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The Indian #aviationmarket is reaching new #milestones every day, domestic #airtraffic crossed a new record with 4,56,910 #passengers over the past weekend, marking two consecutive days of historic numbers. On Saturday, November 18, the #airtraffic number reached a #newhigh of 4,56,748 passengers while the Sunday #passengertraffic reached a new high of 4,56,910 domestic #airpassengers and 5,958 flight movements. Post-Covid, India's domestic aviation turnaround story has not just been #overwhelming but #inspiring as well. Positive attitudes, #progressivepolicies, and deep trust among #passengers are taking it to new heights with every flight, every day. The count was much higher than the 3,93,391 #passengers and 5,506 flight movements recorded on November 19 last year. With this, there is no stopping us from becoming the world's largest #aviationmarket, commented Jyotiraditya M Scindia India is one of the fastest-growing #civilaviationmarkets in the world and domestic #airpassengertraffic registered an annual growth of nearly 11% to 1.26 crore in October. The Mumbai International Airport Limited (CSMIA) Airport (CSMIA) on Monday recorded #passengertraffic of more than 4.25 million in October, an 18% growth compared to the year-ago period. Government of India Official NITI Aayog Narendra Modi Airport Authority Of India Air India Limited AirAsia India Air India Express Vistara - TATA SIA Airlines Ltd. IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) Akasa Air SpiceJet Limited Rohit Tomar Seema Vedak Veena Chawla Rinaldo Rhine Amy Patel #airtravel #safetravel #passengertraffic #passengerfootfalls #holidaytravel #businesstravel #tours #holidayseason #COVID19pandemic

India continues its growth streak as far as #domestic #passengertraffic is concerned with January 2024 recording a rise of 4.69% as compared to last month. Total number of #passengers carried by all #domesticairlines summed up to 1.31 crore as against 1.25 crore, same time last year. The DGCA India released its latest #airtraffic report which showed a slight dip in IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd)'s market share at 60.2% followed by Air India Limited at 12.2% Vistara - TATA SIA Airlines Ltd. and SpiceJet Limited were the #airlines with maximum #passengerloadfactors (PLF) with the overall #cancellationrate standing at 3.67% Akasa Air, was the most #punctual among the airlines with an #ontimeperformance of 71.8% followed by #Vistara and #IndiGo at 67.8% and 60.3% respectively. A total of 1,374 #passengers were affected by delayed #boarding and about INR12.84 crore was spent by the airlines as #compensation and #facilities. In the #cancellations category, 68,352 passengers were impacted and INR 14.37 crore was spent by the carriers as #compensation and facilities. Around 4,82,505 passengers were impacted by #flightdelays in January 2024. Government of India NITI Aayog Official Narendra Modi Jyotiraditya M Scindia Airport Authority Of India Rohit Tomar Seema Vedak Veena Chawla Rinaldo Rhine #airtravel #safetravel #COVID19pandemic #passengerrecovery #aftermarketrecovery #airlineprofits #passengerdemand #passengerfootfalls #airportcongestion #fog #weatherdelays #holidayseason #travel #travelandtourism #

BENGALURU- Akasa Air (QP), the youngest Indian airline currently facing financial challenges, has decided to suspend its flights connecting Bengaluru (BLR) to Chennai (MAA) and Hyderabad (HYD) due to operational issues. This sudden cancellation has left several passengers who had pre-booked tickets on these routes waiting for their refunds. #AkasaAir #AkasaAirBengalurutoChennai #AkasaAirBengalurutoHyderabad #AkasaAirCancelsFlights #AkasaAirflightoperations #Akasaairlatestnewstoday #AkasaAirLoss #AkasaAirNews #AkasaAirNewsroom #AkasaAirPressRelease #AkasaAirUpdates #AKASAAIRLINE

BENGALURU- Akasa Air (QP), the youngest Indian airline currently facing financial challenges, has decided to suspend its flights connecting Bengaluru (BLR) to Chennai (MAA) and Hyderabad (HYD) due to operational issues. This sudden cancellation has left several passengers who had pre-booked tickets on these routes waiting for their refunds. #AkasaAir #AkasaAirBengalurutoChennai #AkasaAirBengalurutoHyderabad #AkasaAirCancelsFlights #AkasaAirflightoperations #Akasaairlatestnewstoday #AkasaAirLoss #AkasaAirNews #AkasaAirNewsroom #AkasaAirPressRelease #AkasaAirUpdates #AKASAAIRLINE

Worst experience from Air India Express  flights. Flights getting delayed everytime. People book flights in advance according to their preferences, Air India Express suddenly cancelling flights and shifting to late night flights. Now if I have booked a 6 pm flight assuming that I will reach my destination by 8 or 8:30pm max, they are shifting that to a 20:20 flight which will land at the destination at 22:40. Do you have any concern about safety. I was able to see the 20:20 flight while booking, but there was a reason I chose a earlier flight. I am a frequent traveller, haven't seen a single flight which is on time since one year. Passenger reaching airport and then getting to know about flight delays. If a flight is coming from another city to Delhi, then obviously airlines know about its delayed time, why not conveying the passengers early. It is one whole day getting wasted on flights. Why would someone wasting his/her time and money on these issues. Everytime a computer generated message is coming that flight is either cancelled or delayed due to operational reasons. What are these operational reasons. I have a flight in mid june. The operational reason cancellation which you know in May only for a mid June flight, why can't you fix it. Seriously no professionalism left to the airlines.

Indigo tricks customers and cheats There are multiple instances of Indigo airlines taking customers for granted. In a oligopoly like the Indian airlines industry, the limited choice customers have, emboldens Indigo to take them for granted. Astronomical surge pricing, possible price collusion through price parallelism, cancelling and diverting flights to more profitable routes at last minute,... The list of arrogance actions is long The solution could be a price capping per km by Government, making such instances of cheating by the airlines costly for the airline by imposing heavy times which are paid to the customers, reducing permit for routes in proportion to the defaults the airlines do, if an airline crosses a particular level of defaults on customer service cancel their international flying license. It's India's reputation at stake as a country where customer service is taken seriously It's public health at stake, as in this case there were senior citizens who were put to hardship #indigo #indigoairlines . #customerexperience #customerservice #consumerrights #consumerprotection #airlines

Photo:REUTERS DGCA Report month of april The number of domestic air passengers in India increased by 3.88 percent on annual basis to 1.32 crore. This information was given in the official data released on Tuesday. In April last year, the domestic air traffic figure was 1.28 crore. According to data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), airlines did not allow 1,370 passengers to fly for various reasons and Rs 1.36 crore was spent on compensation and facilities. Data shows that a total of 32,314 flights were canceled in April, due to which airlines had to spend Rs 89.26 lakh on compensation and facilities. <!-- /8323530/Khabar_Desktop_VDO_1X1 --> Akasa Air’s performance is the best Last month, a total of 1,09,910 flights departed behind schedule. Airlines spent Rs 1.35 crore on passenger amenities related to this. In terms of on-time performance, Akasa Air topped with 89.2 percent. This was followed by AIX Connect (79.5 percent), Vistara (76.2 percent), IndiGo (76.1 percent), Air India (72.1 percent), SpiceJet (64.2 percent) and Alliance Air (49.5 percent). Indigo’s market share increased Last month, IndiGo’s market share increased to 60.6 percent, while Air India’s share increased to 14.2 percent. However, the market share of Vistara and AIX Connect declined to 9.2 percent and 5.4 percent respectively. Air India, Vistara and AIX Connect, all three airlines are part of the Tata Group. Akasa Air’s market share remained unchanged at 4.4 per cent in April, while SpiceJet’s market share declined to 4.7 per cent. Number of passengers increased DGCA said, “During January-April, the number of passengers traveling by domestic airlines was 523.46 lakh, while in the same period last year this number was 503.93 lakh. Thus an annual growth of 3.88 percent and a monthly growth of 2.42 percent was registered.” Latest Business News function loadFacebookScript(){ !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function () { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement(e); t.async = !0; t.src = v; s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s); }(window, document, 'script', '//https://lnkd.in/dNCd7S6K'); fbq('init', '1684841475119151'); fbq('track', "PageView"); } window.addEventListener('load', (event) => { setTimeout(function(){ loadFacebookScript(); }, 7000); });

Airlines to increase fleet by25% in a year as passenger number rises  “The growth in the increasing passenger demand has led to this and it also drives the decision to induct more aircraft and open many more routes. There has been a significant surge in passenger demand and as the president of TAAI (Travel Agents Association of India), we are hopeful that this trend of increased demand will continue in the latter part of the year as well,” Jyoti Mayal, president of TAAI https://lnkd.in/giQhH6f5

Today's ordeal with Air India's service was a very bad experience, especially given that I was traveling with my elderly mother. The abrupt cancellation of my flight coupled with the total lack of communication from the airline, showcases their utter disregard for passengers. Imagine, after reaching airport you are denied entry at the main gate, and discovering the cancellation at that point of time. In cities like Bangalore, we have to pay minimum Rs 1000-2000 for one-sided airport transfers in cabs. The lingering question remains: who will compensate for our losses? Certainly not the airline, as they seem to care little about the distress they cause. This shocking lack of consideration is not just disappointing; it's downright heartless. Adding to the chaos, I received an email from the travel agent portal, stating the cancellation, while the airline portal was misleadingly showing the flight as still scheduled. With over 100 customers experiencing issues, the fact that there was only one counter available to address the concerns is a clear indication of inadequate customer support. This insufficient infrastructure intensifies the challenges faced by passengers, emphasizing the pressing need for improved service and a more responsive approach to handling such situations. The lack of support and guidance from the airline staff exacerbated the challenges faced during this experience. It underscores the need for improved customer service and communication protocols within the airline. #CustomerServiceIssues #AirlineCommunication #airindia

An important update for travelers frequently flying between the United States and India on United Airlines! The airline has recently announced changes to its Newark (EWR) to Delhi (DEL) route schedule for the upcoming winter season, likely starting in October 2024. Effective during this period, United Airlines will be operating a single daily flight between Newark and Delhi instead of the current two daily flights. The airline will be reaching out directly to passengers with existing bookings on the canceled flight to arrange alternative travel options. This may include rebooking them on the remaining daily service or offering them a full refund. The specific reasons behind this schedule change haven't been officially announced by United Airlines. However, it could be a strategic move to optimize their network and resources during the winter season with potentially lower passenger volume compared to peak travel periods. #UnitedAirlines #USATravel #AirlineNews