Domestic Airlines

Air India extends 'Vista Stream' inflight entertainment service to single-aisle fleet: Know about it

Vista Stream, which was launched in August this year, has already been introduced across Air India's wide-body fleet and it will now be accessible on both wide-body and narrow-body aircraft across international and domestic networks.

Air India expands fleet, orders 100 more Airbus aircraft after it placed for 470 last year

The latest order takes the total number of aircraft that Air India ordered with Airbus in 2023 from 250 aircraft, comprising 40 A350 and 210 A320 Family aircraft, to 350.

Civil Aviation Ministry projects domestic airline fleet to reach 1,400 planes in next 5 years

Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam projects India’s domestic airline fleet to grow to 1,400 aircraft in the next five years, highlighting the sector's growth potential.

'Should also be a part of their social objective': Jyotiraditya Scindia to airlines on ticket prices

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's statement comes amid soaring prices of air tickets. He pressed efforts for achieving social objectives.

Mumbai airport to reopen domestic passenger terminal T1 from October 20

GoFirst, AirAsia India, Star Air and TruJet will resume all their domestic operations from Terminal 1 from October 20 midnight, the private airport operator said in a release.  

Airlines can operate only 50% of pre-COVID domestic flights from June 1: Govt

Airlines allowed to deploy up to 70% capacity in domestic sector

The Centre on Wednesday allowed domestic airlines to deploy up to 70 per cent of their flight capacity from an earlier 60 per cent, with immediate effect.

Hindon civil airport to resume operations on Monday

An aircraft will take off from the Hindon airport for Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand on Monday, marking the resumption of domestic flight services after nearly two-month hiatus following the coronavirus lockdown, officials said on Sunday.

Insolvency proceedings initiated against Jet Airways

The cash-strapped company became the first domestic airliner to go into bankruptcy after the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) admitted an insolvency petition filed by SBI on behalf of 26 lenders on June 20.

After turbulent April, domestic air passenger traffic grows by 2.96 per cent in May

The domestic air traffic in May this year consisted of 12.20 million passengers as compared to 11.85 million passengers in the same month last year, a jump of 2.96 per cent, as per the data.  

SpiceJet adds new Boeing 737 to its fleet; becomes fourth domestic airline to have 100 aircraft

SpiceJet is the fourth domestic airline to have 100 aircraft in its fleet, after Air India, IndiGo, and the now grounded Jet Airways.

Unique ID like Aadhar or passport may soon be mandatory for domestic air travel

Aviation minister Jayant Sinha said today that the government is likely to make Aadhaar card, passport or PAN mandatory right at the time of booking domestic flight tickets

Govt mulling to make Aadhaar or passport compulsory for domestic air travel: Report

The government is considering to make Aadhaar or passport compulsory for domestic air travel to identify flyers before it brings out no-fly list.

India’s domestic air passenger traffic up 23 pc in 2016, says DGCA

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said that India’s domestic air passenger traffic zoomed by 23.18 per cent in 2016 to 998.88 lakh. "Passengers carried by domestic airlines in 2016 were 998.88

India's domestic passenger traffic up 27 percent: IATA

New Delhi: A global airlines' association on Thursday reported that India's domestic passenger traffic grew by 27.4 percent in March. “The domestic India market remains the fastest expanding market, with growth edging up to 27.4

Jet Airways, SpiceJet start another fare war

New Delhi: Jet Airways and SpiceJet have launched yet another fare war in the domestic market ahead of Diwali, announcing limited-period one-way all-inclusive economy fares starting Rs 899.Both airlines said the low-priced tickets were on

DGCA Asks Domestic Airlines To Show Fares On Their Websites

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA today directed all Indian carriers to show route-wise and date-wise airfares on their websites by Wednesday evening and ensure transparency so that flyers do not feel cheated by high ticket