SpiceJet has become the first airline to conduct flight services to Pondicherry, the former French colony that is a prominent tourist attraction in South India. The flights will be from Hyderabad. With this new flight, Puducherry will be connected with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Tirupati, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Vijaywada and Varanasi with convenient onward connections […]
Kerala’s fourth international airport at Kannur is very close to completion, with 95% of the airside works and 90% of cityside work completed, the government said today. Airside refers to the runway, bays, traffic control tower and so on, while city-side works refer to civilian construction components such as the parking area, approach roads and […]
SpiceJet reported an 18% growth in its net profit for April-June period at Rs 175 crore, the company said, making it the 10th successive profitable quarter for the airline. Total revenue from operations were Rs 1,869 crore, higher than Rs 1,521 crore for the same quarter last year. Before taxes, finance charges and other non-operating […]
IndiGo Airlines, India’s largest airline by far, is in no mood to go easy on its rapid expansion in coming years, the company said. The company, which accounted for 85% of the total capacity added in the country in the last five years and grew its seats at 24% per year on average, plans to […]
GMR Goa International Airports Limited said it closed funding for the upcoming Mopa Airport in Goa, with Axis Bank underwriting the entire debt of Rs 1,330 cr. “Having tied up funding for the project, we are working towards starting on ground construction activity post monsoon,” said Srinivas Bommidal, chairman of GMR Airports. “We are confident […]
SpiceJet announced the launch of four new daily non-stop flights connecting Surat to Mumbai and Hyderabad. From July 10, there will be a new daily direct flight for the Mumbai-Surat-Mumbai sector. It will also start operating its second daily direct flight on the sector in the Hyderabad-Surat-Hyderabad sector. “SpiceJet is the only airline to operate […]
Reliance Defence, the defence-focused subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, said it entered into yet another agreement with an overseas company. This time, the company said it tied up with Daher Aerospace, France, a supplier of integrated systems for aeroplanes. “Daher Aerospace is tier one manufacturer in Aerostructures segment comprising Fuselage Sections and Fairings made of composites […]
In an effort to boost tourism in its home town of Abu Dhabi, government-controlled Etihad Airways announced a set of freebies and packages for passengers transiting through the Gulf city. The biggest freebies are for first class passengers. They will get two free nights at any of the 60 hotels with which the airline has […]
SpiceJet, which was the most aggressive in pursuing the affordable airfare plan called UDAN, today started its services under the scheme. The airline started flights on the Mumbai-Porbandar route with at Rs 2,250 including all taxes and levies, while the fare on the Mumbai-Kandla and Kandla-Mumbai routes would be Rs 2,500. The fourth and last […]
Jet Airways said it inked an agreement with Aeromexico, the flag carrier airline of Mexico, to explore codeshare arrangements and shared frequent flyer programs. As part of the arrangement, both carriers will code on each other’s services between India and Mexico via common gates in Europe (London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle and Amsterdam). To […]
GMR Airports Limited, a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Ltd, said it won the contract to develop, operate and manage the new international airport of Heraklion at Crete in partnership with a Greek company. GMR Airports Limited will be the designated Airport Operator in the consortium for this project. Heraklion Airport, located in Crete, is the […]
Jet Airways launched a Commercial Pilot License training programme aimed at creating more than 380 professionals over the next five years, the company said. As part of the program, the first set of 60 cadets will begin training in the second half of 2017, with ground school and flight training at CAE’s flight academies in […]
Jet Airways Group today announced its second successive profitable year for the year ended Mar. 31, 2017. For Q4 of FY17, the group reported a net profit of INR 23 crores. The Group reported a consolidated profit of INR 438 crores for the year. “Despite the challenges posed by the recent increase in Brent price, […]
SpiceJet announced its ‘12th Anniversary Sale’, offering one-way base fares starting as low as Rs 12 plus taxes for travel on its domestic and international network. “The starting base fare of Rs 12, excluding applicable taxes and surcharge, is applicable on all direct domestic and international nonstop flights and would be available on a first […]
SpiceJet has introduced self check-in for baggage at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji domestic airport. Customers flying with SpiceJet can now simply check-in their baggage at the self-service kiosks themselves up to 45 minutes prior to the departure time. “Independent of counter opening hours passengers can simply drop-off their luggage easily by themselves, without having to wait […]
SpiceJet, which has been expanding its network fast in recent months, today launched its daily direct flight services from Thiruvananthapuram to Male. The service will also be used to carry passengers from the Bangalore airport to Male via Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state. The airline said the route offers the “least connecting time” for […]
SpiceJet, the airline that offers one of the most cost-effective set of fares in India, said it was starting daily flights to Patna from several cities in India, including Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Kolkata. On Tuesday, the Bangalore flight will be replaced by a Chennai-Patna service. “We are extremely proud to induct Patna, an emerging […]
AirAsia said it will offer a 15% discount to all customers of Reliance Jio for flights booked this month for travel between Jun 20 to Sep 30. “All Reliance Jio customers get 15% off on domestic and international flights,” the airline tweeted. The booking has to be done using the AirAsia app and is available […]
SpiceJet added 19 new domestic and 3 new international flights under its revised summer schedule, taking its total daily flights to 360. New flights have been introduced in sectors like Surat-Jaipur, Surat-Hyderabad, Surat-Goa, Jammu-Dehradun, Jaipur- Chandigarh-Jammu, and Bengaluru-Thiruvananthapuram and Delhi- Thiruvananthapuram. It said flight frequencies have been enhanced on sectors including Dehradun-Delhi and Bengaluru-Vijayawada — […]
Air India has been told to remove Shiva Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad from its ‘no fly list’ after pressure from Gaikwad’s party on the central government. According to reports, the MP had tried to book flight tickets again today morning, but could not. However, Air India has now removed the ban on his flying. The […]
