Hotels to hold tariffs steady till Dec. |
12th Sep, 09
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Asian Age
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Come October, your stay at star or budget category hotels would be become further costly affair as one-third of hotels have decided to hike their room tariffs.
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Aviation secy warns carriers against charging extra fares |
12th Sep, 09
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Business Standard
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Aviation Secretary M M Nambiar today called a meeting of airlines’ representatives to warn them against charging excessive fares, He also asked them to operate more flights on the routes that were serviced by Jet Airways. “This is for reducing the inconvenience to passengers,” Nambiar said.
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Airline fares back to square one after DGCA missive |
12th Sep, 09
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Business Line
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The diktat from the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation on fares seems to have worked with airlines charging more realistic rates.
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Interglobe to construct 14 hotels in three years |
12th Sep, 09
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Indian Express
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Interglobe Hotels, a joint venture between Interglobe Enterprises and international economy hotels operator Accord, will set up 14 hotels under the brand name ‘lbis ‘ in 10 Indian cities over next three years.
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Delta may buy stake in Japan Airlines |
12th Sep, 09
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Business Standard
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Delta Air Lines, the world’s biggest carrier, is in talks to take a stake in Japan Airlines Corp and forge a business alliance, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Jet Airways impasse continues |
12th Sep, 09
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The Hindu
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Marathon talks to end the impasse between the management of Jet Airways and its pilots before the Chief Labour Commissioner remained inconclusive on Friday.
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Travel restriction only on domestic flights : Pranab |
12th Sep, 09
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The Tribune
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A day after several Cabinet Ministers complained about the government’s new austerity drive, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today clarified that the restriction on first-class air travel was confined to domestic and not international flights.
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Jet, pilots dig in heels amid talk of silver lining |
11th Sep, 09
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Asian age
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Amid reports late on Thursday night that Jet Airways and its pilots could be inching towards an agreement after a crucial meeting in New Delhi, both Jet Airways and the pilots declared that they "were not aware as yet" of any breakthrough in talks. "We are not aware of any such development," a Jet Airways spokesperson said late on Thursday.
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Jet Airways pilots' strike may end today |
11th Sep, 09
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Business Standard
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The Jet Airways management and National Aviators Guild (NAG) made a breakthrough tonight with a tentative draft which indicated the airline is likely to reinstate all the five pilots it had terminated, with some riders. However, a Jet spokesperson said: “Currently, we are not aware of any such move.”
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Pilot stir could hit Jet's fund-raising plan |
11th Sep, 09
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Financial Chronicle
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Fund raising plans of private carrier Jet Airways may hit a roadblock because of the ongoing tussle between pilots and management over re-instatement of two senior pilots who were allegedly instrumental in forming National Aviators Guild, the 650 pilot’s strong union. Jet had previously on multiple occasions deferred plans to raise additional capital to the tune of $400 million.
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