as the third week of May
Aircraft lease rentals account for around 15 per cent of an airline's overall expense and since these are paid in dollars are also subject to currency fluctuation.
Most of the airlines had chalked out their plans to resume services from April 15 in expectation that the lockdown will be lifted
In case there is any change based on the direction provided by the regulator, he said, "we will abide to the policies and notify guests accordingly.
Goair had last week said this ticket credit scheme was available for bookings done till april 15 only.
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Many in the industry argue that there will be at best three to four players over the long term, and that the weaker airlines will be weeded out
As revenues have fallen drastically amid the coronavirus pandemic, the airline has already laid off its expat pilots and announced leave without pay for its employees
Kapur has also been associated in the past with SpiceJet, where he handled the position of Chief Operating Officer
Goa Air said it is responding to the clarion call given by the Prime Minister of India to lead the nation in stemming the spread of coronavirus
The largest Indian airline IndiGo, which has 47 per cent market share, announced a steep pay cut for its senior management, pilots and crews
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With 83.4%, AirAsia India was number one in on-time performance measured at four metro cities -- Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
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Flight occupancy and fresh bookings have dropped over ten per cent in last few days as individuals and corporates defer trips. International travel is already hit due to a series of visa restrictions
The plea has alleged that despite being aware of "significant technical issues with Airbus A320neo," neither MCA nor the DGCA have taken any concrete steps to ground these aircraft
IndiGo and GoAir have 106 and 43 A320neo aircrafts, fitted with PW engines, respectively. Post the induction of the aircraft into service, there have been a number of incidents of snag in the engines.