Airports to ensure Digi Yatra registration is voluntary and consensual: Scindia

Airports to ensure Digi Yatra registration is voluntary and consensual: Scindia

File picture of Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia at the launch of Digi Yatra | Photo Credit: PTI Airports have been advised to ensure that registration of air travellers for the Digi Yatra initiative, which provides digital processing of passengers at various checkpoints with the help of a face scan, is “completely voluntary”, … Read more

With Scindia on its side, BJP gains in Gwalior-Chambal region

With Scindia on its side, BJP gains in Gwalior-Chambal region

Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia campaigning in Madhya Pradesh in November, ahead of the Assembly election. | Photo Credit: PTI Despite facing a crushing defeat in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress can draw solace from the fact that it held on its own in the Gwalior-Chambal region, even after losing its top leader Jyotiraditya … Read more

Concept of flying cars a reality and govt committed to supporting it, says Scindia

Concept of flying cars a reality and govt committed to supporting it, says Scindia

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia. | Photo Credit: PTI The concept of flying cars that we used to see in movies has become a reality, and the government is fully committed to supporting this mode of transport, said Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Delivering the Keynote address at the international conference and exhibition … Read more

Aircraft | Jyotiraditya Scindia: Big aircraft order heralds a new dawn for the civil aviation sector: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Aircraft | Jyotiraditya Scindia: Big aircraft order heralds a new dawn for the civil aviation sector: Jyotiraditya Scindia

“This 470 aircraft order also comprises of roughly around 40-50 aircraft from Airbus and 40-50 aircraft from Boeing, which are going to be long haul aircraft. Other airlines are also procuring now long haul aircraft,” says Jyotiraditya Scindia, Aviation MinisterA big aircraft order that has been placed by airline. What is the larger picture that … Read more

Aviation Minister steps in after IndiGo bars specially-abled child from boarding flight; Details here

Aviation Minister steps in after IndiGo bars specially-abled child from boarding flight; Details here

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

Airline sector seeing revival, expects 40 crore passenger traffic by FY24, says Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

Airline sector seeing revival, expects 40 crore passenger traffic by FY24, says Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

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

Hospitality industry urges aviation minister to avoid flight disruptions at Port Blair airport

Hospitality industry urges aviation minister to avoid flight disruptions at Port Blair airport

The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India’s (FHRAI) stated that the closure of the runway poses a serious threat to the hospitality and tourism industry in the Union Territory which has already suffered 75- 80 per cent revenue loss due to the pandemic. Hospitality industry body FHRAI on Tuesday said it has submitted … Read more

Relaxation on domestic flights fare caps will depend on coronavirus situation, demand, says VK Singh

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Fare bands are in force for airlines, while the capacity restriction on domestic flight operations was done away with from October 18, 2021. The government on Monday said decisions regarding domestic scheduled flight operations and relaxation in fare capping are subject to prevailing coronavirus situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel. Fare … Read more

Jyotiraditya Scindia objects to Shashi Tharoor’s remarks over replies in Hindi in Lok Sabha

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Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday took issue with Congress leader Shashi Tharoor‘s remarks on giving replies in Hindi in Lok Sabha. While responding to supplementary questions asked by members from Tamil Nadu in English, Scindia replied in Hindi. Soon after, Tharoor, who is a member from Kerala, commented that it was an “apman … 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