The decision cuts the order book for the European company's newest jet, which is due to enter service in around six months' time, by around 10 per cent.
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On Thursday, Virgin Atlantic, for instance, cancelled its morning flight between London and Delhi. And Air India rescheduled its London-Ahmedabad flight by several hours. With the Heathrow restrictions to remain in place till September 11, air traffic between India and London is likely to see slower growth over the next two months.
Jet Airways remains the number one airline serving foreign routes.
Air India (AI)'s rise could be at the expense of three "super-connector" hubs - Doha in Qatar, and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE - as the Indian passenger would any day prefer direct flights of their national airline that is providing excellent on-time service, Arved von zur Muehlen, chief commercial officer of Saudia Airlines, said on Thursday.
Emirates has been voted as the world's best airline in 2016 by travellers around the world.
Demand from premium traffic in Europe, US remained subdued as the global slowdown continues, pushing the airline to slash prices.
A 42-year-old flight attendant and a 47-year-old cabin services supervisor -- both unidentified -- of Emirates Airline were convicted of "coercion to commit sin" after sending each other sexually-themed SMS messages, the National newspaper reported court documents as saying.
UAE's international airline, Emirates on Monday announced an increase in its services to Kerala from February next with daily flights to Cochin and eight flights a week to Thiruvananthapuram.
Ignored by all ten IPL franchises at the players' auction a few months ago, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly will play in next month's Emirates Airline Twenty20 tournament in Dubai. Ganguly was included in a star-studded MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) side that will take part in the event, starting on April 1.
Taking advantage of India's 'open sky' policy, United Arab Emirates' premier carrier Emirates has launched additional flights between Delhi and Dubai to meet the increased levels of outbound traffic.
Emirates is now making this feature available to customers of all classes instead of only those travelling first and business class, a press release said in Dubai.
A tweet in Malayalam by Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, soon after his meeting with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the Emirates, has gone viral on social media as several expatriate Malayalis shared it on their virtual platforms.
In a post on the microblogging platform 'X' on Saturday, passenger Vineeth K said that even though he was getting cheaper fares with Gulf carrier Etihad, he had opted for Air India as it operates a non-stop service to the US.
We live in hope that India and its airlines might finally grow up, notes Anuli Bhargava.
These special fares are a small gesture of appreciation from Emirates for its customers in India.
Despite partial restoration of salaries, pilots across airlines remain dissatisfied, throwing challenges for managers.
Indian customers will have wider travel options as airlines introduce new flights from the end of March. While Malaysian Airlines and Turkish Airlines are resuming passenger flights to India after a gap of two years, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group will scale up their existing service in a graded manner in the summer schedule. Emirates, the largest foreign airline operating in India, too, is looking to restore its pre-Covid-19 schedule of 172 flights per week.
Pakistan's national flag carrier on Thursday suspended flight operations to Afghanistan due to what it called "security concerns", hours after the Taliban government threatened to ban the airline unless it reduced the fare on the Kabul-Islamabad route to previous levels.
The special fares are valid for economy class and business class return tickets to all of the airline's destinations within India, the airline said.
The pilots of India's budget carrier SpiceJet would now be trained by flight training establishment of the Dubai carrier, Emirates.
Rajasthan will become the first IPL franchise to start an academy in the United Arab Emirates.
The plane that took off from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates carrying 303 Indian passengers, including many minors, was grounded at the Chalons-Vatry airport in Marne on Thursday.
The MoCA said on Twitter on Wednesday that it 'has designated all the airlines operating under Vande Bharat Mission & air transport bubble arrangements as designated agencies for this purpose'. 'Passengers may book tickets directly with the airlines concerned. They need not apply/register with the Ministry of Civil Aviation,' it added.
India became the third largest market for UAE carrier Emirates' holiday packages for the just-concluded Dubai Shopping Festival, after Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The 517-seater superjumbo will operate flight EK-516 on the Dubai-Delhi route to celebrate the launch of T-3 as a one-time gesture by the airline, an Emirates spokesperson said.
The annual World Airlines Award announcement came at the Farnborough International Air Show in the UK.
Asian and Middle Eastern airlines -- but no Indian names -- dominated the Top 10 slots at the World Airline Awards.
Dubai International Airport is the world's fourth busiest hub for international passengers and freight traffic.
India has gained centre stage in the carriers' plans as it is among the top 20 traffic-generating countries in the world.
Emirates has been voted as the world's best airline.
Samsung last week suspended sales of its latest flagship smartphone and announced a recall of 2.5 million units already sold, after faulty batteries caused some handsets to explode during charging.
Dubai-based carrier, Emirates is adding a host of in-flight services, like the facility of using mobile phones onboard, toys for children and nutritious meals for them to attract more passengers.
Qatar has released eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel and seven of them returned home early Monday, 46 days after their death sentences handed last October were commuted to jail terms of varying duration.
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