8 days ago
Tourists opting for low-cost air travel, moderate hotels
New Delhi, Jan 31 - Post the recession, India is witnessing a preference for low-cost air travel, increase in business-driven tourism and a rise in the number of moderate-tier hotels for long-haul travellers. Over the next two decades the focus will be on low cost air travel both in the domestic and foreign circuits, said speakers at a seminar at the SATTE-ITB 2010 travel fair in the capital. 'T ... read more

New Delhi | 9 days ago
Indian travellers seeking cheaper flights, hotels
New Delhi, Jan 30 - Indian travellers are looking for low cost air travel options and cheap hotel rooms as the domestic tourism industry starts to pick up in the wake of the ongoing economic recovery.This trend will pick up pace in the coming years, speakers at a seminar 'The Challenge of Change' in tourism at the ongoing SATTE-ITB 2010 travel fair said here Friday. The tourism, aviation and trave ... read more

New Delhi | 14 days ago
Jet Airways posts profit in third quarter
New Delhi, Jan 25 - Leading private carrier Jet Airways Monday announced net profit of Rs.105.8 crore for the quarter ended December 2009, while it suffered a net loss of Rs.214.18 crore.In a regulatory filing, the company said its total income has, however, decreased to Rs.293.64 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2009, from Rs.306.3 crore during the like period last year. The airline had accrue ... read more

6 months ago
Jet Airways flight makes emergency landing at Delhi airport
New Delhi, Aug 4 - A Jet Airways flight with 63 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here Tuesday following a technical snag in its undercarriage wheels. The pilot of Flight 9W 2601, which was on its way from Delhi to Vadodara, detected problems in the undercarriage wheels around 40 minutes after the take-off and made emergency landing by aroun ... read more

6 months ago
No bailout for private airlines, says government
New Delhi, Aug 3 - A day after private airlines called off their Aug 18 strike, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Monday ruled out any kind of bailout for them or for the state-owned carrier Air India. 'There is no question of a financial bailout for private airlines. We are not even bailing out Air India, which is owned by the government,' Patel told reporters here. 'But we will try to help ... read more

6 months ago
India's private carriers threaten not to fly from Aug 18
Mumbai, July 31 - India's private airlines Friday threatened not to fly from Aug 18 if the government fails to announce a bailout package to help them tide over the ongoing crisis which they claim has escalated their collective losses to over $2 billion. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Federation of Indian Airlines -, a representative body of private carriers, to discuss the current s ... read more

6 months ago
India's private carriers threaten not to fly from Aug 18
Mumbai, July 31 - India's private airlines Friday threatened not to fly from Aug 18 if the government fails to announce a bailout package to help tide over the ongoing crisis which they claim has escalated their collective losses to over $2 billion. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Federation of Indian Airlines -, a representative body of private carriers, to discuss the current situat ... read more

6 months ago
India's private carriers threaten not to fly from Aug 18
Mumbai, July 31 - The Federation of Indian Airlines -, a representative body of private carriers, has sought a bailout package to tide over the current financial crisis and threatened that its members may suspend domestic operations from Aug 18. Addressing a press conference here, FIA secretary general Anil Baijal said that member airlines had accumulated losses worth a whopping $2 billion, and ... read more

6 months ago
Jet Airways to launch Mumbai-Riyadh flight Aug 6
Mumbai, July 29 - Private carrier Jet Airways will launch flight from Mumbai to Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh from Aug 6, the airline said Wednesday. 'The airline will launch four services a week on the Mumbai-Riyadh sector - on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,' Jet said in a statement. Riyadh will be Jet's second destination in Saudi Arabia as it has already launched services to Jed ... read more

6 months ago
Air India has not cancelled any order, says Boeing
New Delhi, July 22 - Boeing Co, the world's second largest commercial aircraft maker, Wednesday said it has not received any proposal from India's cash-strapped national carrier Air India for deferring or cancelling its orders. 'We have not received any such proposals from Air India so far. But Jet Airways has rescheduled the delivery of two Boeing-333 aircraft,' Boeing India president Dinesh Ke ... read more