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Domestic air passenger traffic nosedives to 1.92 million in May: Report

Domestic air traffic nosedived to 19.20 lakh passengers in May from around 57.3 lakh in April, registering a sharp 65-67 per cent month-on-month contraction on account of the second wave of the pandemic, a report said on Thursday. With such a sharp fall, the domestic passenger traffic reached lower than the June-July 2020 levels, rating agency Icra said. At the same time, the airlines' capacity deployment for May was lower by around 54-55 per cent 27,700 departures, compared to about 60,300 departures in April this year, indicating the lower demand stemming from averseness of consumers to travel due to the rise in infections, it said. For May 2021, the average daily departures were around 900, significantly lower than around 2,000 in April 2021. The average number of passengers per flight during May was 72, against an average of 93 passengers per flight in April 2021, said Kinjal Shah, Vice President and Co-Group Head at Icra. The gradual decline depicts the continuing stress on ..

United Airlines to scale back India flying, delay B'luru launch amid Covid

United Airlines said on Friday it is temporarily pausing service between Chicago and New Delhi in June and delaying the planned launch of flights between San Francisco and Bangalore

India's air passenger mkt may double by 2030 from pre-Covid level: Boeing

India's domestic air passenger market is expected to double its size by 2030 from the pre-pandemic level, aircraft manufacturer Boeing said on Wednesday

5,808 flights cancelled or delayed due to weather in Nov-Dec 2020: Govt

A total of 5,808 flights were delayed or cancelled in India due to adverse weather conditions, during November and December last year, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.

Seeing positive signs, but aviation still in eye of storm: Airbus India

Indian airlines are currently carrying 60 per cent of the total pre-Covid domestic passengers and this is better than most countries in the world

Top headlines: UK flight ban may continue; telecom lobby slams 'sabotage'

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Interups says it has Rs 13,500 cr ready for Air India, can invest billions

US based firm has $28 mn market cap, has already bid for several bankrupt firms in India such as Lavasa Corp, Asian Colour Coated Steel and Reliance Naval

Indian aviation industry to report a net loss of Rs 21,000 cr in FY21: Icra

Indian aviation industry is expected to report a net loss of Rs 21,000 crore in the current financial year against a net loss of Rs 12,700 crore in FY20 due to lower revenues and high fixed costs

Airline industry still in the red, losing $ 300,000 per minute: Association

IATA calls on governments to support the industry during the coming winter season with additional relief measures

Flyers can take videos in flights but can't use recording gadgets: DGCA

On Saturday, the regulator had said that a scheduled flight will be suspended for a period of two weeks if anyone is found taking photographs inside the plane

On-board meal service in flights to resume soon as govt lifts ban

In-flight meals were banned when air transport had resumed on 25 May to counter the spread of the virus

Jet Airways loss widens to Rs 5,536 crore in 2018-19 over surge in expenses

The full service carrier, which shuttered operations in April last year, had a loss of Rs 766.13 crore. These figures are for standalone comprehensive losses

DGCA notice to AirAsia executive after pilot alleges safety violations

Captain Gaurav Taneja, a popular Youtuber, tweeted on June 14 that he has been suspended by AirAsia India 'for standing up for safe operations of an aircraft and its passengers'

Save, shrink, survive: Indian aviation in the time of coronavirus

Business for Indian airlines stopped when the domestic and international services were first suspended in March to contain the spread of coronavirus. How will the airlines change after this crisis?

Indian air traffic down 33% in March, with zero passengers in last six days

Flights were grounded for seven days in March but weak sentiments worsen fall

Covid-19 impact: Tourism industry to incur Rs 1.25 trn revenue loss in 2020

During April-June, the Indian tourism industry is expected to book a revenue loss of Rs 69,400 crore, denoting a year-on-year (y-o-y) loss of 30 per cent

Top Headlines: Losses rise as India locks down; businesses seek stimulus

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India to suspend domestic flights, seeks to lock down coronavirus spread

The country banned international flights for a week on March 20, and many states in the country have either curtailed or suspended public transport as preventive measures against the disease.

Coronavirus to affect aviation industry of both China and wider region

Coronavirus outbreak will have a severe impact on the tourism and aviation industry of both China and that of the wider region

Indian aviation companies rejig routes as coronavirus scare shrinks the sky

IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India Express are planning to cut the number of flights to Saudi Arabia and Dammam