‘Agreed, will examine this asap,’ says Jyotiraditya Scindia after complaints from passengers of being charged extra for boarding pass

TBM Staff - Delhi Saturday, 14 May 2022, 9:00 AM

Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia agreed to look into complaints of airlines charging extra for boarding pass. Responding to a tweet tagging him that complained about SpiceJet, Scindia responded, “Agreed, will examine this asap!” Many have complained on the social media site Continue Reading

India will need around 1 lakh drone pilots in coming years: Scindia

TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 10:30 AM

The Central government’s 12 ministries are currently trying to boost the indigenous demand for drone services and India will need approximately one lakh drone pilots in the coming years, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday. “We are taking the drone sector forward on three wheels. The first wheel is of policy. You have seen […]Continue Reading

India to make carbon neutral airports in near future: Scindia

TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 5 May 2022, 11:30 AM

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that India is working on making its airports carbon-neutral in the future, reports DNA News. Taking to Twitter, Scindia said, “India is working towards making its airports carbon neutral in the near future so as to emerge as a responsible player in the international civil aviation industry.” […]Continue Reading

Airports sector to see investments worth INR 1.65 lakh crore: Aviation Minister

TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 10:30 AM

The airport sector in India is expected to see investments worth INR 1.65 lakh crore, including from private players, in the coming years, and the government also aims to have 200 airports, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. The civil aviation sector, which was significantly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is on the recovery path […]Continue Reading

India crosses ‘histroric’ 400k daily passengers post Covid

TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 10:00 AM

India on Monday crossed the record of over 400,000 daily air passengers, the country’s highest since the onset of Covid-19 pandemic, Union civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, terming it a “historic day” for the Ministry. “After #COVID19, we have today crossed over 4 lakh daily passengers record; it’s a historic day for Civil Aviation […]Continue Reading

Have mandated carbon-mapping of each Indian airport to understand emissions: Scindia

TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 31 March 2022, 2:30 PM

Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said he has mandated that each airport in India must conduct a carbon-mapping exercise to get an idea about its direct and indirect emissions, reports PTI. Commercial aviation is responsible for about two to three per cent of the global carbon emissions. In his speech at an event […]Continue Reading