Languishing at the bottom of the table, Deccan Chargers on Saturday turned party poopers shocking title contenders Mumbai Indians by 10 runs in an Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Saturday.
Deccan Aviation Ltd, in which Vijay Mallya's UB group has picked up 46 per cent stake, may hive off its aviation chartering business into a separate entity.
With this extra buck in it kitty, will Air Deccan be able to expand its fleet and revamp its services?
Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya on Tuesday said budget carrier Air Deccan has applied for permission to fly overseas from next year. "Air Deccan has sought government approval to fly overseas from next year. The company is looking for a licence to start flights to Middle East, South East Asia and the US," he said on the sidelines of the Fortune Global Forum in New Delhi.
Ashwin spoke about his early days in the IPL and how the event exceeded all expectations.
The IPL governing council met in Mumbai on Wednesday to discuss various issues related to the termination of cash-strapped Deccan Chargers and matters regarding to its new franchise for which tenders have been floated.
The train between Mumbai and Pune is a home away from home for many passengers travelling everyday.
Air Deccan has opened bookings across all Airbus flights for travel between September 1 and October 29, 2006.
Most of the Air Deccan aircraft that await repainting are small single-aisle ATR jets. When contacted, the Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson said re-painting of aircraft is typically done when the aircraft visits the maintenance, repair, overhaul workshop for scheduled maintenance checks.
Air Deccan is celebrating the country's 60th year of Independence by offering one lakh tickets at Rs 60.
Mumbai Indians thrashed defending champions Deccan Chargers by 63 runs in their Indian Premier League match at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday to consolidate their place atop the table.
Bhide, known as 'Bhide Guruji' among his followers, is accused of making offensive remarks about Mahatma Gandhi's lineage in his speech during a programme in Amravati district in the last week of July.
No-frills airline Air Deccan is offering five lakh air tickets free, but with taxes and surcharges, in an effort to stimulate air travel during lean season.
Air Deccan has introduced credit card masking system to enhance security for its passengers paying through credit cards.
There was no confirmation on whether or not BCCI will review its earlier decision to terminate the franchise.
Air Deccan on Friday welcomed the enquiry by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation into reports that the low-cost carrier was over-booking its flights.
The booking will open on January 14, at 8 am, it said in a statement.
David Warner blasted his way to an unbeaten 54-ball 109 as he steered Delhi Daredevils to a crushing nine-wicket win over Deccan Chargers.
India's first low cost airline Air Deccan has surpassed state-owned Indian to become the country's number two airlines with a market share of 21.2 per cent as of June this year.
All 40 passengers on the flight are safe.
Indian Premier League franchisee Deccan Chargers has contended that a British court's award of over pounds 10 million to its former CEO Tim Wright would be non-est in the eyes of Indian courts or justice.
Chennai Super Kings batsman Suresh Raina said bowlers made the decisive difference in his team's 10-run win over Deccan Chargers in their IPL in Chennai.
Deccan Chargers' skipper and former Australian star Adam Gilchrist insists his team has much to live up to after rising from the bottom in the Indian Premier League's first season to be the champions in the second.
Deccan Chargers would seek to break the sequence of defeats at home and revive their campaign in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, when they hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad.
Deccan Aviation, a new entry in the domestic airlines sector, failed to take-off as its stocks experienced brisk profit selling and plunged 34 percent on the first day of trading on Monday.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha on Saturday became the sixth player to be transferred during the IPL trading window, moving from Deccan Chargers to Mumbai Indians.
At present, the low-cost carrier has a fleet of 29 aircraft. It plans to add 19 aircraft in the next year, of which eight will be leased Airbus A320s, four ATR 72-500s on hire purchase and one of the same to be leased.
Odyssey is a leisure retail chain which sells books, music, toys, greeting cards and FMCG products of leading domestic and international brands.
Passengers flying to any destination on the Deccan network and carrying only one cabin bag, can tele check-in from 24 hours up to two hours prior to the time of departure, the airlines said in a statement.
Low cost carrier Air Deccan will add Pune and Srinagar to its network on December 6, taking the total number of its destinations to 46 and making it the largest network provider in the country.
Veteran Sourav Ganguly marked his belated return to the Indian Premier League with a gutsy batting display as Pune Warriors notched a comfortable six-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
The company plans to offer end-to-end logistics solutions where it has custodial charge of the cargo. Till the back-end warehouse infrastructure is ready at the airline's national hub in Nagpur, Gopinath's freighters will fly the Dubai-Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong route, offering dedicated cargo space to freight forwarders and serve anyone who wants to move international freight to these cities for time-definite delivery.
Low-cost carrier Air Deccan and liquor baron Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines have agreed not to "poach on one another's territory and instead help each other."
Going ahead with its outsourcing spree, budget carrier Air Deccan on Wednesday tied up with Frankfinn Institute of Airhostesses Training as an exclusive cabin crew partner.
Opening another chapter in aviation industry, G R Gopinath, the pioneer in low-cost carriers, had his Deccan Charters Ltd join hands with Taj Air, the executive charter service of Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), and Business Jets India Pvt Ltd (BJETS), to launch Powerfly.
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