Aneesh Phadnis And Ajay Modi

Stories by Aneesh Phadnis And Ajay Modi

How runway closure at Mumbai, Bengaluru airports hurting fliers

How runway closure at Mumbai, Bengaluru airports hurting fliers

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2019

According to a survey by travel portal ixigo, economy airfares from Mumbai have shot up by almost 25- 30 per cent till the end of March.

Soon, you will have to forget compensation for cancelled flights

Soon, you will have to forget compensation for cancelled flights

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2019

Currently, airlines are required to pay compensation of Rs 5,000-10,000 to a passenger, in addition to a ticket refund in case of flight cancellation. Soon, all that may change. However, compensation is payable if the airline does not give advance intimation to a passenger, which is at least 24 hours before departure.

Jet seeks shareholders' nod to turn debt into equity

Jet seeks shareholders' nod to turn debt into equity

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2019

The airline has proposed to raise authorised share capital to Rs 2,200 crore. This would comprise Rs 680 crore of equity capital and Rs 1,520 crore of preference share capital.

Planning to visit Thailand? You have reason to celebrate!

Planning to visit Thailand? You have reason to celebrate!

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2019

These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists, says Aneesh Phadnis.

How IndiGo plans to spread its wings

How IndiGo plans to spread its wings

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2019

The airline will be inducting large number of A321s this year which will be largely used on international routes and high density domestic routes.

How brands are making a splash at Kumbh Mela

How brands are making a splash at Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2019

Milk booths by Amul and Mother Dairy, a Kumbh phone by Reliance Jio, Dabur's toothpaste dispensers are among the many initiatives by brands steadying for a stint on haloed ground.

Battle for Jet Air hots up

Battle for Jet Air hots up

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2019

While Jet founder Naresh Goyal said he was willing to infuse Rs 700 crore and also pledge all his shares in the company provided he can have at least 25 per cent stake, the airline's foreign partner Etihad Airways insists he must not keep more than a 22 per cent stake.

Post restructuring, SBI-led consortium may hold around 40% stake in Jet

Post restructuring, SBI-led consortium may hold around 40% stake in Jet

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2019

The airline has struggled to pay salaries and vendors on time and its Rs 10,963 crore fund and non fund based facilities have now been assigned 'D' rating by ICRA - the seventh rating downgrade since March 2017.

How Mumbai airport shutdown will affect you

How Mumbai airport shutdown will affect you

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2019

Fares to key routes such as Delhi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad may shoot up 80 per cent

Paytm Travel hopes to zoom past MakeMyTrip in 2020

Paytm Travel hopes to zoom past MakeMyTrip in 2020

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2019

Paytm Travel claims to have a base of around 13 million customers, a threefold increase over the user base in FY17. While significant, it is but a fraction of Paytm's wallet user base of more than 300 million.

Hotels to restaurants, aggregators' discounts come home to bite

Hotels to restaurants, aggregators' discounts come home to bite

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2019

As regular promotional discounts and offers rolled out by well-funded apps determine the demand trend, online hospitality aggregators face growing discontent from restaurants and hotels over commissions and pricing power.

As Jet defaults on loan, its credit rating slips to 'D'

As Jet defaults on loan, its credit rating slips to 'D'

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2019

Over the past several months, the airline has struggled to pay vendors and staff salaries on time.

As car sales skid, auto part makers are also in the slow lane

As car sales skid, auto part makers are also in the slow lane

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2018

Issues like high insurance cost and the announced price hike effective January could also weigh on sales in 2019. The only bright spot is the softening seen in fuel prices over the past month.

'Online tourism is growing 15%, 16%'

'Online tourism is growing 15%, 16%'

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2018

'Tourism is growing between 10% to 12%.'

Brakes on sales figure of Maruti Suzuki

Brakes on sales figure of Maruti Suzuki

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2018

The slowdown in growth is an industry-wide trend and companies are adjusting production to bring down the inventory levels at plants as well as dealerships.

SBI orders forensic audit of Jet's accounts

SBI orders forensic audit of Jet's accounts

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2018

Jet has come under regulatory scrutiny twice this year.

Which is going be the biggest hotel complex in India?

Which is going be the biggest hotel complex in India?

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2018

Dipak Haksar, bottom, left, chief executive, ITC Hotels and WelcomHotels, tells Ajay Modi that FY19 is going to be a year of strong growth, and tariffs are likely to see a substantial improvement in the fourth quarter

Why passenger vehicle sales skid over 3% in November

Why passenger vehicle sales skid over 3% in November

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2018

Large number of buyers has put purchases on hold because of a combination of factors, including high fuel prices, higher insurance cost, and firm interest rates.

Ambani wedding sees Mumbai airport handle a record 1004 flights

Ambani wedding sees Mumbai airport handle a record 1004 flights

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2018

The airport sees 950-960 aircraft movements daily, and Saturday saw an additional 37 flights to Udaipur as celebrities, filmstars and politicians made a dash to the city for pre-wedding celebrations.

Why ATF price cut won't lead to cheaper flight tickets

Why ATF price cut won't lead to cheaper flight tickets

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2018

However, the reduction in ATF prices will provide some cushion to airlines engaged in a protracted price war have lost control over pricing in one the world's most price sensitive domestic markets.