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Air India told to inform passengers about their rights

August 13th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS -
By Kanu Sarda New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) When Ajay Kaila and his family decided to travel by Air India from Dubai to Delhi this January they did not anticipate the long delays ...

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Weighing more may mean expensive flights

August 4th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Aug 4 (ANI): Travelling in AIRASIA X might take a toll on passengers who carry a little extra pounds, for the airline is thinking of charging passengers depending on their ...

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Air crew with high BP, over weight barred from duties

July 28th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) High blood pressure and obesity make the air crew unfit for flying duties, said the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Announcing fresh medical guidelines ...

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Air Mauritius aircraft to take-off Friday night (Lead)

July 25th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Air Mauritius aircraft which caught fire while taking-off here Thursday afternoon will now fly to Mauritius capital Port Louis at 10.30 p.m. Friday night, the airlines ...

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Passengers of bird-hit Air Mauritius plane stranded in Delhi

July 25th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A day after an Air Mauritius plane caught fire while taking off from the international airport here, the 241 passengers remained stranded in the national capital Friday. ...

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Bahrain Air announces Kochi-Jeddah flights

July 19th, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Kochi, July 19 (IANS) Low-cost carrier Bahrain Air Saturday announced the launch of a new flight between Kochi and Jeddah from Wednesday. Kochi would be the the carrier's first destination in the ...

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Wilbur Ross to invest $80 mn in SpiceJet

July 15th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) American billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, known for turning around bankrupt companies, will invest $80 million (Rs.3.45 billion) in the Gurgaon-based low cost carrier SpiceJet, it was announced Tuesday. ...

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Praful Patel reviews working of Air India

July 5th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, July 5 (ANI): Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel reviewed the working of the National Aviation Company India Limited (NACIL) in Mumbai today. Calling for fine tuning and innovativeness on ...

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Aviation fuel price hiked again

June 30th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Oil companies Monday hiked the price for aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by almost Rs.3,000 ($75) effective from Tuesday. This is the seventh price hike of ATF in the ...

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Head of Lufthansa attacks EU’s climate policies

June 26th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Berlin, June 26 (DPA) German carrier Lufthansa's chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber has criticised the European Union (EU) plans to extend the carbon-trading scheme to the airline industry, saying the move would lead to ...

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Shirdi airport project gets approval

June 25th, 2008 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Shirdi, renowned for its Sai Baba temple, will soon be on India's air map, proving a boon to religious tourism in Maharashtra. The state government Wednesday announced its ...

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Kingfisher, Deccan hike minimum base fares

June 21st, 2008 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) Leading private airline Kingfisher Airlines and low-cost airline Deccan Air late Friday evening announced an increase in their minimum base fares across categories with effect from Saturday to ...

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Local competition forces Bata to sell Hawaii brand

June 19th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Footwear major Bata India Ltd sold its Hawaii brand of slippers to a Brazilian company, Alpragatas, for Rs.39 million last year, company chairman P.M. Sinha announced Thursday at ...

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Air operators asked to appoint ombudsman by Aug 1

June 4th, 2008 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry Wednesday asked air operators to appoint an ombudsman by August 1 - the deadline set by the government earlier - which will provide ...

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Cathay Pacific increases flight frequency to India

June 4th, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS -
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Cathay Pacific Tuesday started a direct flight service between Hong Kong and Chennai as part of its plan to increase flight frequency to India. Cathay Pacific had recently ...

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Major air-carriers hike fuel surcharge from today

June 3rd, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI -
June 3 (ANI): Making air travel costlier, major air-carriers have raised fuel surcharge from today. The national air-carrier Air India announced its decision to hike fuel surcharge on Saturday while other carriers ...

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Vietnamese island showered with UFO remains?

May 29th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 29 (ANI): Aliens from outer space might not be a thing of science fiction anymore, especially after a small Vietnamese island was showered with metal-like debris, courtesy a UFO ...

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Jet Airways gets brand new aircraft

May 28th, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) India's largest private air carrier Jet Airways took delivery of a new Airbus 330-200 Wednesday and said that it plans to employ the aircraft to fly to ...

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Nine killed in Russian cargo plane crash

May 27th, 2008 - 12:05 am ICT by admin -
DPA Moscow, May 26 (DPA) All nine crew members died when a Russian An-12 cargo plane crashed Monday near the airport of Chelyabinsk in the Urals, the news agency Interfax reported. The ...

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Ahmedabad runway renovation hits flights

May 22nd, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by admin -
Ahmedabad, May 22 (IANS) A three-day renovation work initiated at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport here has left fliers of bigger aircraft fuming after an Air India flight to London was ...

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Air Deccan fined Rs.50,000 for misleading passenger

May 19th, 2008 - 10:51 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Air Deccan has been asked to pay compensation of Rs.25,000 to a customer who had booked three low-cost air tickets nearly six months in advance but was ...

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Calcutta airport gets ready for Airbus A380

May 3rd, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by admin -
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The Kolkata airport will expand its runway and build a taxiway for the Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial aircraft. The work is to be completed by 2009-end, ...

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Aviation fuel hike to hit air travel rates (Lead)

May 1st, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Air travel is to become more expensive with Jet Airways and SpiceJet hiking fares and other airlines likely to follow suit after public sector oil companies raised ...

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Airlines to charge more as air fuel prices go up

May 1st, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Air travel has become more expensive with Jet Airways and SpiceJet hiking fares and other airlines likely to follow suit after public sector oil companies raised aviation ...

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Africa has highest rate of air accidents

May 1st, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Abuja (Nigeria), May 1 (DPA) Africa has the highest rate of air accidents in the world, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) president Roberto Kobeh has said. However, Kobeh, who made the declaration ...

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Bigger compensation package for international travellers

April 30th, 2008 - 11:34 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed the Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2007, which aims to enhance the compensation package for international travellers in the event of death ...

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India, UAE agree to increase air services

April 25th, 2008 - 7:27 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have revised their air services agreement that would allow both countries to fly more aircraft. The agreement would also allow ...

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India’s air passenger traffic up by 10 percent

April 15th, 2008 - 11:24 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi April 15 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic in India registered a 10 percent increase over the last year's first quarter with 11.90 million passengers travelling in various airlines during January-March ...

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Cabinet approves air services agreements with Chile, Mexico

April 11th, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India will now be able to operate as many flights as its airlines want in Mexico and Chile, after the union cabinet Friday approved air services agreements ...

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Cabinet approves air services agreement with Chile and Brazil

April 11th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India will now be able to operate as many flights as logistically possible to Chile and Brazil and vice versa, after the union cabinet Friday approved an ...

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