Bhutan hopes SAARC summit would boost tourism |
25th Apr, 10
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Sify news
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Bhutan hopes the upcoming 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) here will help revive the country's jaded tourism industry.
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Jet Airways to ramp up local, international networks |
25th Apr, 10
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The economic times
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Jet Airways, the country’s top private airline, is recasting itself as a network carrier by fortifying its international and domestic
connectivity to make the most of the global economic recovery.
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Dragon Air's daily flights |
23rd Apr, 10
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The Hindu
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Dragon Air will reinstate its daily flights between Hong Kong and Bangalore from March 28.
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Airline legally bound to follow time-table under scheduled permit |
23rd Apr, 10
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The Times of India
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To carry passengers commercially, an airline obtains a Scheduled Operator's Permit (SOP) from the DGCA. Under this permit, an airline is legally bound to follow its flight time-table at all costs. It can cancel a flight schedule only in case of bad weather or if the aircraft develops a technical problem.
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Jet Konnect flights to have semi-business class segment |
23rd Apr, 10
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Live mint
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Beginning 26 April, India’s largest airline by passengers flown, Jet Airways (India) Ltd will introduce an eight-seater semi-business class cabin on all of its Jet Airways Konnect flights that until now had been all economy planes.
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Travel biggies positive on tourism |
23rd Apr, 10
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The financial express
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Travel gets a country moving and India is moving. Weaving this thought, Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief, The Indian Express, in his opening address, highlighted the fact that travel trade growth does change the outlook of the country and the entire economics for a sustainable future at the occasion of 7th Bird Express TravelWorld Awards 2009 that was held in the city on April 21, 2010.
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Global warming impact on its way to Met office reports |
23rd Apr, 10
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The economics times
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The monsoon forecast by India’s weather office could include a new feature that will make it more useful to sectors such as tourism,
shipping, airlines, logistics and transport companies apart from its core constituency of farmers.
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Will airlines have to raise ticket prices? |
22nd Apr, 10
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Business Line
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As weary holidaymakers and business travellers finally make their way home after a week of disruption following the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano last week, the big question remains: Will air ticket prices go up?
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Passengers heave sigh of relief as airlines resume London flights |
22nd Apr, 10
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Daily news analysis
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National air carrier Air India resumed its flights to London from Wednesday, a week after volcanic eruptions in Iceland forced cancellation of flights.
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Pearl Investment to open 10 hotels in India, GCC countries |
22nd Apr, 10
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The economics times
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Dubai-based diversified group Pearl Investment has said it plans to open 10 hotels in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and India
with an investment of 500 million dirhams (USD 136.15 million) over the next five years.
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