Thick fog engulfs Delhi-NCR, rail, road, air traffic hit
Many parts of northern India, including Delhi-NCR region woke up to season's first dense fog Wednesday morning.
Nov 30, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
Flight operation remains suspended at Srinagar airport
Air traffic has since remained more or less suspended, with the exception of two flights landing and then taking off on Saturday.
Nov 22, 2016, 10:34 AM IST
AirAsia India reports 42% increase in passenger traffic
The number of passengers carried (by AirAsia India) increased 42 percent YoY to 0.59 million (5.89 lakh), while the capacity increased by 23 percent in July-September quarter of the current year, AirAsia said.
Oct 31, 2016, 17:01 PM IST
Air traffic up 23.5% in September; IndiGo top carrier with 40% market share
As per an official data released on Wednesday, the month of September saw a 23.5 percent rise in the number of air passengers to 82.3 lakh as compared to the year-ago period.
Oct 20, 2016, 00:01 AM IST
Domestic air traffic logs 24.03% growth in Jan-Mar 2016, IndiGo retains top slot
Private budget carrier IndiGo continues its domination in the domestic market, having flown 85.03 lakh passengers during the October-January 2016 period and cornered a 37 percent market share in this period.
Apr 21, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
MIT engineers develop new aircraft queueing model
The researchers claim that the aircraft queueing model predicts how long a plane will wait before takeoff, given weather conditions, runway traffic, and incoming and outgoing flight schedules.
Jan 14, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Air traffic resumes at Srinagar airport
In a relief for stranded passengers, air traffic to and from Srinagar International Airport resumed Thursday after remaining suspended for the last three days due to foggy conditions.
Nov 26, 2015, 15:23 PM IST
Foggy weather affects flight movement at Srinagar airport
Air traffic to and from Srinagar international airport was hit for the third day running today due to foggy weather.
Nov 25, 2015, 13:32 PM IST
Airline losses to come down 35 to Rs 5,500 crore this FY: ICRA
Low crude prices, increasing efficiency and rising air traffic will help the domestic airlines bring down their losses massively this fiscal to around Rs 5,500 crore from around Rs 8,500 crore last year, says an analyst report.
Oct 22, 2015, 23:11 PM IST
Air traffic grows 29% in July; airlines carry 67.45 lakh people
The number of passengers ferried by domestic carriers climbed 29 percent to 67.45 lakh in July as discounts and fall in fuel prices made airfares more affordable.
Aug 18, 2015, 18:09 PM IST
India clocks 16.3% domestic air passenger growth
The global domestic traffic during this period grew by 6.5 per cent during the period with China clocking 12.1 per cent followed by Russian Federation, which posted a sub-10 per cent growth in June, International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.
Aug 06, 2015, 20:42 PM IST
Sharma visits ATC tower at airport; takes stock of situation
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma Sunday made a surprise visit to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower at the Delhi airport and took stock of the functioning of the air traffic management.
May 24, 2015, 20:32 PM IST
'Air traffic sees strong recovery; 'fittest' to gain more'
Moreover, rising incomes and ease of travelling abroad is expected to continue to boost outbound travel.
May 01, 2015, 17:53 PM IST
AAI opposing cut in Delhi airport charges unfortunate: IATA
On the contrary, lower airport fee would stimulate the traffic growth at the Delhi Airport as it would bring down airfares to an affordable limits, it said.
Apr 19, 2015, 16:09 PM IST
Discount drive helps domestic airlines log healthy growth in February
A series of heavy discount ticket offers by domestic carriers helped India's air passenger traffic log a healthy 21.48 percent growth in February over the same period last year, DGCA data shows.
Mar 27, 2015, 13:05 PM IST
India's domestic passenger traffic up in December
Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 15.29 percent in December to 64.40 lakh passengers -- up from 55.86 lakh in the corresponding month last year, official data showed Monday.
Jan 19, 2015, 16:14 PM IST
Domestic air traffic shows healthy growth for Nov '14
India's domestic air traffic grew strongly by over 14 percent last November compared to the same month in 2013, though that did not translate into higher international travel demand for Indian carriers, IATA said Thursday.
Jan 08, 2015, 18:00 PM IST
Six new airlines to start operations in the new year: Govt
Six new airlines are expected to fly the Indian skies next year, the government said on Tuesday as it asked states to join hands to promote regional connectivity and help the aviation sector meet its burgeoning losses by reducing taxes on jet fuel.
Dec 30, 2014, 18:02 PM IST
Domestic air traffic registers 14.35% growth in November
The number of passengers rose to 58.74 lakh as against 51.37 lakh carried by the seven Indian airlines a year-ago, the data showed.
Dec 18, 2014, 22:39 PM IST
India's domestic air passenger traffic up 16.3%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Friday that India`s domestic market increased by 16.3 percent last month as a result of market stimulation by domestic carriers.
Dec 05, 2014, 14:01 PM IST
