IT departments, running the website, is working overtime to provide necessary information and making relevant changes.
For the Rs 599 offer, taxes and other fees and charges, barring fuel surcharge, would be additional, but the Rs 1,999 offer is all-inclusive
Flight cancellations and subsequent grounding of Jet Airways adversely impacted seat capacity in the domestic market which also resulted in fares going up.
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A leading Australian university is offering iPods, laptops and even airfare for recruiting fellow pupils from overseas.
Hutch has entered into an agreement with Bangalore-based Flightraja.com, an online travel portal.
IITC offers international airlines and travel management course designed for students wishing to pursue a career in the travel and tourism industry.
According to Icra, domestic passenger traffic declined by 1.1 per cent in March, overall traffic saw a de-growth of 0.1 per cent in the month as international aircraft movement dipped by 1 per cent while domestic aircraft movement was flat.
In the Trek Study, willing backpackers who develop travellers' diarrhoea will be paid to attend a clinic and also injected with a new agent to see how they react, British daily The Independent has reported.
A Jet Airways customer service assistant told PTI that the suspension had been ordered in view of poor passenger booking.
The levy will come into effect from December 1, 2016
An airfare regulatory authority likely soon.
One million more go globe trotting in 2008-09.
During the January-July period, passenger growth jumped 21.13 per cent to 455.78 lakh.
A loss of revenue from liquor sales will have to be compensated through increased landing and parking charges on airlines, which, in turn, will pass on the cost to flyers.
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Scholarships for Indian students in Scotland, announced by the British Council.
Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have decided to stop the low-fare advance purchase schemes, saying the airfares would now be decided by the market. Some no-frill carriers will follow suit over the next few days. However, regular fares and the fuel surcharge are not being touched. Industry sources said the decision to withdraw lower-level fares was taken as these did not stimulate demand and also in anticipation of a spurt in demand for summer holiday travel.
MRTPC has suspected cartelisation amongst low-cost fliers over fixing of air fairs. It has called for a probe into the matter.
Budget airline Spicejet on Thursday announced its second flight in Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai sector.
Jet has been operating on international routes since 2004, being the first private airline to do so in decades, after it launched a Chennai-Colombo service in March that year.
Vacationers are showing a preference for areas that are near to their cities and preferably, can be reached by car. The areas in demand are hill stations or beaches four-five hours away from a city. For hotels in the vicinity, this is the right time to rake in the moolah. For instance, room rentals at some of the vacation spots near Mumbai have gone up by as much as 30-150 per cent.
Anticipating a weak demand in the traditionally lean January-March period, most domestic airlines on Tuesday reduced fares massively after no-frills carrier SpiceJet announced a steep 50 per cent discount on base fares and fuel surcharges across sectors.
Domestic and international airfares are set to rise by 5 per cent beginning October as the travel agents prepare ground to recover 5 per cent commission on the base fare: Amount parted to them by airlines for booking tickets on their distribution systems from consumers.
Drama heightened on Friday when the army said that Pakistan-based terrorists are planning to target the ongoing Amarnath Yatra followed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration issuing an advisory, asking the yatris and tourists to "curtail" their stay in the Valley and leave immediately.
Airfares on the India-Malaysia route are likely to decline in the next few months, with no-frills Malaysian carrier Air Asia planning a major foray into the Indian market at fares ranging between Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000.Air Asia plans to fly to 12 cities, including Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode.
"The fare to be charged from the pilgrims for Haj 2008 will continue to be Rs 12,000 per pilgrim. There will be no increase," Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi said after a meeting of the Union Cabinet. As many as 1,23,211 pilgrims will travel on subsidised fare this year as compared to 1.15 lakh in October last year, he said.
However, domestic carriers said they are not looking at a decrease in airfares. The cut of Rs 11,784 per kilolitre will come into effect from September 1. They also said that the industry would be able to curtail 30 per cent of its monthly losses. Indian carriers are expected to make a cumulative loss of $2 billion in 2008-09.
Ten scholarships are available for Indians to carry out research leading to PhD and DPhil in British constitution.
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Services would be conducted on every Monday and Thursday to Chennai which is Air-India's 7th destination from Dammam, Deepak Anand, Air India manager in Eastern Province, told Arab News on Monday.
GoAir announces its 2nd Anniversary, offers 1.5 million discounted air tickets. The airline is launching this promotion across its entire network.
Spice Jet to start a series of daily flights from Coimbatore to Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, will lauch services to Port Blair, Pune in October.
There is some relief for those flying out of the new Bengaluru International Airport with the Airport Authority deciding to slash by 50 per cent the User Development Fee until May 31, 2008.
British Airways is offering special return airfares from Delhi/ Mumbai/ Chennai/ Kolkata/ Bangalore to London/ Europe/ USA.
San Fransisco and New York are touted to be the first destinations.
GoAir is offering special packages for the Nehru Trophy Boat Race to be held at\nAlappuzha Punnamada Lake on August 12.
High airfares have forced several expatriate workers, including Indians, wanting to leave the UAE under an amnesty announced by the government, to take the risky sea route by traveling in boats.
Travel pro Peter Greenberg makes sense of the airline mess and finds ways to make the most of a tangled travel situation.
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.
