'India's domestic air travel demand growth highest worldwide'
Domestic air travel demand surged in India by 14.8 percent in February, the highest worldwide, partly on the back of airlines keeping ticket prices lower to stimulate market in lean travel season, global airlines body IATA said in its monthly traffic report on Thursday.
Apr 02, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
Beginning today, pay more for air travel, MFs, eating out
Business-class air travel, investment in mutual funds and chit funds would become expensive with some of the service tax proposals announced in the Budget coming into effect from today.
Apr 01, 2015, 09:54 AM IST
What will be costlier and cheaper from April 1
Those that would turn cheaper include leather footwear, locally made mobiles, computer tablets, microwave ovens, peanut butter, packaged fruits, ambulance service and agarbattis.
Mar 31, 2015, 15:13 PM IST
From April 1, air travel to become expensive; tickets to museum, zoo cheaper
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had came out with a host of proposals last month to rationalise service tax, which is levied at an effective rate of 12.36 percent.
Mar 31, 2015, 13:35 PM IST
Air India improves its on-time performance
The better OTP comes following Civil Aviation ministry's decision to keep a watch on the airline's operations.
Mar 27, 2015, 16:41 PM IST
IndiGo heads towards $400 mn IPO as air travel booms
IndiGo, owned by hospitality and travel company InterGlobe Enterprises, has remained profitable in the last two years, avoiding much of the turbulence to hit rival Indian carriers.
Mar 27, 2015, 13:52 PM IST
Air fares come under Civil Aviation Ministry scanner
With most domestic carriers coming out with steep discounts, the "movement" of air fares has now come under the scanner of the Civil Aviation Ministry.
Feb 11, 2015, 22:28 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
Demand for global air freight likely to rise by 4.5% in 2015
Demand for global air freight grew 4.2 percent in November last year as compared to same period in 2013 and is expected to rise by 4.5 percent this year, driven by growth in cross-border trade, International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.
Jan 09, 2015, 14:21 PM IST
Britain to scrap air travel taxes for children
British finance minister George Osborne said he would make it cheaper for families to travel by scrapping an air travel tax charged for children, prompting airlines to call on him to go further and also abolish the levy in its entirety.
Dec 03, 2014, 22:31 PM IST
Indian air travel market grows by 'muted' 4% in May
Indian air travel market showed a "muted" four percent growth in May, even as overall global air traffic rose by a strong 6.2 percent, latest figures showed.
Jul 03, 2014, 19:02 PM IST
