This airline recorded highest seat factor among domestic carriers
SpiceJet has for the seventh consecutive month reported a seat factor of above 90 percent in November.
Dec 21, 2015, 13:56 PM IST
New Year bonanza for air travellers! 2% levy on domestic, international fares deferred
Government's plan to impose two percent levy on most domestic and international air tickets from January 1 has been deferred.
Dec 17, 2015, 16:18 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
High airfares: Domestic carriers seek week's time for suggestions
Domestic carriers Tuesday sought a week's time from the government to come up with their proposals to address the issue of "high fares", especially during the festival time after failing to reach a consensus on the issue.
Sep 15, 2015, 23:12 PM IST
Will flight fares come down as Jet fuel price slashed by 11.7%?
Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price in Delhi was cut by Rs 5,469.12 per kilolitre (kl), or 11.7 percent, to Rs 40,938.24 per kl, oil companies announced on Tuesday.
Sep 01, 2015, 12:55 PM IST
Domestic carriers to operate 1,400 more flights this winter
The winter schedule of the Indian airlines commences from the last Sunday of October while the summer schedule starts from the last Sunday of March.
Aug 07, 2015, 17:06 PM IST
Jet Airways slashes business class fares by 20%
Jet Airways Sunday lowered its business class ticket prices by a flat 20 percent for long-distance travel (above 1,000-km) on its domestic network under a special monsoon offer which opens Monday.
Jul 19, 2015, 17:46 PM IST
Jet Airways hikes seats on domestic routes with new services
Private carrier Jet Airways Monday scaled up its daily seat deployment on the domestic network by 1,000 seats with the addition of new services to provide an enhanced connectivity within the country.
Jul 13, 2015, 18:53 PM IST
DGCA asked to analyse airfare movements in past 5 years
The government has asked aviation watchdog DGCA to conduct a detailed study of airfares charged by domestic airlines in high density routes during the past five years, amid allegations that carriers steeply hike ticket prices during peak travel seasons.
Jun 26, 2015, 19:16 PM IST
Easing of 5/20 norms should not hit established carriers: Singh
"The government should seriously look at it (5/20 norms) before taking a decision (to modify it). It needs to be ensured that existing (or established) players are not penalised," SpiceJet's chairman and managing director Ajay Singh said.
Jun 06, 2015, 21:23 PM IST
SpiceJet 'Travel Light' discount offer at Rs 999 extended; 1 lakh seats added
Low-cost airline SpiceJet has extended its discounted ticket sales at Rs 999 till May 03 while the company has also added one lakh more seats under the scheme.
May 01, 2015, 09:29 AM IST
Domestic airlines get 132 complaints of misbehaviour in 2 months
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said there were 70 complaints of staff misbehaviour received by airlines in January 2015 and the count was at 62 in February.
Apr 28, 2015, 18:07 PM IST
Review of 5/20 norms at 'formative stage', says Sharma
The process of reviewing the eligibility criteria for domestic carriers to fly overseas is at a "formative stage", the government said on Tuesday .
Apr 28, 2015, 16:04 PM IST
Domestic carriers' financial health a concern: Govt
The government Tuesday expressed concern over the financial health of domestic airlines but ruled out plans of extending financial package to budget carriers.
Mar 17, 2015, 18:18 PM IST
AI, IndiGo flyers worst hit by flight delays in Jan: DGCA
The number of Air India passengers affected due to flight delays beyond two hours stood at 96,232 in January while of IndiGo was 75,034, the monthly domestic air traffic report released by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
Feb 22, 2015, 12:54 PM IST
Raju exhorts domestic airlines to utilise 'unused bilaterals'
Advocating scrapping of the '5x20 Rule' which bars certain Indian carriers from flying abroad, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Thursday exhorted domestic airlines to fly on routes where the bilaterals signed between India and other countries have been lying unused.
Dec 25, 2014, 19:49 PM IST
Airline sector running through 'turbulent weather': Raju
The airline sector is running through a "lot of turbulent weather" with troubled SpiceJet seeming to give "us heart attacks", Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathy Raju said on Thursday.
Dec 04, 2014, 15:24 PM IST
Do away with landing charges at pvt airports: Airlines
The airports operated by public sector Airports Authority of India (AAI) do not charge the airlines for small aircraft like ATR turboprops, official sources said.
Nov 25, 2014, 22:40 PM IST
