Articles Tagged ‘Delhi’
Dhaka adds new routes; top-15 unserved routes analysed
We look at Dhaka’s new routes, including Beijing, and analyse its top-15 unserved markets, with Tokyo, Shanghai, and Seoul especially strong.
Bangalore Airport up 16 million seats since 2015 as second runway opens
We explore the drivers of Bangalore Airport’s growth as it continues to beat India’s average, with Munich, Seattle, and Tokyo coming this year.
GoAir to begin Colombo from Delhi and Bangalore
GoAir to begin two routes to Colombo: Delhi (which had 227,200 passengers last year) and Bangalore (147,600).
Virgin Atlantic announce Manchester – Delhi
Virgin Atlantic is to begin a three-weekly Manchester – Delhi service from October, a market of ~61,000. Will larger Mumbai start from Manchester too?
North America – India has 6.9 million passengers; Canada ~1/4 of market
North America – India has grown by 830,000 in the past few years. 75% is still indirect, despite growing non-stops. Delhi – Toronto is now #1 airport-pair.
IndiGo now #1 at India’s top-10 airports with average 41% share
Jet Airways’ end meant IndiGo became #1 at Mumbai. IndiGo has avg. 41% share of seats at India’s top-10 airports vs. 14% for #2. Bangalore has the biggest difference between #1 and #2 with a 14.4m seat gap.
India passed 250 million seats in 2019; LCCs now 80% domestically
IndiGo has a 47% domestic share, 3x more than #2, SpiceJet. Air India is now #1 internationally from Jet Airways’ end – but IndiGo’s close behind.
Virgin Atlantic doubles Delhi; for all airlines, London-Delhi seats down 25%
Virgin Atlantic to add second-daily Heathrow – Delhi. For all airlines, seats down 25% since 2015 from Jet Airways’ end and big cuts in seats per departure.
IndiGo goes from strength to strength at Delhi; LCC accounts for more than one quarter of airport’s capacity, 36 routes flown in S18
IndiGo offered 19.86 million two-way seats on flights serving Delhi in 2017, 5.5% up on the previous year. India’s biggest airline has grown by 636% at the country’s busiest airport since 2008. Nick Preston takes a look at its Delhi operation including its capacity trends and leading domestic and international routes.
Airbus and Boeing end 2016 with record month; Airbus passes 100+ unit deliveries for a single month; Lufthansa welcomes its first A350
During December Boeing and Airbus distributed 178 aircraft, over 12% of both companies’ combined delivery total for 2016. This was the first time in recent history that both had delivered 170+ aircraft in a given month. December was also the first month that one of the manufactures past 100+ unit deliveries.
Delhi traffic up 10 million since 2011; international and domestic markets growing at equal rate; developing global hub strategy
anna.aero caught up with Delhi Airport’s Abhijnan Sengupta, Associate GM, Airline Marketing & Route Development, and Jitendra Singh, Associate VP, Head Airline Marketing & Route Development at Routes Europe in Krakow recently. Discussions included the airport’s phenomenal traffic growth, and how it is showcasing the facility’s international hub potential to a global audience.
Jet Airways grows almost 50% in two years; traffic dips in July as alliance membership issues remain unresolved
India’s Jet Airways made a loss last year but grew by almost 20%. What has happened to the airline’s domestic market share and how extensive is the airline’s international network? Which international routes have been launched (and dropped) in 2012?