Air India to fly daily to Washington from Dec 1 |
11th Oct, 09
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Business Line
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Air India ha announced the launch of a daily Washington-New Delhi-Kolkata flight from December 1 putting the US capital on its map.
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AI to begin direct flights to Washington next month |
10th Oct, 09
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Business Standard
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Next month, Air India will extend one of its two direct flights to New York from Delhi and Mumbai to Washington.
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50,000 airline employees plan all-India trade union |
10th Oct, 09
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Economic Times
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Fresh from the success of two strikes by pilots of Jet Airways and Air India, the country’s 50,000 airline employees plans to form a
nation-wide trade union that will represent pilots, engineers, maintenance staff, cabin crew and ground handling staff.
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Hotel stocks on a high |
10th Oct, 09
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Times of India
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Living true to its name, the hospitality sector provided some succour to the bruised bulls on Dalal Street on Friday. Most of the hotel
stocks hit their 52-week high on the back of news that hotels have hiked or mulling an increase in room tariffs for the busy season from October to March.
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Vienna beckons Indian tourists |
10th Oct, 09
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The Hindu
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To commemorate 60 years of diplomatic relations between India and Austria, the Vienna Tourist Board has put in place new plans to woo holiday revellers and business travellers.
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Srilankan extends package |
9th Oct, 09
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Business Line
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Srilankan Airlines has extended its ongoing “Double Delights-Stretch Your Holiday in Sri Lanka “promotion packages up to November 30. The packages comprise holiday for two persons in Sri Lanka with an extra night absolutely free.
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Singapore Tourism Board new campaign |
8th Oct, 09
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Financial Chronicle
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‘2009 Reasons to meet in Singapore’, a MICE focused campaign , has been launched as an integral part of attendance building efforts under the Singapore Tourism Board’s – Building on opportunities to strengthen tourism or BOOST initiative. The campaign’s key objective is to encourage business travelers to visit Singapore.
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Kingfisher returns 19 aircraft in 10 months |
8th Oct, 09
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Financial Chronicle
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Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines has returned 19 leased aircraft in the past 10 months owing to mounting losses. Of these, 16 are Airbus and three ATR are turbo-prop aircraft, according to official data.
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AI to be official carrier of Commonwealth Games |
7th Oct, 09
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The Poineer
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State run carrier Air India, which was on Tuesday designated as the official carrier of the Commonwealth Games 2010, said it is mulling to run special charter services to accommodate visitors and sportspersons during the mega event next year.
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Now, a potral for lost goods of air travellers |
6th Oct, 09
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The Tribune
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People traveling by air can now feel a bit more secure about their luggage as the Central Industrial Security Force has started a project to help passengers trace lost valuable like laptops, mobiles and jewellery.
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