Ninety years later, BA counts the country as its second-biggest overseas market after the US.
Bookings are already open, trial flights are being conducted.
Ajay Singh is trying hard to turnaround SpiceJet.
AirAsia's India plans may not be hit with the current crisis that the airline is going through
Initial reports say the pilots had asked for a change in route (it was flying to Singapore) because of adverse weather.
AirAsia India launched service in June and has two Airbus A320 planes.
A ministry's internal note proposes caps on minimum and maximum fares airlines can charge, keeping in mind their cost structure, profit margin and ensuring the last minute fares are not out of bounds of passengers.
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IndiGo, which has about 550 flights a day, has increased the number of daily flights from Delhi to Hyderabad and Chennai to seven.
'India is a high-cost market but that is man-made. The government can change that with a stroke of the pen.'
Earlier, PE firms such as Goldman Sachs and Indigo Partners had evinced interest in the Indian aviation market.
Fresh trouble seems to be brewing for liquor baron Vijay Mallya, with Mumbai International Airport(MIAL) deciding to sell a mid-sized corporate jet owned by his group company.
Vistara will have to face stiff competition from Jet Airways, AirAsia
Ministry sources say investors are looking at pumping in around Rs 1,100 crore
Estimates of decline in arrivals vary from 30-50 per cent. Rouble fell to 80 against the dollar on Tuesday, but settled around 72 against the dollar its steepest fall in sixteen years.
Cites technical reasons; crew told to apologies to passengers and provide feedback forms for those seeking a refund for pre-booked meals
The airline not to be put on cash and carry mode
The airline has promised refunds within 10 days, but there is a rush
An airport in Noida could lead to higher user fees and diversion of traffic from Delhi, which has huge unused capacity.
DGCA sources pegged SpiceJet's total dues at Rs 1,600 crore (Rs 16 billion), which the airline owes lessors, vendors, income-tax department and airport operators.
The chief operating officer said that the carrier will surmount the present crisis very soon.
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