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The successful PoCs demonstrated that contactless, biometric-enabled international travel is already achievable with digital identity replacing paper documentation. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled promising results from recent digital identity Proofs of Concept (PoCs), demonstrating that the future of international travel is on the brink of a significant transformation. Conducted with the collaboration of airlines, airports, technology providers, and governmenta ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): IndiGo, Digi Yatra Foundation, and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) successfully conducted technical trials of a contactless international travel project in collaboration with the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The demonstration took place at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, covering the complete travel flow from ticketing and booking management to a biometric-enabled airport journey. The initiative represented a first ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) announced a 25% reduction in landing and parking charges for domestic operations of Indian carriers for three months to stabilise the domestic aviation sector against volatile global markets. The relief measure comes as a strategic intervention to maintain affordable air travel amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, which has led to a sharp rise in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) costs. ATF Prices Skyrocketed Over 100% in April; Government Capped Hike at 25 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday announced a 25 per cent cut in landing and parking charges for domestic airlines at the country's airports so that airfares for passengers remain at affordable levels amid the rise in jet fuel prices in the wake of the Middle East conflict. The minister said that the measure is expected to reduce landing and parking charges payable by airlines at major airports during the three-month period by approximately Rs 400 crore. The Civil ...Read More >
Indian carriers have cancelled over 10,000 flights since Iran war. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Indian carriers cancelled over 10,000 flights since West Asia conflict began in February * Daily flights to the Middle East dropped from 300-350 to 80-90 due to airspace closures * DGCA extended pilot flight duty limits to manage longer routes and avoid crew shortages Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: Indian carriers have can ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The ongoing West Asia conflict has put significant pressure on India's aviation sector by impacting airline revenues and increasing operational costs, Civil Aviation Ministry Joint Secretary Asangba Chuba Ao said on Tuesday. Speaking during an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, Ao said airlines are facing a two-fold challenge due to the crisis, which began over a month ago. Also Read | UCLA's Tiana Sumanasekera Viral Bollywood Rout ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The ongoing West Asia conflict has put significant pressure on India's aviation sector by impacting airline revenues and increasing operational costs, Civil Aviation Ministry Joint Secretary Asangba Chuba Ao said on Tuesday. Speaking during an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, Ao said airlines are facing a two-fold challenge due to the crisis, which began over a month ago. "50 per cent of all international operations by Indian car ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The ongoing West Asia crisis is beginning to impact aviation economics, with airlines now facing rising war-risk insurance costs. The conflict is not only disrupting global energy markets but also increasing the cost of operating flights in sensitive airspaces, as insurers move to price in elevated geopolitical risks. On the question of whether war-risk insurance has gone up post the West-Asia crisis, an airline industry source told ANI that "Previously, Indian ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Domestic air travellers may have been spared steep airfare hikes for now as oil companies didn't fully pass on the impact of higher crude prices, but international tickets for western destinations are likely to go up further after doubling since the start of the Iran war as airlines take longer routes.After a series of flip-flops through Wednesday, govt limited the hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) base price for domestic flights to 25%, while warning of "interventions" if fares ris ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The country's largest airline IndiGo on Wednesday announced revised fuel charges ranging from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000, which will push airfares higher for many domestic and international flights amid the rise in jet fuel prices. The announcement from the country's largest airline comes on a day when the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices were revised, and the government decided to only partially hike the price by 25 per cent for the domestic flights. From March 14 onwards, t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Low-cost carrier IndiGo announced Wednesday that it will raise fuel charges on both domestic and international flights for all new bookings made from 12.01 a.m. April 2, due to the sharp increase in aviation fuel prices. The airline said the move follows a steep increase in jet fuel costs in the wake of supply chain disruptions due to the Middle East conflict. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Jet Fuel Monitor, prices have risen by more than 130 per cen ...Read More >
New Delhi: Low-cost carrier IndiGo announced on Wednesday that it will raise fuel charges on both domestic and international flights for all new bookings made from 12.01 a.m. on April 2, due to the sharp increase in aviation fuel prices. The airline said the move follows a steep increase in jet fuel costs in the [...] New Delhi: Low-cost carrier IndiGo announced on Wednesday that it will raise fuel charges on both domestic and international flights for all new bookings made from 12.01 a.m. on A ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Aviation stocks were in the limelight on Wednesday, with InterGlobe Aviation climbing 6 per cent, after only a partial increase in jet fuel prices. InterGlobe Aviation, the parent firm of IndiGo, after starting the trade on a positive note, further jumped 9.84 per cent to Rs 4,332 during the day on the BSE. The stock finally ended at Rs 4,180.90, up 6.01 per cent. The stock of SpiceJet ended at Rs 9.93, up 1.95 per cent. During the day, it surged 4.72 per cent to Rs 10.2 ...Read More >
According to a statement issued by the Airport Director's office, both facilities were inaugurated in the check-in area of the terminal. "The UDAN Yatri Cafe is a Government of India initiative, led by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in collaboration with the Airports Authority of India . The cafe has been established with the objective of providing quality refreshments at affordable prices to passengers. It offers a range of snacks and beverages at economical rates, ensuring accessibility and c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The government's decision on limited hike of jet fuel price ensures that carriers' domestic operational costs remain manageable and will not lead to additional fuel surcharge, an official said on Wednesday. Asangba Chuba Ao, joint secretary at the civil aviation ministry, said with the partial hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price, airlines would recalibrate their pricing and the move prevents a potential industry-wide crisis. ATF accounts for around 40 per cent of a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) IndiGo on Wednesday said the partial hike in ATF price will help insulate the domestic air travel costs amid the rise in fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict. In a statement, the airline said, "it was reviewing the impact of this revised ATF price on April 1 on its operating cost and will appropriately announce its revised fuel charges shortly." PSU oil marketing companies, under the Ministry of Petroleum in consultation with the Ministry of Civil Aviation, decided ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government on Wednesday said that domestic airfares are unlikely to see a sharp rise as it has cushioned the impact of a steep surge in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by allowing only a partial increase for domestic airlines. According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), ATF prices in India -- deregulated since 2001 -- are revised monthly based on international benchmarks. Given the current geopolitical situation, ATF prices for dome ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's largest airline IndiGo has appointed Willie Walsh as its new Chief Executive Officer, the company said on Tuesday. This marks a high-profile leadership change as the carrier accelerates its global ambitions. Walsh is currently the director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). His tenure there will conclude on July 31, 2026, and he is expected to join IndiGo no later than August 3, 2026. His appointment is subject to regulatory approvals, as reported ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Board of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) on Tuesday appointed William Walsh as the Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Pieter Elbers, months after mass flight cancellations left tens of thousands of passengers stranded in India and drew regulatory scrutiny. During December 2025, a massive wave of cancellations by IndiGo impacted air travel across India, with hundreds of flights cancelled, resulting in passengers suffering. Also Read | BA.3.2 'Cicada' ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Board of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) on Tuesday appointed William Walsh as the Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Pieter Elbers, months after mass flight cancellations left tens of thousands of passengers stranded in India and drew regulatory scrutiny. During December 2025, a massive wave of cancellations by IndiGo impacted air travel across India, with hundreds of flights cancelled, resulting in passengers suffering. William Walsh is currently ...Read More >
MUMBAI: As the global air travel industry becomes larger and more complex with each passing decade, airlines and airports are increasingly moving towards digitisation. From printed paper tickets that came in airline jackets, to home-printed e-tickets, to today's digital boarding passes on mobile phones; from conventional check-in and immigration counters to biometric gates; and from local storage of information to cloud-hosted passenger systems, digitisation has transformed every stage of the pa ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government is taking the high airfares issue seriously and wants to prevent opportunistic pricing situation and is strengthening the tariff monitoring unit of DGCA, Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister said the government is taking the issue seriously, while noting that the surge in airfares is generally because it is a deregulated sector. He said in air travel, many ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) NASDAQ-listed MakeMyTrip on Tuesday reported a loss of USD 5.7 million in the September quarter. The Gurugram-headquartered travel booking platform had reported a net profit of USD 17.9 million in the year-ago period, a regulatory filing on NASDAQ showed. According to the filing, the company generated a revenue of USD 229.3 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2025, an increase of 8.7 per cent (12.6 per cent in constant currency) over revenue of USD 211 million in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha on Tuesday announced that the Regional Connectivity Scheme known popularly as UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) will be continued beyond 2027 and its nework will extend to 120 new destinations. Taking part in the ninth anniversary celebrations of UDAN at Delhi on Tuesday, Sinha said, "The scheme will be continued beyond April 2027 through an Expanded UDAN framework, focusing on connectivity with hilly, North-Eastern, and aspirational regions, an ...Read More >
India's skies have grown busier than ever. India has emerged as the world's third-largest domestic aviation market. The number of airports increased from 74 in 2014 to 163 in 2025. Meanwhile, as India celebrates hundred years of independence in 2047, the government's vision is to increase airports to 350-400 by then. The aviation sector is also one of the fastest-growing sectors in India's economy, contributing through air transport services and indirectly through tourism, trade, logistics, and ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 16 (ANI): SpiceJet has signed lease agreements for the induction of another eight Boeing 737 aircraft, further strengthening its fleet ahead of the Winter Schedule 2025. With this, the airline's planned fleet additions have risen to 18 aircraft, reinforcing its commitment to meet the rising demand for air travel during the upcoming festive and winter season. Also Read | Boney Kapoor Recalls Cherished Memory With PM Narendra Modi, Says 'He Called Me by My N ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 16 (ANI): SpiceJet has signed lease agreements for the induction of another eight Boeing 737 aircraft, further strengthening its fleet ahead of the Winter Schedule 2025.With this, the airline's planned fleet additions have risen to 18 aircraft, reinforcing its commitment to meet the rising demand for air travel during the upcoming festive and winter season.The latest announcement comes on the back of two earlier lease agreements covering the induction of 10 ...Read More >
Patna: Commercial flight operations commenced on Monday from the newly inaugurated interim terminal at Purnia Airport.This marks the state's fourth operational civilian airport after Patna, Gaya and Darbhanga. The maiden flight, IndiGo's 6E-7924 from Kolkata, touched down at 1.29pm, carrying 36 passengers, symbolising a major step towards addressing rising air travel demand in the Seemanchal region.The aircraft was welcomed with the traditional water salute by two crash fire tenders.Upon arrival ...Read More >
Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 2 is set to reopen on October 26, featuring advanced passenger facilities and streamlined operations. The upgraded terminal will handle approximately 120 daily domestic flights from Air India and IndiGo. Renovations include Self Baggage Drop counters, autonomous docking aerobridges, and comprehensive mechanical and safety upgrades, enhancing passenger experience and airport efficiency. Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is gearing up to r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) In a significant milestone for India's clean energy journey, the state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has become the first in the country to earn the esteemed ISCC CORSIA certification for producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at its Panipat Refinery. "The certification, a prerequisite for commercial SAF production, represents a significant advancement in India's capability for the production, certification and distribution of SAF," the company said in a statemen ...Read More >
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