India will need 2,210 new planes in next 20 years amid rising domestic air traffic: Boeing

India will need 2,210 new planes in next 20 years amid rising domestic air traffic: Boeing

An Air India Boeing 777 plane. | Photo Credit: Reuters India will require around 2,210 new planes in the next two decades and out of them, 1,983 units will be single-aisle jets, Boeing said on February 14 as it projected a nearly 7% annual domestic air traffic growth through 2041. Unveiling its 2022 Commercial Market … Read more

Domestic air passenger traffic logs estimated 83% growth in April: ICRA

Domestic air passenger traffic logs estimated 83% growth in April: ICRA

Domestic air passenger traffic is estimated to have logged an 83 per cent growth year-on-year at 10.5-million in April as Covid-19 infection cases waned, leaving a gap of just 5 per cent when compared to the pre-pandemic level, ICRA said on Monday. Indian carriers had flown around 11 million passengers in April 2019. However, the … Read more

Covid-19: Airlines face demand dip amid Omicron surge, IndiGo waives rescheduling fee

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Data showed that domestic air passenger traffic has been declining for two weeks when fresh Covid-19 cases first started surging and states began to impose curbs. Airlines have been forced to rework their domestic schedules and even cancel several flights as the latest surge in India’s Covid-19 caseload has led to a demand for air … Read more