It’s a move that would be greeted with much glee by harried Bangaloreans, but commercial considerations are understood to have forced the civil aviation ministry to oppose the reopening of the city’s old airport at HAL. The airport in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd was shut down in 2008 when the GVK-group’s Bangalore International Airport Ltd became […]
Jet Airways, one of India’s top three airlines, denied rumors of its foreign partner Etihad Airways, approaching the government for permission to increase its stake in the Indian airline. “With reference to news item appearing in leading newspaper dated June 24, 2015 titled, “We would like to state that certain media reports about Etihad Airways […]
Close on the heels of another discount offer by SpiceJet, AirAsia has also announced what looks like a much bigger promotional offer. AirAsia India is offering all-inclusive one way fare from as low as Rs 799 for flights from Bengaluru to Kochi, Rs 999 from Bengaluru to Goa/ Pune/Vishakapatnam , Rs 1599 from Bengaluru to […]
Air India, India’s national carrier, denied reports that it had neglected to take care of its customers grounded due to technical failure with a flight from Paris to New Delhi. Media reports had said that forty Indian students, who were stranded at an airport in Paris, were forced to sleep on the floor of the […]
Following close on heels with its new brand image, SpiceJet has announced an aggressive discount sale on its international flights. The airline is all geared up to offer 50000 seats at red hot fares for select international sectors. The all inclusive one-way fares range from a minimum of Rs. 3099/- to Rs. 5599/- for destinations […]
Air Seychelles has expanded its network reach into India by adding Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata to its codeshare agreement with Jet Airways. With these additional codeshare routes, Air Seychelles now offers connections to nine Indian cities on Jet Airways’ domestic network, including Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Codeshare refers to an agreement by […]
SpiceJet said it had seen a 400% increase in booking volume on the first day of its holiday sale. The three day sale launched on May 19 will be open till midnight May 21. The travel period covered in this sale is July 1, 2015 to October 15, 2015. The offer is available for all […]
India’s first interplanetary mission, the Mars Orbiter Mission, has exhausted its official on-Mars life-span of six months on March 24, but the spacecraft continues to send data back to earth, according to ISRO. The main factor determining how long the craft, which is currently in an orbit around Mars, could operate is fuel, but the […]
SpiceJet said it has completed the process of transferring its promoter stake to its former key shareholder, Ajay Singh. Kalanithi Maran and Kal Airways Private Limited transferred their entire shareholding of 350,428,758 shares, or 58.46% of the total, to Ajay Singh on February 23, 2015, the airline said. Ajay Singh has become the Promoter of […]
Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered aircraft to attempt to fly around the world non-stop, will cross over India in March, said Aditya Birla group, which is supporting the effort from India. “Solar Impulse was built not just to fly around the world without a drop of fuel, but also to carry a message; demonstrating the […]
SpiceJet is offering tickets for Valentine’s day travel starting from Rs 1,599 including taxes. Under the special Valentine’s Day Offer titled “We Love You With All Our Heart”, flyers can book one-way tickets from February 04 to February 06, 2015. The Valentine Day offer is for travel between the periods February 14 to April 15, […]
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, the apex body of consumer courts in India, cancelled the compensation of over Rs 1.3 lakhs awarded to a student who had been ejected by Air India over transit visa problems. The student, daughter of Sushil Kumar of Amritsar, had booked an Air India flight from Amritsar to Pittsburgh […]
SpiceJet said booking volumes quadrupled on the first day of its latest Super sale offer, its first such sale in 2015. This indicates “continuing pent up demand in the market despite other airlines having held sales earlier this month,” the airline said. SpiceJet on Wednesday launched its first Super Sale Offer for 2015, with 5,00,000 […]
Despite the bankruptcy-like situation faced by SpiceJet, air ticket rates in India will not rise significantly in the next two years, rating agency CRISIL said. SpiceJet, one of India’s biggest airlines, has seen its fleet size reduced from 58 aircrafts to 37 this year as it grapples with high debt and low profitability. The airline’s […]
SpiceJet has denied media reports that the Director General of Civil Aviation asked the company to refund the amounts for bookings made beyond 30 days from now. Several media, including the Times of India, reported that the company has been told to refund the bookings made beyond 30 days. SpiceJet has thousands of bookings stretching […]
The new civil aviation policy, as reflected in the draft put out by the ministry of civil aviation, lacks details and is largely a ‘feel good’ document, consultant KPMG said. It will not be very helpful to the civil aviation sector in India, it added. “The draft civil aviation policy reads like a feel-good document, […]
GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) a joint venture between GMR Group and Megawide Construction Corporation has taken full operational control of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Cebu, Philippines. The MCIA is Philippine’s first airport to be privatized under the administration’s ambitious PPP programme aimed at modernizing key infrastructure assets. In the international competitive […]
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today, announced competitive and attractively priced celebratory fares for travel in the coming New Year. These special economy class fares are on sale effective September 29, 2014 to October 01, 2014, and valid for travel anytime between January 16, 2015 and August 25, 2015, onboard the airline’s domestic flights […]
If you haven’t already booked tickets yet, SpiceJet is offering yet another sale for travel between Oct 28 to March 31, with the exception of Dec 16 to Jan 14. It is promising a 50% discount on ticket fares. However, we would request readers to find out for themselves as often most of the main […]
Jet Airways has introduced a new flight, Kochi to Dubai, starting November 5, and will also launch a second frequency between Mumbai and Doha effective November 5, 2014 as well as a new daily direct flight from Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram to Doha effective December 1, 2014. It will be Jet Airways’ first direct daily flight […]
