August 13th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
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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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August 4th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
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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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July 28th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
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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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July 25th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
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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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July 25th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
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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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July 19th, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
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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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July 15th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
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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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July 5th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
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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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June 30th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
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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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June 26th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
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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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June 25th, 2008 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
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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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June 21st, 2008 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
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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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June 19th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
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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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June 4th, 2008 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
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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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June 4th, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
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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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June 3rd, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
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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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May 29th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by admin
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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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May 28th, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by admin
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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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May 27th, 2008 - 12:05 am ICT by admin
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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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May 22nd, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by admin
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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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May 19th, 2008 - 10:51 pm ICT by admin
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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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May 3rd, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by admin
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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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May 1st, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by admin
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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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May 1st, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by admin
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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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May 1st, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin
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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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April 30th, 2008 - 11:34 pm ICT by admin
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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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April 25th, 2008 - 7:27 am ICT by admin
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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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April 15th, 2008 - 11:24 pm ICT by admin
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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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April 11th, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by admin
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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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April 11th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin
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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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