The GST rate is 5 per cent and 12 per cent on economy and business class tickets, respectively
The national carrier is surviving on a Rs 30,000-crore (Rs 300-billion) bailout package.
Currently, Etihad has 24 per cent shareholding in Jet Airways
For 50 per cent of the seats of flights under UDAN, the fare cap will be Rs 2,500, and the rest will be market-based pricing.
The flight sought an emergency landing after its pilot was informed about warning about the presence of a bomb in the cargo hold.
The Civil Aviation ministry has sought reports from Air India on the recent incidents involving Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju which allegedly led to delay of flights.
Green light likely for services on underserved routes between regular airports
The working groups will comprise representatives of airlines, airport operators and the AAI.
Airfares are set to rise with the government deciding to levy up to Rs 8,500 per flight on major routes to fund the regional air connectivity scheme.
An Istanbul-bound Turkish Airlines flight from Bangkok with 157 passengers and crew on board landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi under emergency conditions following a bomb scare but was cleared for take-off after the security agencies did not find any explosive.
According to officials, more clarity might be required with regard to foreign fund managers in the context of Air India divestment.
"We are waiting for any input from any quarter," Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said, adding, "We have not received anything so far".
SpiceJet, IndiGo, Jet Airways, Alliance Air, and Turbo Aviation are among the operators that have bagged the routes in the third round.
The facility will be available for domestic as well as foreign carriers flying in Indian skies.
There are about 400 unused airports and airstrips across the country.
The levy will come into effect from December 1, 2016
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha emphasised that the brand name has both sentimental and economical value.
The no-fly rules divide unruly behaviour into three categories and recommend a flying ban of 3 months, 6 months and two years or more, without limit.
The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) had recommended to the ministry that RIL be asked to give up 86% of its KG-D6 gas block area
The fare will be cheaper as it will be capped at Rs 2,500 per passenger.
UDAN scheme takes off; fares capped at Rs 2,500 for 1-hr flight
The government has made clear that the Airports Authority of India will closely monitor the cost of airports built through the PPP route.
Air India has been in the red since the merger of then Air India and Indian Airlines in 2007.
In 2015, India's domestic aviation market clocked 81 million flights.
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The five discoveries -- D4, D7, D8, D16 and D23 - hold 0.805 trillion cubic feet of reserves, or about one-fourth of the restated reserves in the currently producing Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1&D3) fields in KG-D6 block, and are worth $10 billion.
Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said on Friday there would be no compulsion on airlines.
There is no clarity on the stand taken by the PM on many issues plaguing the aviation sector
A ministry spokesperson said he wasn't aware of the development.
The decision comes hours after an A320 neo aircraft of IndiGo suffered engine failure mid-air and made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport.
The international operations of Air India seem to be the main attraction for IndiGo, which has also flagged concerns about some foreign overseas airlines being allowed "disproportionate access" to the Indian market.
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The Management Committee headed by Director General of Hydrocarbons R N Choubey refused to take a view on appointment of renowned reservoir consultants Ryder Scott, DeGolyer and MacNaughton, Gaffney, Cline & Associates or Netherland, Sewell & Associates to ascertain if RIL's claims of fall in reserves are actually true or the firm was hoarding gas by producing less, official sources said.
The disappointment of the year is government's failure in finalising the re-drafted aviation policy.
Overseas airlines can operate unlimited number of flights into and out of India.
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