flydubai has announced the start of flights to Tirana, the capital of Albania and becomes the first UAE-based airline to offer direct flights on this route. The airline will operate two flights a week between Dubai International (DXB) and Tirana International Airport (TIA) from 28…

This year’s edition of the Aviation Achievement Awards was dedicated to organisations that have shown exceptional leadership, innovation and resilience within the aviation industry over the past 12 months, despite the challenge of uncertain market conditions due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The awards have a…

Qatar Airways becomes the first airline in the Middle East to begin trials of the innovative new IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’ mobile app, in partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Qatar Ministry of Public Health, Primary Health Care Corporation and Hamad Medical…

The Indian aviation industry has witnessed a continued recovery in domestic passenger traffic in February 2021. However, the pace of growth slowed down for the second month in February 2021, with a sequential growth (over January 2021) of ~1% to ~78 lakh passengers. The capacity…

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri yesterday flagged off the first flight from Delhi to the newly upgraded Trishul Military Airbase, Bareilly Airport, Uttar Pradesh. Santosh Gangwar, MoS, I/C, Labour & Employment, graced the event at the Delhi Airport by flagging off the All Women…

GoAir this year widened its horizon and honored female employees across departments for their valuable contribution. In a video released on social media, GoAir featured female employees from various departments including front-desk, airports, ticketing, customer care, operations, admin, ground services, HR et al and thanked…

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has rated Yamuna International Airport Private Limited’s (YIAPL) proposed term loan as Provisional IND A- and stable. The rating reflects the moderate construction risk, significant traffic growth potential in the Delhi-National Capital Region, the stable regulatory regime of the sector,…

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be the world’s first airline to pilot the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass mobile application for digital health verification, starting with passengers travelling from Singapore to London from 15 to 28 March 2021. This marks the second phase of…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) stated that passenger traffic fell in January 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (January 2019) and compared to the immediate month prior (December 2020). Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of…

The January passenger performance at -72% compared to 2019 is a deep concern for the aviation industry. It is even worse than the -69% in December. The vaccine roll-out and the increase in testing capacity—particularly as governments show renewed interest in rapid antigen tests—is good…