New Delhi: Even as international flight schedules to and from India are under pressure on account of the disruption of Jet Airways services and the closure of the Pakistani airspace, domestic fliers are likely to have an easier time as carriers are adding close to 20 aircraft in the next two weeks to fill the void created by the Jet disruption.
IndiGo is expected to induct about 10 aircraft, SpiceJet five and AirAsia and GoAir two aircraft each. Most of the Jet Air fleet of 40 aircraft have been withdrawn by the leasing companies. Officials said the Jet Air going down meant that close to 80,000 to 1,00,000 seats a day were out of the system in the domestic skies. But since the decline in capacity has been spread over several weeks between February and April this year, there has been augmentation to some extent.
Officials, however, did not give a figure of the number of seats that have been compensated for by the Indian carriers.
Meanwhile, the closure of the Pakistani airspace which has been in force for over two months now after India carried out air strikes in Balakot on March 26 is still impacting international operations.
“Pakistan airspace closure has added about 90 minutes of flying time to India. This has made it non-viable for many airlines to operate to India,” an official said.
In the last few days, there has been a partial re-opening of the Pakistani airspace as one entry and exit point has been opened, giving limited relief to airlines.
25/04/19 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line
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IndiGo is expected to induct about 10 aircraft, SpiceJet five and AirAsia and GoAir two aircraft each. Most of the Jet Air fleet of 40 aircraft have been withdrawn by the leasing companies. Officials said the Jet Air going down meant that close to 80,000 to 1,00,000 seats a day were out of the system in the domestic skies. But since the decline in capacity has been spread over several weeks between February and April this year, there has been augmentation to some extent.
Officials, however, did not give a figure of the number of seats that have been compensated for by the Indian carriers.
Meanwhile, the closure of the Pakistani airspace which has been in force for over two months now after India carried out air strikes in Balakot on March 26 is still impacting international operations.
“Pakistan airspace closure has added about 90 minutes of flying time to India. This has made it non-viable for many airlines to operate to India,” an official said.
In the last few days, there has been a partial re-opening of the Pakistani airspace as one entry and exit point has been opened, giving limited relief to airlines.
25/04/19 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line
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