Category Archives: Aviation
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GMR Airports Submits Bid for New International Airport in Greece
Posted on November 23, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.India – Bid submitted in consortium with GEK Terna Group of Greece – The bid is for Development, Operations and Management of the new airport for a concession period of 35 years GMR Infrastructure Limited, India’s leading Infrastructure Company, today announced that its subsidiary, GMR Airports Limited (GAL), has submitted the bid along with its […]
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India is Changi Airport’s seventh largest country market, accounting for 6.1% of the airport’s total passenger traffic
Posted on November 23, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Heading into 2017, Changi Airport will be offering more flight options for travel to India. A total of 13 weekly services[1] will be introduced between now and the end of the year, representing an addition of nearly 2,300 weekly one-way seats to India. Traffic between Singapore and India is at an all-time high. Today, India […]
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Fresh fare war among Airlines
Posted on November 23, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Budget carrier SpiceJet announced its ‘Spicy Annual Sale’ on Monday offering all inclusive one-way fares for as low as Rs 737 for travel to select destinations on its domestic network. “The four day sale launched today will be open till midnight, 24th November, 2016 whereas the travel period covered is from January 9, 2017 to […]
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India’s air passenger traffic continues its double digit growth
Posted on November 23, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.India’s air passenger traffic grew by 23.20% in October as compared to the same period last year with airlines carrying 86.72 lakh passengers. Passenger traffic grew by 23.18% in the first ten months of 2016 (January-October) as compared to the same period last year with domestic airlines carrying 813.7 lakh passengers. IndiGo had the highest […]
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India’s airport count to double by 2019, says civil aviation minister
Posted on November 23, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The central government is planning to increase the number of airports across the country in the next two-three years. The aim of this expansion is to tap into the largely untapped domestic aviation sector in India, which has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of passengers, Jayant Sinha, the Minister for Civil Aviation said. […]
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Policies will deliver infra, services thrust to aviation: Sinha
Posted on November 22, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The Centre is keen on ensuring that the aviation sector is equipped with adequate physical infrastructure and skilled human resources to face growth challenges over the next 15 years, Union Minister of State or Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said here. The aviation sector is expected to treble in size in the next ten years. Over […]
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Govt’s equity flow choke might block Air India revival path
Posted on November 22, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Air India’s turnaround plan would be hit by a proposed curtailment in government equity infusion, the airline has informed the civil aviation ministry. Air India received Rs 1,713 crore of equity in the Budget, against its requirement of Rs 3,900 crore. The airline had requested the remaining Rs 2,200 crore to be released in the […]
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Things Looking Good, Will Continue Investing: AirAsia India CEO
Posted on November 22, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Emphasising that things are looking good for the airline, AirAsia India CEO Amar Abrol has said it will continue to make investments and expand fleet size to 10 in the current financial year. The no-frills carrier, which took to the Indian skies in June 2014, also expects to have a headcount of around 1,000 by […]
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Small wings can make big flights
Posted on November 22, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.In a few years, a passenger from Ramnad may not have to take a 10-hour train journey to Chennai or a road trip to Madurai airport to fly abroad. He or she can take a nine-seater aircraft from Ramnad and fly to Madurai or Trichy, and then board a connecting flight to Mumbai, Delhi, or […]
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India To Double Airport Count In 2-3 Years, Says Jayant Sinha
Posted on November 22, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The government plans to double the number of airports in India over the next two-three years, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha has said. “Our party had in its 2014 election manifesto announced the UDAN (Uday Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, under which we will expand the number of airports,” the minister said, […]
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