Full-service airline Jet Airways on April 24 said that it will add 42 weekly flights to meet an expected surge in demand during the summer holiday season. According to the company, the introduction of additional frequencies and wide-body aircraft deployments between key metros will boost capacity on existing sectors during the summer season. The airline …
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April 25, 2017The Air India board has approved a proposal seeking to induct the wide-bodied Boeing 787-9 aircraft in the fleet as it plans to expand operations to the US besides launching services to Canada. Air India will lease seven B787-900 planes, the higher range of B787-8 aircraft, for which the Board has given its go-ahead, Chairman …
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April 3, 2017SpiceJet could well be India’s first low-cost long-haul carrier. With the airline in a comfortable financial position, it is looking for avenues to make profits. Ajay Singh, the CEO of the airline, feels India has potential for low-cost, long-haul flying with so many Indians willing to explore international destinations. Singh said it is an idea …
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February 22, 2017SpiceJet could well be India’s first low-cost long-haul carrier. With the airline in a comfortable financial position, it is looking for avenues to make profits. Ajay Singh, the CEO of the airline, feels India has potential for low-cost, long-haul flying with so many Indians willing to explore international destinations. Singh said it is an idea …
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February 22, 2017Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may hike service tax rate to 16-18 per cent from the current 15 per cent in the Budget, due on Wednesday, as a precursor to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout. The move, that will make flying, eating out, phone bills and a host of other services expensive, would be …
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January 29, 2017The central government on Thursday said it expects the first flight under its ambitious 'regional connectivity scheme' (RCS) to operate by next month. "The first RCS flight is expected to be operated by late February or early March," Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said here. "We have received a very encouraging response …
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January 19, 2017Flights were on Thursday cancelled amid warnings of blizzard conditions set to sweep across the UK. London's Heathrow Airport said there were about 100 cancellations, the BBC reported. The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" weather warnings for snow for much of the UK up until Saturday. Airports, including Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, …
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January 12, 2017Flights were on Thursday cancelled amid warnings of blizzard conditions set to sweep across the UK. London's Heathrow Airport said there were about 100 cancellations, the BBC reported. The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" weather warnings for snow for much of the UK up until Saturday. Airports, including Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, …
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