This year the Pitru Paksha fortnight runs from September 9-24 and will end with the start of Navratri.
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The state government's notification, which was issued earlier in the week, quoted the civil aviation ministry's letter urging quick rehabilitation of slum dwellers due to security threat.
J R D Tata's flight carrying mail between the two cities was the first by an Indian company and it opened the air link to peninsular India.
Air India's home market share has fallen from 19.8% in January to 18% in July.
Vistara is likely to offer 148 seats in a three-class configuration in its Airbus A320s, industry sources said.
The future certainly looks good for Bangalore.
The move will help Jet Airways strengthen its subsidiary JetLite's performance.
Non-metro routes get 73 per cent of its flyers -- a factor that has earned it double-digit share with only 19 planes.
Singapore Airlines has given new brand names to two carriers it controls - SilkAir (short-haul) and Scoot (low-cost, long-haul.
Air India is planning to tweak its daily service to Australia, to cut losses.
GoAir hopes to fly 15 million passengers by 2016-17, serve 30 destinations, up from 21 now, and will largely remain a domestic airline.
Indian airlines currently are required to have a minimum fleet of five aircraft and five years of operational experience for starting international services.
Unlikely to happen in less than a year,despite the advantage of the parent airline's base.
Jet Airways expects to return to profit in the next 18 months, following implementation of a new route network and fleet strategy and cost optimisation measures.
For international travel, frequent flyers look at network and Air India's global network is weak.
An industry source said Reliance Industries did not have a controlling stake in Yatra.com through its acquisition of Network 18. It was just a financial investment.
Airline now financially more stable but still in the doldrums as the operating environment remains tough.
AirAsia is facing a legal challenge from Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy, whose petition comes up for hearing at the Delhi HIgh Court on Wednesday.
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