Aviation News

» Flight service to Kargil from Srinagar, Jammu may soon be started

People of Kargil, Drass and Zanaskar are facing tremendous problems due to closure of Zijola pass and operation of air service was very important for the people of the area ... Read more

» Travel agents oppose hike in service tax

TAAI said the ‘multifold increase’ as ‘unreasonable’ and ‘unfair.’ ... Read more

» Indian Airlines reduce business-class seats on domestic routes

Blame low demand in many sectors while travel agents say revenue loss will be greater with the switch ... Read more

» Death knell for the agents, boon for Airlines as IATA brings in weekly billing cycle

Agents increasingly booking customer tickets using corporate credit cards ... Read more

» Government to soon take decision on FDI in aviation

Accepting a major demand of the cash-strapped aviation industry, the government had on January 17 decided to launch the process to allow foreign airlines 49 per cent stake in Indian carriers ... Read more

» Flights back to normal in Bengaluru International Airport

Ends the month-long seven-hour closure of the runway for maintenance work; in the 2nd phase of maintenance work the runway will now be closed for two 30-minute slots at non-peak hours  ... Read more

» International air travel up 9.3% in Feb: IATA

Passenger traffic grew more rapidly than available capacity which rose by 7.3%, meaning planes flew with fewer empty seats ... Read more

» Cleartrip adds airport cab booking feature on its portal

Once the flight booking is complete, a new tab is visible on the confirmation page asking the traveler would want to book a cab to the airport ... Read more

» SpiceJet applies to DGFT for direct import of jet fuel

The move will enable airlines to cut operating costs by 10-15 percent, saving on sales tax, which ranges between three percent and 35 percent and is levied by state governments ... Read more

» Nagpur gets connected to Kochi with a flight via Hyderabad

The Jet Lite flight will take off from Nagpur at 2.45pm, reach Hyderabad at 4.20pm. It will then take off for Kochi at 4.45pm and reach Kochi at 7.20pm ... Read more

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