The trials were carried out in the presence of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials at Kishangarh Airport near Ajmer with an ATR72 aircraft
The airline will deploy 60% more capacity in FY23 than in FY22 when it had to curtail operations in April due to surge of Delta variant and in Dec-Jan due to Omicron
Inclusion of BEI as part of upgrade and promotion comes in the backdrop of pilot unrest due to delay in restoration of pay cuts which were induced in phases during two years of the pandemic
Frequency 121.5 MHz, used for emergency communications, has to be compulsorily monitored by the air traffic controllers who are in the vicinity of the aircraft
Mehta will replace Anupam Khanna, whose second term came to an end on March 26, and Dhanoa will replace former Sebi chief M Damodaran, who is stepping down on May 3, IndiGo said in a statement
The flight 6E 2037 was heading to Delhi from Dibrugarh when a cabin crew member saw sparks and smoke emitting from a passenger's phone, officials noted
The government should bring aviation turbine fuel (ATF) under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and make flying affordable for consumers and viable for airlines: IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta
The airline said it will operate the Thailand flights under air bubble agreement till March 26 and thereafter as part of its scheduled commercial international operations
The move is expected to boost international capacity and will help soften airfares, which have been soaring due to increased demand and rise in crude oil prices.
It is not clear whether there are any safeguards in place to prevent any individual who may buy Gangwal's entire stake from making a bid to gain control of the airline through an open offer
IndiGo said it will use its extensive flights inventory across the network in conjunction with MakeMyTrip's vast inventory of hotels and activities, to offer holiday packages under 6E Holidays
While new investors should benefit from the potential future growth in the company's share price, a gradual reduction of my stake should also allow me to benefit from some of the upside, GangwaL said.