Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport has recently become the third busiest international airport in India by passenger footfall, trailing only Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. BLR surpassed competition from within South India by Chennai and Kochi to earn the third spot after producing record numbers in the month of October 2024. Top 5 busiest airports in India Delhi leads the charts for being the busiest international airport in India by passenger traffic. The Indian capital served 17.5 lakh travellers last month and is followed by the financial hub, Mumbai, which had 12.5 lakh passengers…
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Air India’s low-cost subsidiary, Air India Express, has confirmed that it will commence operations to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport from December 20th, with nonstop flights from Surat and Pune to the capital city of Thailand. Bangkok will become AIX’s 15th international destination and the first of several new routes the airline plans on unveiling as part of its expansion strategy following the merger with AIX Connect. AIX Bangkok Flights Air India Express announced that flights from Pune to Bangkok will operate three times weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with the return legs on the same days too. The outbound…
A report published by the Senate subcommittee has revealed that US airlines are earning billions of dollars in so-called ‘junk fees’ for charging customers for ad-hoc items like carry-on baggage, checked-in luggage as well as pre-booking of seats.
An incident occurred at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) on Monday (November 25, 2024), as a Singapore Airlines (SQ) Airbus A380 performed a rollback due to its pilots not setting the parking brakes
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Bastian is a public supporter of the Donald Trump government as he believes his election as the president will be beneficial for the American airline industry.
When he was hired by Air India from Scoot in 2022, Campbell Wilson was paid an annual salary worth INR 8.5 crore (approximately US$1 million).
A British Airways Airbus A321 flying into London’s Heathrow Airport averted a potentially catastrophic accident on July 28th.
NEW YORK – American low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy on the morning of Monday, November 18th. A series of complications which included a disapproved takeover by JetBlue and failure in the airline renegotiating its debts culminated with its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York. Spirit announced an agreement with its shareholders to restructure its debts as well as raise money for operation in its current phase, which is anticipated to come to an end by the end of 2025’s first quarter. Additionally, customers with already purchased tickets and loyalty points have been told that…
The Boeing Company has announced its latest round of layoffs, handing termination notices to 438 employees in the process.