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Air India cancels several flights in peak winter. What passengers should know

Most cancelled flights were on India-North America routes, where traffic typically peaks during December as people of Indian origin and tourists visit India.

Air India planes at the Delhi airport.(PTI file photo)
Published on Nov 07, 2024 05:19 PM IST

Longest and shortest non-stop flight routes in India this winter

The aviation regulator has approved flights for the winter schedule. Below is a guide on the longest and shortest routes operated by airlines

This year, the Indian aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has approved 25007 weekly flights(Prasad Gori/HT File Photo)
Published on Oct 29, 2024 03:24 PM IST

Smaller cities are seeing significant increase in international connectivity

India has 33 airports handling international traffic, with Port Blair joining this winter. November will see a 12% increase in weekly international flights.

Nineteen airports clocked more frequency growth than the average 12%.
Published on Oct 22, 2024 04:06 PM IST

Bomb threats on flights: What should passengers do?

The increasing number of bomb threats on flights and consequent diversion has caused much anguish to passengers. What should they do in such situations?

The increasing number of bomb threats on flights and consequent diversion has caused much anguish to passengers. What should they do in such situations? (PTI)
Updated on Oct 19, 2024 09:44 AM IST

India-Canada diplomatic ties at new low, but air connectivity soars to new high

This winter, Air India is offering 21 weekly flights to Canada, all from Delhi with twice daily service to Toronto.

An IndiGo aircraft and an Air India aircraft on the tarmac at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.(Bloomberg)
Updated on Oct 15, 2024 02:05 PM IST

Flying SpiceJet? Things you should know as a passenger

The routes that the troubled SpiceJet operates, its punctuality and other things you should know before booking

SpiceJet’s plan for ungrounding, expanding and repaying debt before taking steps towards growth hinges on raising funds.(AFP File Photo)
Published on Sep 10, 2024 04:51 PM IST

Visa-free Thailand is attracting Indians more than ever

Beaches, street food, night life, ease of access and a tourist- friendly atmosphere are all playing their part.

A tourist taking a selfie on Mai Khao Beach as an airplane lands at Phuket International Airport in the southern Thai island of Phuket.(AFP)
Published on Sep 06, 2024 03:32 PM IST

Did the Tatas really have to merge Vistara with Air India?

Could Vistara have operated as a standalone airline?

The biggest challenge that a loyal Vistara traveller sees post-merger is the service level, especially for premium passengers and post the fall of Jet Airways(Reuters file)
Published on Aug 31, 2024 07:19 PM IST

Vistara to end bookings: Loyalty points, last flight, and all you need to know

Is Vistara shutting down? No, it isn't. Vistara is merging with Air India, but it will cease to exist as Vistara.

Vistara will operate its last flight on November 11, 2024.(HT_PRINT)
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 03:27 PM IST

SpiceJet is again under enhanced surveillance. What should the passengers do?

Passengers who have already booked tickets on SpiceJet should check with the airline on the status of their flight.

This is not the first time that SpiceJet has been put under surveillance. In 2022, the airline had faced a similar fate. (Pic for representational purpose only/ REUTERS)
Published on Aug 30, 2024 06:20 AM IST

Maldives continues to lose Indian passengers as Lakshadweep gains

April to June quarter, which is a peak travel month in India, saw Agatti handle 22,990 passengers as compared to 11,074 passengers in the same period 2023.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a beach in Lakshadweep. (X/@narendramodi)
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 12:19 PM IST

Despite air travel boom, foreign tourist arrivals lower than pre-Covid day

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) for the first half of 2024 stood at 47,78,374 as compared to 43,80,239 in January-June 2023 and 52,96,025 in January-June 2019.

With Goa as the tourist capital of India, the appeal by the prime minister to visit domestic destinations may not have yielded results as we headed into a pandemic post that call in 2019.(Unsplash)
Published on Aug 22, 2024 06:36 PM IST

Airfares are back in the spotlight, but what exactly is happening?

Airfares are highly dynamic in nature and largely a function of demand and supply in the market

Since the time dynamic pricing has come into play, the widely believed methodology has been to book early - book cheap(File photo)
Published on Aug 09, 2024 05:37 PM IST

How does IndiGo’s business class compare to others in market?

IndiGo announced its plans to have a business class on select business and busiest routes by the end of the year in May.

Indian airline IndiGo's CEO Pieter Elbers at a gathering during a company event in New Delhi on August 5.(REUTERS)
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 02:23 PM IST

Why Abu Dhabi is the flavour of the season for Indian airlines

Between April and September this year, connectivity between India and Abu Dhabi would have gone up by 75 frequencies per week.

Aeroplanes on the tarmac at the airport in Mumbai,(PTI file photo)
Published on Jul 30, 2024 06:22 PM IST

What to expect in the MAX 8 which IndiGo will operate to Doha?

This arrangement is similar to what IndiGo has with Turkish Airlines but while IndiGo sells tickets beyond Istanbul, in the case of Qatar Airways, it does not.

announced that it would induct Max 8 aircraft on wet or damp lease during its analyst call post its results declaration
Published on Jul 26, 2024 05:34 PM IST

Explained: How the Microsoft-CrowdStrike IT outage hurt airlines worldwide

Airlines and airports who use Microsoft Azure for their services faced the impact

Passengers seen waiting after a major disruption in Microsoft Corp.'s cloud services caused widespread flight cancellations and delays at T3 IGI Airport in New Delhi, India, on Friday.(Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 09:49 AM IST

Air India's code shown on Vistara flights: What should passengers do?

Vistara's merger with Air India leads to Air India's code being increasingly seen on Vistara flights, along with price differences that confuses passengers.

The codeshare marks the beginning of the end of Vistara due to its merger with Air India.
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 03:15 PM IST

More passengers are impacted by delayed flights than ever before, shows data

Punctuality of even market leader IndiGo and Air India falls significantly as delays by airlines become commonplace.

A plane takes off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport where a canopy collapsed on vehicles parked at Terminal- 1 amid heavy rain, in New Delhi, Friday. (HT_PRINT)
Published on Jul 08, 2024 11:59 AM IST

Find out the number of flights impacted as Delhi airport Terminal 1 suspends ops

At least 18% of domestic flights will be impacted after the terminal’s structure collapsed because of heavy rains.

Rescuers work at the collapsed terminal roof of New Delhi's international airport after heavy rains in New Delhi on June 28, 2024.(AFP)
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:49 PM IST

Damaged seats, faulty entertainment systems: How old are Air India planes?

Air India passengers often complain about terrible seats and useless in-flight entertainment. Ancient planes are to blame.

An Air India plane (Representational photo)
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 04:07 PM IST

Half of Indian airports see foreign carriers dominate international routes

While Indian carriers operate 47.6% of all international flights from India by frequencies, it's only 38.2% by seats deployed.

For a typical week in June, there are 4130 international departures as per data shared by Cirium - an aviation analytics company.
Published on Jun 21, 2024 04:08 PM IST

Air India focuses on premium position with premium economy in domestic skies

The airline is deploying flights on the Delhi - Bengaluru sector along with one flight on the Delhi - Chandigarh - Delhi sector.

Air India intends to offer this configuration to its entire full service narrow-body fleet over the next year.
Published on Jun 19, 2024 03:01 PM IST

Grounding costs IndiGo its international share, Tata group gains most in Q1

In Q1-CY24, the international traffic (from and to India) stood at 1,78,69,231 passengers, according to data released by the DGCA

IndiGo was hit by a spate of additional groundings in mid-January. However, the airline was cautious with its cancellations plan and focused on routes that had fewer competitors or monopoly ones(AFP file)
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 07:30 PM IST

5 challenges for the new aviation minister

The Lok Sabha elections verdict means that the allies have bargaining power and will the Civil Aviation ministry be one of the bargains?

The incidents and accidents at such places have led to injuries or loss of precious lives.(REUTERS file)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 07:58 PM IST

Why Air India, which dominates India-US routes, has become hell for passengers

Passengers on Air India’s San Francisco flights from Delhi and Mumbai bore the brunt of inordinate delay.

An Air India aircraft takes off at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on April 12, 2024.(AFP)
Published on May 31, 2024 12:16 PM IST

Can Indian carriers break the Malaysian jinx?

From Jet Airways to Air Sahara and Indian Airlines to Air India Express, Indian carriers have tried and pulled out of Kuala Lumpur. Will this change now?

Indian carriers have tried connecting Kuala Lumpur to their network multiple times. ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR/MINT
Published on May 29, 2024 04:00 PM IST

Jet, Let, Go: The economics behind IndiGo’s business class strategy

It remains to be seen if IndiGo will replicate the success of economy seats in business class.

IndiGo, since it gained a certain scale, has been instrumental in stimulating traffic and making flying a near commodity in India.(HT file photo)
Published on May 24, 2024 11:14 AM IST

IndiGo’s ‘extra’ passenger: What exactly happened, explained

The IndiGo flight’s return to bay to offload an extra passenger puts a question mark on onboarding practices of Indian airlines.

IndiGo flight 6E 6543 to Varanasi from Mumbai had to return to bay to offload an extra passenger who was noticed in the galley. (AFP file)
Updated on May 22, 2024 11:40 AM IST

How airlines are staying punctual despite flight delays

The menace of buffered block times has not gone away. That means on-time performance (OTP) of airlines is intact despite rising passenger complaints

Delhi - Mumbai - Delhi, the busiest sector in the country sees block times which range from an hour and 55 minutes to two hours and 50 minutes for the non-stop flights(REUTERS)
Published on May 15, 2024 04:19 PM IST
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