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What will it take for this flight to take off?

After the West Asia troubles intensified, airlines requested the government for concessions on ATF pricing and other duties and levies. Although the Centre capped ATF price increases at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15 per litre for domestic operations, the price of fuel for international operations soared, making international operations unviable. (Reuters)

Published 39 days ago

'Under extreme stress, on verge of shutting down': Airline body's letter to govt

. In a letter to the Centre, the FIA adds that this stress has brought the airline industry to the verge of shutting down.

Updated 76 days ago

Amid the global churn, flying into turbulence

Published 81 days ago

Spirit Airlines Is Struggling, and Rivals Smell Blood

Spirit has assured customers they can continue to book flights and use their tickets despite another bankruptcy filing.

Published 311 days ago

Hoax calls: The new threat to the aviation industry

The aviation sector was hit with this spate of hoax bomb threats last Monday. (Representational image)

Published 617 days ago

India’s Aviation Boom Could Support More Hubs, Air India CEO Says

HT Image

Published 846 days ago

Why global aviation sector worried over Air India's transformation?

Air India passenger aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai.

Published 1210 days ago

IndiGo Q3 result: Profit soars as air travel recovers from Covid

IndiGo profit came in at 14.18 billion rupees ($173.22 million) in the quarter that ended December 31.

Published 1256 days ago

Watch: ‘Unruly’ passenger on Australian flight angers pilot. Here's what he did

The passenger, while initially refusing to deboard even as he is pushed towards the exit, later agreed to leave after the pilot asked the staff to call the cops, the local media reported.

Updated 1284 days ago

Lufthansa expects air travel crisis won't end this year

The announcement comes two weeks after Lufthansa said it would cancel 900 connections in July

Published 1479 days ago

Airline staff shortages threaten to ruin millions of summer holidays

Compounding the misery for travelers, Amsterdam’s Schiphol and London’s Gatwick airports both plan to limit passenger numbers during the peak summer vacation period amid staffing shortages.

Published 1488 days ago

Qantas to start flight on Sydney-Bengaluru route

Qantas announced it will start flights on the Sydney-Benglauru route from September 14 onwards and is finalising a codeshare partnership with Indian carrier IndiGo.

Published 1558 days ago

50 pc crew members to be subjected to random pre-flight alcohol test daily: DGCA

Breath Alcohol Analyser Device. (Representational image)

Published 1567 days ago

Explainer: Do 5G telecoms pose a threat to airline safety?

The US auctioned mid-range 5G bandwidth to mobile phone companies in early 2021 in the 3.7-3.98 GHz range on the spectrum, known as C-Band, for about $80 billion.

Published 1651 days ago

News updates from HT: WB to operate flights twice weekly to Delhi, Mumbai

The last flight from London's Heathrow airport to Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport lands on Sunday, i.e. January 2, after which the service will remain suspended.

Updated 1653 days ago

Three planes to fly potatoes to ease Japan's french-fries deficiency

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan said Dec. 21 that it would only offer small sizes of french fries after flooding at a Vancouver port and the Covid-19 pandemic cut off key supplies for the staple menu item.

Updated 1658 days ago

Omicron crisis: 3 major airlines cancel flights over Christmas holiday

Lufthansa said in a statement that “we planned a very large buffer for the vacation period. But this was not sufficient due to the high rate of people calling in sick.”

Published 1662 days ago

India's newest carrier Akasa Air unveils brand logo. 5 things to know

Akasa Air is expected to start its commercial flight operations in the first half of 2022.

Published 1664 days ago

Passenger air travel demand remains subdued compared to pre-pandemic level: IATA

Passenger air travel demand remains subdued compared to pre-pandemic level: IATA

Updated 1832 days ago

Covid-19: Airlines urge G7 to adopt data-driven approach to reopening travel

"What's really set off governments is the variants, and the fear they will escape the protection offered by vaccines," said David Heymann, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In picture - Passengers at Heathrow Airport in London.

Published 1867 days ago

Threat of another summer lost to Covid-19 stirs cash-crunch fears for airlines

FILE - In this March 25, 2020 file photo, United Airlines planes are parked at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. With more people feeling increasingly comfortable with traveling now that vaccinations are taking place, airlines are trying to accommodate the pent up demand by adding flights worldwide. United Airlines said Thursday, March 25, 2021, that in May it’s adding 26 new nonstop routes between Midwest cities and popular vacation destinations. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Published 1936 days ago

Tourism groups push US to boost international travel by eliminating restrictions

Tourism groups push US to boost international travel by eliminating restrictions

Updated 1939 days ago

Airlines urge relaxation on refunds as EU probes passenger rights

At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic a year ago, carriers sought to suspend EU rules requiring refunds for cancellations. They instead issued vouchers to customers as hundreds of thousands of flights were grounded.

Published 1957 days ago

Airline CEOs, Biden officials consider green-fuel breaks

The White House said the meeting with climate adviser Gina McCarthy and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also touched on economic policy and curbing the spread of Covid-19 — travel has been a vector for the virus.

Published 1963 days ago

US airlines may soon be asking passengers for contact-tracing details

Airlines plan to ask passengers for contact-tracing details

Updated 1970 days ago

Airlines, renewables companies push Biden to make air travel greener

The push reflects the hefty price that US taxpayers may be asked to pay as President Joe Biden seeks to follow through on his plan to both decarbonize the US economy by 2050.

Published 1970 days ago

Airlines to get extended EU relief on us of airport slots

The new law replaces the EU’s full suspension of the “use-it-or-lose-it” slot rule to help airlines as border closures and lockdown restrictions wiped out travel.

Published 1978 days ago

Airlines ask WHO to back quarantine-free travel after vaccines

Acknowledgement of that principle from the United Nations agency is vital to the development of a digital-travel pass aimed at getting people moving again once infection rates ease.

Published 1993 days ago

Airline outlook dims again as new travel curbs threaten summer

Europe's coronavirus-stricken airlines are slipping from bad to worse, as a British minister warned on Tuesday against booking summer holidays and Germany mulled a drastic new clampdown on travel even within the EU.

Published 1994 days ago

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