SpiceJet said it has started offering a doorstep, pre-travel COVID-19 testing service to its passengers. A healthcare worker will visit the passenger at his or her home and collect the sample well in advance of the flight. The test result will be ready in time for the flight, and can be used for the same. […]
Low cost carrier SpiceJet has announced 62 new domestic and international flights, including two new flights to Muscat in Oman. The other flights cover almost all regions of the country and involve nearly all the major airports in India (see chart at the bottom). Out of the 62, four are international and 58 are domestic […]
More than 18,000 jobs have been lost in India’s aviation sector over a four month period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said today. The biggest loss was among ground handling crews, with 8,466 people losing their jobs in this segment. The total number of ground handling crew, who are […]
The Kerala government has requested the central government to restart international flights to Dubai, keeping in mind the Dubai government’s decision to reopen the airport and the requirement of Indians to return to work. “We have requested that flights to Dubai be restarted, given that the authorities there have given permission for residents of Dubai […]
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet said it has received regulatory approval to test drones to deliver e-commerce parcels, medical, pharma and other essential supplies. “Post trials and approvals, SpiceXpress, the dedicated cargo arm of SpiceJet, plans to use drones to provide for a quicker, faster and a cost-effective delivery,” low-cost carrier said. A SpiceXpress-led consortium had submitted […]
SpiceJet today made a formal announcement of the restarting of its domestic flying operations and reassured its customers about their safety inside the aircraft in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. The company resumed operations after a gap of exactly two months due to the Coronavirus lockdown. Flights are being operated on sectors such as Delhi-Bengaluru, […]
Kerala will impose a 14-day quarantine on all air travelers except those who are coming for “one or two days” for “business requirements”, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The statement brings some clarity on the question of what happens to quarantine rules when domestic air travel is restarted on Monday. “The same rules that apply […]
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today termed as risky and unfortunate the centre’s decision to not screen for Coronavirus infection before allowing passengers to board rescue flights that have started from today. Vijayan said the decision to potentially mix asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with healthy passengers in these flights from abroads would have serious consequences for […]
Indian Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri today revealed more details, including the number of flights, their routes as well as ticket prices, related to the air evacuation of Indians stranded abroad in the aftermath of the worldwide Coronavirus lock-down. National carrier Air India will conduct 64 flights between May 7 and May 13 to […]
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet said it has implemented a 10-30% pay cut for all its top- and mid-level employees with effect from March to cope with the situation arising from the spread of Coronavirus. “In its bid to tide over the unprecedented crisis thrust by the COVID-19 pandemic, SpiceJet today announced a company-wide pay cut for […]
Ajay Singh, the entrepreneur who founded and currently heads budget airline SpiceJet, reassured investors and other stakeholders after his company’s stock fell 20% today as part of a broader market correction. Shares of SpiceJet were down Rs 12.05 at Rs 48.30 at close on the National Stock Exchange today. Shares of rival and market leader […]
SpiceJet, the country’s fastest growing low-cost carrier, announced 20 new flights that will lift off from March 29. This will take the total flights operated by the airline to over 620 per day. The new flights connect cities such as Guwahati, Patna, Hyderabad, Varanasi and others (see image for full schedule). The new flights including […]
SpiceJet, the fastest expanding airline in India, announced the launch of eight new international and domestic flights which will start from February 2020. Among the new routes is Ahmedabad-Jeddah, making the airline the first to do so. “Saudi Arabia’s commercial capital and a key transit point for thousands of Hajj pilgrims visiting Mecca and Medina,” […]
L&T Technology Services, which provides outsourced engineering services, said it has won a contract from aircraft maker Airbus India to manage their Avionics Software Development, V&V (Validation & Verification) and Data Analytics. The size and duration of the deal have not been disclosed. L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS) is a listed subsidiary of construction major […]
In a major win, Larsen & Toubro has beaten its competitors to win the contract to construct the upcoming Navi Mumbai Airport being built by the GVK Group. The contract is worth between Rs 5,000 to 7,000 cr, the company said. The items covered by the contract includes cut and fill works, terminal works including […]
SpiceJet, India’s most aggressive low-cost airline, has announced cheap tickets for international flights from Aug 30 to Mar 31. The all-inclusive one-way fares include Rs. 3999 for popular destinations such as Colombo from Chennai and Dhaka from Kolkata and Guwahati. Tickets from Kochi to Male are available for Rs 4299, Bangkok-Kolkata for Rs 4699, Dubai-Mumbai […]
Ajay Singh, Chairman of Spicejet and the man who came up with the slogan ‘Abki Bar Modi Sarkar’, today blasted the government’s approach towards the aviation sector. Speaking at the 12th International Conference-cum-Awards on Civil Aviation & Cargo by FICCI, Singh was unsparing in his criticism of government’s taxation policy towards his industry. “There is […]
Air India Express, the no frills airline that is part of the Air India family, was the only one to make money in the financial year gone by, while others lost between 3 paise to 2.88 rupees for every kilometer that their passengers traveled during the year. As expected, the biggest loser among the big […]
Ministry of Civil Aviation, India said US airplane manufacturer Boeing is yet to submit a solution to enable its 737 Max aircraft to take to the skies again, and that the grounded aircraft will remain so until a certified fix is provided. A total of 18 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, comprising 13 of SpiceJet and […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has awarded compensation of Rs 951.44 cr for the acquisition of 1,238 hectares required for the construction of the new NOIDA airport at Jewar on the outskirts of Delhi, Union Civil Aviation Ministry said. The land for which compensation has been declared comes to 99.8% of the private land that has […]
