Sharjah flight from Amritsar

Mohali: Air India officials have announced that the international flight to Sharjah will operate from Amritsar instead of Chandigarh due to the ongoing runway repair work. The Chandigarh international airport has been closed for civil and military flight operations till February 26. Till February 26, the flight IX 181 (Amritsar-Sharjah) will depart from Amritsar at 8 pm (local time) and reach Sharjah at 9.55 pm (Sharjah time). The return flight IX 182 will take off from Sharjah at 2.15 pm and arrive in Amritsar at 7 pm (local time). The flight will operate three days a week — on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
To Read the News in Full 17/02/18 Tribune

Decision on big planes soon

Kozhikode: Pressure is said to be mounting on the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to resume the operation of wide-bodied aircraft at the Calicut airport after the Airports Authority of India (AAI) gave a favourable report to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

“We have submitted an assessment report on the safety parameters and we are awaiting a decision in a week,” Airport Director J.T. Radhakrishna told The Hindu on Friday.
He said the DGCA could give approval after examining the report or inspect the tabletop runway and conduct a separate study to verify the safety assessment. Major airlines such as the Emirates, Saudia, and Air India had expressed willingness to operate the modern versions of the Boeing and the Airbus at the airport.

The operation of wide-bodied aircraft was banned from May 2015 in the wake of the Court of Inquiry report on the Air India Express Boeing 737 crash in Mangaluru in May 2010.

Now, daily flights to Singapore from Madurai

Now, flying to Singapore directly from Madurai will be possible all seven days a week, as Air India Express is introducing three more services a week from March 27. Besides, the same flight would be given a direct link between Kochi and Madurai.

Buoyed over the high patronage for its four days a week service that was started in September 2017, Air India Express has increased its frequency.

“We have lot of demand on Madurai-Singapore sector and are now increasing the frequency,” said its Chief Executive Officer, K. Shyam Sundar. The service on this sector is seeing an average occupancy rate of 90%.

Bengaluru airport to implement Aadhar identification for ticketless travelling

The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru could soon use Aadhaar for identification and allow travellers to board their airplanes without a ticket in hand, by the end of this year.

Speaking at an interaction with representatives of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) on Wednesday, Hari Marar, Managing Director and President of the Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL) confirmed that the project to use Aadhaar identification to remove the need for printed tickets and extensive security checks, was being considered.

With this, the Bengaluru airport would become the first airport in India to be completely Aadhar-enabled.

Jet Airways operating profit declines 12%

India’s second largest airline Jet Airways today reported a net profit of Rs 165 crore for Q3 FY18 as against Rs 305 crore for the same period in FY17. But the airline had declared a one time income of Rs 128 crores from sale and lease back of aircraft in Q3 of FY17 as gainst Rs 8.36 crore in Q3FY18. Adjusted for this, profit would have declined 12% against the unadjusted dip of 45%. The airline however performed much better on other operating and business parameters and flew more passengers and also managed to reign in costs despite an increase in fuel prices it also leveraged its partnership with international carries and expanded its international footprint.

Flight service to Bengaluru resumes

Puducherry: SpiceJet has resumed daily flight service on the Bengaluru-Puducherry sector on Thursday.

Four years after the low-cost private airline suspended its service in the sector, a 78-seater Bombardier SG 3419 landed at the airport here at 10.30 a.m.

The flight took off from the Bengaluru airport at 9.40 a.m. The return flight, SG 3420, took off from here at 10.50 a.m. and landed in Bengaluru at 12.10 p.m.

The flight was given a water cannon welcome as it taxied down the runway.

Additional flights start between Udaipur and Delhi

Jet Airways has started additional flights between Delhi and Udaipur. The announcement was made by CP Joshi, President, Advisory committee of Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur.

Flight No 2629 will depart from Delhi at 5:15pm and reach Udaipur at 6:55pm. Flight No 2630 will depart from Udaipur at 7:25pm and reach Delhi at 9:05pm.

Similarly Flight No 2293 will depart from Delhi at 6:05am and reach Udaipur at 7:50am. Flight No 2294 will depart from Udaipur at 8:20am and reach Delhi at 10:05am.
To Read the News in Full 16/02/18 Udairpur Times

Jet to launch flight to Delhi via Mumbai

Trichy: Jet Airways is all set to launch a new service between Trichy and Delhi via Mumbai from March 25 and has commenced booking for the same, according to information available on its website .
The website said that flight 9W311 would depart from Trichy at 2.30 pm and reach Mumbai at 4.40 pm and Delhi at 8.20 pm.
However, travel agents pointed out that they had not enabled any bookings in the return direction — from Delhi to Trichy via Mumbai.
Sources said that the private carrier had submitted its proposal to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for plan approval.

Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Kolkata are among top ten air routes in India

New Delhi: India's air passenger traffic has doubled over the last decade, though the pecking order of the top air routes on which people travel regularly has largely remained the same. Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi, Delhi-Bengaluru-Delhi and Mumbai-Bengaluru-Mumbai are the top routes ranked in terms of the seats that are deployed.
From a fifteenth place in 2007, Delhi-Pune-Delhi has climbed up to sixth place in 2017 while Delhi-Kolkata-Delhi route has scaled up to fourth spot in 2017 from seventh in 2007, says data sourced from civil aviation research firm OAG. The Delhi-Lucknow-Delhi route climbed five places from the seventeenth rank in 2007 to twelfth in 2017.

Jet to launch flight to Delhi via Mumbai

Trichy: Jet Airways is all set to launch a new service between Trichy and Delhi via Mumbai from March 25 and has commenced booking for the same, according to information available on its website .
The website said that flight 9W311 would depart from Trichy at 2.30 pm and reach Mumbai at 4.40 pm and Delhi at 8.20 pm.
However, travel agents pointed out that they had not enabled any bookings in the return direction — from Delhi to Trichy via Mumbai.
Sources said that the private carrier had submitted its proposal to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for plan approval. Airport authorities said that they had been preparing for allotting a slot for the flight. However, Jet Airways officials were not available to comment on the details.

SpiceJet to launch Belagavi-Hyderabad flight soon

Belagavi: Private airline companies are taking keen interest in connecting Belagavi with more cities across the country with upgradation of the airport drawing to a close. 
On Wednesday, SpiceJet decided to introduce a flight between Belagavi and Hyderabad on a daily basis from March 25. The flight will take one hour and 10 minutes to travel from Belagavi to Hyderabad and almost the same time back to Belagavi from Hyderabad.

Inline baggage screening soon at Bhubaneswar airport

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here would soon have an inline baggage screening system for passengers’ convenience.

The decision was taken since the airport is witnessing a surge in passenger traffic after the first international flight took off from here in April, 2017, said a senior airport official.

“The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has agreed and we are planning to have the inline baggage checking) at BPIA by end of September or at best by end of this year,” said BPIA Director Suresh Chandra Hota.

He said that introduction of inline screening would not only upgrade the security system with automated screening but also speed up the baggage movement as well.

IndiGo Airlines eyes A321neo(LR), A350s

IndiGo Airlines is considering converting part of its order with Airbus for 405 A320neo to A321neo (LR)s, the Financial Express has reported. The conversion will most likely cover 20-25 aircraft slated for delivery during Fiscal Year 2018-19, according to inside sources.

The new aircraft could be used for new medium- and long-haul services planned by the carrier. IndiGo recently applied for route authorities to a number of European destinations which would supplement its existing international regional network to the Gulf region, South East Asia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

SriLankan Airlines expands footprint in India

New Delhi: SriLankan Airlines has been focusing on the Indian market to strategically expand its operations in the country. During the past years, the airline has established a strong market presence and lasting relationship with the travel partners and industry stakeholders of India.

India has been a vital partner in SriLankan Airlines' route network from the early days. The airline holds the widest coverage in India, which is Sri Lanka's primary source of inbound tourist traffic. Today, it directly operates to 14 Indian destinations with a total of 135 flights a week.

Air operators told to make use of facilities

Visakhapatnam: The possibility of increasing exports through Visakhapatnam International Airport should be considered by all stakeholders by making use of the existing amenities, MP Kambhampati Haribabu has said.

The possibility of increasing exports through Visakhapatnam International Airport should be considered by all stakeholders by making use of the existing amenities, MP Kambhampati Haribabu has said.

He was speaking at an interactive meeting on: “Promotion of international cargo facilities from Visakhapatnam Airport”, organised by the AP Chambers here on Monday.

Mr. Haribabu said he would talk to the managements of the pharma companies, many of which have their head offices in Hyderabad, to consider routing their products manufactured in the city, through Vizag Airport.