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Fares have surged by 30 to 50 per cent to their highest since the pandemic, driven by record high prices of jet fuel. Read more at straitstimes.com.

First fortnight peak: Air passenger traffic highest in October

There was chaos at Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Friday morning, with a large number of passengers stuck in long, endless queues for check-ins, security checks, leading to many of them missing their flights.

May have short-term positive impact on airlines

Read more about Covid-19 pandemic: Govt cuts airline capacity to 50% from June 1 on Business Standard. Decision divides industry with experts calling it interference in commercial freedom of airlines

In vaccine transport, a pain point emerges—poor airport infra at pharma hubs The airport at Pune, where the Serum Institute is based, is undergoing runway resurfacing. Pharma clusters around Bengaluru and Chennai are serviced from respective airports but the rest have one challenge or the other. India has approved two COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use. In the last few days, the focus has shifted from the coronavirus to its vaccine and after India gave an emergency nod to two jabs, logistics...

ATF prices hiked by 3.70 per cent January 01, 2021 Since airlines arent operating entire fleets it may not impact them much State-owned fuel retailers have hiked the Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to Rs 50,978.78 per kilolitre (kl) in Delhi. This is a rise of almost 3.69 per cent or Rs 1,817.62 per kilolitre. This is the third time the retailers have increased the rates in one month on firming international oil prices. Prior to this, the rates were revised on December 16 when the ATF prices were u...

New coronavirus strain in the UK: Will it wreck London plans of Air India and Vistara? Both Air India and Vistara had plans to expand services to the UK Source: AP The new strain of the novel coronavirus in the UK has led to many European countries restricting travel to Britain. There are increasing murmurs of India, which has an air travel bubble arrangement with the UK, also doing the same. The government will firm its opinion after the Health Ministrys top advisers, including experts from AI...

Bidders Take a Flyer on Debt-Ridden Air India Bidders Take a Flyer on Debt-Ridden Air India Comments Off on Bidders Take a Flyer on Debt-Ridden Air India TAMIL NADU — A number of bidders — including the original owner — are vying to breathe new life into debt-ridden Air India. Over the years, the government-owned national carrier has accumulated debt of over INR 58,000 ($7.8 billion). In addition to selling 100 percent stake in the stressed airline, the government is also unloading Air In...

Domestic air traffic growth slowed down to 21 per cent on a sequential basis in November after growing by 30-40 per cent in the three previous months. Domestic airlines flew 6.3 million passengers in November compared to 5.2 million a month earlier. Last November, airlines had carried 12.9 million passengers. Apart from a higher base, the other possible reasons for a slower growth include one additional day in October (compared to November). The mandatory RT-PCR tests in Maharashtra, introdu...