Flydubai announces new service to Bangladesh
January 6th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 6 (IANS/WAM) Flydubai, one of the United Arab Emirates' low-cost airlines, has announced the start of flights to Bangladesh from this month.The announcement means passengers will be able to select ... Read more...
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SkyRider Airline Seats Designed To Pack In Extra Passengers
September 13th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): If you are a habitual traveler and find your seats to be a little cramped, you can think again. The latest SkyRider airline ... Read more...
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Skyrider Airline Seats To Be Unveiled At Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas Conference
September 13th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Aviointeriors, an Italian company have created an innovative kind of seat, the Skyrider. The new seat has special feature in it as it cuts passenger space ... 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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Jet Airways market share 25.2 percent during January
February 12th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Jet Airways flew 1.28 million passengers of the total 4.08 million carried by Indian carriers last month, registering a market share of 25.2 percent, according to a ... Read more...
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Air India board to be recast within a month: Patel
July 22nd, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Promising to recast the board of Air India in a month, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Wednesday said the government cannot help the cash-strapped national carrier ... Read more...
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Air India Express will be a low-cost carrier
July 14th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Maintaining that low fare carriers were the need of the hour, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Tuesday said national carrier Air India will launch its own low-cost ... Read more...
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Airlines ‘’short change” passengers for lost luggage, watchdog claims
March 17th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.17 (ANI): A consumer watchdog has claimed that passengers are often awarded compensation of less than a tenth of the value of their possessions when airlines lose their bags. It ... Read more...
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UPA has orchestrated crash landing of aviation sector: BJP
October 17th, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday charged the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government with orchestrating the "crash landing" of the country''s aviation sector, and suggested that ... Read more...
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Civil Aviation Minister Patel inaugurates country’’s longest runway in Delhi
August 21st, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , August 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel on Thursday inaugurated the country''s longest runway at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi .The first ... Read more...
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Railways show 50 percent jump in AC booking due to airfare hike
August 15th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The steep rise in airfares has given a major boost to Indian Railways, which has seen bookings in air-conditioned (AC) coaches rise more than 50 percent. The ... Read more...
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Exclusive terminals planned for low cost carriers
August 10th, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Singh
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The new domestic terminal coming up at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here is being planned as “no-frill terminals” to help low-cost carriers (LCCs), ... Read more...
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SpiceJet re-negotiating Boeing deal
July 26th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Faced with huge losses owing to a slowdown in passenger traffic and higher fuel and operating costs, the Delhi-based low cost air carrier SpiceJet Saturday said it ... Read more...
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Sahara says it won’t pay service tax on Jetlite
June 19th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) The Sahara Group has said that it is not liable to pay a service charge of $25 million (Rs.1 billion) on Jetlite, formerly Air Sahara. The company made ... Read more...
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Low cost airlines now insure against flight delays, baggage loss
April 7th, 2008 - 10:39 am ICT by admin
By Varada Bhat
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) After earning ancillary revenues from freight and sale of food, drinks and gifts on board, more and more low cost carriers (LCCs) are teaming up with ... Read more...
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Jet, Kingfisher hike fares, Air India to follow
April 2nd, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Leading private carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have decided to increase their domestic air fares and Air India too is expected to follow the suit, thanks ... Read more...
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New Hyderabad airport all set to take-off
March 21st, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) The new Hyderabad international airport is all set to take off -- from early hours of Sunday. The developers are busy giving final touches to the Rajiv Gandhi ... Read more...
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New Hyderabad airport to commence operations Sunday
March 20th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) The new Hyderabad international airport will commence commercial operations from Sunday, its developers announced Thursday. A week after the airport was formally inaugurated and the scheduled commercial launch ... Read more...
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India to create privately-run airports soon: Praful Patel
November 14th, 2007 - 8:12 am ICT by admin
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New UK railway line High Speed I to be inaugurated on November 14
November 14th, 2007 - 2:03 am ICT by admin
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