Successive governments have looked at ways for subsiding air travel in remote areas but none took off until Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik). As a response to a question asked in Rajya Sabha - the upper house of Indian parliament, the government has released the data about the Viability … Continue reading Over 2400 crore rupees VGF disbursed under RCS-UDAN, four states get over 50%
These 4 things will be primary drivers of traffic at Noida International Airport
Everytime there is news about Jewar airport, I get to hear two very opposite stories - one of hope which comes from infrastructure enthusiasts and another of complaints about how far Jewar is and why are people even looking at that airport. Over the weekend, I looked at the location, numbers, growth possibilities and the … Continue reading These 4 things will be primary drivers of traffic at Noida International Airport
AirAsia India returns to Surat tomorrow
AirAsia India - now fully owned by Tata’s, is returning to Surat. Starting March 03, 2023; the airline will connect Surat to Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru. This is part of the mega plan which involves optimisation of the network following the full subsidiarization of AirAsia India in November 2022. The AirAsia India brand has to … Continue reading AirAsia India returns to Surat tomorrow
These 4 Indian airports recorded more international footfalls than domestic
The last few weeks have seen "International" being the buzzword. From the large Air India order to IndiGo's comments on flying to Jakarta and Nairobi, along with Vistara's expansion to Africa - the coverage for International plans has been more than that of domestic expansion. Even as the focus shifts to International for just about … Continue reading These 4 Indian airports recorded more international footfalls than domestic
Air India’s widebody order shows its quest for doubling international market share
It takes a while for the dust to settle down and sometimes the second thoughts are more powerful than the first reactions. A week since the mega Air India order was announced, it is time to go beyond why this and not that or why this and that. The focus should now be on understanding … Continue reading Air India’s widebody order shows its quest for doubling international market share
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