Amid West Asia crisis, Cabinet okays Rs 10,000 crore support for domestic airlines towards ATF pricing
The move is aimed at easing pressure on OMCs and shielding them from losses due to rising ATF prices.
The move is aimed at easing pressure on OMCs and shielding them from losses due to rising ATF prices.
Flight services between Kolkata and several West Asian destinations began returning to normal from Saturday after nearly a week of disruptions triggered by the tense military situation in parts of the region.
"Despite temporary reprieve, failure to effectively plan for new aviation regulations is credit negative."
The ministry also took a serious note of the unusually high airfares being charged by certain airlines during the ongoing disruption.
Airlines across the United States cancelled hundreds of flights as the continuing government shutdown deepened strains on the nation’s air travel system.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, on Wednesday, expressed concern over the recent mischievous acts of issuing threats to Indian flights and said he is monitoring the situation regularly while law enforcement agencies are pursuing all the cases actively.
Passengers were in panic after a Delhi-bound Vistara Airlines flight from London received a bomb threat, the police said here on Wednesday.
Budget carrier Spicejet has been placed under "enhanced surveillance" by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation after passengers were not allowed to board the airline's flights in Dubai as it had not paid its airport dues.
The new airport will have the capacity to handle 100 million passengers a year and provide parking for 270 aircraft, Mesfin Tasew, chief executive officer (CEO) of Ethiopian Airlines Group, said in a briefing
As a result of this technical issue, Chhattisgarh Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary missed his scheduled arrival in Raipur from Delhi for the Cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.
