Indian full service airlines, buffeted by high fuel costs and intense competition, face new headwinds on their lucrative international routes as budget carriers launch services with rock-bottom fares. Budget airline IndiGo, which in June firmed up a $16.2 billion order for 180 single-aisle Airbus aircraft, has received government approval to fly to Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai [...]

The month of May saw three airlines – Jet Airways, Kingfisher and IndiGo – fly a record one million passengers each, whereas national carrier Air India slipped to the fifth position in terms of market share. Air traffic data for May, released by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), shows that the six [...]

Leading low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo on Wednesday was granted permission by the aviation watchdog to operate international flights from August this year. \”IndiGo has been granted international traffic rights by the government to operate services from several cities in India to Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai and Muscat during the forthcoming summer schedule,\” a statement by [...]

SpiceJet, India\’s most preferred airline, on Sunday completed five years of succesful domestic operations. Starting operations in May 2005, the airline has grown to a fleet size of 20 Boeing aircraft connecting 19 destinations across India over the past five years. To commemorate this occasion, all guests traveling on SpiceJet today will be served a [...]

A Spicejet flight made an emergency landing at Kolkata airport Wednesday after the crew reported suspicious behaviour of two passengers onboard. Flight SG203 operating on Pune-Delhi-Kolkata sector was nearing its destination and awaiting its turn to land when the crew suspected, as per reports, that a burqa clad passenger was infact a man in disguise. [...]