Vijayawada International Airport

[Nfan from 1982]

 

[NatuGadu]

3 minutes ago, Nfan from 1982 said:

 

Emurates quota already full ... government of india has been denying to increase quota since 10 years..

May be fly dubai is one of the option ... not emirates..

Edhi jaragaalannna veree chotla services reduce cheyyali

[Nfan from 1982]

6 minutes ago, NatuGadu said:

Emurates quota already full ... government of india has been denying to increase quota since 10 years..

May be fly dubai is one of the option ... not emirates..

Edhi jaragaalannna veree chotla services reduce cheyyali

Ha 

I too heard about emirates issue with the central government 

They tried something different with Raju garu during 14-18 and he denied it 

I personally heard Raju garu words against Emirates increasing plans 

[sonykongara]

Edited February 3 by sonykongara

[NatuGadu]

2 hours ago, Nfan from 1982 said:

Ha 

I too heard about emirates issue with the central government 

They tried something different with Raju garu during 14-18 and he denied it 

I personally heard Raju garu words against Emirates increasing plans 

okka sari allow chesthee indigo, air india fasak - vellu ichhe daridrapu services kli evvbadu dekanu kooda dekadu

[ravindras]

2 hours ago, NatuGadu said:

Emurates quota already full ... government of india has been denying to increase quota since 10 years..

May be fly dubai is one of the option ... not emirates..

Edhi jaragaalannna veree chotla services reduce cheyyali

flydubai - small aircrafts.

emirates - big aircrafts

flydubai , emirates ki code sharing vundhi.  flydubai ni vijayawada vizag ki allow chesthe ap people ki pandage.

[Peter Griffin]

11 hours ago, NatuGadu said:

okka sari allow chesthee indigo, air india fasak - vellu ichhe daridrapu services kli evvbadu dekanu kooda dekadu

indigo anduke most of airlines quota ipoyina valla dagara valla flights lease ki tesukoni code sharing tho profits making.

[AndhraBullodu]

emirates okate kaadhu lae, anni raavaali , qatar, ethihad. okkatae vathae rate lu paeli pothay. maa ooru nundi aeppudo 2016 lo emirates ki vellaevaallam 2-3 saarlu, tharuvaata /  ippudu rate lu emirates chaala ekkuva unnay

Edited February 3 by AndhraBullodu

[Bezawada_Lion]

26 minutes ago, AndhraBullodu said:

emirates okate kaadhu lae, anni raavaali , qatar, ethihad. okkatae vathae rate lu paeli pothay. maa ooru nundi aeppudo 2016 lo emirates ki vellaevaallam 2-3 saarlu, tharuvaata /  ippudu rate lu emirates chaala ekkuva unnay

Qatar is very good…easy AirPort for elders…and have good connections to western world.

[sonykongara]

 

[Kumbk]

On 2/3/2025 at 2:29 AM, ravindras said:

flydubai - small aircrafts.

emirates - big aircrafts

flydubai , emirates ki code sharing vundhi.  flydubai ni vijayawada vizag ki allow chesthe ap people ki pandage.

India - Dubai bilateral has fixed number of seats per week (including both flydubai and Emirates). he max capacity reached long time ago. So for flydubai to come to VIjayawada, somewhere else service has to be reduced. Existing cities ni vadhili kotha cities try chestaru anukovatam ledhu. And central govt. does not want MiddleEast carriers to expand to new cities. So not that easy. CBN tried very hard last time. Best scenario is to try other MiddleEast carriers, who haven't exhausted their quotas.

[sonykongara]

[sonykongara]

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/emirates-likely-to-start-ops-from-vij-airport-soon/articleshow/118426774.cms

[Bezawada_Lion]

1 hour ago, sonykongara said:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/emirates-likely-to-start-ops-from-vij-airport-soon/articleshow/118426774.cms

Super

[NatuGadu]

2 hours ago, sonykongara said:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/emirates-likely-to-start-ops-from-vij-airport-soon/articleshow/118426774.cms

ikkda start kaavalante... vere chota cut cheyyali

[sonykongara]

Edited February 22 by sonykongara

[sonykongara]

Emirates’ New Destinations may Include Vijayawada in South India for Telugu Expats across Its US Network

Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram are the only destinations in South India for most airlines, particularly the Middle East carriers operating one-stop flights between USA and India. After a long time, a tier-2 city from South India would join a major international airline’s network if things go well. This is Vijayawada, the cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh.

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Emirates Airlines, one of the best for international flights to India from USA, is planning to serve Vijayawada Airport (VGA). Emirates will further connect Vijayawada to the United States via its hub, Dubai, for Telugu Diaspora in the Bay Area, the Texas Triangle (Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio), Chicagoland, Seattle, New Jersey, Boston, and Greater Washington (DMV). Precisely, Telugu Indians residing across Emirates’ network in the USA would get one more gateway to home other than Hyderabad RGI Airport.

In a recent report, the Times of India quoted Vijayawada Airport’s Director M Lakshmikanth saying, “A three-member team from Emirates Airlines conducted the technical feasibility study and assessed the amenities available at the airport. While the Emirates team express satisfaction with the airport’s runway length, automated baggage handling system, and other facilities, they pointed out the lack of a dedicated aerobridge at the airport.”

However, the airport director alleviated the concern saying that the new terminal building which is currently under construction at Vijayawada Airport would have 6 aerobridges. Four aerobridges for domestic airlines and two exclusively for international flight boarding. Completion of the aerobridges for international aircraft would be a green signal for Emirates Airlines to move closer to launching operations from Vijayawada Airport, he added.

“Reportedly, Emirates is yet to evaluate financial feasibility of passenger flight service to Vijayawada. It is as crucial as airport infrastructure inspection and technical feasibility assessment for a new destination launch. With the news of Emirates considering flying to and from Vijayawada, we are happy for those customers in America, who are from Andhra Pradesh. They would be able to reach home with just one stop in Dubai and bypassing

[sonykongara]

https://www.indianeagle.com/travelbeats/emirates-airlines-new-destinations/

[Bezawada_Lion]

Emi’rate’s is the best for connecting to global destinations….but expensive these days. Qatar is the new cheaper airlines with a very good airport with ease of connection to the major US destinations.

[LION_NTR]

If airlines are not allowed to operate based on seat allocation by the government..whats the point of constructing new international airports? 😅.

Why should government even interfere when it doesn’t even have an official government airlines to help passengers ?

Typical..Ancient LicenceRaj methods 👎

[Bezawada_Lion]

4 minutes ago, LION_NTR said:

If airlines are not allowed to operate based on seat allocation by the government..whats the point of constructing new international airports? 😅.

Why should government even interfere when it doesn’t even have an official government airlines to help passengers ?

Typical..Ancient LicenceRaj methods 👎

Right now India’s major goal is to make Delhi into International hub….They wanted to capture the market of International passengers and also not let Indian market slip from its hands.

Anduke they are killing Mumbai airport too for this reason. 
 

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore are major hubs in Asia. India being in the middle of all those, don’t have a capturing market. Now they want to build one. Anduke all major destinations ki Air India connections are from Delhi only.

This is good in Air India’s and Indian Aviation ministry’s perspective, but too bad for the passengers.

3-4 months Delhi have worst climate and visibility issues. Clogging air traffic and severe air pollution.

Air India has ordered a large number of Aircraft’s from Boeing and Airbus. Avi baaga delay avutunnai. Avi anukunnattu vaste veella plan implementation easy ayyedi.

[ravindras]

13 minutes ago, Bezawada_Lion said:

Right now India’s major goal is to make Delhi into International hub….They wanted to capture the market of International passengers and also not let Indian market slip from its hands.

Anduke they are killing Mumbai airport too for this reason. 
 

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore are major hubs in Asia. India being in the middle of all those, don’t have a capturing market. Now they want to build one. Anduke all major destinations ki Air India connections are from Delhi only.

This is good in Air India’s and Indian Aviation ministry’s perspective, but too bad for the passengers.

3-4 months Delhi have worst climate and visibility issues. Clogging air traffic and severe air pollution.

Air India has ordered a large number of Aircraft’s from Boeing and Airbus. Avi baaga delay avutunnai. Avi anukunnattu vaste veella plan implementation easy ayyedi.

Air India planning to develop delhi, mumbai, bangalore as hubs for its operations.

[NatuGadu]

1 hour ago, Bezawada_Lion said:

Right now India’s major goal is to make Delhi into International hub….They wanted to capture the market of International passengers and also not let Indian market slip from its hands.

Anduke they are killing Mumbai airport too for this reason. 
 

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore are major hubs in Asia. India being in the middle of all those, don’t have a capturing market. Now they want to build one. Anduke all major destinations ki Air India connections are from Delhi only.

This is good in Air India’s and Indian Aviation ministry’s perspective, but too bad for the passengers.

3-4 months Delhi have worst climate and visibility issues. Clogging air traffic and severe air pollution.

Air India has ordered a large number of Aircraft’s from Boeing and Airbus. Avi baaga delay avutunnai. Avi anukunnattu vaste veella plan implementation easy ayyedi.

Nope... bangalore lo matram too much expansion chesthunnaru Air India 

Edited February 26 by NatuGadu

[sonykongara]

 

[sonykongara]

Noida Airport, Navi mumbai Airport  rendu gattiga plan chestharunaru.

[LION_NTR]

19 hours ago, Bezawada_Lion said:

Right now India’s major goal is to make Delhi into International hub….They wanted to capture the market of International passengers and also not let Indian market slip from its hands.

Anduke they are killing Mumbai airport too for this reason. 
 

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore are major hubs in Asia. India being in the middle of all those, don’t have a capturing market. Now they want to build one. Anduke all major destinations ki Air India connections are from Delhi only.

This is good in Air India’s and Indian Aviation ministry’s perspective, but too bad for the passengers.

3-4 months Delhi have worst climate and visibility issues. Clogging air traffic and severe air pollution.

Air India has ordered a large number of Aircraft’s from Boeing and Airbus. Avi baaga delay avutunnai. Avi anukunnattu vaste veella plan implementation easy ayyedi.

Unfortunately India has no chance of becoming a hub in any near future…probably never.

USA is also not a hub..it’s either source or destination for majority of routes. Still it allows all airlines to operate to its airports. 

Indian government is hurting the passengers with its illusionary mindset. Practicality should prevail.

 

[LION_NTR]

 

[Bezawada_Lion]

5 hours ago, LION_NTR said:

Unfortunately India has no chance of becoming a hub in any near future…probably never.

USA is also not a hub..it’s either source or destination for majority of routes. Still it allows all airlines to operate to its airports. 

Indian government is hurting the passengers with its illusionary mindset. Practicality should prevail.

 

Recent gaa RMN interview choodandi…His vision is half correct….half not practical like you said.

Pilots ki full demand vundi….every single plane need about 20 technicians and pilots and first officers….mana daggera training teesukuni bayataki vellipothunnaru for good money ani. 
 

Anduke, baari training facilities petti, more airports petti, hub chestey we will create our own demand and train more people and keep the bench warm ani cheppadu. 
 

Antha good except Delhi ji International hib gaa maarchatam thappa…..I feel it is a bit forced

[Kumbk]

Delhi has the scope to become an international hub if the government policies make it convenient for transiting passengers. Delhi has large O&D traffic, Indian transit traffic. It can connect people from South East Asian countries to Europe and Africa cheaply.

In the future, Mumbai and Bangalore/Hyderabad can also become hubs for international connectivity.

Someone compared with USA. It is not at all relevant. US domestic market is very huge.  The top three airlines by revenue are from the US only. So for US airlines, ME3 airlines are a small concern but not a threat. Still, they routinely ask the US government to suspend 5th freedom rights for ME3. 

IMO, India has to build up its airlines. If the govt. let ME3 operate unlimited seats, Indian airlines will never get a chance to scale up. Now with Air India out of govt. control, give it 5 years. 

Edited February 27 by Kumbk

[Bezawada_Lion]

8 minutes ago, Kumbk said:

Delhi has the scope to become an international hub if the government policies make it convenient for transiting passengers. Delhi has large O&D traffic, Indian transit traffic. It can connect people from South East Asian countries to Europe and Africa cheaply.

Someone compared with USA. It is not at all relevant. US domestic market is very huge.  The top three airlines by revenue are from the US only. So for US airlines, ME3 airlines are a small concern but not a threat. Still, they routinely ask the US government to suspend 5th freedom rights for ME3. 

IMO, India has to build up its airlines. If the govt. let ME3 operate unlimited seats, Indian airlines will never get a chance to scale up. Now with Air India out of govt. control, give it 5 years. 

Agree to the US part…it can’t be Int’l hub…because its physically located on the far corner…vast pacific oceans on its west…not many huge destinations to its far west. 
 

ME3 part…it surely is a big dent to Indian airlines…Just compare how many passengers use Air India Vs ME3 flights…you will get your answer.

Delhi part…I don’t agree. If forcibly made a hub, then there is no choice. But practically, Delhi is not the better option. 3 months a year severe delays due to poor visibility. Frequent delays for rest of the year. Being the capital, security is a risk.

If you remember post covid, Flights have to take a longer route around Pakistan as Indian Airlines are denied to use its Air route. We have to circle back around Pakistan and need to reach Delhi over Mumbai. Fuel costs skyrockted and also, US flights had to stop in Vienna for fueling. We suffered a lot during that time. Overall a horrible idea to Make Delhi as a hub.