Almost all Indian airlines like SpiceJet, IndiGo, GoAir, Jet Airways and Air India, have been offering discounted fares on domestic sectors almost on a month-to-month basis.
Domestic airlines witnessed 10 per cent rise in sales in 2014.
The ministry is considering as many as 15 options to replace the controversial rule.
Vistara, an airline in which Tata Sons owns 51 per cent stake, is one of those which wants a relaxation in rules, saying these are important for the country's economic growth.
Tata Sons has moved the Supreme Court against an estimated Rs 300-crore (Rs 3-billion) sales tax demand from the Maharashtra state government.
Refuting all the allegations, IOC has clarified that no monopolistic situation exists in supply and pricing of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to airlines.
Aviation regulators says airlines are free to fix fares.
Air India said it has also written to the Shiv Sena communicating the decision to cancel the ticket. Shiv Sena Secretary Anil Desai said that he has asked Gaikwad to change his travel plans as the party doesn't want the tensions to escalate.
The largest domestic carrier IndiGo is set to renew the insurance cover for its fleet this month, Air India and budget airline GoAir's insurance renewal is due for October, while that of Jet Airways is due in next January.
Latter's market share rises to 36.1% in Dec; best on-time performance across metro airports
GST impact: Higher lease payouts may hit airlines, cab aggregators.
Qatar Airways is keen to buy equity in IndiGo if the Indian carrier offers 49 per cent stake to it, a top official has said as he sought the opening up of the Indian aviation market for established airline companies.
Domestic airlines may increase foreign flight frequencies
State owned banks SBI and PNB were the top Nifty gainers along with ICICI Bank and auto shares.
A UN team had visited the Patna airport and expressed concerns.
The prospective owners of Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd plan to cut the airline's fleet, shrink its network and return to a "plain vanilla" business model to achieve profitability, two people close to the investors said.
Life of air passengers was different in the 1970s.
A public blacklist that bars you from flying for a certain period -- based on the severity of your offence -- could in fact deter others from behaving badly, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant said, "All airlines have come together banning him (Gaikwad), but it is our fundamental right (to travel by air)."
Competition promotes innovation in the business model, creating sustainable value.
While most of these commanders quit the airline for better prospects, some of them also parted ways due to the work culture
The Jet Airways of old is no more and the industry mourns its demise. Anjuli Bhargava reports.
To introduce 'Guest First' programme to attract corporate customers; its market share and load factor lower than rivals
The airline has also inked a deal to take 12 A320s from Singapore's Tiger Airways on lease.
This optimism is triggered by the feel-good factor in the wake of the Sensex touching record-high levels last week and a slew of discount offers by airlines to boost travel demand.
'IndiGo 2018 is a harsh, ultra-lean, mean, zero asset, fighting machine with aspirations of taking on the global long-haul low-cost market.'
Newly launched Vistara has a passenger load factor of 55% in the busy Delhi-Mumbai sector, compared with 80-85% in other airlines.
DGCA rules require pilots to service a six-month notice.
Only a 5-year-old airline with 20 planes is allowed to fly abroad.
Jet Airways is imposing $50 surcharge on economy class fare on its Gulf flights.
AI also working on proposal to trim pilots' pay 15-20%
In March this year, domestic air traffic had spiked by 1.6 per cent to 5.18 million passengers, compared to 5.1 million in March 2012.
It might have been the season of Basant Panchami, but for Pasbola it was definitely Halloween as he set about scaring the wits out of Rangwala, his tone growing harsher.
India's main hubs are bursting at the seams.
Most airlines lose 30 pilots a year. Vistara has lost only 2 in 18 months.
Inching closer to launch its operations, new no-frill carrier AirAsia India on Saturday took delivery of its first Airbus A-320 as it landed in Chennai after flying in from Toulouse headquarters of the European aircraft manufacturer.
Majority of India's international routes have been captured by foreign airlines.
National carrier Air India became part of the 27-member global airlines grouping Star Alliance, as budget airline AirAsia India launched operations and Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara received the flying permit and announced its intentions to start operations from January 9.
Let Air India - that anyway flies very limited international routes, often bleeding profusely and makes huge losses on trunk routes - do this national service, says Anjuli Bhargava.
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