December 2022 nearly makes it to pre-COVID numbers

While the formal release from the regulator is awaited, a sum of daily numbers show that December 2022 passenger numbers missed the Dec'19 numbers by a whisker

New Delhi airport gears up for winter schedule

The Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi is gearing up for the winter schedule. The airport, which handles the maximum traffic in the country and is also the largest by area, is activating Terminal 1 starting October 31, 2021. All three terminals will then be operational, for the first time since the pandemic began! All … Continue reading New Delhi airport gears up for winter schedule →

Mumbai airport to re-open terminal 1 on phases

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AIrport (CSMIA) at Mumbai will re-open its Terminal 1 (T1) for flight operations starting tomorrow (Oct 13, 2021). The opening will be done in phases with all domestic flights of Go First and Star Air shifting with immediate effect. This will be followed by flights of AirAsia India and Trujet … Continue reading Mumbai airport to re-open terminal 1 on phases →

IndiGo returns to Jabalpur

When the summer schedule started in March, there was a surprise - IndiGo had dropped Jabalpur! The airline had an impeccable record of not abandoning a station after it started. So much so that when it curtailed flights to Singapore from Delhi and Mumbai, it launched them from Chennai and kept Singapore active. This also … Continue reading IndiGo returns to Jabalpur →

Airlines have started reporting profits, when will the page turn for airlines in India?

Over the last two days, there have been two positive news on the airline profitability front. Delta Air Lines - one of the top three US carriers reported a profit of $652 million in the second quarter of the calendar year. This is the first profit for the airline since the pandemic began and also … Continue reading Airlines have started reporting profits, when will the page turn for airlines in India? →