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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

DGCA orders carriers to allocate 60% of domestic seats free, bans family seating fees

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered carriers to allocate at least 60% of seats on domestic flights without seat-selection charges, require families on the same booking to be seated together free of extra fees, and set clearer rules for pets, sports equipment and passenger rights.

Also: travelandtourworld.com, Business Standard, indiatoday.in, Economic Times, Times of India, Skift, ANI News Agency and 3 more
2026-03-18T04:19:41.163800-07:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

AerCap orders 100 A320neo-family jets in Frontier-linked transaction

By FlightGlobal: Irish-based leasing giant AerCap is ordering another 100 Airbus A320neo-family jets, delivery of which will commence in 2028. It indicates that the acquisition is linked to fleet modernisation for US low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines.

Also: Breitflyte, AeroTime, Reuters, Air Data News, Simple Flying, Aviacionline, Airbus, LARA, Seeking Alpha, mrobusinesstoday.com, aerospace-innovations.com and 4 more
2026-03-18T01:34:48.596613-07:00
Middle East   PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
AeroTime • Miquel Ros

SAS and Air New Zealand cancel thousands of April flights as fuel prices surge

By AeroTime: SAS and Air NZ have cancelled thousands of flights in April due to rising fuel prices, other airlines may follow soon.

Also: Economic Times, travelandtourworld.com and valorinternational.globo.com
2026-03-18T04:30:05.959876-07:00