English county side Surrey bagged Virat Kohli for a dirt cheap deal as the Board of Control for Cricket in India was keen to ensure quality game time for the India captain ahead of tour of England.
Airlines are of the view that the cut in prices is too little for them to pass on to consumers, especially after a series of price increases over the last six months.
Taking forward the competition in airfares by targeting the AC two-tier train passengers, Air Sahara on Monday launched its 'Surprice' scheme introducing the first advance purchase (Apex) return scheme and reducing the fares by almost 30%.
Indian Airlines and Air-India are expected to hike airfares by ten per cent following a green signal from Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.
Three major domestic airlines on Friday announced revised fares, including those under the advance purchase schemes, following abolition of the Inland Air Travel Tax which amounted to 15 per cent of the total airfare.
Air India on Thursday increased the fuel surcharge component in fares on several routes.
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The Centre said that there was no legal provision to declare a disaster as a national calamity, amid demands for declaring the floods as a national disaster.
'It is very clear that Air India cannot be managed by the government.' 'Air India should be run as a separate profit entity.'
The Indian Railways must opt for a dynamic fare-fixing system and improve its management and marketing techniques.
Domestic carriers seek week's time for suggestions on fares.
No-frills carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday put on sale 1 lakh seats on its select domestic flights for just Re 1.
SpiceJet announced discounted fares on domestic sector.
The Railways has also reduced flexi-fares from 1.5 to 1.4 times the base ticket fare in 101 trains
Jet Airways -- which has been flying for 25 years - on Friday described reports that the airline cannot fly beyond 60 days as "incorrect and malicious" as well as denied any talks of stake sale.
InterGlobe has raised Rs 3,008.5 crore.
After due deliberations, the lenders have decided to seek resolution for Jet Airways under the bankruptcy code since only a conditional bid was received.
Domestic budget carriers SpiceJet, Indigo and GoAir have rolled out another sale offer with fares starting from Rs 1,699 for a limited period on domestic routes.
India is one of the fastest-growing countries in the plastic money segment, with close to 350 million debit cards and 19 million credit cards in circulation.
Deals from online travel portals, in partnership with credit cards, are good.
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A total of Rs 30,000 crore was allocated for five years to Air India by the United Progressive Alliance government in its second term.
Naresh Goyal only gave an undertaking not to sell any of his 51% stake in return for raising working capital debt from PNB.
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'Indian aviation is having a lesser number of aircraft.' 'Besides the Boeing 737 MAX, you have the A320Neos which Indigo is currently grappling with because of a lack of pilots.' 'This has led to cancellation (of flights) and therefore the prices of air tickets are on the higher side this season although generally in March ticket prices are on the lower side.'
The Board of Control for Cricket in India paid the International Cricket Council around Rs 2.4 crore for various charges incurred for the Indian squad carrying "additional team members" during the World Cup earlier this year.
Private airlines Jet Airways and IndiGo joined the race for low-fares, offering their customers hefty discounts, after Air India rolled out a similar offer to challenge Vistara, the latest full-service entrant in the domestic market.
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'Some cases do not get a single hearing for 6 to 8 months, while some have been pending for as long as 8 years.'
Vistara and AirAsia India have been lobbying for the relaxation of this rule.
Selected students from India will win a fully funded scholarship to pursue a master's programme at the Oxford University in the UK in 2014.
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