Air Traffic

Mumbai Airport: Congestion Forces Domestic Airlines to Cancel Flights. (Representative Image)The decision to cancel flights aims to reduce air traffic during the critical HIRO hours, providing some relief to the congested airport.Several domestic airlines, including Akasa and Spicejet, have made the decision to cancel flights at Mumbai Airport in an effort to alleviate air traffic congestion.This move comes following directives from the Airport Authority of India to the Adani-run Mumbai International Airport Limited…

Last Updated: October 19, 2022, 15:32 ISTImage used for representation. (Photo: IANS)As per the data, nearly 1.03 crore passengers were carried by domestic airlines in September as against 70.66 lakh during the same period last yearDomestic air traffic registered an annual growth of 64.61 percent and monthly growth of 46.54 percent as passengers traveling within the country from January to September increased to 8.74 crores as against 5.31 crore recorded in the corresponding period of 2021, according to the latest data…

Last Updated: October 12, 2022, 20:13 ISTThe festive season has paid rich dividends to the aviation industry as over 4 lakh pax boarded domestic flights in 24 hours on Sunday. It has occurred nearly after a gap of five months as last time the daily doemstic passenger traffic touched the same milestone was on May 15. Before COVID-19 came into our lives, the highest single day passenger traffic on an average was 4.2 lakh. As mentioned before, on October 9, around 4.02 lakh passengers travelled in domestic flights, reveals…

After the removal of airfare caps, there seems to be a mixed trend with lower ticket prices for routes having relatively lesser passenger loads, according to travel industry experts. More than two years after being put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic, the fare caps were removed with effect from August 31. The move also came against the backdrop of gradual recovery in domestic air passenger traffic. The average booking price has not changed much but there seems to be a mixed trend with certain sectors seeing drop in…