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Rhik Kundu

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ARTICLES BY RHIK KUNDU

Jet fuel prices, revised every fortnight by state-run fuel retailers, have now more than doubled in the past year to ₹1.41 lakh per kilolitre in New Delhi

Airfares may climb as jet fuel prices rise to a record

2 min read . 17 Jun 2022

Air India was only behind FlyBig, among scheduled commercial airlines, in the number of passenger complaints registered during April, according to the latest data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) (HT_PRINT)

Facing complaints, Air India to revamp customer service

2 min read . 16 Jun 2022

Jet Airways is expected to resume flights in the September quarter

The skies await Jet 2.0 flight plan

9 min read . 16 Jun 2022

Interest in international travel in the summer remains strong. ht

Nearby overseas destinations drive travel recovery

1 min read . 12 Jun 2022

Pandemic, rising fuel costs push IndiGo to a March-quarter loss

1 min read . 26 May 2022

The airline said flights were operating normally after its IT team ‘rectified the situation’, but did not give the scale of impact. (Mint)

Ransomware attack disrupts SpiceJet flights

2 min read . 25 May 2022

Izham Ismail, Malaysia Airlines group CEO

Malaysia Airlines eyes pre-covid capacity in India by year-end

2 min read . 24 May 2022

Jet Airways is expected to resume flights in the September quarter under the Jalan-Kalrock consortium ht

Jet Airways flights get clearance for take-off by Sep

2 min read . 20 May 2022

Pieter Elbers, chief executive of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, will join IndiGo in October.

KLM’s Elbers to take over as IndiGo CEO from Dutta

2 min read . 19 May 2022

How aviation fuel at a record high will pinch your pocket

2 min read . 18 May 2022

On 7 May, InterGlobe Aviation Limited-operated IndiGo, India's largest airline, denied boarding a differently abled child on a Hyderabad-bound flight at Ranchi airport.

IndiGo inappropriately handled child with special needs: DGCA

1 min read . 17 May 2022

Campbell Wilson, CEO of Singapore Airlines’ low-fare Scoot unit

Tata Sons names Singapore Airlines’ Wilson as CEO of Air India

2 min read . 13 May 2022

An IndiGo spokesperson said that the airline followed DGCA guidelines when they denied the differently abled child from boarding the flight. (MINT_PRINT)

IndiGo faces probe for denying travel to differently abled child

2 min read . 09 May 2022

The Boeing aircraft used to operate the flight has been grounded at Kolkata airport. HT

SpiceJet fliers hurt in turbulence; fleet under inspection

1 min read . 03 May 2022

Jet Airways went bankrupt and was grounded in April 2019. Mint

Jet Airways 2.0 set for test flights in mid-May, eyes Jul-Sept launch

1 min read . 01 May 2022

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd owns the remaining 49% stake in the helicopter operator. Photo: Reuters

Govt to sell 51% in Pawan Hans to Star9 for ₹211 cr

1 min read . 29 Apr 2022

The number of domestic passengers at airports stood at 21.12 million in March, as per AAI data. HT

Traveller confidence rises as airports report 24.43 mn passengers in March

1 min read . 26 Apr 2022

IndiGo has appointed Vikram Singh Mehta, former chairman, Shell group of companies in India, and BS Dhanoa, former air chief marshal, as independent non-executive directors to the airline’s board.

IndiGo appoints Vikram Singh Mehta, former Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa to its board

1 min read . 16 Apr 2022

A roadside vendor prepares tea outside Air India main office in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Tata Sons, India's oldest and largest conglomerate, on Thursday regained the ownership of the country's debt-laden national carrier Air (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (AP)

Tata group shuffles AI’s management, is restoring salaries

1 min read . 15 Apr 2022

Air passenger traffic, which witnessed a V-shaped recovery in recent months, had declined only during outbreaks of fresh waves of the covid-19 pandemic. mint (Mint)

High airfares take a toll on domestic air traffic

3 min read . 15 Apr 2022

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