Air travel picks up in India; curbs and border measures hold back recovery of Asia Pacific tourism industry
2 years, 6 months ago

Air travel picks up in India; curbs and border measures hold back recovery of Asia Pacific tourism industry

Firstpost  

With respect to reopening the skies to travel, India is ahead of Asia-Pacific countries. The difference is glaring when compared to China and Japan, two large Asian domestic markets Singapore: The International Air Transport Association believes that lingering travel restrictions and border measures are holding back the recovery of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry. It also said that the Asia-Pacific region’s international passenger demand for March reached 17 per cent of pre-COVID levels, after hovering at below 10 per cent for most of the last two years. Based on IATA data, India’s domestic passenger load factor in March 2022 was a healthy 82.3 per cent which compares favourably with other markets. IATA reported that Asia-Pacific region’s international passenger demand for March reached 17 per cent of pre-COVID levels, far below the global trend where markets have recovered to 60 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.

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Mangaluru to Singapore: Air India Express Launches Direct Flights from January 2025
1 week, 5 days ago

Mangaluru to Singapore: Air India Express Launches Direct Flights from January 2025

Deccan Chronicle  

MANGALURU: Mangaluru is set to strengthen its international connectivity with the introduction of a direct flight to Singapore by Air India Express, starting January 21, 2025. In addition, Air India Express will start flights between Pune and Mangaluru from January 2, 2025, and between Mangaluru and Delhi from February 1, 2025. "We are excited that Air India Express has announced …

Why India is not keen on resuming direct flights to China
4 weeks ago

Why India is not keen on resuming direct flights to China

Live Mint  

For Indians looking to travel to the Middle Kingdom, a direct flight is still some distance. Despite cooling hostilities, the Indian security establishment is opposed to direct flights that remain suspended since 2020, two people aware of the matter said, given unresolved national security concerns. “Currently, our security establishment is not in favour of resumption of direct flights with China," …

The global tourism boom is shifting to Asia
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The global tourism boom is shifting to Asia

Hindustan Times  

Tourism is back, at last. The number of trips Americans took to Asia doubled last year. Catherine Heald, the boss of Remote Lands, a travel agency for the rich, notes that more of her clients are scuba diving off Indonesia’s Komodo island, temple-hopping in Japan and taking gastronomical excursions across Thailand. Well-heeled tourists can travel aboard the recently redeveloped Eastern …

Despite air travel boom, foreign tourist arrivals still lower than pre-Covid days
4 months ago

Despite air travel boom, foreign tourist arrivals still lower than pre-Covid days

Hindustan Times  

Indian carriers are adding new destinations by the day and increasing frequencies to existing ones. With Goa as the tourist capital of India, the appeal by the prime minister to visit domestic destinations may not have yielded results as we headed into a pandemic post that call in 2019. But even as new peaks are reached in air travel, the …

Air travel emerges from turbulence of pandemic
4 months, 1 week ago

Air travel emerges from turbulence of pandemic

China Daily  

A passenger from Fuzhou, Fujian province poses for a photo with greeters at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, in the Malaysian state of Sabah, on June 27, when Xiamen Airlines resumed its Fuzhou-Kota Kinabalu route. The strong outbound travel demand has prompted more Chinese airlines to launch new direct flights and increase the frequencies of current flights to Japanese cities, …

Need to strengthen Indian airlines for international air travel: Economic Survey 2024
5 months ago

Need to strengthen Indian airlines for international air travel: Economic Survey 2024

The Hindu  

Indian airlines need to be strengthened in order to ensure long-haul international air connectivity, the Economic Survey 2024 said. The emphasis on supporting Indian carriers, it said, was required to plug the leak caused by a large proportion of Indian long-haul international traffic travelling through connectivity hubs in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. At the same time, Air India …

Direct flights benefit both economies
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Direct flights benefit both economies

China Daily  

An Air China plane takes off from Beijing Daxing International Airport. Indian trader Shranik Chopra said since China is an important destination for many businesspeople from India, there must be direct flight services for the benefit of people from both sides. Chopra, who takes part in the Canton Fair every year, said direct flight services would cut out the unnecessary …

India shuns China's calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say
6 months ago

India shuns China's calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say

The Hindu  

China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on ties between the world's two most populous countries, officials said. Direct flights would benefit both economies, but the stakes are higher for China, where a recovery in overseas travel after the COVID-19 pandemic is …

Indian Domestic Aviation Sector Records 38.27% Growth In Passenger Traffic In 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian Domestic Aviation Sector Records 38.27% Growth In Passenger Traffic In 2023

News 18  

In 2023, the Indian domestic aviation sector witnessed an impressive surge in its passenger traffic, during the first eight months. As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation press release, this marks an upward incline on the graph and shows a growth rate of 38.27 per cent when compared to the data of the previous year In August 2023, a monthly …

International traffic to exceed pre-Covid levels this fiscal
1 year, 4 months ago

International traffic to exceed pre-Covid levels this fiscal

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: International air passenger traffic is likely to exceed pre-Covid levels this fiscal. Promoted by the ease in travel restrictions, availability of direct flights, enhanced work-related travel and overall improvement in travel sentiments, international passenger traffic shall exceed pre-Covid levels in FY24, finds India Ratings and Research. Domestic air traffic exceeded the pre-Covid levels by 12 per cent in Q1 …

Singapore Airlines add more flights to and from Indian cities
1 year, 4 months ago

Singapore Airlines add more flights to and from Indian cities

Hindustan Times  

Singapore Airlines has reported another record quarter with net profits surging 98.4 per cent from a year ago to hit SGD 734 million in Q1-2023. For the first quarter which ended in June 2023, SIA recorded total revenue of SGD 4,479 million, a rise of SGD 551 million or 14 per cent compared with the same quarter last year. The …

India registers 190% rise in YoY outbound travel, highest in Asia: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

India registers 190% rise in YoY outbound travel, highest in Asia: Report

Live Mint  

A recent report has stated that India emerged as the largest source market for outbound travelers in Asia in the year 2022. The report published by IPK International and published in ITB Berlin 2024, states that India's outbound travel market exceeded those of China, South Korea and Japan in Asia. With around ten million foreign trips, India is thus the …

Outbound travel boom on the horizon
1 year, 8 months ago

Outbound travel boom on the horizon

China Daily  

Tourists walk past signs in Italian, English and Chinese at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on March 26. Airlines and tour agencies launch new flights, trips and services to meet big demand With the five-day May Day holiday — April 29 to May 3 — fast approaching, more and more Chinese consumers are expected to embark on outbound journeys, with …

China keen to restart direct flights to India
1 year, 8 months ago

China keen to restart direct flights to India

Live Mint  

China is keen to resume direct flights with India and negotiating on the matter in the next few months, according to people aware of the matter. China’s strict covid-19 travel restrictions also played an important role in closing off direct flights. We hope that direct flights between China and India will be resumed as soon as possible.” A query to …

India Ranked Second-Largest Market For Singapore Tourism Sector In 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

India Ranked Second-Largest Market For Singapore Tourism Sector In 2022

News 18  

India has been ranked the second-largest tourist market for Singapore in 2022 behind Indonesia, with 686,000 Indian arrivals, according to data provided by the country’s tourism authority here on Tuesday. Singapore’s tourism receipts are estimated to reach SGD 13.8 billion to SGD 14.3 billion for 2022 – about 50 to 52 per cent of 2019 levels, said the STB. STB …

Air India to introduce premium economy class in long haul flights from December | DETAILS
2 years, 1 month ago

Air India to introduce premium economy class in long haul flights from December | DETAILS

India TV News  

Air India news : Air India will be introducing premium economy class in some of its long haul international flights next month, its chief Campbell Wilson said today as the Tata group-owned airline works on ways to expand its market share as well as the global network. Addressing an event organised by JRD Tata Memorial Trust, Wilson also said opportunities …

Air travel fails to take off in India during festival season
2 years, 1 month ago

Air travel fails to take off in India during festival season

The Hindu  

Despite festival demand last month, air traveller count failed to match pre-COVID-19 levels and remained behind by 8%. Domestic passenger traffic for October 2022 is estimated to be at 114 lakh, according to ratings agency ICRA. Though passengers are dealing with higher fares as airlines try to improve yields, ICRA noted that airlines were unable to offset the impact of …

Singapore Airlines to soon restore pre-COVID flight frequency to India
2 years, 4 months ago

Singapore Airlines to soon restore pre-COVID flight frequency to India

India TV News  

Highlights The airlines group will gradually increase its frequency to Indian cities It will operate 17 weekly services to Chennai Kochi services will go up to 14 times weekly Singapore Airlines will soon restore all flights in India to pre-pandemic levels. Kochi services will go up to 14 times weekly, up from the current seven flights per week. The SIA …

Covid-19 travel update: Singapore cruise industry resumes port calls, will Indians return?
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 travel update: Singapore cruise industry resumes port calls, will Indians return?

Hindustan Times  

Singapore-based cruise ships started making port calls to neighbouring countries in July. Covid-19 travel update: Singapore cruise industry resumes port calls, will Indians return? In 2017, around 127,000 Indians boarded one of the many luxury cruise lines which berthed in Singapore and took passengers on a pampered journey to various Southeast Asian destinations like Penang, Phuket and beyond. Various cruise …

Airfares sting, no ‘low-cost’ flight up in the skies now
2 years, 5 months ago

Airfares sting, no ‘low-cost’ flight up in the skies now

The Hindu  

With the rise in fuel prices, domestic and international airfares have witnessed surge by up to 50% in the past few months, according to data from online portals. Similarly, a flight ticket for Bengaluru to New Delhi within the same booking window will cost ₹9,674, which is a 38% increase from ₹6,984 five months ago. Data from travel portal ixigo …

Singapore Airlines Plans to Increase Flights to India Due to Demand Revival
2 years, 6 months ago

Singapore Airlines Plans to Increase Flights to India Due to Demand Revival

News 18  

Buoyed by a strong recovery in travel demand in the Indian market, Singapore Airlines plans to increase the number of flights to India where the group is currently operating at around 75 percent of its pre-pandemic capacity. Singapore Airlines Group — comprising full-service carrier Singapore Airlines and low-cost airline Scoot — currently serves 13 destinations across India. We are seeing …

‘Jobs are at stake’: Asia ‘playing catch-up’ on post-COVID travel
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Jobs are at stake’: Asia ‘playing catch-up’ on post-COVID travel

Al Jazeera  

The head of the global airline body says the region falling behind the rest of the world on restarting international travel. Asia-Pacific countries are “playing catch-up” on restarting international travel and should ease remaining pandemic-related border restrictions without delay, the head of the global airline industry’s representative body said on Tuesday. “Things are improving, but they will not improve fast …

India's Domestic Air Passenger Traffic in March Shows 36 Pct Year-on-Year Growth From 2021
2 years, 8 months ago

India's Domestic Air Passenger Traffic in March Shows 36 Pct Year-on-Year Growth From 2021

News 18  

Lower base effect as well as easing Covid travel restrictions accelerated India’s domestic air passenger traffic growth by over 36 per cent in March on a year-on-year basis. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the country’s scheduled domestic flight operations ferried 1.06 crore passengers last month. “Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-March 2022 were 248 lakh as …

International Flight Ticket Prices Could Fall by 50 Percent as India Lifts Travel Ban
2 years, 9 months ago

International Flight Ticket Prices Could Fall by 50 Percent as India Lifts Travel Ban

News 18  

There’s good news for anyone looking to travel abroad. This is bound to happen since the government had recently announced the lifting of the ban on international commercial flights after almost two years. Homegrown airline Indigo is expected to resume over 100 international flights, while international carriers like Singapore Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines is also set to increase …

Domestic Passenger Traffic Dropped by 37 Percent Since January 1 Due to Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

Domestic Passenger Traffic Dropped by 37 Percent Since January 1 Due to Omicron

News 18  

Domestic passenger traffic in India dropped 37% since January 1, with less than two lakh people flying daily, which set the traffic back to the volumes handled in July last year. Positive pandemic developments along with holiday season and lesser Covid restrictions pushed India’s November 2021 domestic air passenger traffic higher on a year-on-year basis. According to the International Air …

‘People miss travel’: IATA bullish on Asia travel rebound in 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

‘People miss travel’: IATA bullish on Asia travel rebound in 2022

Al Jazeera  

Asia will reopen to travel as more is learned about the Omicron variant, with the recent tightening of borders only a “temporary speed bump” on the road to recovery, according to a top airline industry representative. “Nor can videos capture and invigorate the senses stimulated by the sights, sounds and scents of the places we travel to.” Goh, IATA vice …

Covid-19 Omicron May Bring Back Extensive Travel Restrictions Across World: IATA
3 years ago

Covid-19 Omicron May Bring Back Extensive Travel Restrictions Across World: IATA

News 18  

The sudden emergence of Covid-19’s Omicron variant may force countries to re-impose extensive travel restrictions, said International Air Transport Association. “Meaning any strong rise in global RPKs is unlikely in the next 2-3 months," it said in its Air Passenger Market Analysis for October 2021. “New cases were falling in most other regions however, and indeed, travel restrictions were eased …

Asia misses global recovery of air travel, as IATA condemns bans
3 years ago

Asia misses global recovery of air travel, as IATA condemns bans

Al Jazeera  

A previous version of this article said air travel in the Asia-Pacific was down 93.1 percent in October 2021. Hwaseong, South Korea – Asia-Pacific countries have almost entirely missed out on the global recovery of air travel, with flights still down more than 90 percent compared with pre-pandemic levels, new figures show. The region is the only part of the …

Singapore removes India, 5 other South Asian nations from travel restriction list
3 years, 2 months ago

Singapore removes India, 5 other South Asian nations from travel restriction list

India TV News  

Singapore on Saturday announced the removal of India and five other South Asian countries from its travel restriction list as the island-state continues to adjust border measures in response to the global Covid-19 situation. All travellers with a 14-day travel history to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore from …

Economy-Class Fares on International Flights from India on Rise: Check New Prices Here
3 years, 4 months ago

Economy-Class Fares on International Flights from India on Rise: Check New Prices Here

News 18  

Average economy-class fares on international flights operating on key routes connecting India have risen significantly during the last one month due to high demand, according to data from EaseMyTrip.com. The travel website's data shows that average economy class fare on a flight heading from Delhi in India to Newark in the US increased from Rs 69,034 in July to Rs …

For India’s COVID-hit Airlines, the Flight Path Continues to be Turbulent
3 years, 5 months ago

For India’s COVID-hit Airlines, the Flight Path Continues to be Turbulent

News 18  

As the vaccination rollout gets underway, India’s airlines are hoping against hope that travel demand starts showing some semblance of normalcy. Between a market structure that is tending towards a duopoly and rising input costs, the flight path for India’s airline continues to be unsettled. With COVID, India’s airlines burnt through cash and unlike counterparts in Europe and the West, …

Domestic Air Travel in India Witnessed a Plunge of 42 Percent in April, Highest Dip Globally
3 years, 6 months ago

Domestic Air Travel in India Witnessed a Plunge of 42 Percent in April, Highest Dip Globally

News 18  

Covid resurgence accelerated the contraction rate of India’s domestic air passenger traffic in April 2021. According to the International Air Transport Association, the plunge in India’s domestic air passenger volume — measured in revenue passenger kilometres — was one of the largest amongst major aviation markets such as Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Russia and the US. “Total domestic demand was …

IATA sees 88% global air traffic revival in ’22
3 years, 6 months ago

IATA sees 88% global air traffic revival in ’22

Live Mint  

Global air passenger traffic is expected to recover to 88% of pre-covid levels or traffic seen in 2019 before the pandemic during 2022, and is expected to surpass this level during 2023, airline association The International Air Transport Association said in a statement on Wednesday. Meanwhile, IATA, which has over 290 member airlines globally including Indian airlines like IndiGo, Air …

Air India Non-Stop Flight Ops on India-US Route to Reach Pre-Covid Levels, Airfare Hiked As Well
3 years, 7 months ago

Air India Non-Stop Flight Ops on India-US Route to Reach Pre-Covid Levels, Airfare Hiked As Well

News 18  

In the wake of advisory issued by US on travelling to India, and witnessing the number of countries banning flights from India, the demand for India-US flights have increased. So much so is the demand that Air India is now reaching pre-COVID levels when it comes to direct non-stop flights between India and US. The Airfares on India-US flights have …

Steep hike in fares on India-US flights after US govt's 'do not travel' advisory
3 years, 8 months ago

Steep hike in fares on India-US flights after US govt's 'do not travel' advisory

India Today  

Airfares on India-US flights have increased significantly since the American government's advisory to its citizens to avoid travelling to India due to a recent surge in Covid-19 cases, aviation industry sources said on Sunday. "Many passengers want to go to US immediately as they don't want to get stuck here if further restrictions are put in place on India-US flights," …

International Flights and Air Travel from India: Latest COVID-19 Restrictions, Routes Explained - News18
3 years, 8 months ago

International Flights and Air Travel from India: Latest COVID-19 Restrictions, Routes Explained - News18

News 18  

As the second wave of COVID-19 hits the Indian shore, the cases have reached an all-time high, forcing various state governments to announce weekend and night lockdowns. While India did undertake the world’s largest repatriation drive under Mission Vande Bharat, simultaneously, our government also announced bilateral pacts with various countries to ease international travelling. An air bubble is a temporary …

How Aviation Went From an Elitist to Essential Mode of Transportation Due to Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

How Aviation Went From an Elitist to Essential Mode of Transportation Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic not only battered and bruised India’s civil aviation sector, but it also changed the entire perception of the industry from an elitist to an essential mode of transportation. In India’s context, prior to the calibrated re-opening, the entire ecosystem comprising policy makers, regulator, airlines and airports got engaged to herald the world’s largest evacuation programme. Soon hauling …

Vande Bharat Mission Brings Back Over 6.7 Million Indians Since Onset of Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

Vande Bharat Mission Brings Back Over 6.7 Million Indians Since Onset of Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

India’s massive evacuation programme triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has brought back over 6.7 million from abroad. In a tweet, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said: “It is not just a mission that brought back stranded & distressed citizens from around the world, but Vande Bharat has been a Mission of hope & happiness; of letting people know that …

Domestic Airlines Fleet in India Cross 700 Planes, 73 New Aircrafts Added in 2020: DGCA
3 years, 9 months ago

Domestic Airlines Fleet in India Cross 700 Planes, 73 New Aircrafts Added in 2020: DGCA

News 18  

India’s civil aviation sector, which was heavily battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, added over 20 aircraft during the year 2020. In January, on a year-on-year basis, the air passenger traffic had dropped by 39.50 per cent to 77.34 lakh from 127.83 lakh reported for the corresponding period of the previous year. On a sequential basis, domestic passenger traffic rose 5.55 …

List of countries worst hit in aviation by Covid, India 3rd in domestic traffic
3 years, 10 months ago

List of countries worst hit in aviation by Covid, India 3rd in domestic traffic

Hindustan Times  

The International Air Transport Association has recently said 2020 has seen the sharpest decline in air traffic demand in aviation history. IATA has predicted 50.4 per cent improvement on the demand of last year that could bring the industry to 50.6 per cent of 2019 levels. The air traffic demand for international travel fell 75.6 per cent vis-a-vis 2019 with …

Nation eyes full rebound of air travel
3 years, 11 months ago

Nation eyes full rebound of air travel

China Daily  

By ZHAO YIMENG and LUO WANGSHU| China Daily| Updated :2021-01-21 A view of the Airbus A320neo aircraft in Tianjin. The nation will step up measures to ensure efficient flight schedules for domestic and international airlines, upgrade China-US and China-Europe civil aviation cooperation and gradually loosen air travel policies in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. Thanks to …

6.3 crore domestic air passengers in 2020, 56 pc lower than 2019: DGCA
3 years, 11 months ago

6.3 crore domestic air passengers in 2020, 56 pc lower than 2019: DGCA

Hindustan Times  

A total of 6.3 crore domestic passengers travelled by air last year, 56.29 per cent lower than 2019, Indian aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday. The relaxation offers some relief to domestic airlines.mint The impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to be felt on the Indian aviation sector as the regulator said that only 73.27 lakh people travelled by air …

Covid-19: IATA expects full year air traffic to be down 66% in 2020 against 2019
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: IATA expects full year air traffic to be down 66% in 2020 against 2019

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Aviation industry lobby group International Air Transport Association on Tuesday downgraded its world wide traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, it said in a statement. Domestic markets continued to outperform international markets in terms of recovery, although most remained substantially down on a year ago," IATA said in the statement. "August capacity was down 63.8% …

Covid-19 impact: Indian carriers continue to see subdued demand in August
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 impact: Indian carriers continue to see subdued demand in August

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Indian airlines operated a third of their scheduled domestic flights in August and ferried more passengers than previous months, but continued to witness muted demand compared to pre-covid days largely because of the rising number of infections across India. Indian carriers flew 2.83 million passengers in August, down from 11.79 million in the year-ago period, showed monthly data …

We Will Reach Pre-Covid Mark of 3 Lakh Air Passengers by Dec 31, Says Aviation Minister
4 years, 3 months ago

We Will Reach Pre-Covid Mark of 3 Lakh Air Passengers by Dec 31, Says Aviation Minister

News 18  

Even as India records an unprecedented spike in the number of new Coronavirus cases in India, the country has been easing down on the restrictions that were put on different modes of travel, be it by air or by road. We find out the answers to these questions in our conversation with the Civil Aviation Minister of India, Hardeep Singh …

India Remains a Key Contributor to Our Global Supply Chain Despite Economic Turbulence: Boeing
4 years, 4 months ago

India Remains a Key Contributor to Our Global Supply Chain Despite Economic Turbulence: Boeing

News 18  

Despite Covid-19 induced economic turbulence, aerospace major Boeing India plans to maintain its systems and components sourcing activity in India. Our sourcing from India stands at close to $1 billion a year from more than 200 suppliers who are manufacturing critical systems and components for some of Boeing's most advanced products," said Boeing India president Salil Gupte. "Our growing installed …

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