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
Tag: Kolkata
IndiGo re-jigs its Kolkata hub
Over the last couple of years, I have always been interested in tracking “something new”, “something different” in the market. That is one reason, why I write only when I can add “Knowledge” and not just “information”. I was shocked to see IndiGo foray into Vietnam from Kolkata. While traffic between India and Vietnam has … Continue reading IndiGo re-jigs its Kolkata hub
India – Philippines amend Air Services Agreement, quadruple entitlement
India and Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 12th July 2018 to revise the Air Services Agreement (ASA) and increase the frequency entitlement from the current seven frequencies per week to take it to 28. While India was represented by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) represented Philippines. The … Continue reading India – Philippines amend Air Services Agreement, quadruple entitlement
Suggestion – Slot allocation at Civil Enclaves in India
Indian Aviation is unique but when this argument goes global, the aviation scene is compared with markets similar to India. More often than not, all fast growing markets get classified together – Indonesia, India, Kazakhstan and so on. Cheap Fares, Congested Airports, booming passenger Numbers – the markets show similar trends. One of the reasons … Continue reading Suggestion – Slot allocation at Civil Enclaves in India
Airport Closures could hurt Airlines in India
AIRLINES MAY SEE DECREASE IN TRAFFIC AS FLIGHTS ARE CANCELLED OR RE-ROUTED If there is anything which can stop the worlds fast growing aviation market, it is infrastructure! The industry which could tide over effects of demonetization and could handle increased air fare without losing customers seems to be helpless when it comes to airport … Continue reading Airport Closures could hurt Airlines in India