Category Archives: Aviation
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Clogged metro airports: Government plans more plane parking bays
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.As Indian carriers have lined up over 550 new aircraft for deliveries over next six years, more parking bays are being planned by the government at airports nearest to the over-crowded and clogged metro airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata airports. The development comes in wake of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conveying its concern […]
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Aviation Ministry refutes reports of new UDAN levy on airlines
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.After the official launch of UDAN scheme last month by the Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, the government has taken its first step towards the implementation of UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), a plan that aims to making flying affordable for masses. However, the move is not expected to go down well with the […]
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Domestic flight prices set to increase as govt imposes new levy from Dec 1
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Airfares are set to rise with the government deciding to levy up to Rs 8,500 per flight on major routes to fund the regional air connectivity scheme. The levy amount would be for an entire flight and the price of each ticket could go up depending on the number of seats in that particular flight. […]
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Airlines increase cancellation charges
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The airline industry, on Wednesday, have issued circulars informing their respective ticket counters that in case of cancellation of tickets, the amount will be refunded through bank accounts. Soon after they received the circular, the counters were requesting bank account details of commuters buying tickets for travel in the next three days. The airline industry […]
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Air tickets bought using old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes to be ‘strictly non-refundable’
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The great Indian ‘jugaad’ has failed this time. People were lining up at airport counters of airlines to buy tickets using their stack of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes+ . On Thursday evening, airlines said that the tickets being sold like this will be “strictly non-refundable and won’t be cancelled”. SpiceJet confirmed this move […]
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Green signal to new Lohegaon airport road
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The defence ministry has approved the construction of another road leading to the Lohegaon airport, paving the path to ease congestion on the approach path to the terminal. The 400m road would pass through a private land. It would stretch towards the VIP Road in one direction and towards Vimannagar on the other, running parallel […]
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AAI announces Rs. 17000 crore for development of existing airports
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The Airports Authority of India on Tuesday announced a major expansion plan of Rs 17000 crore in next five years, for the development of existing airports in the country. AAI Chairman Guru Prasad Mahapatra, who paid a visit at the Bhubaneswar airport, said the development plan includes the expansion of terminals, runway and improvement in […]
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Armed With A Winning Strategy, Jayant Sinha Vows To Make Air India Profitable Again
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Jayant Sinha assumed charge as Minister of State for Civil Aviation in July this year, after a stint in the Finance Ministry. The former investment banker gained a reputation of being a quick learner there and he has demonstrated that again in his new job, having acquired a good grasp over the intricacies of India’s […]
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New aircraft on Gaya-Delhi route from January 2017
Posted on November 10, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Come January 2017 and the old and defect prone A320 air bus flying on Gaya-Delhi route would be taken off and a new series plane would fly on the said route. This will help to resolve the frequent grounding and emergency landing of the planes flying on this route. Till now Air India had been […]
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Runway shuts due to stalled aircraft
Posted on November 10, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The main runway at Kolkata airport had to be shut down for two-and-a-half hours on Monday after an aircraft developed a snag during take off and was stuck on the tarmac. All flight operations were shifted to the shorter, secondary runway during the crisis. According to airport officials, Singapore Airlines flight SQ517 operated with an […]
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