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Airfares in the country are set to rise, with IndiGo on Thursday introducing a fuel charge of up to Rs 1,000 based on a flights distance, in response to the significant rise in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices in the last three months. The Indian aviation sector experiences its peak travel season between October and December. The inclusion of a fuel charge component in airfares is anticipated to have a sizable impact on IndiGos passengers, according to experts.

Concerns over a possible monopoly situation have led the government to put on hold new guidelines stipulating that airlines be checked roughly every six months for usage of airport slots — which they will lose if not used at the prescribed threshold — against the current practice of an annual review, officials said.

The last-minute cancellation of flights has driven up airfares, but rival airlines are likely to benefit from greater elbow room in the competitive market.

Democratise health: Check. Implement substantial tax reforms: Check. Find ways to boost rural consumption: Check. Unveil more production-linked incentive schemes: Check These were some of the key demands of India Inc ahead of the Narendra Modi government's last full Budget before the 2024 elections. Companies across the board expected the government to find ways to woo the

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in a statement that the Indian aviation sector is on a path of recovery and is expected to continue the same growth ahead, reports PTI.

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Dec 31: With tailwinds of high domestic air passenger traffic and airlines’ ambitious expansion plans, the country’s civil aviation sector is firmly on a V-shaped recovery trajectory but the gathering Covid clouds and geopolitical headwinds could cause turbulence in 2023. Air India’s plans for expansion and consolidation of operations, IndiGo’s focus on wide-body planes, Jet Airways’ future flight path and airlines’ overall profitability will...

With 7 out of 20 busiest international air travel routes, Dubai becomes most preferred country for Indians, reports PTI. 

Emirates was one of the first airlines to deploy full capacity on routes to India, taking a lot of traffic to the European Union, Russia and North America.

NEW DELHI, July 31: Seven of the 20 busiest international air travel routes from India in May were to Dubai, according to data provided by aviation analytics company Cirium. In May 2019 — before the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted the global aviation sector — only two of the top 20 international air travel routes from India were to Dubai, according to the data, which has been accessed by PTI. “International air travel is guided by bilateral rights. In case of […]

Price-sensitive Indian passengers are now hard-pressed to find low-cost flights they had become used to in the past decade, as fares have surged by 30 to 50 per cent to their highest since the pandemic.