India’s 1st Dark Sky Reserve to be built In Ladakh
India’s First Dark Sky Reserve, Ladakh: A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, the Ladakh Union Territory Administration, and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in order to form India’s first-ever Dark Sky Reserve at Hanle in Ladakh. Dark Sky Reserve is a public or private land possessing an […]
Akasa air takes delivery of the first of its seventy-two Aircraft from Boeing
Mumbai – Akasa Air, India’s newest airline took delivery of its much anticipated first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Seattle, USA. With a strong commitment to democratising the skies, the airlines’ total order of 72 aircraft includes an initial delivery of 18 aircraft by March 2023, followed by delivery of the remaining 54 aircraft over the […]
Star Air Launches Direct Flight Services Between Bidar-Bengaluru
Star Air, an Indian commuter airline, launches its new regional operation between Bidar and Bengaluru. The direct flight service began on Wednesday (Jun 15) and will be its 18th destination. Star Air will operate its Embraer 145 jets to the cool and picturesque hills of Bidar. As air connectivity is both an economic enabler as […]
Indian cabinet approves Development of New Greenfield Airport Dholera, Ahmedabad
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for the development of Phase I of New Greenfield Airport at Dholera, Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs. 1305 crore, to be completed within 48 months. The project is being implemented by Dholera International Airport […]
Oman Air Increases the Number of Flights to Destinations in India
Oman Air, the Sultanate of Oman’s flag carrier, has amended its summer schedule to reflect increased frequency and flight resumptions. Based on the table below, the airline is boosting frequency to 8 Indian destinations: Bangalore, Mumbai, Kozhikode, Kochi, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, and Chennai as demand increases. Destination Flights per week Mumbai 7 Flights Delhi 7 […]
Greenfield Airport at Hirasar (Rajkot) to boost industrial growth in Saurashtra Region
To cater for the growing population of the fourth-largest city in the state of Gujarat and the increasing flow of air traffic in this region, the Airports Authority of India has undertaken the work for the construction of New Greenfield Airport, Rajkot in Gujarat. With the project cost of Rs. 1405 crores, the new airport […]
DGCA Makes Face Mask Mandatory at Airports, Inside Flights in India
New Delhi: In view of rising cases of covid-19 in the country, the aviation regulator body DGCA on Wednesday (Jun 8) issued fresh guidelines and said the passengers who do not wear masks on the flight can be treated as ‘unruly’. “The airlines shall ensure that all passengers are wearing face masks properly and continue to […]
India’s Domestic Air Passenger Traffic In May Nears Pre-Covid Levels: ICRA
For May 2022, the average daily departures were at 2,784, notably higher than the average daily departures of 894 in May 2021 Rising aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, due to ongoing geo-political issues linked to Russia-Ukraine conflict, a likely threat to the recovery process The waning Covid-19 infections resulted in Y-o-Y growth of 4.4 times […]
Vietjet Air Connecting Mumbai with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from September
Vietnamese low-cost carrier, vietjet Air will now operate nonstop flights from Mumbai to Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest city from September. Vietjet is the first and the only airline that directly connects Mumbai to Vietnam. From September 9, 2022, four times a week, there will be round trips from Mumbai to […]
Turkey lifts all Covid-19 travel restrictions for Indian travellers
Turkey Tourism Board on Monday (Jun 6) remove all the conditions for Indian travellers entering the country and is expecting to welcome the highest-ever number of Indian tourists this year Earlier, Indian travellers were required to submit either a vaccination certificate or an RT-PCR test report to visit Turkey, according to a statement. Now, Indian travellers […]
