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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Close on the heels of its 1,999 rupee offer, SpiceJet has announced one more offer under a Rs 599 scheme. One way fares start at Rs 599 (including fuel surcharge, but excluding statutory taxes and fees)) and Rs. 1999 (all-in). It must be noted that the low fare is not available on all flights, or […]
SpiceJet said it will start a new flight, Kolkata to Bangkok, starting Sep 25, and will price it as just Rs 2,999 in the initial period. SpiceJet used to have flights to Bangkok from Bengaluru and Pune. SpiceJet will be operating to Bangkok’s state-of-the-art Suvarnabhoomi airport from Kolkata. The price of the ticket in Thai […]
Qatar Airways said its flight QR23 from Doha to Manchester, an Airbus A330-300, was forced to land at Manchester Airport after its crew got a bomb threat. “The crew had received a threat about a possible device on board and Qatar Airways immediately took all the necessary precautions to alert British authorities,” it said. “The […]
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today, said it was extending its special fares for its economy guests travelling within India. The scheme, which was announced a few says ago, enables travelers to get a discount of 40% on the base fare and fuel surcharge. The earlier scheme was applicable to international flights also, but […]
SpiceJet has announced a special offer starting of all inclusive one-way ticket on all its “via” and onward connection flights, starting at Rs 2,999. The main benefit will be for travelers from second tier cities such as Kochi. As an example, one could fly from Kochi to Portblair at Rs 2,999 and from Varanasi to Bangalore at […]
Air India signed a code-share agreement with Hong Kong Airlines Under the code-share agreement, HKA will place its code on direct flights operated by Air India between Hong Kong and three cities including Delhi (DEL), Osaka (KIX) and Seoul (ICN) respectively. HKA passengers will have better access to an expanded network of destinations on Air […]
Air Asia will offer prices as low as 3,999 for some of its international flights when it starts flying from India on June 12, according to its website. According to the website, flights will start from South Indian cities such as Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi and Trichy. The lowest fares are for flights to Kuala Lumpur […]
Spicejet and holiday website TripFactory.com launched a combined website for booking holidays using SpiceJet’s flights and Tripfactory’s holiday packages. Called mySpiceTrip.com, the site will offer 100,000 holiday packages at up to 80% discount, SpiceJet said. The website will involve proposals and programs from real travel agents. “This is a unique product because the information, expertise, […]
Etihad Airways has increased the baggage allowance for Indian students travelling abroad. The benefit will be available for Indian students travelling to the US and the UK between 1 June and 30 September 2014 from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Kochi. Etihad Airways flies to Washington, New York, Chicago, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Moscow and other […]
SpiceJet today launched three-day special discounted fare offer on its network for travel originating in 12 cities in Eastern and Northern regions of the country. Fares will be starting as low as Rs. 1,899, along with benefits that include better timings and increased frequency, SpiceJet said. The three-day promotional fare offer stared today and ends […]
SpiceJet said over 10,000 passengers have used its Family & Friends discount offer launched last week. Under the offer four or more passengers (up to a max of 9) can travel together and get a discount up to 25% on the base fare. The sale is applicable only on domestic flights. “We have launched this […]
SpiceJet today announced a three-day only sale (domestic flights only) with fares starting at Re 1 (not including statutory taxes and fees), for travel starting July 1 onwards. This sale has been launched to introduce SpiceJet’s all-new network that came into effect on March 30. The all-new new enhanced network has improved connectivity, increased frequencies […]
In a departure from the usual scenario of Indigo Airlines topping the on-time charts, SpiceJet sent out a statement that it has emerged as the airline with the highest on-time performance in February according to official figures. In addition, SpiceJet said it was overhauling its flight schedules from the end of this month. SpiceJet is […]
India would be the third largest aviation market by 2020 and is expected to be the largest by 2030, a survey by KPMG and FICCI has found. Despite facing a reduced growth rate in the past few years, the Civil Aviation Industry in India has ushered in a new era of expansion driven by factors such as […]
