India Flight News

Passengers for Hyderabad Airport to Go Down This Year

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HRGIA) is expecting a lower number of passengers travelling this year as India's domestic airlines are affected by local challenges.

Wednesday, 25th April 2012 at 04:33am

India to Have a New Domestic Carrier: Volk Airlines?

Volk Airlines, which was said to be the first vegetarian airline in the world, has launched its website which states having a registered office located in Chennai.

Tuesday, 24th April 2012 at 12:05pm

IndiGo Launches Six New Flights

Adding over 55 flights across India since January 2012, IndiGo is all set to all launch yet another six new flights on its network.

Wednesday, 18th April 2012 at 10:40am

Jet Airways to Seek Approval on International Expansion

Jet Airways is seeking the approval from the Civil Aviation Ministry as the airline bids on the expansion of its international services.

Wednesday, 18th April 2012 at 08:02am

Jet Airways Gets 500,000 Facebook Fans

India's premier international airline, Jet Airways, became the first airline in India to get 500,000 fans on Facebook.

Wednesday, 18th April 2012 at 08:00am

Jet and Air India Not Yet Following Rules for Flight Duty Timing

A new set of rules for India's pilots and cabin crew workers was passed but after seeking certain clarifications, Jet Airways and Air India were allowed to not yet follow the rules made for long haul flights.

Tuesday, 17th April 2012 at 03:40am

Air India to Push Through With Dreamliners' Delivery

Air India is set to claim the 27 Dreamliner planes it put on order from Boeing Co. despite the country's flag carrier suffering from financial woes.

Monday, 16th April 2012 at 04:42am

Jet Airways and JetLite Consolidate Under JetKonnect Brand

Jet Airways has recently announced its rebranding, effectively consolidating all its low-cost services, including the former JetLite, under the banner of the JetKonnect brand effective March 25.

Monday, 16th April 2012 at 04:39am

JetPrivilege and Barista Lavazza Sign Partnership

Jet Airways' JetPrivilege, India's leading frequent flyer system, has recently inked a partnership with Barista Lavazza in a venture to improve its members' lifestyle experience.

Monday, 16th April 2012 at 04:37am

Smaller Airlines' Growth Seen

Smaller regional airlines are set to lead in the growth of India's civil aviation industry while larger carriers continue to struggle for sustainability.

Monday, 16th April 2012 at 04:34am

Indian Government Urging Airlines to Refuse EU's Carbon Scheme

The officials of India's government are urging Indian airlines to boycott the carbon charge scheme of the European Union.

Friday, 13th April 2012 at 05:10am

Kingfisher Airlines Resumed Wage Payments

The financially troubled Kingfisher Airlines recently received good news and is sharing them to its employees.

Thursday, 12th April 2012 at 12:51pm

Airbus Not Delivering More Aircraft to Kingfisher

Airbus has been considerate of the financial problems happening to Kingfisher Airlines as the company announced that it will not insist Kingfisher to take the delivery of its ordered aircraft until the financial health of the airline improves.

Thursday, 12th April 2012 at 12:16pm

Kingfisher Airlines No Longer Flying Overseas

India's Kingfisher Airlines is no longer flying to its international destinations, marking the last international flight arriving at 1810 BST in London. On March 25, Kingfisher stopped flying to Kathmandu, Dubai, Bangkok and Colombo.

Tuesday, 10th April 2012 at 03:42am

IndiGo launches New Flights from Delhi, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam and Patna

IndiGo, India's largest carrier is further enhancing its customer experience with the launch of new flights on its network, under its summer schedule plan.

Monday, 2nd April 2012 at 09:53am

IndiGo launches new flights from Delhi and Mumbai

Starting March 18, 2012 IndiGo will operate its new daily & direct flight between Mumbai-Srinagar-Mumbai, its second daily and direct flight between Mumbai-Lucknow-Mumbai route.

Saturday, 17th March 2012 at 03:35am

AirAsia Exploring Opportunities For New Routes to South India

Budget airline, AirAsia is currently looking into possible market opportunities to introduce flight schedules from Bangkok to India's southern cities.

Wednesday, 14th March 2012 at 01:52am

AirAsia To Launch Chennai-Bangkok Route On March 23

AirAsia has announced it will launch its new Chennai-Bangkok route with a flight frequency of five times a week starting March 23.

Wednesday, 14th March 2012 at 01:51am

IATA Suspends Kingfisher Airlines, Air India Plans Revival

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has suspended India's besieged Kingfisher from participating in the airline industry's key payment system due to unpaid bills.

Wednesday, 14th March 2012 at 01:49am

IndiGo connects Southern India with new flights from Chennai, Kolkata Vizag and Bhubaneswar

IndiGo, India's largest budget carrier is further enhancing its customer experience with the launch of six new flights on its network.

Tuesday, 6th March 2012 at 14:38pm

Kingfisher Airlines Cancels Around 30 Flights

About 30 flights heading to major metro cities in India were cancelled by Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday as they try to look for solutions to their current financial problems.

Thursday, 1st March 2012 at 04:52am

30 More Indian Airports Needed in Next 10 Years

India's Planning Commission has announced the country will need 30 more airports in the next 10 years to accommodate the increase in air passenger traffic.

Friday, 27th January 2012 at 03:44am

Air Asia Discontinue Bangkok - Delhi Service

AirAsia (TAA) has made a business decision to cancel flights from Bangkok to New Delhi.

Thursday, 26th January 2012 at 04:17am

AirAsia Offer Colombo to Bangkok Promo Fares

AirAsia, winner of Skytrax Award for 3 consecutive years 2009, 2010, 2011, is offering an exclusive promotional daily direct flights from Colombo to Bangkok for LKR 5,500* each way.

Thursday, 26th January 2012 at 04:08am

Kingfisher Chief: Airline Safe to Fly

Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines chief, Vijay Mallaya, is reported to have said that the airline is "1000 percent safe to fly".

Friday, 13th January 2012 at 07:59am

Indigo Launches 5 New Domestic Routes

IndiGo is expanding its domestic network with five new domestic routes.

Thursday, 5th January 2012 at 04:20am

Jet to Introduce Online Missing Baggage System

Jet Airways will become the first Indian airline to offer the facility for passengers to go online to trace missing baggage.

Thursday, 5th January 2012 at 03:56am

IndiGo launches Delhi to Bangkok Route

IndiGo have just launched a new route from Delhi to Bangkok, Thailand. This is the second international route the airline has announced.

Friday, 7th October 2011 at 09:39am

Jet Takes Fine Dining in the Skies

Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, is launching an all-new in-flight dining service - 'Epicurean Series'

Tuesday, 2nd August 2011 at 03:16am

Air India Launches Domestic Travel Scheme

Air India has launched a short-term promotion scheme, Silver and Platinum Pass, for passengers in its domestic network in an effort to provide air travel at competitive and affordable rates.

Wednesday, 29th June 2011 at 12:08pm

Air India Adjusts 30 Flights

Air India, the national carrier of India recently announced the adjustment of about 30 flights on its domestic and international sectors.

Wednesday, 29th June 2011 at 12:06pm

IndiGo Win Best Low-Cost Airline at World Airline Awards

IndiGo Airlines have been awarded the 'Best Low-Cost Airline' award for Central Asia and India at the World Airline Awards held in Paris.

Tuesday, 28th June 2011 at 15:01pm

Jet Airways Increase, Air India Decrease

Indian Carrier Jet Airways have announced that they will be increasing its capacity with new routes and 7 new aircraft in the coming year.

Thursday, 2nd June 2011 at 03:15am

GoAir Ranked the Best Performing Airline by Airbus

GoAir, India's smart low-fare domestic airline has been ranked by Airbus as the "Best Performing Airline" in the Airbus A320 category operator in Asia Pacific / Middle East/ Africa.

Thursday, 2nd June 2011 at 03:15am

India Flights Unaffected by Volcanic Ash

Indian carriers have stated that their flights have not been affected by the volcanic ash clouds from Iceland causing major disruption of air traffic in Europe.

Monday, 30th May 2011 at 05:49am

Air India Deadline for Joining Star Alliance.

Star Alliance has given Air India a deadline of July 31, 2011 to meet all requirements for joining.

Monday, 16th May 2011 at 08:02am

Mumbai Airport to Increase Number of Flights

Mumai's international airport could soon increase the number of flights it handles by up to 60%.

Monday, 16th May 2011 at 08:01am

Air India Strike Over

The Air India pilots have called off their 10-day-old strike after the government agreed to look into their complaints.

Saturday, 7th May 2011 at 04:56am

Air India Strike Reaches Day Seven

With no obvious sign of an agreement on the horizon, the Air India pilots strike reaches day seven.

Wednesday, 4th May 2011 at 12:14pm

Air India Pilots Strike Continues

The Pilots Strike has now entered into the 6th day following a decision by the high court to defer its decision on the matter till Tuesday.

Tuesday, 3rd May 2011 at 03:51am

90 Percent of Air India Flights Cancelled

As almost half of Air Indias 1,600 pilots continued their strike almost 90% of their domestic flights were cancelled.

Tuesday, 3rd May 2011 at 03:42am

AirAsia Launch Calcutta To Phuket Direct

Thai Air Asia have announced that they will start a new direct route from the popular tourist resort of Phuket, Thailand to Calcutta by the middle of next year.

Wednesday, 20th April 2011 at 07:20am

Air India Includes Smaller Cities

Air India has announced that they will now include small or so-called 'tier-II' cities on its network map at competitive fares.

Wednesday, 20th April 2011 at 07:19am

Air India Low Fares Threaten Low Cost Airlines

Following Air India's fare reductions by up to 20% on certain internal flights this year, competing low cost airlines are seeing the effect as they face the prospect of taking a hit on their profits.

Wednesday, 13th April 2011 at 12:48pm

Mumbai Airport Getting Greener

A new terminal building is being planned at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India.

Wednesday, 13th April 2011 at 12:47pm

New Mobile Check-in Service for Air India

Air India have introduced a new mobile check in service for its passengers on internal flights.

Monday, 11th April 2011 at 05:53am

Kingfisher Gives Free Flights to World Cup Heroes

Kingfisher Airlines today announced that the cricketers of the winning world cup team can take advantage of free lifetime air travel.

Wednesday, 6th April 2011 at 04:50am

IndiGo Launch Four More Indore Flights

Budget carrier IndiGo said on Wednesday that they will launch four flights connecting Indore to Delhi, Bangalore, Srinagar and Nagpur from April 2 2011.

Wednesday, 6th April 2011 at 04:45am

Airlines May Be Short of Pilots

Airlines in India may need to hire up to 20% more pilots than they currently employ if the government goes ahead with the proposed new rules regarding duty hours.

Wednesday, 6th April 2011 at 04:43am

Indian Airline Companies Team up on Points

Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways make separate partnership deals on air miles.

Tuesday, 5th April 2011 at 06:02am

Indigo Announce Eight New Internal Flight Routes

Indigo announced the launch of eight new direct flights including from Lucknow to Mumbai and from Delhi and Bangalore.

Friday, 1st April 2011 at 10:08am

Chandigarh Airport Handles Record Number of Flights for the World Cup

Following additional flights laid on by Jet Airways from Mumbai and Delhi to Chandigarh on Wednesday March 30th 2011 (and return flights on the 31st), Chandigarh airport dealt with a record 98 flights in one day.

Thursday, 31st March 2011 at 05:16am

Indian Airlines Increasing Flights Despite Growing Fuel Prices

Indian Airlines are increasing the number of flights this summer at the fastest rate since 2007, despite the surge in global crude oil prices.

Wednesday, 30th March 2011 at 04:37am

India Flight Performance Announced

Statistics released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation have been announced comparing India airline performance.

Thursday, 24th March 2011 at 04:43am

More Domestic India Flight Schedules Announced

Air India and Jet Airways have announced more domestic flight routes

Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 at 04:06am

Jet Airways Partners With US Airways

Jet Airways has announced a reciprocal frequent flyer partnership with US Airways, the US-based airline.

Thursday, 10th March 2011 at 05:38am

Indian Airlines and Air India to Share IA Code

Indian Airlines and Air India announced they will share the flight code AI, news which comes nearly four years after the merger of the 2 Indian airlines was announced.

Thursday, 3rd February 2011 at 04:05am

India extends Visa on Arrival Countries

India has extended its visa-on-arrival (VOA) scheme to include citizens of Indonesia and Myanmar.

Friday, 28th January 2011 at 02:41am

Travel Ban Lifted on Three India States

The Indian government has waived travel requirements for foreign nationals to the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.

Monday, 10th January 2011 at 11:52am

New Bangalore Service From Etihad

This week saw the commencement of Flights to Bangalore by Etihad Airways, their eighth destination in India.

Thursday, 6th January 2011 at 11:29am

North of India Gaining in Popularity

The north of India was one of the most popular destination choices for potential travelers during the 2010/2011 festive season.

Tuesday, 4th January 2011 at 04:47am

Delhi Plans for Low Cost Terminal

Plans to re-develop Delhi International Airport's (DIAL) Terminal 1A into a fully operational domestic and international transit hub look set to go ahead.

Friday, 10th December 2010 at 05:06am

Jet Airways Launch New Delhi to Milan Route

This week Jet Airways started direct flights from New Delhi to Milan.

Thursday, 9th December 2010 at 08:16am

Spicejet Purchasing 60 New Aircraft

INDIAN low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet will buy 60 new aircraft to support its assertive growth into domestic and international markets.

Friday, 12th November 2010 at 03:29am

Four More Countries Offered Visa on Arrival from India

Great news for Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotians and Filipinos travelling to India as now they will be granted visas on arrival (VOA) from January 1, 2011.

Friday, 12th November 2010 at 03:28am