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During this year’s winter calendar, Indigo will offer the same number of domestic flights among Indian airlines, with a total of 13,119 flights per week, a 30% increase over last year.
Faced with the growing demand for air traffic, Indian airlines are preparing to operate a total of 23,732 weekly flights in the upcoming winter schedule. This represents an 8% increase over the same period last year, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India’s aviation regulator has given its approval to the schedule, which will be in place from October 29 to March 30.
Collapse of Go First and decline of SpiceJet: Go First, which temporarily suspended operations on May 3 and is currently in the process of settling insolvency, will not operate any flights this winter schedule.
SpiceJet has a schedule of 2,132 weekly domestic departures this winter, 2,240 this summer and 3,193 last winter.
New airports: The DGAC indicates that the 2023 winter calendar foresees 23,732 weekly departures to and from 118 airports. Of those airports, nine new airports are introduced: Bhatinda, Jaisalmer, Ludhiana, Nanded, Shivamogga, Salem, Utkela, Hindon and Ziro. .
Air India Group: In the latest winter calendar, Air India is also expanding its weekly flights by 19 percent to a total of 2,367. Air India Express and AirAsia India, now known as AIX Connect, will jointly operate 1,940 weekly flights this year. Winter opening hours. Meanwhile, Vistara is expected to conduct 1,902 flights each week during the winter.
The Air India Group, which includes Air India, Air India Express, AirAsia India and Vistara, will operate a total of 6,209 weekly flights in the upcoming winter schedule.
Ixigo has announced a partnership with fintech startup Simpl to offer a “one-click booking experience” seamless for its platforms’ features.
What does the composition involve? As part of the component, travelers will be able to enjoy a “streamlined and easy-to-use booking process” for flights, trains, buses and hotels in Ixigo and ConfirmTkt with Simpl’s “1-tap payment” option, he said.
The timing: While India is seeing a significant increase in travel during the holiday season, other people tend to increase their trips to their hometowns, pilgrimage sites, and tourist destinations. And in addition to a variety of features and affordability, those travelers are looking for convenience in their bookings, the two corporations said in a statement.
Domestic momentum: The domestic market in India surpassed pre-Covid levels this fiscal year and is expected to remain one of the fastest-growing e-commerce categories this year.
Travel has seen a remarkable expansion within Simpl, with transaction volumes nearly quintupling in the last two years. The fintech company said this is clear evidence of the growing visitor acceptance of Simpl’s payment options.
“Through this (Ixigo) partnership, we are also strengthening our position in one of our fastest-growing industries: the segment,” said Nitya Sharma, founder and CEO of Simpl. “
Canada has suspended visas and consular facilities in all parts of India Delhi. Previously, such facilities were required to be available in Chandigarh, Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.
Last month, India suspended the issuance of visas to Canadian citizens “until notice. “
Why suspend services? Canada also took the resolution to withdraw 41 Indian diplomats due to an ongoing dispute between the two countries. Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said the resolution prompted India’s announcement to revoke the diplomatic immunities of the 21 Canadian diplomats still and their dependents in Delhi.
Confirming the withdrawal of the diplomats, Joly said: “India’s resolution will have an effect on the degree of facilities in the consulates of both countries. Unfortunately, we have to suspend all in-person facilities at our consulates in Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bangalore.
Visa will not be affected: However, visa service provider VFS Global has clarified that its Canada-focused visa application centres will remain open in 10 cities in India.
“Please note that our Canada visa application centres in 10 Indian cities continue to operate normally, in accordance with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) orders,” VFS said in a statement.
Emirates has launched its Premium Economy offering in India from Mumbai and Bengaluru. The new sleek cabin will debut on Emirates’ A380 flights later this month. Emirates will be the first airline in the Middle East to offer this service in Mumbai.
Speaking about the continued expansion of its network, Emirates said it plans to integrate Premium Economy cabins into an increasing number of aircraft and expects to expand this option to more routes.
As the rollout of Emirates’ modernized and improved A380s accelerates, with a four-class configuration, Premium Economy will be rolled out on flights to more destinations, the airline said.
“In line with the demand we have seen on the ten routes where the product is already available, we expect it to be very popular in India as well,” said Mohammad Sarhan, Emirates’ vice president for India and Nepal.
Operations in India: Emirates has recently flown to nine cities in India, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.
The government of Uttar Pradesh has allocated 1. 3 billion rupees ($16 million) for the status quo of a “tourism facilitation center” in Ayodhya.
What is a Tourism Facilitation Centre? The center would feature amenities such as a tourist office, a handicraft center, a food court, an amphitheater, a parking lot, a dormitory, and a grocery shopping complex.
Revenue Generation and Task Creation: Initial research from myATITHI. global, a platform committed to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the hotel, tourism and tourism sector, suggests that this move can lead to a really broad profit generation for the state and the creation of many task opportunities.
Religious Tourism: Ayodhya is a tourist destination in India. Calling non-secular tourism a key market, the Indian government noted that tourism accounted for 13% of the country’s total tourism benefits in 2022. Around 1. 433 million domestic tourists visited the country’s pilgrimage sites, generating more than INR 1. 345 billion (US$17 billion) in revenue.
Air India has introduced a direct service between Bangalore and Singapore.
Details: Operated with an Airbus A321 aircraft, with a bi-elegance configuration of 170 seats in economy class and 12 seats in elegance class, the service will operate 4 days a week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Air India to Singapore Frequency: Air India has also increased the frequency from Mumbai to Singapore from seven flights per week to thirteen flights per week. With the increase in frequency and graduation of service from Bangalore, Air India lately does not match the a total of 38 non-stop flights to Singapore per week from Delhi (14 flights), Mumbai (thirteen flights), Chennai (7 flights) and Bengaluru (4 flights).
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Photo credit: Indigo will offer the maximum domestic flights on its winter schedule this year. Nadir Hashmi / Nation Indigo
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