IndiGo launches Dubai-Hyderabad daily flight
August 7th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) IndiGo Airlines Tuesday launched its new daily Dubai-Hyderabad flight with an Airbus-320 aircraft.The first flight landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) from Dubai at 11.05 ... Read more...
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Kingfisher woes force fliers to shift to rival airlines
February 20th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 20 (IANS) With cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines cancelling, clubbing and re-scheduling its domestic flights on hourly basis, hundreds of its passengers are opting to fly out of Bangalore through ... Read more...
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Jet Airways flight aborts take-off
February 8th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) A Jet Airways flight bound for Goa was forced to abort take-off Wednesday following an incoming Indigo Airlines flight on the same runway, officials said.However, officials ... Read more...
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IndiGo to go ahead with fleet expansion
January 10th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Tuesday said a possible review of its fleet expansion by the aviation regulator would not hinder the induction plan and ... Read more...
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PM holds discussions with private airline chiefs
November 26th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) In an attempt to chart a way out for the cash-strapped aviation industry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday met with the heads of all ... Read more...
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Return passengers to lounge if take-off delayed: Apex court
July 8th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Passengers of any aircraft that does not take off and remains parked on the tarmac for more than three hours after boarding is closed but, ... Read more...
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IndiGo to commence Delhi-Dubai flights from Sep 1
June 14th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Leading low-cost carrier IndiGo Airlines Tuesday said it will launch its international foray Sep 1, by operating services from New Delhi to Dubai."It is ... Read more...
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Airport loader held for theft gets chance to reform
April 11th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) An airport cargo loader held guilty of stealing a mobile phone from a consignment was let off without a severe punishment by a Delhi ... Read more...
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Woman pilot held for faking documents for licence
March 9th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) An Indigo Airline woman pilot was arrested for obtaining
a pilot's license on forged documents, police said Wednesday."Parminder Kaur Gulati, 38, was held from her residence ... Read more...
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For a change, spotlight on arts at job fair
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) A job fair at Panjab University starting Friday will, for a change, provide a platform for students from arts and non-vocational streams - besides those from ... Read more...
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Indigo coach hits Jet aircraft in freak accident
October 5th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) In a freak accident, a passenger coach of Indigo airlines rammed into a Bangalore-bound Jet airways aircraft Tuesday evening at the Dabolim airport in Goa. All the 140 ... Read more...
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Narrow escape for Goa-Delhi Indigo flight
September 9th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): An Indigo Flight GE-333 from Goa to New Delhi reportedly had a narrow escape on Wednesday when attempting to land at Delhi's Palam Airport.Passengers on the flight ... Read more...
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IndiGo flight makes emergency landing
August 28th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 (IANS) A Delhi-bound IndiGo Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneswar Saturday after it was hit by a bird minutes after take ... Read more...
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Rajesh Pratap and Ambika Pillai To Give New Look To Indigo’s Cabin Crew
August 18th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Eminent fashion designer Rajesh Pratap Singh has teamed up with stylist Ambika Pillai to give a new chic look to the cabin crew of India's largest ... Read more...
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Plane’s tyre bursts while landing at Srinagar
June 21st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) The passengers of a Delhi-Srinagar IndiGo flight had a close shave as a tyre of the plane burst while landing at the airport here Monday, an official said.
"The ... Read more...
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IndiGo, Paramount get nod for more planes
May 3rd, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The government Monday in principle approved proposals by private carriers IndiGo Airlines and Paramount Airways to acquire more aircraft.
The Aircraft Acquisition Committee (AAC) of the civil aviation ... Read more...
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Government to check books to let Indigo, SpiceJet fly abroad
March 29th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29(IANS) Low-cost carriers SpiceJet and IndiGo will have to assure the government of their financial capability and operational preparedness to get the nod to fly abroad, a civil aviation ... Read more...
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Airlines chief executives seek roll back of service taxes
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) Chief executives of airlines Wednesday met Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and pleaded that the government should roll back the service tax on all classes on domestic ... Read more...
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Tourists opting for low-cost air travel, moderate hotels
January 31st, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Post the recession, India is witnessing a preference for low-cost air travel, increase in business-driven tourism and a rise in the number of moderate-tier hotels for long-haul ... Read more...
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Indian travellers seeking cheaper flights, hotels
January 30th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Indian travellers are looking for low cost air travel options and cheap hotel rooms as the domestic tourism industry starts to pick up in the wake of ... Read more...
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IndiGo flight grounded after caller claims ammunition aboard
November 30th, 2009 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) A Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight was grounded here late Sunday night following a call at the airlines call centre claiming that there was ammunition on the plane, airport ... Read more...
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Eminent litterateur Meenakshi Mukherjee dead
September 16th, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi winner Meenakshi Mukherjee died here Wednesday. She was 72.
Mukherjee, a professor at the University of Hyderabad, fainted and collapsed at the ... Read more...
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Aircraft makes emergency landing in Hyderabad, all passengers safe
September 1st, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Sep.1 (ANI): A tragedy was averted after a Delhi-bound Indigo Airlines aircraft made an emergency landing here on Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock.The plane had to made the landing after ... Read more...
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Assam searches for plane passengers for swine flu screening
August 17th, 2009 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IANS) Health authorities in Assam are on the lookout for over 40 passengers of an Indigo flight from Mumbai to Guwahati for screening after a 21-year-old Pune student who ... Read more...
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Private air operators to suspend operation on August 18
July 31st, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 31(ANI): The country's private airlines on Friday joined hands to demand a bailout from the Government and announced they would suspend their operation on August 18.The Secretary General of The ... Read more...
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IndiGo flight passenger’s hoax creates midair scare
July 23rd, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A passenger on board an IndiGo Airlines flight from Delhi to Mumbai created a scare Thursday when he falsely claimed there was a bomb in the aircraft ... Read more...
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Flights take off from new domestic terminal at Delhi (Lead)
April 19th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A sleek new domestic departure terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport became operational Sunday, replacing a decades-old cramped terminal that was synonymous with disorder and lacked ... Read more...
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New terminal at Delhi airport becomes operational
April 19th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The new domestic departure terminal of the Indira Gandhi International airport become operational here Sunday with an Indigo flight taking off for Guwahati early in the morning.
A ... Read more...
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Kingfisher, Indigo to shift to new terminal from Sunday
April 17th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines, its low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red and Indigo Airlines will operate from the new domestic terminal (1D) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here from April ... Read more...
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Drunkard man forces Goa-Delhi flight to land at Indira Gandhi Int. Airport
February 1st, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb. 1 (ANI): An Indigo E 664 Goa-Delhi flight had to make a priority landing on Sunday evening after an inebriated passenger created a major scene on board after ... Read more...
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Legal action to be taken against defaulting airlines: Patel
December 23rd, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it would take "all possible steps, including legal action" against airlines if they continue to default on airport service charge dues. According to ... Read more...
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Parliamentary body wants Air India to emulate private airlines
December 20th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A parliamentary committee has recommended setting up a commission to study how private airlines operate to help the government-run Air India recoup its losses."The findings of the ... Read more...
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IndiGo to launch new flights from six cities
December 1st, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Low-cost carrier IndiGo Airlines Monday said it will expand its existing network by launching new flights from six cities - Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Jaipur.IndiGo ... Read more...
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IndiGo launches new services from Ahmedabad
November 20th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Low-cost domestic airline IndiGo Airlines Thursday announced new non-stop daily flights from Ahmedabad to five other cities - New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Chennai. "With this we ... Read more...
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Bird Group launches travel planning software
November 12th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) City-based Bird Group has launched a new travel planning software, 'Bird Res-SBT solutions', aimed at helping business houses reduce travel costs.The group has tied up with travel ... Read more...
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