MUMBAI: Shares of aviation companies, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, which runs the IndiGo airlines, and SpiceJet Ltd, took off in early deals on Thursday.
Not without reason. On Wednesday, after market hours, aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted that flight operations will resume in a calibrated manner from 25 May.
In other words, airlines will restart operations after two months of being grounded to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease.
This is a positive development for airlines, as it offers some relief to airlines in terms of operating their capacity vis-à-vis being shut. "But it does not mean it will be able to stimulate the needed passenger traffic given how the virus is showing no signs of abating," pointed out a