Stalemate on airlines agent commission continues |
8th Sep, 09
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Business Line
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The stalemate on whether travel agents should be paid a commission by the airlines continues.
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AAI denies extra slot to Kingfisher , asks it to pay dues |
7th Sep, 09
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Financial Chronicle
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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has refused to allot additional space at Kolkata airport to Vijay Mallya-led Kinfisher Airlines, asking it to first pay dues totalling Rs 174 crore (till July 2009).
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Caravan tours now in India |
7th Sep, 09
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Financial Chronicle
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Caravan tour packages, popular in Europe and the US, will soon hit Indian shores to attract elite segment of tourists .Caravan is being envisaged as a niche tourism product.
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Aviation insurance to hit airline sector badly |
7th Sep, 09
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The Tribune
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A flurry of plane crashes across the world this year will find its echo in the domestic aviation insurance premium rates in the form of a 25-40 per cent hike.
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Aviation insurance to hit airline sector badly |
7th Sep, 09
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The Tribune
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A flurry of plane crashes across the world this year will find its echo in the domestic aviation insurance premium rates in the form of a 25-40 per cent hike.
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Kingfisher fliers kick up a stink over loos |
6th Sep, 09
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Mail Today
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It was a different kind of midair shock for passengers of Kingfisher airlines’ Dharam-sala-bound flight last week. Soon after the aircraft tool off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, passengers started protesting against the stinking lavatories.
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Air India's COO hunt to take off in Oct |
6th Sep, 09
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Business Line
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The Maharaja's global search for a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to run the day-to-day affairs of the airline will get going from the middle of next month. The idea of having a COO for Air India was mooted in July as the airline looked to cut costs, increase yields and make profits.
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Air India to expand northeast operations |
6th Sep, 09
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The Hindu
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In a bid to provide national and international connectivity to the northeast, national carrier Air India (AI) plans to expand its operations over the next three years, taking the number of weekly flights from the present 65 to about 1,000.
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AI plans more flights to North-East |
6th Sep, 09
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Business Line
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Air India plans to increase its flights to the North-East to around 1,000 a week in three years from the current level of around 65.
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Tight control on costs helps SpiceJet fly in profits |
5th Sep, 09
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Business Line
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At a time when most carriers are making huge losses, a very tight control on costs has helped low-cost airline SpiceJet to book profits, said its top official at the 25th annual convention of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) in Bangalore.
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