Airlines are trying to attract passengers to fill seats that may have otherwise gone empty due to rising concerns over the spread of Omicron, experts said.

IndiGo and SpiceJet will need to be wary of a revitalised Air India as they may have the most to lose in terms of domestic market share

The strongest of connections has been with the United States. Even when the US clocked a record number of cases, India did not classify that country as 'high risk'.

In the last two budgets, a large part of the allocations for the Civil Aviation Ministry went towards servicing the interest of the asset holding company in which Air India’s debts are parked and to acquire VVIP aircraft.

"The strategic divestment transaction has been completed today with Government receiving a consideration of Rs 2,700 crore from Strategic Partner (M/s Talace Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of M/s Tata Sons Pvt Ltd)," the government said in a press release.

An official said the government has started paying airlines for the rescue effort and most payments are expected to be completed by the month end.

Airlines are bracing for their summer schedule at a challenging time – a war is raging between Russia and Ukraine, having already prompted fears of supply disruptions that forced up oil prices. How they manage to adhere to their schedule for the Summer of…

A look at the schedules of IndiGo, the Tata-owned Air India and Vistara, and other airlines for the peak travel season.

Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has promised to look into the matter of airlines charging extra to provide a hard copy of boarding pass to passengers.

Airfares have not moved north as much as the operating costs have, and for any organisation to give out money to its employees, it needs a steady and profit-making business — which the airline industry does not see on the horizon 

The codeshare allows Virgin Atlantic customers to connect to and from seven additional cities in India, which will expand to cover a total of 16 destinations later