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British Airways is increasing its services to Brazil by doubling its weekly frequency to Rio de Janeiro from three to six flights. Flights to Rio de Janeiro will now depart Heathrow for Rio every day, except Mondays. The departure time remains at 12.15pm, landing in Rio at 9.55pm local time. The flight will continue to be served by a three class B777, enabling customers to choose from World

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With the beginning of summer season, hotels and tour operators in Manali have started many attractive packages to woo tourists. In competition of hotels, tourists are getting many features at extremely low prices. There are some packages for couples where they can enjoy both side AC bus ride (Delhi-Manali-Delhi), three nights, four days stay at a quality hotel, breakfast, dinner and all popular

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British Airways said Tuesday it will raise fuel surcharges for the third time in less than four months as the airline looks to recoup some of the cost of rising oil prices. The levy, which comes into effect Friday, will be imposed only on international routes, mirroring previous hikes Feb. 8 and Dec. 16. "As customers will know from the price at the petrol pumps, the cost of fuel has continued

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At least nine international airlines have shown interest in doing business in Botswana and some of them are ready to start operations before the end of the year, the Minister of Transport and Communications, Frank Ramsden told Parliament on Monday. He said that Botswana has signed eight Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) with Belgium, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, the United

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Flights between the US and UK are set to get easier thanks to a tie-up between two major transatlantic carriers. American Airlines and British Airways announced March 17 that they are to set up a shuttle service which will operate between New York's JFK and London Heathrow, dubbed the "London Express." Under the plans, the two carriers will align their timetables so that flights are spaced

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Heavy fare discounts by at least two international full-service airlines and soaring fuel prices have prompted Thai AirAsia (TAA) to discontinue its service between Bangkok and Taipei later this month. It is one of the few routes the budget carrier has decided to abandon in recent years as it is unable to match the "almost give-away" fares offered by KLM and EVA Air that simply want to fill

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It’s great to know that businesses in Asia are keeping up with the trend. This time, Malaysia Airlines has integrated its ticket booking system with its Facebook page. Yes, travelers can now buy tickets directly via Facebook without leaving the social network. If I haven’t not mistaken, Malaysia Airlines is probably the first Asia-based airline to adopt Facebook as a sales channel (F-commerce).

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A 70-year-old Houston grandmother suffered a heart attack on an Emirates airlines flight and later died, and now her family is suing the Dubai-based carrier saying the plane's crew did nothing to help her. Carol Wilson had just celebrated her birthday on a dream trip to see friends in the Philippines and was flying from Dubai home to Houston in April when she became ill, her family says. "

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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation released figures for domestic air traffic in January that showed that Air India’s domestic wing, the former Indian Airlines, has slipped to fourth place. Jet Airways, when figures for its low-cost wing JetLite are included, Kingfisher and IndiGo flew more people than Air India — by a significant margin. Air India flew 7.8 lakh flyers; Jet flew 12.2 lakh,

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Adding to the woes of Air India concerning appointments, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has withheld the Foreign Aircrew Temporary Authorisation (FATA) licence of Stephen Sukumar, asking for papers supporting his flying hours' claim. Sukumar is the Chief Training Officer of the government carrier and his appointment is being reviewed by a two-member committee formed by the

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Thanks to the new online City Ratings application, Lufthansa customers can now rate the airline’s worldwide destinations, share their personal recommendations with other passengers or find inspiration for their next holiday based on other people’s experiences, ideas and travel tips. They can find answers to questions like: Which city offers a fascinating range of cultural events and activities?

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Budget carrier IndiGo, which recently placed a record order for planes, will start international operations in August, pitting it against Emirates, Singapore Airlines Ltd and AirAsia Bhd. The aviation ministry has approved IndiGo’s proposal to fly to four countries, joining Indian carriers Air India, Jet Lite (India) Ltd, Jet Airways (India) Ltd, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd and SpiceJet Ltd, in a

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Airline passengers who abuse the crew or rush to open the luggage cabins even before the aircraft comes to a complete halt had better watch out. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has notified two new rules to regulate bad behaviour on-board, both on domestic flights and on international flights destined for India. The two rules — Nos. 22 and 23 — have been incorporated in the

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The country’s first amphibious aircraft, which will start services in the Andamans by the end of this week, will later be introduced in the other two tourist hotspots as well. The seaplane has been procured by helicopter company Pawan Hans. The plane can take off from and touch down on both land and sea. Civil aviation minister Praful Patel inaugurated the service on Monday to promote tourism

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The winter storm engulfing Israel today has disrupted air travel to Israel. A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Tel Aviv was diverted to Larnaca in Cyprus when winds at Ben Gurion Airport prevented the plane from landing. Lufthansa said that if the plane cannot continue to Israel within the next few hours, it will have to return to Germany with its passengers, until weather conditions at Ben

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WestJet Airlines Ltd. has struck a strategic partnership with British Airways PLC that will be implemented in early 2011, the company said Wednesday. The Calgary-based carrier has had a preliminary deal in place with BA since 2009. But both sides said Wednesday that they have hammered out the fine details of the new inbound interline agreement. "Yes, we do have a deal with BA -- but seats

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International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held at Goa every year, has given respectability to 'Brand Kingfisher', a senior company official said Wednesday. 'We are market leaders in Goa. IFFI, in turn, adds respectability to 'Brand Kingfisher',' divisional vice president of UB (United Breweries) Group Govind Tiwari said. Kingfisher has been associated with IFFI ever since the festival was

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With the introduction of its daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flight from October 31, Air India now flies non-stop to India from all its destinations in North America. While India's national carrier introduced non-stop flights from three US destinations - Newark, New York and Chicago - last year, Toronto was put on the non-stop route Sunday. The 14-hour, non-stop flight will depart from Toronto's

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Kingfisher Airlines is in the process of pruning workforce and the number of expat pilots to offset mounting costs. However, the airline said it would hire more Indian pilots. "Reducing workforce is an attempt to bring in structural changes without any large-scale layoffs. There are several employees on our rolls whose presence in the organisation will be reviewed," said Vijay Mallya, chairman,

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Domestic air carriers do not plan to lower air fares despite state-owned oil companies slashing rates of jet fuel by 4% on Tuesday. The aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rates in Delhi will come down by Rs 1,715 per kilolitre (kl), or 4.09%, to Rs 40,138 per kl from midnight Tuesday, said an official of Indian Oil — the nation’s largest fuel retailer. In Mumbai, the price of jet fuel will come down by

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Jet Airways has posted strong growth in both international and domestic passenger traffic for July 2010, the airline recently announced. According to the airline, the growth is due to an improvement in global business and holiday passenger traffic to overseas destinations. Jet Airways achieved seat factors of over 83.1 percent for its international operations, with 27.8 percent growth in

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This would definitely not be music to the ears of the cash-strapped Air India. Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who had been making a strong case for reviving the national carrier, has been patronising the number one rival of the airlines instead. Patel chose to fly Kingfisher Airlines about 70 per cent more than Air India for all domestic air travels during the last one year, it has

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The Supreme Court today declined to stay the Bombay High Court order that directed Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines to co-operate with the fair trade regulator CCI. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia said that they are hearing a petition by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) regarding its powers to initiate an investigation against a company on the complaints of a rival.

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Air India and Jet Airways suffered a loss of Rs 127 crore due to the three strikes by their employees since last year, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Ailing national carrier, Air India has suffered a loss of Rs 77 crore in the strikes by executive pilots last year and by employees this May, Patel said in a written reply. In order to prevent any strike,

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After the two-year long global economic downturn, the domestic airline has shown marked signs of growth with domestic air traffic growing 21.86 per cent during first two quarters (January to June) this year where carriers ferried over 2.57 crore passengers against 2.11 crore during the same period last year, government data showed on Thursday. Domestic airlines carried about 1.35 crore

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Domestic passengers flying out of the Delhi airport in a low-cost carrier may have to wait till next March before they could use the new Terminal 3 (T3). On the other hand, Air India and Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and their low-cost subsidiaries will be shifting to the new terminal next month. International operations will shift to the new terminal from this month end. “The Delhi

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Less than a month after Sun TV founder Kalanithi Maran acquired a 37.7% stake in SpiceJet, the budget carrier saw its first top level change. Airline CEO Sanjay Aggarwal, who took over after Wilbur Ross pumped in about Rs 345 crore two years back, has quit from the position. Widely seen as a Ross man, Aggarwal's exit was seen as imminent when Maran and his aviation firm Kal Airways agreed to buy

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Kingfisher Airlines has opened a new office in Sydney as part of its efforts to step up its presence in the Australian market. The Indian carrier, which only started flying internationally 18 months ago, flies to Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong. Pricing & Distribution Manager Ian Turpin told e-Travel Blackboard the new office would offer a raft of fares to Australian agents and travellers and

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Kingfisher Airlines has moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of an order by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) directing a probe into its strategic alliance with Jet Airways. In August last year, the CCI had restarted the investigations to examine the alliance to rationalise the fares of the two leading private airlines. The commission is investigating if the deal created a monopoly in

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In a week, we have seen two major tragedies — the Air India Express flight crash in Mangalore last Saturday and the Maoist attack on Gyaneshwari Express in West Bengal on Friday. While one might assume that the loss of life should hold the same importance, whether a train or an air accident, the compensations announced tell a different story. The government announced a compensation package of Rs

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Investigators may spend as long as two weeks analyzing data before they can say what caused India’s deadliest air disaster in 14 years. The fire-damaged cockpit voice recorder recovered from the hillside crash site yesterday should yield the necessary clues, the government said in a statement. The aviation regulator will seek to determine how a 2-1/2 year old Air India Express Boeing Co. 737-800

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Indian discount carrier SpiceJet Ltd has been cleared to fly overseas in June, starting with Dhaka, Kathmandu and the Maldives, after the airline completes five years of domestic service later this month. The aviation ministry has, however, turned down its request to start flights to Sri Lanka for now, said two officials with knowledge of the matter. The Gurgaon-based low-cost airline had

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Jet Airways has decided to induct two B737s to its fleet in May, indicating that Indian aviation is on a strong comeback trail. The airline will also gradually introduce business class in all its JetKonnect airplanes as the demand from its premium card holders — silver, gold and platinum members — for the business class has grown. "We will lease two Boeing aircraft from leasing company BOC

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Jet Airways, the country’s top private airline, is recasting itself as a network carrier by fortifying its international and domestic connectivity to make the most of the global economic recovery. “Jet is looking to explore new destination strategies,” said Jet Airways chief commercial officer Sudheer Raghavan, adding that the carrier will target routes that do not have a traditional gestation

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Indian carriers flying to European destinations are likely to lose Rs 20 crore a day owing to flight cancellations due to the huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano that has precipitated the worst air travel chaos since the September 11 attacks. Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have cancelled over 50 flights in the last four days, as airports in Europe remain shut, hitting travel

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The much-awaited Ludhiana-New Delhi test flight has been put on hold for the time being. The operations, which were to start on Tuesday, were cancelled at the eleventh hour.Airport officials claim the operations, hanging fire for the last eight years, will start around April 17. But sources in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) claim the test flight will take off only after April 25, when Deputy Chief

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Seshadri Bharathan, MD & CEO, KSEMA Fincon Ltd. in an interview to ET NOW said that Spicejet is a better buy compared to Jet Airways or a Kingfisher Airlines. Airlines has the highest load factor of more than 82% apart from that the company also is profitable last quarter they had operating profit of 110 Crores. Very few airlines in the world are profitable and Spicejet is among one of the very

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Air India is likely to appoint a foreigner as chief operating officer (COO) in a bold attempt to turn around the beleaguered national carrier. A sub-committee of the board headed by civil aviation secretary M Madhavan Nambiar on Saturday interviewed three candidates, all expatriates.According to Air India sources, the three are Gustav Baldauf, currently executive vice-president, flight operations

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Sanjay Agarwal , CEO, Spicejet, spoke to ET Now on a trend in shifting of the load factor in aviation stocks, expansion plans and more. Excerpts:We have of course seen a very strong load factor in the month of February as well as a business traffic especially the industry business traffic having gone up 15% but now we have seen a slight market share decline for carriers like yourselves and

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In 2008, when full-service carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines announced an operational alliance to improve efficiency and profits, it was supposed to change the dynamics of India’s aviation sector.More than a year after their much-publicised partnership, industry insiders say the two have not been able to move beyond tactical alliance.What this means is, while they have joined forces in

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Debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines Ltd and Jet Airways (India) Ltd are growing their international presence after stalling expansion plans for a year due to the recession.The civil aviation ministry has cleared Kingfisher’s proposal to join oneworld, an international grouping of airlines, while Jet has decided to increase its network in West Asia and Sri Lanka, two ministry officials said on

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French aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Wednesday delivered one A320 aircraft each to flag carrier, Air India, and low-cost private carrier, IndiGo, in Hyderabad during the ongoing India Aviation 2010 airshow.This delivery makes it a total of 74 out of a total of 111 aircraft ordered by Air India from Airbus and Boeing for its domestic and international operations. A merged Air India has on order

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One industry doing well even in the current difficult times is the food and beverage franchise at all domestic airports. With the cost-cutting prevalent today, more travelers are opting for the LCCs (Low Cost Carriers) rather than the full service airlines.Since food is not part of the ticket price at these airlines, passengers are opting to eat their fill at airports before boarding flights. In

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No-frills airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet are aggressively adding to their fleet while their full-service counterparts Air India, Kingfisher and Jet Airways are cutting capacity after tough couple of years, indicating a difference of opinion in the industry over future prospects.The domestic airlines are estimated to have lost over $3 billion (Rs 14,000 crore) in the past two years mainly on account

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Kingfisher Airlines, which today announced joining the global airline grouping 'oneworld', expressed confidence that its international operations will turn profitable this year."International is still losing and it is not unexpected because it takes time to build international routes in face of foreign competition. Takes a bit of time," Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya told PTI after the

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India's second largest low-fare carrier, SpiceJet Ltd, is seeking to raise USD 75 million by selling new shares as it prepares to start international services, the Mint newspaper reported on Thursday.SpiceJet Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Aggarwal confirmed the development, without divulging details, the paper reported."We are in the process of raising capital anywhere between USD 50 and USD 75

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An aircraft is certainly a treat for the eyes, as it roars during takeoff, or soars through the sky. However, few would appreciate that an aircraft could also be used in a static outdoor innovation, creating hype and ensuring eyeballs.Low cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet, in association with its outdoor agency MOMS, has put up a 40-feet-long replica of Boeing 737-900ER, one of the latest additions to

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Low-cost carrier, SpiceJet, which has around 12% market share, is looking at expanding its capacity in the domestic market even as it is awaiting permission to fly on international routes from the civil aviation ministry. Samyukth Sridharan, chief commercial officer, SpiceJet said that the company will get delivery of four new aircraft by end of this year and three new planes by next year. “We

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A bomb scare in SpiceJet flight SG323 sparked panic at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, resulting in the cancellation of the flight to Bagdogra. Following a thorough check, the security agencies did not find anything suspicious on the flight.On Sunday morning, when the plane took off from Chennai and was about to land at Kolkata airport, the cabin crew noticed a tissue paper

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After a year of turbulence, the aviation sector is now seeing a resurgence in hiring. Last year, during the peak of the downturn, the industry witnessed scenes of tears and mass protests by cabin crew personnel and pilots, as the sector went on a layoff spree.But now, with passenger load factors having increased by 30% in the last quarter over the same quarter a year ago, and with further growth

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After a year of turbulence, the aviation sector is now seeing a resurgence in hiring. Last year, during the peak of the downturn, the industry witnessed scenes of tears and mass protests by cabin crew personnel and pilots, as the sector went on a layoff spree.But now, with passenger load factors having increased by 30% in the last quarter over the same quarter a year ago, and with further growth

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Kingfisher Airlines Ltd has roped in US firm Seabury Aviation and Aerospace to advise on restructuring its operations and help the airline boost performance on the back of a reviving domestic industry."...Seabury has been hired to come in and assist us in sustaining long-term profitability by further strengthening the operational and financial performance of the company so that we are well poised

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The incident was almost like a scene from a Hollywood whodunit — a man boards a plane, but finds costly jewellery missing when it lands. Initially, it looked like a pretty tough case but the Chennai suburban police were able to crack it, thanks to some diligent investigative work and long hours of gazing at CCTV footage.The crime took place on December 4, when T Nagar resident WR Vasudevan (47)

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India's aviation industry will run out of capacity in the second half of the next fiscal, pushing up yields, if demand improves at the current pace, the chief executive of low-cost carrier Spicejet said on Wednesday."We (industry) will run out of capacity by July. But if we are less optimistic (about demand growth), then also we will run out of capacity by the end of this calendar," Sanjay

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Early last year, when the economy was still in a downturn, it appeared that airlines wouldn’t be out of the red in a hurry. But the Delhi-based low-cost carrier, SpiceJet, has managed a smart turnaround in the December 2009 quarter, posting a net profit of Rs 109 crore. That’s way better than the losses, in the September 2009 quarter, of Rs 101 crore.It’s true that the improving economic

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The discovery of India by its citizens seems to be gaining momentum. From Jammu and Kashmir to Assam and from Orissa to Karnataka, almost all States are reporting an increase in Indian tourist arrivals.The increase in domestic tourist footfall comes even as foreign tourist arrivals during 2009 fell 3.3 per cent to 5.11 million.If it was the early snowfall in October-November last year that helped

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After being in trouble for more than a year and losing Rs 10,000 crore, the Indian aviation industry is looking up.It should continue doing so if airlines refrain from adding ‘unnecessary’ capacity and getting into another fare war.The losses of three listed airlines — Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet — in the third quarter of this financial year fell by 37 per cent to Rs 205 crore

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Despite expectations of financial improvements for some domestic carriers in the three months ended December, civil aviation executives and experts are wondering if the industry has flown past cloudy weather.With all its festivals and holidays, the December quarter forms the peak travelling season—and that is expected to reflect in the account books of a number of airlines affected by the

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India’s second largest low-fare carrier by market share SpiceJet Ltd on Thursday reported its biggest profit since inception.The country’s second largest full-service airline Kingfisher Airlines Ltd also announced on Thursday that it had turned profitable at the operating level in the third quarter on higher passenger traffic and lower costs.SpiceJet, which started operations in 2005, posted a

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India’s second largest low-cost carrier by passengers flown, SpiceJet Ltd, has applied for permission to fly abroad and hopes to land in one of four neighbouring nations it has shortlisted for expansion by July this year.Analysts, however, say SpiceJet should focus on stabilizing its domestic operations before venturing into the highly competitive foreign market.SpiceJet is already taking the

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Kingfisher Airlines, India's most preferred Airline, today revamped King Club, the frequent flyer programme of Kingfisher Airlines and unveiled yet another innovation with the launch of King Platinum, a brand new and exclusive tier of membership for King Club.Commenting on this unique initiative Ms. Anshu Sarin, General Manager, King Club said, "King Club is India's most rewarding frequent flyer

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India’s airlines are charting new routes to connect neglected, smaller cities that have some tourist or business potential, as the economy brightens and passenger numbers rise. Airlines saw a spurt in passenger traffic, growing by 5.45% to 39.96 million between January and November, according to the regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The figure for December is not yet

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Loss-laden Air India plans to develop Delhi as an additional network hub as its main centre of operation Mumbai has become too congested. The move will help the carrier provide direct connectivity to international customers on its domestic network. The airline operates international flights to London, Frankfurt, New York, Tokyo and Singapore among others.In a major operational overhaul, the

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Chandigarh Dense fog continued to disrupt air and rail traffic on Monday. For the fifth consecutive day, all flight to and from the city were cancelled.Spokesperson of a private airlines said dense fog made it impossible for flights to take off and they were waiting for the sky to clear up.None of the scheduled flights of Air India, Kingfisher, GO Air and Jet Airways took off or landed in the

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Institutional invest-ors are flocking back to the aviation sector. After mon-ths long futile efforts to raise funds, three leading domestic airlines — Jet Airways, SpiceJet and Kingfisher Airlines have hit the market once again to raise funds.While SpiceJet is close to raising $100 million, Jet is hoping to raise $150-200 million — all through qualified institutional placement (QIP).An investment

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Flying in the New Year will be costly. Domestic airlines such as Jet Airways, Air India, Kingfisher Airlines and low-cost carriers are considering raising air fares by up to 25%, in January, encouraged by the recent rise in air travel and a higher passenger load factor.A few airline companies have already hiked fares on select and profitable routes, according to people connected with the

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IGI Airport's taxiways seem as dangerous for aircraft as Delhi's roads are for its motorists. On Sunday evening, an Air India A-321 aircraft was damaged when, during a jet blast from a Jet Airways flight in front of it, a 'foreign object' from the ground hit its windshield. The flight, carrying 162 passengers, had to return to the parking bay where passengers were made to board another aircraft.

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India's private airlines can look forward to a return to profit in the next financial year after two turbulent years of losses, an industry report forecast Thursday.With the economy rebounding, private carriers are expected to post a total profit of 250 million dollars to 300 million dollars in the next fiscal year starting in April, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said in a report.The

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The aviation industry is headed towards its busiest three months ever with the number of passengers jumping over 25% during October-November 2009 over the year-ago period, indicating clear revival in demand for air traffic. Airlines’ executives said that while flights to metro cities saw a surge in passenger traffic, leisure travel to destinations in Goa and Kerala came as an added bonus.As per

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Poor visibility and a defunct Instrument Landing System (ILS) resulted in flight delays at the Chandigarh airport on Sunday as well. Some of the morning flights from Chandigarh were delayed due to poor visibility.The Kingfisher Airlines flight for Delhi was delayed by almost 40 minutes. It departed at 4:20 pm against its scheduled departure of 3:40 pm. Also, the flight to Jammu was delayed by one

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Singapore Airlines is to make changes to its route network in the coming months that will include frequency increases on several routes. The changes will also include the suspension of operations to Pakistan as well as Nanjing in China.Changes will begin to be seen from this month, when Singapore-Moscow-Houston flight frequency will increase to five per week from four, effective 18 December.From

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Emirates is to launch flights from it’s Dubai hub to Amsterdam from May 1, 2010. The airline is also promising further new route announcements in the coming months. The daily, non- stop service from Dubai will be operated with a combination of 777- 200LR and 777- 300ER aircraft. Emirates, with its Private Suites, will be the only airline offering First Class accommodation on the route. The flight

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With a slew of restructuring measures paying off and the economy rebounding, Jet Airways has reported a 33 per cent increase in its domestic passenger traffic for the month of November 2009, as compared to the same period last year. The airlines’ international passenger traffic has also registered a growth of 19 per cent on a seat factor of 81.9 per cent in November 2009, the airline said.JetLite

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The Chennai-based Paramount Airways is hopeful of operating all its scheduled flights from Tuesday.High Court OrderThe airline late on Monday issued a statement that the Delhi High Court had given a “favourable” order against the decision of the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to de-register three of the airlines' five aircraft. “The Court has asked DGCA to set aside the

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Crippled by financial setbacks and a dip in revenues, domestic air carriers have more than doubled the fares on select metro routes ahead of a long festive season, as compared to the fares four months ago. While a Delhi-Mumbai one-way ticket priced at the lowest fare cost around Rs 2,300 in August this year, it has more than doubled to Rs 4,900 now, if booked 10 days in advance. All the five

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British Airways flightBritish Airways will compensate 2,200 people who had bought the $40 tickets between the United States and India on October 2 after the carrier had mistakenly posted the wrong fare on its website.The airline had cancelled the bookings and offered all affected passengers a travel voucher of $300.An official statement said British Airways, in an agreement with the US department

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After flying low in the initial months of this year, airlines are gradually gaining altitude as yield -- or net revenue per seat -- and demand situation improve.This trend is reflected in the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Airlines Financial Monitor for October-November published on Tuesday, which said in the third quarter -- July-September -- 75 major airlines turned a loss of

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Passenger demand for air travel rose in October but freight demand continued to fall, especially in Europe, data showed on Monday, indicating the global economic recovery remains fragile. Data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed passenger demand rose 0.5% on the same month a year before while freight demand fell 0.5% after a 5.4% drop in September. “Cargo traffic is

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Air India flights will operate as normal from Tuesday. This follows the airline management and pilots reaching an agreement in Mumbai on Sunday.“The agreement involves some financial payout by the airline. The pilots have withdrawn the strike call issued earlier,” a senior airline official told Business Line without divulging details of the agreement reached. Sections of the airline pilots had

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GET ready to pay more for your air travel this holiday season. Fares are expected to go up by around 12% from the first week of December. Differing from airline to airline as well as sector to sector, the hike would be around Rs 360 per sector, highly-placed airline industry sources said on condition of anonymity. Captains of the airline industry met in the Capital on Wednesday and have arrived

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Air India's (AI) flights to United States could well turn out to be the next big casualty as the state-run carrier gropes for options to stay afloat in precarious financial health.A senior Air India executive confirmed that the management was considering a drastic route rationalisation exercise. This could include removing a direct flight to New York, either from Delhi or from Mumbai."The idea (

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Air India’s operations could be disrupted again from November 1 with a section of employees threatening action over non-payment of productivity-linked incentive (PLI) dues. This could gather momentum with the erstwhile Indian Airlines workforce now contemplating following suit. Incentive issue The spokesperson for the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), Capt R.S. Otall, said on Wednesday

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Wants to expand within the country and outside, while Star Aviation, yet to begin operations, has three aircraft ready. Chennai-based Paramount Airlines has sent feelers to a south-based regional carrier, Star Aviation, for a possible acquisition of the airline. Star Aviation got an operating license in 2007, but has yet to start any flights. “We are looking at acquisitions to expand and we are

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Indications from latest air travel bookings suggest that airlines saddled with losses totalling Rs 10,000 crore in 2008-09 and desperately short of funds could be looking at a revival.The first fortnight of October witnessed a 35 per cent jump in online air ticket bookings compared with the same period last year and experts believe the uptick may extend to two or three quarters ahead. It was 28

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Private carrier Jet Airways and Air India (AI) have introduced attractive holiday packages at the onset of Diwali. While Jet has launched JetEscapes, which offer attractive packages to international and domestic destinations, Air India has 400 domestic and over ten international destinations on offer in their holiday packages this season. The move is aimed to spike up revenue figures for the

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The aviation regulator has ruled that foreign carriers should pay commission to ticketing agents, sounding the death knell for a fee-based system initiated by foreign airlines last November. The decision by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will benefit about 2,400 travel agents in the country as the 3% commission they used to receive from the airlines was much higher than what

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Low-cost carrier SpiceJet Airlines, promoted by a group of investors led by the Kansagra family and Delhi-based Ajay Singh, is working on a plan to start international operations next year, making it the third private Indian carrier after Jet Airways and Kingfisher to fly overseas.The airline qualifies for international operations from June next year after it completes five years of domestic

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SpiceJet, the New Delhi-based low-cost carrier, is reviewing its overseas flight plans. The airline will be eligible for flying overseas in May 2010. According to the airline, the plan to go international will depend on the market scenario.“We are more concerned about the yields and are still evaluating the viability. We will begin international operations only if it makes economic sense and not

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Jet Airways has come out with all inclusive holiday packages starting Rs 13,000 per person to enable holidaymakers avail value for money deals. Jet Airways under its travel wing JetEscapes has announced over 650 packages to over 100 domestic and overseas destinations.A tour package to Goa starts from Rs 13,000 per person for four days three nights while a trip to Colombo for three days and two

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India’s largest private airline, Jet Airways, has undergone top-level changes with its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wolfgang Prock-Schauer quitting the airline to join British Midland Plc (BMI) airline as its CEO. Prock-Schauer who led Jet for nearly six years and helped in making it an international airline will be leaving the airline on October 15. Naresh Goyal, Jet’s chairman has appointed

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India's aviation regulator has asked Jet Airways (India) ite, Chennai-based Paramount Airways Pvt. Ltd and Gurgaon based MDLR Airlines Pvt. Ltd to explain the lack of proper safety infrastructure and procedures followed by them during operations. The show-cause notices by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) were issued after several surveillance checks by the regulator since the

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State-run Air India on Tuesday suspended a pilot and a flight purser who were involved in a midair scuffle on Saturday aboard an international flight from Sharjah to Delhi, and put off duty the co-pilot and air hostess concerned."Yes, we have suspended the pilot and the flight purser and derostered the co-pilot and the air hostess concerned," a spokesperson of the airline said on Tuesday, adding

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With pilot strike coming to an end, Air India has come out with discounted fares to win back customers. The national carrier, which is limping back to normalcy after a four-day strike, said there will be a maximum of 8% cut in fares for three to six months, in different categories. The airline had lost around Rs 84 crore in cancellations during the strike period. In a move similar to Jet Airways’

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For air passengers who have been haggling with the travel agents over high fares and low seat availability for the last four days due to Air India (AI) crisis – it is time to breathe easy.The national carrier is working on special discount offers to woo back its lost passengers. “Yes, we are going to announce special discounts for our passengers. We are working on the details as in to what extent

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Kingfisher Airlines on Tuesday said it will not add new international flight routes immediately and also does not plan to take new aircraft deliveries for another two years.Talking to the media after the annual general meeting of the company, Mr Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines, said that the private carrier is not looking at expansion of international routes now, but will add

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National carrier Air India on Sunday evening announced it was setting up a committee to re-examine the controversial order that had sparked off a strike by its executive pilots. But the pilots still refused to get back to work until the order was entirely withdrawn.Sunday saw widespread disruption of Air India's flights, with around 30 of them being cancelled as more executive pilots called in

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Kingfisher Airlines ended up 6% with a buildup of 52 lakh shares in open interest for the October series. IFCI ended down nearly 1.7% with a buildup of nearly 3 crore shares in open interest.The Nifty futures is seen rollover about 65%; 6-7% appreciation seen in the last series which was September Series.In the last few days there was some unwinding pressure coming from 5,000-5,100 but slowly we

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With full-service airlines making inroads into the low-fare airspace, existing budget carriers are going beyond price advantage and handing out sops to attract and keep passengers. These carriers are either giving away gifts or offering discounts at hotels, restaurants, and retail stores against boarding passes.Low-fare carriers such as IndiGo (run by InterGlobe Aviation Pvt. Ltd), SpiceJet Ltd,

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A strike by the ground handling staff of Kingfisher Airlines on Monday saw most of its flights delayed by 30 minutes to one hour through the day. The staff reportedly refused to work on the ground of non-payment of outstanding dues by the airline.According to sources, the ground handlers called for a one day strike and hence several of them did not report for work on Monday. Even though other

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While a strike is on, air passengers suffer. But once it is over they get a bonanza, even if only for a few days. The end of the five-day agitation by Jet Airways’ pilots, which affected normal flight operations, first led to the airline cutting by 50 per cent the economy class fares on its domestic flights for three days. This forced the other airlines to follow suit.The latest to join the

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