SpiceJet said it has started selling tickets under its ‘Mega Monsoon Sale’ with ticket prices starting at Rs 999 for travel in India. The five-day sale launched today will be open till midnight of Monday, 8 July 2018. Bookings can be made for travel between 4th July to 8 October. Tickets under the sale can […]
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has introduced check in facility from a number of hotels near the airport. The hotels are Sahara Star, Hyatt Regency, Taj Santacruz, ITC Maratha, Hilton Mumbai International Airport & The LaLiT. People who check in at the hotel can drop their check-in luggage using self-bag-drop facility and generate a baggage tag […]
SpiceJet has introduced ten new flights between South Indian cities of Mangalore, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Rajahmundry. Three new flights have been introduced from Chennai — to Kozhikode, Hyderabad and Mangalore, while Hyderabad will see two new flights — to Chennai and Rajahmundry. Kozhikode will see two new flights, to Bangalore and Chennai. It […]
Low-cost airline SpiceJet reported a resilient set of numbers for the Jan-Mar quarter despite increasing fuel prices, posting its 13th quarterly profit in a row. Despite worries over rising crude prices, the company managed a slight increase in its net profit to Rs 40.5 cr from Rs 38.6 cr a year ago. SpiceJet said the […]
Jet Airways said it will offer discounts of 10-30% on its domestic and overseas flights for four days on the occassion of Easter. The sale started today and will run till April 2. The higher discounts of up to 30% are on international routes. Domestic flights will get up to 10-20% discounts, it said. The […]
Responding to media reports that 12 of its Airbus A320 Neo aircraft have now been grounded, Interglobe Aviation, which operates the IndiGo Airlines, denied that any new development had taken place in this regard that merited public disclosure. “There is nothing material at this stage to comment beyond our earlier letter…” it said, referring to […]
SpiceJet, which had initially refused to shift its Delhi airport operations from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2, said it will shift 22 flights to T2 from 25 March. These are the flights to Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna, Pune, Goa, Surat, and Gorakhpur. It said all the flights to and from T2 will have flight numbers starting […]
Aviation minister Jayant Sinha said India’s largest airline Indigo and competitor Go Air can use their grounded planes if they are able to secure ‘alternative engines’ to be used in place of the faulty ones. “We do not consider these engines safe,” Sinha said in the context of the aviation sector regulator’s directive to ground […]
Jet Airways said it will challenge the order of the Competition Commission of India to impose a fine of Rs 39.81 cr for allegedly colluding with its rivals to fix air fares. In a statement on Wednesday, the Competition Commission said Jet Airways, SpiceJet and IndiGo engaged in “concerted action in fixing and revising Fuel […]
Indian operator Bharti Airtel, aircraft maker Airbus, US airline Delta and US operator Sprint were among the founding members of a new platform intended to pave the way for easier in-flight telecom connectivity. The alliance, which also includes satellite broadband operator OneWeb and in-flight connectivity specialist GoGo, plans to bring more companies onboard. The aim […]
SpiceJet reported a 32% increase in its net profit to Rs 239.99 crore for the three months ended December from Rs 181.14 crore in the same quarter last year. The airline’s capacity grew by 14% during the same period. SpiceJet reported an operating revenue of Rs 2,081.95 crore in the quarter, up 27% on year. […]
SpiceJet announced 20 new non-stop flights on domestic routes starting from February 11, including 18 in South India. SpiceJet will use Bombardier Q400 aircraft on the new routes, except for the Chennai – Guwahati, which will see a Boeing 737. Out of the 18 flights, ten will be catering to the popular tourist destinations in […]
Authorities at Delhi International Airport have been waiting for nearly nine years for a religious trust to lower the height of a statue to make full use of one of Asia’s longest runways. It was in 1989 that the Airport Authority had given permission to Jaya Shree Charity Trust to build a Shiva statue with a […]
A total of 35 aircraft — including fighter jets — have crashed in India over the last three years, the ministry of defence said. The 35 aircraft included 11 helicopters belonging to various divisions of the defence forces. A total of 14 pilots lost their lives in these accidents, the ministry said. The fighter jets […]
Infrastructure major GMR Group said it has emerged, along with a partner, as the top bidder in a race to construct a new eight-million-passenger airport in Philippines, and expects to get the order in one week. The company, along with partner Megawide Construction Corporation, submitted the most competitive financial bid, it said. “Clark airport is […]
Jet Airtways said it has signed a new agreement with Europe-based Air France-KLM that will increase the coverage and capacity of its existing agreement with the airline. The airlines will be able to extend their coverage and capacity between Paris, Amsterdam and India because of the agreement, while also adding new destinations in the US. […]
InterGlobe Aviation, the company that operates the country’s largest airline Indigo said the company would raise Rs 2,530 cr by issuing fresh shares. At the same time, existing shareholders of the company would raise Rs 1,265 cr by selling some of their shares as well, the company said. The total size of the offering would […]
Jet Airways said it would offer up to 20% discount on international tickets under a week-long sale that will end on Sep 6. “Under the offer, guests enjoy attractive savings of up to 20% discount on the lowest prevailing return base fares,” the airline said. The offer is valid for travel only on direct flights […]
Jet Airways said it is cancelling several of its flights from and to Mumbai to cope with the situation created by incessant and heavy rains in the city. The flights include those to Vodadara, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and others. “Inclement weather in Mumbai during the last 24 hours, including the suspension of arrivals and […]
Cloud-based services provider Ramco Systems has won a key, five-year contract from Saudi Rotorcraft Support Company, which provides maintenance services for the country’s combined fleet of more than 360 military and commercial helicopters. “With two of the top 5 aircraft manufacturers already using Ramco’s aviation MRO software, this deal underscores the track record and deep […]
