More than two years in the making, Air New Zealand is launching its long-awaited flights to New York in September. The globe-spanning flight was first touted in early 2020 with designs to begin in October that year, only for COVID-19 to derail it.
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The excise department has sent a notice to SpiceJet to pay up ₹62-crore dues in taxes.
Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai were the four airports where Indigo had the best on-time performance.
Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAN) has declared it will take action against seven airlines in arrears over unpaid taxes.
Higher oil costs are set to lead to a 10% gain in airfares, according to the boss of one of the world’s largest airlines.
IndiGo airline told the international flights will connect Bangkok with Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru and Phuket with Delhi and Mumbai.
The Madras High Court on Friday rejected a plea from Air Corporation Employees Union to control the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation from disinvesting its 100 percent shares in Air India Limited to Tata Group without carrying appropriate measures to protect the terms and conditions of service and the rights of the workers.
Scheduled international flight services were stopped in March 2020 due to the pandemic. However, special flights have been running between India and 37 countries since July 2020 under air bubble arrangements.
The Singaporean super jumbo is finally returning to India. Singapore Airlines yesterday declared it will start operating A380 flights to India from March 14th. For currently, Mumbai will be the only Indian city to get the Giant of the Skies, but Delhi is anticipated to follow soon.
SpiceJet recently announced that it will be sending some special flights to Hungary’s capital Budapest, to assist with the evacuation of Indians from war-hit Ukraine