A graphic showing how passenger traffic at Indian airports has grown over the years.
San Fransisco and New York are touted to be the first destinations.
Observing that highly exorbitant rates were being charged closer to the travel dates, Civil Aviation Ministry officials, however, made it clear that the government had no intention to decide airfares which have to be determined by the market.
A coordination committee shall monitor the start up clearances to manage and prioritise the movement of flights during fog.
To meet the needs of the increasing air traffic in the country, the Civil Aviation Ministry will talk to state governments to develop a 'national grid' for aviation by re-activating 400-odd airfields lying disused in parts of the country.
Biggest problem that Nandan faces is being able to simultaneously improve Air India's earnings and decrease debt.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would pronounce on Friday the verdict on the plea of a pilots' body of erstwhile domestic carrier Indian Airlines seeking parity with their counterparts in Air India.
Lufthansa is a founder member of Star Alliance and was the mentor airline for facilitating Air India's entry.
While no exact dates have been announced yet, the flights could take off from San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Washington DC, the officials said.
The ministry of civil aviation said on Thursday that about a third of operations will be allowed under strict norms when domestic flight services restart on Monday after a two-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, and all the airlines will have to adhere to the upper and lower limits of fares prescribed by the government.
Last year, Air India replaced veg and non-veg sandwiches with veg hot meals on flights
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