India’s domestic traffic reached 85.7% of the level of 2019 (pre-Covid year) in 2022, according to global aviation organisation IATA.
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Guwahati Airport will see international flights restart following a 2-year gap this week. Bhutanese carrier Druk Air is restarting its Paro-Guwahati-Singapore fifth freedom flight, which connects the northeastern Indian city with Bhutan. Here’s more on the service.
Air India is operating on improving its domestic as well as international flight network by beginning additional flights to connect major metro cities and international destinations with India.
As many as 3 flights of International airlines made emergency landings at various airports in India in the last 48 hours, making it a day of technical emergencies for various airlines.
There was a big sigh of relief among Indian carriers, worried that the current export taxes on petroleum products would negatively affect flights leaving the country. The authorities have clarified that it has rolled back excise duty on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) operated for international operations.
Qatar Airways will operate daily flights to Canberra (CBR) from October 1st, marking the airline’s return to the Australian capital. The carrier last flew to Canberra as a tag-on to its Sydney (SYD) service in 2021.
In order to get its operator’s permission, India’s newest low-cost airline Akasa Air has delayed the start of its regular overseas operations.
IATA official that it is difficult for an airline to make a profit in India because of concerns such as fare limits and hefty taxes
StarAir, one of India’s fastest-growing regional airlines, is intending to commence international flights from Belagavi very soon (SGG).
Qatar Airways generated a profit in the previous financial year, gaining a larger proportion of the international passenger market