Cathay Pacific announces Hyderabad-Hong Kong flight
August 23rd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Cathay Pacific, a leading international carrier, is set to expand its operations in India with a direct flight between Hyderabad and Hong Kong from December this ... Read more...
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Air Arabia bags Indian award
December 28th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 28 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia, the low-cost airline from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has bagged the award for best low-cost international carrier at the Travel Agents ... Read more...
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Emirates woos passengers with New Year discount
December 27th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) In a bid to woo passengers in the holiday season, international carrier Emirates Tuesday offered airfare discounts up to 25 percent for more than 100 ... Read more...
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Arik Air to operate from Abu Dhabi
October 3rd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Oct 3 (IANS/WAM) Nigeria's largest international carrier Arik Air will operate from Abu Dhabi, it was announced Monday.It will start operations from Nov 29 with three non-stop weekly flights ... Read more...
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American Airlines fined for flight delay (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) American Airlines has been asked to pay Rs.40,000 by a consumer forum as compensation to a family whose travel plans went awry because of a ... Read more...
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Consumer forum fines American Airlines for delay
June 22nd, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has asked the American Airlines to pay Rs.40,000 as compensation to a family whose travel plans were thwarted because of ... Read more...
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Asian stocks fall due to Middle-East unrest, Japan quake (Part 1)
March 14th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar. 14 (ANI): Maximum Asian shares fell last week, dragging down a regional benchmark index since August, as unrest in Middle-East escalates and massive earthquake hit Japan.Chiyoda Corporation, a Japanese contractor ... Read more...
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Air China announces second daily nonstop Los Angeles-Beijing flight
January 14th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by BNO News
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Air China on Wednesday announced that a second daily nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Beijing will increase travel options between the nation.The flight, operated with ... Read more...
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Emirates brings the super jumbo to India (Second Lead)
July 15th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind PadmanabhanNew Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Emirates Airline flew in the first Airbus A-380 super jumbo with 517 passengers on a scheduled commercial operation into India Thursday, and was welcomed ... Read more...
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Emirates brings a scheduled A380 to Indian capital (Lead)
July 15th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Emirates Airline flew in the first Airbus A-380 aircraft on a scheduled commercial operation into India Thursday with cannons spraying streams of warm water, akin to ... Read more...
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China delays Europe flights due to new volcanic eruption
May 9th, 2010 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) Air China, the country's international carrier, has announced that it has delayed its European flights due to the new volcanic eruption in Iceland that had spewed a huge ... Read more...
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Air India-Indian Airlines merger hasty, says MPs’ panel
January 21st, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The decision to merge flag carriers Air India and Indian Airlines in March 2007 was "taken in haste", a parliamentary committee said Thursday.
The decision was "taken in ... Read more...
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Air India steps in to help stranded Jet Airways passengers
September 8th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.8 (AN): India's international carrier Air India (AI) has come to the relief of Jet Airways passengers, after Jet had to cancel over 130 flights when 400 pilots failed to ... Read more...
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Paramount to buy 10 Airbus planes for $1.5 bn
June 19th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) As the first step to going global, the city-based Paramount Airways will buy 10 A321 aircraft for $1.5 billion from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
An agreement signed at the ... Read more...
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Emirates announces new package on Kochi-Dubai sector
March 31st, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, March 31 (IANS) Emirates Airlines Tuesday announced a "companion offer" that extends a complimentary return ticket in the same class for a companion for a passenger travelling from here to Dubai.
In ... Read more...
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Low cost UAE carrier to start flights to Goa
March 10th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, March 10 (IANS) Air Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based low-cost airline, has announced launch of flights to the Indian state of Goa from April 16, 2009, WAM news agency ... Read more...
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Emirates Airlines to offer more jobs to Indians
October 20th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) While Indian carriers have cut their domestic and international operations besides salary and job cuts to meet losses, international carrier Emirates Airlines Monday announced it was recruiting ... Read more...
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Emirates launches flight to Kozhikode
July 1st, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 1 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) airline Emirates launched its flights to Kozhikode in India and Guangzhou in China from here Tuesday. The Dubai-based airline is launching six flights ... Read more...
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Emirates adds 18 flights to Indian operations (Lead, Changing dateline)
June 12th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai/Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Emirates airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Thursday it will significantly increase its operations to India starting July 1 with 18 new flights. The airline will ... Read more...
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Emirates adds 18 flights between Dubai, India
June 12th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Emirates Airlines is augmenting its services to India with 18 new weekly flights, starting July 1. With this, Emirates' will have 132 flights per week between India and ... Read more...
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Eva Air third airline to suspend Indian operations
May 15th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by admin
By Varada Bhat
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Rising fuel costs coupled with the choice of destinations have forced Taiwan-based Eva Air to pull out of India, making it the third international carrier in ... Read more...
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Air India begins direct Bangalore-Dubai flight
March 31st, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 31 (IANS) State-run national carrier Air India (AI) Monday began a direct service from Bangalore to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet the growing demand for flights ... Read more...
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Raghu Menon frontrunner for NACIL top post
March 26th, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Raghu Menon, additional secretary and financial advisor in the civil aviation ministry, has emerged as the consensus candidate for the post of chairman and managing director of National ... Read more...
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Air India employees to strike work next week
March 5th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The employees' unions of national carrier Air India have threatened to go on strike March 12 and 17, accusing the management of the newly-merged airline with going back ... Read more...
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Pak to sell New York’s Roosevelt Hotel to buy PIA planes
February 17th, 2008 - 10:35 am ICT by admin
Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Pakistan's Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has directed the country's Privatisation Commission (PC) to consider the sale of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York so that more planes can ... Read more...
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Air India launches New Delhi-New York non-stop flight
February 8th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb.8 (ANI): Scoring another first, India's international carrier, Air India, today introduced non-stop flights between Delhi and New York.
A press release issued by the airline said that It has deployed ... Read more...
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