Anindya Upadhyay
SpiceJet's recent mega ticket sale at 2,013 a ticket, has spurred a full-blown, but silent, fare war among its peers as they scramble to drop fares, albeit discreetly.
Discounts on airfares likely as Air India cuts fares to budget airline levels; IndiGo & GoAir likely to follow suit.
DGCA contacted airline CEOs in the evening of Jan 11, the day SpiceJet launched 3-day scheme and advised them against succumbing to the trend.
Indian aviation regulator DGCA has put the onus on Boeing to prove safety of battery to FAA so as to restart.
DGCA formed a team to look into Air India's six Dreamliners, or 787, after two big Japanese carriers - Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways - decided to ground their Dreamliner fleets due to serious technical snags.
Air India has widened its market share to 20% in November from 15% in April 2012 and has also increased aircraft occupancy to 75-80%.
Kingfisher Airlines came better prepared to meet aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday presenting no-objection certificates by oil and leasing companies.
India is reviewing safety situation of Boeing Dreamliners and will also talk to component makers of the US aircraft, DGCA said.
One-fifth of the airline’s 28,000 workforce, comprising loaders, car drivers and peons, takes home between Rs 32,000 and Rs 50,000 a month.
To begin with, airlines had almost 12% more trained pilots to operate domestic flights in dense fog conditions.
Copyright © 2019 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service
