The airline is now the world's seventh biggest by capacity and the largest outside the United States and China, according to data firm OAG

Even as SpiceJet is struggling in the passenger segment, it claims to have emerged as the largest air cargo airline in the country, ahead of carriers like IndiGo and Air India who have bigger fleets

Even though IndiGo has been flying planes since May 25, a large part of its fleet is still not utilised. These are primarily due to the MoCA restricting the commercial flying capacity to 33 per cent for three month

Staring at record losses, the travel and tourism sector is preparing a plan to take on coronavirus

GoAir said it will take maximum health and safety measures when it restarts operations, including social distancing measures, longer check-in time for passengers, longer turnaround time in between flights

IndiGo expects the recovery in the domestic market to take three-six months whereas the international segment could take much longer - 9-12 months

The losses will be primarily attributed to the curtailed flight schedules, slide in new bookings, large-scale cancellations, and rescheduling of flights in the wake of coronavirus

After the fall of Jet Airways, Air India is the only full-service domestic carrier serving to long-haul destinations in the US and Europe

From shuttering of a 27-year-old airline to repeated grounding of planes to ailing Air India, headwinds blew across the once-fastest growing domestic civil aviation space in 2019 while a spike in regional air connectivity served as a silver lining in relatively cloudy skies

Aviation turbine fuel on average spiked 23 per cent in FY19 while the rupee depreciated over 8 per cent against the US dollar increasing operating costs for domestic carriers

Packaging a deal is just one part of the tale; the sale process for Air India could fail again without a buyer having such a big appetite.

Jet Airways, which also had a significant number of flights to Gulf region, including Dubai, has temporarily suspended operations due to cash crunch in mid-April.

IndiGo's standalone revenue from operations increased 23.8% to Rs 28,496.80 crore from Rs 23,020.90 crore in the last year; EBITDAR margin stood at 18.3% as against 29% for the last year

The airline plans to add 125 A321neo aircraft in its fleet over number of years. In 2019, it will receive 20-25 of these aircraft from Airbus

The government has made it clear that this aircraft will not be allowed to enter or transit the Indian airspace from 4 pm today.

International Women's Day: Apart from Air India, other airlines like Go Air, IndiGo, and SpiceJet are also celebrating women's day by either offering discounts or flying with all-women crews to celebrate the women power.