The firm, udChalo, is a portal founded by the wards of Army men and it provides for personal travel needs of armed forces, paramilitary forces and their family members.
Airline has also advised passengers to contact its toll free number 18001801407 to check their revised flight number.
Airports levy charges such as FTC, infrastructure charge, and into-plane charges on sale of jet fuel. The levy is passed through to airlines, pushing up costs.
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to corner the maximum profits this year, with the aviation industry's umbrella body IATA projecting a global profit of $8.9 billion in 2010.
SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar said Naresh Goyal would be eligible to bid for the airline when the lenders auction it next month.
Two top global aviation bodies, ICAO and IATA, appealed to governments, including that of India and China -- both growing aviation hubs -- to follow suit and allow open market access to their airlines, soon after the signing ceremony of the pact yesterday in Montebello, Canada.
India, the second fastest-growing economy in the world, does not figure in the brighter side of the aviation picture, because Indian civil aviation industry has been hugely loss-making (a $1.75 billion loss in 2009-10) and showing no signs of consolidation.
On the international air traffic front, Asia-Pacific airlines recorded an increase in demand of 5.5 per cent compared to November 2012.
The airline industry globally is expected to bounce back to its pre-recession traffic levels in two or three months, International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced.
Cox & Kings had a total debt of Rs 3,238 crore at end of FY19 and this included both short-term and long-term loans.
Airlines across Europe resumed routine operations on Wednesday after a six-day lockdown due to ash from an Icelandic volcano. The industry recorded an estmated loss of $1.7 billion due to the closure of airports across the continent. For the three-day period between 17-19 April, when almost all flights were grounded, the industry lost revenues worth $400 million per day, IATA said.
Major travel agents have threatened to stop selling domestic and international air tickets until airlines agreed to restore commissions that they had said they would scrap starting October 1, citing higher costs and slower growth.
Airline industry losses this year are expected to be nearly double the level forecast in December, as carriers are hit by steeply falling demand from premium passengers and by record falls in cargo traffic.
Forecasting a 'major shift' in performance of carriers in India and China, IATA chief Giovanni Bisignani said the airline industry in these two 'robust emerging markets' would face 'a much more substantial slowdown' in 2009 and asked the the two governments to take corrective steps to help the ailing business.
Observing that the Indian aviation industry was passing through a 'fragile and delicate moment', he said some airlines could go bust in the coming few months if 'structural changes are not carried out expeditiously'. As many as 25 carriers worldwide have folded up operations in the past several months due to huge losses, the latest being Italian national carrier Alitalia, leading to over 100,000 jobs in the aviation sector being lost.
However, while the capacity void in the domestic market has been filled, a vacuum still remains in international connectivity, especially on the India-Europe and onwards route, which was well connected by Jet Airways via the Boeing 777, Airbus A330 aircraft and its hubs in Paris and Amsterdam.
The number of passengers handled by all Indian carriers registered a whopping fall of minus 13.7 per cent, as per the latest figures of gross domestic product for the second quarter (July-September) of 2008-09, released by the government. However, the amount of cargo carried by the aviation sector grew modestly by 5.7 per cent over the second quarter of 2007-08, the figures showed.
Slowdown-hit airlines stop paying commission.
Godrej Upstream Limited is recruiting Customer Service Representatives.
For an air traveler, there are many advantages of receiving and printing your tickets electronically.
International passenger traffic has grown by 5.9 per cent in the first quarter of this year, reflecting "strong economic prospects" in India and China, the International Air Transport Association.
Air India comes last among Indian full-service carriers in selling tickets through the Internet. According to the International Air Transport Association, the carrier sells 7 per cent of its tickets through the Internet.
Kingfisher Airlines on Tuesday said it had entered into a tie-up with electronic global distribution services provider Galileo International for providing access to the latter's travel agent network.
Daksh, IBM's BPO arm, is looking for Customer Care and Technical Support Executives.
Singapore is the most favoured destination for people living in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines when it comes to post-lockdown travel.
SpiceJet on Monday launched discounted ticket sales at 'rates cheaper than AC 2-Tier train fare.
Daksh, the BPO arm of IBM, is looking for Customer Care Specialists and Technical Support Executives.
Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal said his airlines, if given permission, would start off by flying to Southeast Asian countries.
Mahesh Bhupathi, Prakash Amritraj and Rohan Bopanna have been included in the original squad, announced last week.
Etihad has high hopes from Jet Airways deal in which it bought out majority stake in 2013.
The most significant growth was recorded by carriers in the Asia-Pacific and West Asian regions at 5.9 per cent and 12.9 per cent respectively. Carriers in these regions captured the vast majority of the global increase (93 per cent).
In December 2010, the price of the fuel in Delhi was Rs 45,240 a kilolitre.
Full-service airline Tata-SIA, submitted its application for the grant of Air Operator's Permit (AOP or flying license) in April.
'It will be like this: If you use the window seat in the first row, next will be the aisle in the second row, to maintain social distancing.' 'So, two-thirds of the aircraft is not going to be used.'
From using bio-fuels to revamping in-flight food and drinks services, eschewing mass-produced chicken/eggs in favour of local, farm-raised options to offering eco-friendly toys for children, airlines try out inventive measures to encourage carbon-neutral practices.
This is the first time domestic players have announced steep cuts.
The Indian government's decision in 2012 to allow foreign direct investment in civil-aviation sector up to 49 per cent has enthused new airlines to launch their operations and capitalise on country's 1.2 billion population, a pre-statement to the Global Aerospace Summit said.
With IndiGo executing its long haul low-cost plans the airline will certainly need a lot of cash going forward.
Gaikwad was travelling from Pune to New Delhi when the scuffle broke out over the sitting arrangement.
The national carrier's capacity is expected to grow by 9.2 per cent with the addition of six more Boeing 787 Dreamliners to the fleet, they said. As of February this year, the airline has 13 Dreamliners in its fleet out of a total order of 27.
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