Goair flies new aircraft on Goa-Bangalore service
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 21 (IANS) Mumbai-based Wadia group's low-cost carrier Go Airlines India Ltd (GoAir) Tuesday launched its service to Goa (Panjim) from Bangalore with a brand new aircraft (A320) of ... Read more...
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IndiGo to launch six new flights from April 20
April 18th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo will start six new direct flights between Mumbai, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam from April 20, its president Aditya Ghosh said Wednesday."IndiGo is ... Read more...
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GMR launches ‘Fly via Hyderabad’ campaign in Chhattisgarh
January 27th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 27 (IANS) GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) Friday launched its 'Fly Hyderabad' campaign in Raipur to attract flyers from central India to travel to and from Hyderabad.The ... Read more...
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Jetlite to start new flights from Ahmedabad
November 7th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Budget carrier JetLite Monday said it would introduce new daily flights from Ahmedabad to five cities from Nov 15."We are confident that these additional services will ... Read more...
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Hrithik’s Friday night frantic rush to Mumbai!
June 29th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Hrithik Roshan has been pushing himself to limits during the last few days and admits he needs a break. You could say it's long 'Diu'. Last ... Read more...
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Agra tourism industry looks forward to Air India connection
May 30th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 30 (IANS) The tourism industry in the Taj city is upbeat at the prospect of Air India introducing connecting flights to and from Agra, saying it will mean ... Read more...
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India-Europe flights unaffected as of now (Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Indian air carriers Wednesday reported no cancellation of flights to Europe where volcanic ash from Iceland has grounded about 500 flights in Britain alone and ... Read more...
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India-Europe flights unaffected as of now
May 25th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Indian air carriers Wednesday reported no cancellation of flights to Europe, despite volcanic ash from Iceland grounding about 500 flights in Britain alone and covering ... Read more...
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Traffic jams: Nightmare on Agra streets
February 15th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Feb 15 (IANS) Seeing the Taj Mahal, the monument to eternal love, is a dream come true for tourists. However, a nightmare awaits them before they reach the destination ... Read more...
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Airlines warn against travel to snowed-in Britain
December 20th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Auckland, Dec 20 (IANS) Holiday makers wanting to fly to Britain have been advised not to do by many airlines who said they could not guarantee they would be able to land ... Read more...
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All airline boarding passes now bar coded
December 16th, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Wednesday said that the global transition to 2D bar coded boarding passes (BCBP) technology has been completed, which is expected to ... Read more...
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Lufthansa to relaunch onboard internet service
December 1st, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Lufthansa passengers travelling on transatlantic flights can now gain internet access through the airline's onboard service FlyNet, an airline official said Wednesday."It is an innovation in the interests ... Read more...
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Air India begins non-stop flights from Canada
November 2nd, 2010 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Nov 2 (IANS) With the introduction of its daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flight from Oct 31, Air India now flies non-stop to India from all its destinations in North America.While ... Read more...
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‘WBTDC acts as catalyst to promote tourism’
September 24th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) The West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation (WBTDC) Friday said its intention is not to monopolise tourism activities in the state but to act as a catalyst for private ... Read more...
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Malaysia to offer Indian transit travelers visa free entry from July
May 25th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya (Malaysia), May 25 (ANI): The Malaysian Government has said that from July this year, transit travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will not need a visa to enter the ... Read more...
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‘Anjaana Anjaani’ footage stuck in US
March 22nd, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is back from the US with the unit of his forthcoming film "Anjaana Aanjaani", but the negative stock of his shot ... Read more...
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Anjaana Anjaani ‘Negative’ Communication: Film Stuck In the US
March 22nd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is spending sweaty sleepless nights. The entire unit of his film Anjaana Aanjaani came back from the US in the beginning. But the ... Read more...
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Air China connects Bangalore with Shanghai via Chengdu
February 28th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 28 (IANS) Chinese national carrier Air China Sunday connected India's tech hub Bangalore with Shanghai and also provided a direct service to Chengdu in Sichuan province, showcased as a major ... Read more...
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Air Berlin starts offering flights to Iraq
February 4th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by BNO News
BERLIN (BNO NEWS) -- Air Berlin, Germany's second largest airline, will soon start offering flights to Iraq, the airline said on Thursday.The first flight, with flight number AB3602, will depart Munich airport ... Read more...
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Air travellers irate as authorities leave them stranded (Roundup)
January 2nd, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Thousands of air travellers in India were fuming Saturday with little information forthcoming from the authorities on the status of their flights after dense fog and ... Read more...
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Jet to start new Dhaka-Mumbai daily flight
August 28th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) India's Jet Airways will launch new daily direct flights on the Mumbai-Dhaka route beginning mid-September, the company announced.
Bangladesh aviation industry people, however, said for either business or tourism ... Read more...
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No official to greet hockey girls home after Kazan win (Lead)
June 30th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The women's hockey team that returned home early Tuesday after winning the Champions Challenge II tournament was disappointed to see no official to receive them at the ... Read more...
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Champion hockey girls disappointed on return from Kazan
June 30th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The women's hockey team, which returned home in the wee hours of Tuesday after winning the Champions Challenge I tournament, was disappointed to see no official to ... Read more...
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Tina-Hussian romancing in Rome
June 19th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
One of the most loving jodi, Tina and Hussain Kuwajerwala are having a gala time in Rome. They are there for an official cum pleasure trip. But the duo will be ... Read more...
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Passengers harassed as Cathay Pacific cancels flight
June 16th, 2009 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Nearly 220 passengers, many of them with small children, were subjected to hours of ordeal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here Monday night after Hong ... Read more...
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Despite slowdown, Paramount Airlines upbeat about expansion
March 30th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) The global aviation industry may be facing one of its worst crises, but city-based carrier Paramount Airlines is busy drawing up strategies to expand its operations ... Read more...
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No British Airways flight to Kolkata from Monday
March 29th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) British Airways suspended its direct service to London from here Sunday, with the last flight taking off at around 5 a.m., even as national carrier Air India ... Read more...
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British Airways is now effectively London Airways
October 28th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 28 (ANI): British Airways has stopped being the UKs national carrier and effectively become London Airways.Though the airline still operates flights from Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, ... Read more...
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Oman Air targets expats, tourists and techies from Bangalore
June 17th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 17 (IANS) Oman Air, the latest international airline to connect this IT hub of India with Muscat and the Gulf region, is targeting expatriates, tourists and techies from Karnataka state ... Read more...
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Finnair in talks with Indian airlines for partnership
May 15th, 2008 - 10:13 am ICT by admin
By Nayanima Basu
Helsinki, May 15 (IANS) Nordic airline Finnair is in talks with leading airlines in India for a partnership in order to strengthen its position in the local market there. "We ... Read more...
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Third time lucky for South African cricketer Bosman
April 24th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by admin
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, April 24 (IANS) For South African cricketer Loots Bosman it was a case of third time lucky - after failing twice to enter India to join the Mumbai ... Read more...
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