Fifty-five per cent of IndiGo’s domestic flights were delayed on Saturday as a significant number of cabin crew members took sick leave, with sources in the industry saying they ostensibly went for an Air India recruitment drive. When asked about this, Arun Kumar, who heads the aviation regulator DGCA, told PTI on Sunday, We are … Read more
IndiGo on Wednesday said it will operate additional flights on Delhi-Leh, Delhi-Srinagar and Lucknow-Pantnagar routes from July 1 onwards due to increased demand. “We are pleased to strengthen our network by adding frequencies on Delhi-Leh, Delhi-Srinagar and Lucknow-Pantnagar routes, catering to increased demand for travel to Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Kashmir,” Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and … Read more
Aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday said it has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on IndiGo airline for denying boarding to a specially abled child at Ranchi airport on May 7. IndiGo had on May 9 said the boy was denied permission to board the Ranchi-Hyderabad flight as he was “visibly in panic”. As … Read more
Shares of InterGlobe Aviation surged over 10% to ₹1,816.20 after the company said it is planning to raise fares to return to profit after posting a loss in the March quarter. The company, which runs India’s biggest airline IndiGo, posted a consolidated net loss of ₹1,681 crore for the quarter, which had widened compared to … Read more
After air-carrier IndiGo denied boarding to a specially-abled child created much uproar, the Director General of Civil Aviation deputed a three member team to probe the incident at the Ranchi airport. The team will look into the operational and legal aspects, including applicability of the “regulations for carriage of persons with disabilities and reduced mobility“, … Read more
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that he himself was investigating allegations that budget carrier IndiGo on Saturday barred a specially-abled child from boarding at Ranchi as he was in “a state of panic”. The minister also said that no human being should have to go through such an experience. The boy and his were travelling … Read more
Scindia further said that at a time when the airline industry world over is facing turbulence, two new airlines, Jet and Akasa, will soon launch their services. As many as 3.82 lakh passengers undertook air travel daily in the last seven days, giving hopes of revival of the sector scarred by Covid-19, Civil Aviation Minister … Read more
In a press release, the airline stated that owing to the increasing number of infections, a large number of IndiGo customers are changing their travel plans. IndiGo on Sunday said it will cancel around 20 per cent of its flights because of the surge in Covid cases driven by the Omicron variant and waive change … Read more
The former Aurangabad mayor studied at Mumbai’s KEM Hospital before joining politics. (Twitter/IE File) Dr Bhagwat Karad, the Union Minister of State for Finance, attended to an in-flight medical emergency while travelling from Delhi to Mumbai. The Rajya Sabha MP attended to a passenger who suffered vasovagal syncope that leads to fainting. Dr Karad told The … Read more
At the time of booking, passengers can opt for discounts if they have received their first jab of Covid-19 vaccine. In a move to promote vaccination against Coronavirus infection in India, flight operator IndiGo has said that it will offer a 10 per cent discount to passengers who have taken at least one dose of … Read more