Category Archives: Aviation
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Number of passengers denied boarding a flight doubled in past 1 year
Posted on April 18, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.As per the PTI report, Just a week after a passenger of an allegedly overbooked United Airlines flight was removed forcibly from the aircraft in Chicago, US, the Indian government’s air traffic data has revealed that incidents of passengers being denied boarding by domestic airlines have doubled in the past one year. However, procedure specified […]
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Airlines should be allowed to overbook seats: global airlines body IATA
Posted on April 18, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Carriers should be permitted to continue with the overbooking practice as seats in a flight are a time sensitive and “perishable” product, global airlines body IATA said today. Against the backdrop of American carrier United Airlines forcibly evicting a passenger recently — an incident that sparked a global outrage — the International Air Transport Association’s […]
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Lufthansa says starting local airline in India a ‘misadventure’
Posted on April 18, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Deutsche Lufthansa AG said starting a domestic airline in India, the world’s fastest growing aviation market, will be a “misadventure” because of high jet fuel taxes and the cost of operations. Lufthansa’s comments come weeks after Qatar Airways Ltd. said it plans to start an airline in India with as many as 100 planes, as […]
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Delaying an Air India flight can cost you a fine of up to Rs 15 lakh
Posted on April 17, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.After the Shiv Sena MP snub, Air India is going all out on unruly passengers with a new set of rules that includes steep fines. The airline, according to a TOI report, is planning to fine Rs 5 lakh for delaying a flight up to an hour; Rs 10 lakh for delay between one and […]
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Flying overseas from India becomes cheaper as airfares fall
Posted on April 17, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Flying on overseas destinations such as London, Singapore, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur from India became cheaper this summer with airfares going down up to 28 per cent amid capacity addition on international routes. The entry of foreign carriers including Brussels Airlines have also helped the airlines keep their ticket prices lower in April this year compared […]
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Air India plans stricter framework to tackle unruly fliers post Ravindra Gaikwad incident
Posted on April 17, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Air India plans to provide more autonomy to its managers at airports under a stricter framework being prepared to deal with unruly fliers. Since the incident of Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulting an Air India staffer last month, the national carrier as well as the government have been exploring ways to bolster the existing […]
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Late-night flights in limbo over MIA security shortage
Posted on April 13, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Airlines and passengers from the coastal region seem to be big losers as Mangaluru International Airport is struggling to find security personnel for late-night flights. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has sent in a complaint to Union minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju, saying non-availability of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel […]
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Air India asks lenders to cut interest rates on loans
Posted on April 13, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Saddled with total debt of around Rs 46,000 crore, Air India has written to 16 of its lenders to cut interest rate on its loans by up to 2 percentage points, in line with the reduction in rates in the market. The airline is also in talks with state-owned infrastructure company NBCC and Ministry of […]
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Govt sets up inter-ministerial panel to monitor UDAN
Posted on April 12, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The government has set up an inter-ministerial committee to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN which seeks to make flying affordable by connecting unserved and under-served airports. Besides, the panel would be responsible for coordination among stakeholders, including state governments, for “time bound” implementation of the scheme. The Civil Aviation Ministry has already awarded […]
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Govt sets up inter-ministerial panel to monitor UDAN
Posted on April 12, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The government has set up an inter-ministerial committee to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN which seeks to make flying affordable by connecting unserved and under-served airports. Besides, the panel would be responsible for coordination among stakeholders, including state governments, for “time bound” implementation of the scheme. The Civil Aviation Ministry has already awarded […]
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