Estimates indicate a massive rebound in air travel sans the impact of high jet fuel prices.
Tata also owns a majority stake in Vistara, a premium joint venture with Singapore Airlines Ltd, as well as budget airline AirAsia India.
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Sources said partner Rahul Bhatia may challenge London Court of Arbitration's order which instructs to relax provision of share transfer by promoters
Sources said order had mandated relief in terms of shareholders' agreement, which gives greater control to co-promoter Rahul Bhatia and puts restrictions on transferring shares
Dutta said: "I am ready to declare that we have won (over) Covid. It was very bad. Delta came to India first. We had a horrific experience but now, we are back down to 20,000 cases a day."
Kanpur is the 71st domestic destination to be added to the airline's network
Airlines in India began vaccinating their staff from May at their own or partner camps
The agreement allows the US airline to sell seats on the Indian carrier's flights operating on 29 routes
In the last one week alone, Brent crude oil prices have surged over 6 per cent to around $79 per barrel mark
This is aimed at improving accessibility between metros and tier-2 or tier-3 cities.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flagged off IndiGo's Delhi-Gwalior-Indore flight and Air India's Indore-Dubai flight on Wednesday, the civil aviation ministry stated.
IndiGo has no plans for acquiring any airline which will dilute its business model
The Board of Directors of IndiGo on Sunday announced the appointment of Gregg Saretsky, Member of the Board, to the position of Special Advisor with immediate effect
IndiGo on Thursday said it will start eight new domestic flights during the first week of September, connecting cities including Dehradun, Indore and Lucknow. "IndiGo will operate new flights between Delhi-Lucknow, Lucknow-Jaipur, and Indore-Lucknow effective September 1, while the flights connecting Delhi and Dehradun will commence from September 5," the airline said in a statement. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, IndiGo, said these eight new flights will not only improve accessibility, but also cater to the increased travel demand from Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Dehradun, and Indore.
AirAsia India's Ahmedabad-Chennai flight and IndiGo's Bengaluru-Vadodara flight came within 8 km of each other with 300 ft vertical separation between them over Mumbai airspace on Jan 29, report said
According to sources, the suspension came into effect from Tuesday for carrying passengers who had not undergone a rapid-PCR test at the departure airport
To celebrate its 15 years of operations,IndiGo on Wednesday announced a three-day special sale offering all-inclusive fares starting from Rs 915 on its domestic and international connections.