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When One Airline -- Indigo -- Rules the Air

When One Airline -- Indigo -- Rules the Air

Rediff.com15 Dec 2025

India's duopoly in the domestic skies -- where IndiGo and Air India collectively control over 90 per cent of the market -- is highly skewed, leaving very little room for new players

Indian Shouts 'Allahu Akbar' On Plane, Arrested

Indian Shouts 'Allahu Akbar' On Plane, Arrested

Rediff.com29 Jul 2025

Abhay Nayak, who in a viral video can be seen shouting 'Bomb the Plane', 'Death to America, Death to Trump' and 'Allahu Akbar' on a flight heading to Glasgow airport in Scotland, has been arrested and produced in court.

Airbus clinches $11 billion easyJet order

Airbus clinches $11 billion easyJet order

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

EasyJet agreed to buy 35 current-generation A320 aircraft and 100 new-generation A320neo jets, with options for a further 100, the airline announced on the second day of the Paris Airshow.

'India Needs More Than 2 Airlines'

'India Needs More Than 2 Airlines'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

'Just look at China: They have five or six major airlines and some smaller ones.'

'Every airport in India is on our radar'

'Every airport in India is on our radar'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

'Domestic will remain very much the core of what IndiGo is.' 'But the emphasis in our next growth phase is going to be on the international side.'

Muslim siblings kicked off UK flight over terror scare

Muslim siblings kicked off UK flight over terror scare

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Three Indian-origin Muslim siblings, including two hijab-clad girls, have claimed that they were hauled off a plane at an airport in London and questioned on the tarmac by British policemen after a passenger accused them of being ISIS supporters.

Stung by airlines, travel portals change track

Stung by airlines, travel portals change track

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Travel portals are losing serious business, as customers book tickets with the airlines directly. To survive the trend, travels portals are reworking their business strategy.

How Neil Mills plans to make SpiceJet profitable

How Neil Mills plans to make SpiceJet profitable

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

With a contrarian approach to the Indian market, Mills has reconfigured SpiceJet and eked out its first profit in five quarters. His plan is not without risks.

GoAir readies ambitious plans to boost growth

GoAir readies ambitious plans to boost growth

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

The Wadia group-owned airline is building a new management team and putting in place strategies for efficient operations. Leading the change is Cornelis Vrieswijk, the airline's new chief executive officer.

Thiagarajan, world's youngest airline CEO

Thiagarajan, world's youngest airline CEO

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Thiagarajan, who had primarily restricted his aviation activities to south India, is now locating stars of fortune in western and central India for possible acquisitions

'Beast from the East' slams Europe with heavy snow

'Beast from the East' slams Europe with heavy snow

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

Europeans are feeling the effects of the "Beast from the East," which refers to frigid winds blowing east to west from Siberia toward the United Kingdom. Temperatures have plunged as much as 20 degrees Celsius below average for this time of year, thanks to these frigid winds. Take a look at how Europe is coping after being dumped with heavy snow.

India's airlines faced turbulent skies in 2018

India's airlines faced turbulent skies in 2018

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

India remained the world's fastest growing domestic aviation market with 51 straight months of doubled-digit traffic growth but the woes of passengers as well as carriers manifested in myriad forms.

Infantino starts to change FIFA's image

Infantino starts to change FIFA's image

Rediff.com6 Mar 2016

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino sent a clear message that his leadership style would be very different from his predecessor Sepp Blatter when he flew to his first official overseas appointment by budget airline on Friday.

US, UK ban laptops, other electronic devices on some flights from Mideast

US, UK ban laptops, other electronic devices on some flights from Mideast

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

The United States and the United Kingdom, citing terrorism concerns, on Tuesday barred passengers on some international flights from mostly Muslim-majority countries, from carrying large electronic devices like cameras and laptops as cabin baggage.

IndiGo will score a double century soon

IndiGo will score a double century soon

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Based on the Skytrax ranking for 2018, IndiGo is number two among the best low-cost carriers in Asia, behind rival AirAsia.

How global businesses reacted to Brexit

How global businesses reacted to Brexit

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Britain's vote to leave the European Union means uncertainty for markets and companies as London initiates at least two years of negotiations with the EU.

The two pitfalls that led to SpiceJet's financial debacle

The two pitfalls that led to SpiceJet's financial debacle

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

The airline dropped fares to gain customer load, but failed to cover the cost of its flights

How DGCA chief is handling crisis in the aviation sector

How DGCA chief is handling crisis in the aviation sector

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

Prabhat Kumar, who has been appointed as the DGCA chief three months ago, is taking steps to ensure safety of passengers.

I don't lose sleep over AirAsia: IndiGo Airlines president

I don't lose sleep over AirAsia: IndiGo Airlines president

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Days after low-cost carrier AirAsia announced it would launch its India operations by the end of the year, IndiGo Airlines President Aditya Ghosh, 38, tells Sudipto Dey in an interaction why his airline is not one that should be worried.