Time to tweak Route Dispersal Guidelines and make them attractive

As airlines remain grounded due to COVID-19, the time could be used to re-look at some of the regulations in the country and tweak them to make them more attractive. The most discussed and debated regulation has been the Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG). Some of my suggestions were incorporated in the National Civil aviation Policy … Continue reading Time to tweak Route Dispersal Guidelines and make them attractive →

Indian LCCs, global narrow-body ambitions: Part 1

For the last two years, there have been constant talks about both IndiGo and Spicejet planning a foray to London. While IndiGo even filed for slots at airports in London Area on the A321, Spicejet filed the slots at airports in UK with the A330 – an aircraft it did not have in fleet or … Continue reading Indian LCCs, global narrow-body ambitions: Part 1 →

Air India re-jigs Hong Kong slots, starts daily non-stop Mumbai – Hong Kong service

National carrier Air India has opened reservations for its flights to Hong Kong from Mumbai. The airline has been trying to add flights to Hong Kong for the last couple of years and has either found it difficult to fit in a spare rotation or slots at Hong Kong. The schedule change was reported by … Continue reading Air India re-jigs Hong Kong slots, starts daily non-stop Mumbai – Hong Kong service →

Air India recorded loss of INR 7635 cr last year

National carrier Air India has clocked a loss of INR 7635 crore in FY2018-19. As of FY2018-19, the total debt of Air India as on 31st March 2019 is INR 58,351.93 crore. The airline has received an equity infusion of INR 30,520.21 crore till date from FY 2011-12 and this includes the money which has … Continue reading Air India recorded loss of INR 7635 cr last year →

Go Air adds flights to Mumbai Terminal 2

Only airline to offer incremental capacity without withdrawing existing flights Adds flights to gel with the existing network Wadia group owned low cost carrier GoAir became the latest and possibly the last airline to stake claim over the Jet Airways slots and open flights for sale. The flights were open for sale since yesterday morning … Continue reading Go Air adds flights to Mumbai Terminal 2 →