The private airport operator had only on March 10 reopened its domestic passenger terminal T-1 for regular flight operations after keeping it closed for nearly a year

GoAir also announced the appointment of aviation industry veteran Ben Baldanz  as vice chairman at the carrier. Baldanza has been an advisor to the company since 2018 and director since 2019

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Dube has partnered his former colleagues Praveen Iyer and Nikhil Ved for starting the airline and has held initial talks with aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus.

While IndiGo carried 42.38 lakh passengers in February, a 54.2 per cent share of the total domestic market, SpiceJet flew 9.62 lakh passengers which is 12.3 per cent share of the market, according to data shared by the DGCA

The passenger could not be revived and was declared dead on arrival by the Karachi airport medical team

The communication noted that leaves may be granted in extreme cases on a case-to-case basis, depending upon the urgency of the situation

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Yousafzai said the news of internet shutdown and arrests of activists \"protesting peacefully\" in India is \"worrying\" and expressed the hope that the government will make sure that people are heard

'Sticky bombs', which can be attached to vehicles and detonated remotely, have been seized during raids in recent months in Jammu and Kashmir

The loan was extended to GoAir under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 2.0, which is a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0 announced on November 12, 2020

IndiGo, in the release, also said that it has taken measures to ensure passengers are informed of this change at every stage of their journey with the airline

The case had emanated upon receipt of a letter from the Lok Sabha secretariat in January 2014 with a request to examine whether there is any evidence of cartelization in the airlines sector

Domestic airlines saw an increase of 5.5% in passenger numbers during January over December last year. However, it continued to decline year-on-year and fell by 39.5 % during January 2021 as compared to the same month last year

Domestic airlines saw an increase of 5.5% in passenger numbers during January over December last year. However, it continued to decline year-on-year and fell by 39.5 % during January 2021 as compared to the same month last year

The international travel restrictions imposed on March 25 made it challenging for the stranded Indians overseas to return to the country. In April, following their requests, the civil aviation ministry started the international repatriation flights under VBM

The mission was aimed at giving a chance to people who were stranded overseas due to pandemic restrictions to come back to the country. Nearly all airlines such as Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir, Vistara and others have flown under this mission

The airlines in India typically take aircraft from lessors (on lease) who are based overseas. IndiGo, for instance, has over 200 planes on lease, and so is the case with other airlines like SpiceJet, GoAir, Vistara and Air India