Tag: Indian Airlines

Refunds for canceled tickets are not getting from airlines. The non-receipt of the money is a further setback for the travel sector, which is in crisis in the lockdown. There are a number of travel agents in the state who have been stuck with airline ticket refunds for over a year. This has put small and medium enterprises in crisis. Passengers who have booked tickets are also approaching the establishments for a refund. Many of the services that booked directly tickets have been canceled due to restrictions imposed by the Gulf countries in the covid context. The money for the ... Read more

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started a special safety audit of all Indian airlines, two weeks after the plane crash in Kerala’s Kozhikode in which 18 people were killed, a senior official of the aviation regulator said on Thursday. “It will be a complete FOQA (Flight Operations Quality Assurance) audit,” he said. The FOQA is the process of obtaining and analysing all kinds of data from flights to improve the safety and efficiency of future flight operations, PTI reports. “All Indian airlines will undergo the special safety audit that has begun. In the first phase, we are ... Read more

Web Desk For a frequent air traveller, it’s always good to have a look at the airline’s on-time performance and how it is going to impact your travel. Thanks to UK-based OAG Aviation Worldwide Ltd, who has put together its annual punctuality report which also carries on-time performance records, rankings of airlines and airport delays. Photo Courtesy: IndiGo According to a data compiled by OAG, Air route of Jeju Island and Korean capital, Soul became the busiest in the world with 65,000 trips between the sectors, followed by Melbourne-Sydney air route which recorded 54,519 flights. Mumbai-Delhi is the third busiest ... Read more