Air Force gives NOC , Vistara starts flight from Gorakhpur for Delhi-Mumbai

If everything goes as planned, Very soon flights will fly from Gorakhpur to New Delhi and Mumbai, Indian Airforce has given its NOC, to start operations of commercial aircrafts to these cities. The schedule is going to be finalized by November this year. Vistara has already shown interest in flying to these two cities from Gorakhpur.

Flights will fly from Gorakhpur and land in New Delhi and after half an hour will go towards Mumbai. Vistara flies the Airbus A320 which can carry 130 passengers. 

A servery has show that the city has a potential of having 250 flyers daily to the said cities. Currently only Air India flies to New Delhi from Gorakhpur with just 68 passengers per flight.

Soon, e-visa for another 36 countries

NEW DELHI: Riding high on the success of the e-tourist visa scheme, the Union tourism ministry plans to extend online visas to 36 countries including Iran, Italy, Egypt and Nigeria among others. According to sources, the proposal has been sent for approval to the ministry of home affairs. If accepted, 186 countries will now be able to access online visa to travel to India.

Among the countries that have been shortlisted are: Iran, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Italy, Nigeria, Turkey, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Morocco. The online visa scheme that was launched in November 2013 has been steadily expanded and has become a popular alternative for tourists.

Tourism ministry data shows that during January-June 2016, a total of 4,71,909 tourists arrived on e-tourist visa as compared to 1,26,214 during January-June 2015, registering a growth of 273.9%. The high growth may be attributed to introduction of e-tourist visa for 150 countries in February 2016 as compared to 76 countries earlier, the ministry said.

A total of 36,982 tourists arrived in June 2016 as compared to 15,557 during the same period last year registering a growth of 137.7%.

A statement by the ministry said that the e-visa facility was most popular with the United States, that drew the maximum number of tourists (23.22%) followed by UK (14.16%), China (6.91%), Australia (5.59%) and France (4.10%) in May 2016.


New Delhi was the favourite port of arrival in June with 42.15% using the airport, followed by Mumbai airport which was used by 22.94% of the tourists. Others that followed were Bengaluru airport (9.95%), Chennai (9.80%), Hyderabad (3.76%), Kochi (3.52%), Kolkata (2.72%), Ahmedabad airport 

Go Air doubles A320neo order to 144 planes

Indian low-cost airline Go Air has chosen Airbus for its further expansion plans by signing a memorandum of understanding for 72 A320neo aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Go Air, a Wadia Group company, announced its latest order following a similar agreement for 72 A320neo placed in 2011 bringing the total order book to 144 aircraft.

The first two aircraft from this order were delivered in June.

With the NEO induction, Go Air will expand its network and offer fliers better connectivity and continue its growth as one of India’s preferred low-cost airline.

“The new A320neo provide us the competitive edge to achieve our growth targets and help us strengthening our presence in the wider region.

“It also reaffirms Go Air’s commitment to deliver the most modern, comfortable and excellent air travel experience to all customers as well as to strengthen the sustained positive growth and business expansion of the company.

“The new aircraft will help us in unlocking new domestic routes while providing a springboard for continued international network expansion in the years to come,” said Go Air chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer.

Go Air is the first airline to use A320 NEO in Spaceflex configuration with 186 seats without compromising on the passenger leg room and comfort.

This configuration will also enable better service and availability during peak season for the travellers.

Boeing predicts $6tn aviation market to 2036

Boeing has projected demand for 39,620 new airplanes over the next 20 years, an increase of 4.1 per cent over last year’s forecast.

Boeing released its annual Current Market Outlook on the first day of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow, estimating the total value of those new airplanes at $5.9 trillion.

“Despite recent events that have impacted the financial markets, the aviation sector will continue to see long-term growth with the commercial fleet doubling in size,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

“We expect to see passenger traffic grow 4.8 per cent a year over the next two decades.”

The single-aisle market will be especially strong, with low-cost carriers and emerging markets driving growth.

Some 28,140 new airplanes will be needed in this segment, an increase of more than five per cent over last year.

On the wide-body side, 9,100 airplanes are in the forecast, with a large wave of potential replacement demand in the 2021- 2028 time frame.

Boeing projects a continued shift from very large airplanes to small and medium wide-bodies such as the 787, 777 and 777X.

With cargo traffic forecasted to grow at 4.2 per-cent per year, Boeing projects the need for 930 new freighters and 1,440 converted freighters.

SpiceJet launches maiden TV campaign to showcase unique offerings

SpiceJet has launched a series of TV commercials after scripting a major aviation turnaround.

Underlining the significance of a hot meal, spacious leg room and knocking off queues from the travel schedule among others, the airline flaunts a set of commercials thoughtfully placed through everyday life situations and narrated with a dash of humour.

Ajay Singh - CMD, SpiceJet said, “It is our grand vision to make every Indian fly which comes with the added responsibility of rephrasing ‘luxury’ for our customers. Underlining the minor details goes a long way in adding value to the ‘experience’ a brand renders and that is what our efforts are driven towards. We want to reach out to every Indian who is waiting to experience the red hot spicy affair with SpiceJet and our campaign adds a more exciting flavour to our sustained efforts.”

 Debojo Maharshi - Chief Marketing Officer said, “Our campaign mirrors the spirit of celebrating everyday moments with SpiceJet. Through fun, engaging and slice of life situations the commercial persuades the consumer to make a smarter choice by choosing to fly with us. Publicis has done a fabulous job conceiving a campaign which offers the perfect balance of messaging and drama.”

Hemant Misra, CEO, Publicis Capital said, “Our mandate was not just about creating communication for these key differentiators, but to also provide consumers with a compelling argument about why SpiceJet is the right choice for them. A strong consumer insight is what was required.”

 Joy Mohanty, NCD, Publicis Capital said, “The life truth was that there are times when you willingly compromise and eat a cold meal, be cramped for space, and even stand in a queue. But you never need to compromise when you’re flying, thanks to SpiceJet.”

Conceived and created by Fingerprint Films, and directed by Karan Shetty, the campaign is already up and running across all the popular digital and social networking sites, and is set to break on television soon. Having received very positive response the campaign flags off the exciting times that lie ahead for SpiceJet.

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