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airline industry news

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 15 per litre for domestic operations, the price of fuel for international operations soared, making international operations unviable. (Reuters)
Published on Jun 04, 2026 09:23 pm IST

'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 on Apr 29, 2026 03:27 am IST

Amid the global churn, flying into turbulence

The billion-dollar question is whether the brand and the airline will just fade away or if its management can resuscitate the carrier. (Mint Archive)
Published on Apr 24, 2026 01:01 am IST

Spirit Airlines Is Struggling, and Rivals Smell Blood

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Spirit has assured customers they can continue to book flights and use their tickets despite another bankruptcy filing.
Published on Sept 06, 2025 05:00 am IST

Global airlines to address trade war, net-zero uncertainties at annual summit

Global airlines to address trade war, net-zero uncertainties at annual summit
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 09:40 pm IST

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 on Nov 04, 2024 12:38 pm IST

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 on Mar 22, 2023 09:43 am IST

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 on Feb 03, 2023 06:26 pm IST

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 on Jan 07, 2023 10:16 am IST

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 on Jun 26, 2022 02:37 pm IST

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 on Jun 17, 2022 02:43 pm IST

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 on Apr 08, 2022 12:15 pm IST

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

Breath Alcohol Analyser Device. (Representational image) 
Published on Mar 29, 2022 08:04 pm IST

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 on Jan 05, 2022 07:41 am IST

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 on Jan 02, 2022 04:59 pm IST

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 on Dec 29, 2021 02:23 pm IST

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 on Dec 24, 2021 08:41 pm IST

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 on Dec 22, 2021 05:14 pm IST

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 on Jul 08, 2021 07:42 am IST

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 on Jun 03, 2021 01:31 am IST

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 on Mar 26, 2021 11:17 am IST

Tourism groups push US to boost international travel by eliminating restrictions

Tourism groups push US to boost international travel by eliminating restrictions
Updated on Mar 23, 2021 09:38 am IST

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 on Mar 05, 2021 10:45 am IST

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 on Feb 27, 2021 11:13 am IST

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

Airlines plan to ask passengers for contact-tracing details
Updated on Feb 20, 2021 07:26 am IST

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 on Feb 19, 2021 05:13 pm IST

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 on Feb 11, 2021 07:26 pm IST

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 on Jan 28, 2021 09:33 am IST

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 on Jan 27, 2021 07:10 pm IST