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Analysis of the CAPA – Centre for Aviation Fleet Database reveals that Singapore Airlines has the highest share of its seats in premium cabins at 15.5% among all global airlines. For the group of 50 airlines, premium seats represent an average of 9.5% of total seats, with a range from 3.2% (SAS Scandinavian Airlines) to Singapore Airlines (15.5%). Also high in the range are Emirates Airline (15.1%), Korean Air (13.5%), Japan Airlines (13.1%), British Airways (12.9%), Cathay Pacific Airways (12.6%), and United Airlines (12.1%).

While launching the UDAN 5.2 for helicopters, MoCA Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “Under this we have increased the VGF and reduced the fare cap. Along with this, we have also started single window service platform of HeliSewa. Through this, you will be able to get all the approvals from ATC on your mobile. We have also started UDAN 5.2 for small aircraft. Today we have awarded 22 routes, which underlines the fact that air travel facility is being made available to citizens living in remote areas.”

LOT Polish Airlines operates daily nonstop flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Warsaw and thereby offers travellers from India easy access to one of the most fascinating European capitals. As the proud recipient of the esteemed “Best European Destination 2023” award, Warsaw represents Poland’s rich heritage and modernity.

According to FCM, Google Flights data shows, on average, flights that depart on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday have been 12 per cent cheaper than weekend departures. This hack will be useful for business travellers who have the flexibility to book early-week meetings.

Santosh Sharma, Founder, BookMyJet, has said that barring only few airports in India like Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Cochin, we have no other airports in India, which has the availability of private terminal for charters which causes inconvenience to private charter operators.

Inaugurating the new terminal in Port Blair, Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia revealed, “Apart from this airport, three additional airports in Shibpur, Car Nicobar, and Campbell, as well as four water aerodromes in Shaheed Dweep, Swaraj Dweep, and Port Blair, will be established by the government with an investment of Rs. 150 crores.”

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, recently inaugurated the 4th Runway at Delhi Airport. “This runway makes Delhi Airport, the only airport in the country to have 4 runways.  This runway along with the terminal expansion will add to creating capacity to serve more than 109 million people throughput which would crest and beat even Atlanta in its capability. With that capacity in place, we would be well positioned both on an infrastructure side and a capability side for creating the international civil aviation hub in India,” he said. 

EGYPTAIR has announced special inaugural return airfares for the Delhi-Cairo-Delhi route, available for the 4x weekly flights starting 4th August 2023. The airfare for Economy class is INR 35,000 all-inclusive while for Business class the fare is INR 80,000 all-inclusive. Travellers can book and get their tickets issued before 31st July 2023. The travel period for these tickets is valid until 30th September 2023. IATA Commission of 5% is available over and above these exciting fares.  

Noting that boosting connectivity infrastructure has been a major focus of the government, the Prime Minister’s Office said the new facility, built at a cost of around Rs 710 crore, will play a key role in enhancing connectivity and accommodating 50 lakh visitors annually.

Domestic air passengers were 760.93 lakhs up till June 2023 as against 572.49 lakhs in 2022; registers annual growth of 32.92 % and monthly growth of 18.78 %.