Competition is intense and with the blurring of differences in service proposition and fares, it becomes imperative that airlines use their on-time performance for messaging and brand building.
Air India on Thursday increased the fuel surcharge component in fares on several routes.
Apart from IT and pharma, the lead spenders in travel are construction, automobile and metals and mining companies and together these sectors accounted for 82 per cent of business travel spend in India in 2015, up from 78 per cent in 2013.
With passengers flying Indian skies getting more and more unruly, day by day, airlines are forced to stock rope and handcuffs on board and use them as they did the other day on a Dubai-Delhi flight.
In his press conference on Wednesday, Trump targeted drug-makers and vowed to bring back production in the US.
'We feel EMI holidays should pick up now.' How travel companies are trying to win customers after demonetisation.
While the government's demonetisation move is aimed at curbing under-invoicing, the worry was that retailers would de-stock in the short term, impacting sales.
Congruence on terrorism, current disquiet on immigration, short-term visa would top the wish list.
Insurer likely to support Ratan Tata; reduction in stake might have been profit booking.
Major global airlines, including Gulf carriers, are keen to invest in this space.
'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'
Threats from IS militants, the Syrian conflict and the migrant crisis in Europe are some of the recent risks that have companies worried, says M Saraswathy.
This form of device-based insurance uses GPS to measure how much a car runs and the speed that it is run at.
A comparison shows that for Delhi to Mumbai air travel, the lowest airfare price is in the range of Rs 2,755, while the surged price for second-AC comes at Rs 4,104, a 42 per cent increase from the current train fares
Federation of Indian Airlines has appealed to DGCA to extend notice period of flyers from 6 months to a year
Govt's decision to allow in-flight Wi-Fi doesn't take off with budget airlines, full-service carriers enthused
General, life insurers with 8 & 10 yrs in biz, respectively, may have to list
Amitabh Chaudhry, who will now head the merged entity, will manage assets under management of about Rs 1.10 lakh crore and an employee base of 23,620 after the completion of the deal
Section 45, which says no claim can be rejected after three years of a policy being in force, remains a bone of contention
Ankleshwar plant is the third such facility to face action
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