India UK market – Winter Schedule 2020

I have keenly followed a couple of markets and the most interesting ones have been those between India and UK, USA, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UAE. No wonder that these are also the most sought after markets for airlines from India. While India – USA is open skies, the rest four have seen airlines … Continue reading India UK market – Winter Schedule 2020 →

Thoughts this week – 9May20

This week, we look at More airlines are announcing increase in flights Delta and LATAM sign trans-American Joint Venture State Aid starts flowing to airlines Aircraft deliveries deferred Iberia to offer COVID-19 tests for all employees More airlines are announcing flight schedules More airlines are getting back to the air and increasing flights. Qatar Airways … Continue reading Thoughts this week – 9May20 →

IndiGo intends to fly the A330-300 to Manchester in summer 2020

IndiGo – India’s largest carrier by domestic market share and fleet seems to have made up its mind about operating the wide body aircraft. The airline has filed and now has approved slots at Manchester for a daily flight each from Mumbai and New Delhi. As per the filing and initial approval released by slot … Continue reading IndiGo intends to fly the A330-300 to Manchester in summer 2020 →

India adds another airport; Kalaburagi to get operational today as Star Air launches flights

The Narendra Modi led government in India has been on a mission to connect towns and cities with an ambitious Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) named UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik). While the bids received enthusiastic response, when it came to start the routes – the airlines have had a forgettable record. With just 25% … Continue reading India adds another airport; Kalaburagi to get operational today as Star Air launches flights →

IndiGo, Spicejet and Vistara had filed slots at London Heathrow for Summer 2020

Low cost carriers IndiGo and Spicejet and Full-Service Carrier Vistara filed for slots at London Heathrow for the Summer Schedule of 2020. This was revealed in the report published by ACL – the organization with handles slot allocations at London Heathrow and many other airports which includes Dubai. Vistara is expecting delivery of its B787-9 … Continue reading IndiGo, Spicejet and Vistara had filed slots at London Heathrow for Summer 2020 →