Cut-throat competition in the India-UK route has taken its toll on the UK's second largest full service scheduled airline bmi (British Midland).
The 54-year-old mega-rich Middle East envoy recently jumped on the Heathrow Express, which allows passengers to buy a ticket on board. But when the ticket collector came to first class, a red-faced Blair could not cough up the 24.50 pound fare, as he did not have enough cash in his wallet, the Daily Star reported on Wednesday.
The premier airline, which used to operate 19 weekly flights to Indian destinations two years ago, now operates 43 services from London Heathrow to five cities in India. "India will be the next biggest after the US in the long-haul market. ... As far as revenues are concerned, India is the third largest closely competing with Australia (in the second place after the US). Our plans are to stay big," said Robbie Baird, BA's area general manager for the Asia-Pacific region.
The British Airways flight that was to take her to Dhaka declined to issue her a boarding pass despite her having a valid ticket on the ground that Bangladesh government has banned her from entering the territory of that country.
David Beckham arrived in Britain on Thursday to be with his father, who suffered a heart attack on Wednesday night.
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She is scheduled to reach Dhaka at 4 pm on Monday.
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was caught in a dramatic air-rage incident - trying to calm down an abusive and violent passenger who was 'off his head' on an international flight from Kuala Lumpur to London.
Chances are a terminal near you has that and other luxury goods for sale.
Hundreds of millions of people follow the Hindu religion and it is difficult to imagine a worse way to welcome visitors from the Indian subcontinent to London than sacking a woman for wearing a Hindu nose stud, he said.
Jet Airways on Tuesday announced the introduction of direct flights between London and Ahmedabad.
Jet Airways, the country's top private airline, will launch its long-planned maiden flight to the US via Belgium by July-August this year
Jet Airways announced on Monday the launch of flights to Heathrow airport from Ahmedabad twice a week from April 3. Ahmedabad would be the fourth Indian city to be linked by the private carrier to London.
After a thorough interrogation by Mumbai police, Shafiq arrived in the city Tuesday night and was handed over to Begumpet police.
Air travel may have become considerably easier in India, but airport lounges still leave a lot to be desired. Often, there is no space to stretch out for a nap or have a shower.
The body of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager who was raped and murdered in Goa, was brought back home by her mother on Monday night. Fiona MacKeown arrived at the Heathrow Airport on a flight from Mumbai with her daughter's coffin. ''It is really good to be back. Now, I just want to bury my daughter. Then I will return to Goa. I am worried it will all die down there now I have left,'' Fiona said. The teenager, from north Devon, was on holiday with her family.
Dishing out a bonanza for air travellers, British Airways on Friday announced a low starting return fare of Rs 36,000 for travel between India and the US in the summer season.
After losing 4-0 in the first leg in France, Barcelona scored three times in the last seven minutes to win a thrilling last 16 home game 6-1 on Wednesday and march into the quarter-finals.
Europeans are feeling the effects of the "Beast from the East," which refers to frigid winds blowing east to west from Siberia toward the United Kingdom. Temperatures have plunged as much as 20 degrees Celsius below average for this time of year, thanks to these frigid winds. Take a look at how Europe is coping after being dumped with heavy snow.
Tata Consultancy Services and Oracle have begun a pilot project involving international carrier Virgin Atlantic to manage critical parts used in aircraft maintenance and repairs by tagging them with a radio frequency identification device.
When he ended his Test career, he held the following Test records: Most Tests (125). Most consecutive Tests (106). Most runs (10,122). Most hundreds (34). Most scores of 50 or more (79). Most hundred partnerships (58).
British Airways became the first global carrier to provide a direct connectivity between London and Bangalore when is first flight touched down at the IT city this morning. \n
The reduced fare offer is also available for travel on partner airline Etihad Airways flights
'What we are about to watch in Australia is a mid-table contest -- 3rd versus 5th in the ICC Test championship table.' 'Both teams seem full of flaws.'
In a dramatic last-minute rescue, a 15-year-old British schoolgirl was taken off her flight and detained at the Heathrow airport here while she was on her way to Syria to join the dreaded Islamic State terror group.
British Airways resumed flights to and from Heathrow Airport when a walkout by its ground crew ended
'National assets, created over the years through tax-payers's money, should not be handed over to business houses at throwaway prices.'
The airline has declined to comment when asked if Tariq, 23, was their employee.
Top secret documents on security arrangements for President Pervez Musharraf were found on a London street just hours before his arrival.
Grant was deported to the UK from Tanzania, where he had fought extradition to India.
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