With a new airline in prospect, Indian aviation can hope for the best. Founder of Air Deccan (later Kingfisher Red) is likely to start an airline that may offer cheap domestic travel to not only locals but also foreign vacationers with flights to India. The struggling Indian aviation industry can surely afford a faint smile as the reports of a « Continue Reading »
Buoyed by growth in the bilateral trade between Indonesia and India, Indonesia’s Garuda Airlines will commence flights to India from June this year, says Indonesia’s Ambassador to India Andi M Ghalib. In an effort to boost the bilateral trade relations between India and Indonesia, Garuda Airlines, Indonesia’s national carrier, is expected to launch flights to India, connecting Chennai. Apart from « Continue Reading »
Air India, a popular airline for taking flights to India, is offering an opportunity that will allow domestic, economy class travellers to upgrade to executive class. The scheme is available on flights from 45 Indian cities. India’s national carrier, Air India is all set to treat the country’s economy class travellers. Travellers with cheap flight tickets with Air India’s economy « Continue Reading »
SpiceJet gets the nod to import aviation turbine fuel directly. The approval will sure provide domestic customers as well as travellers taking flights to India from the airline’s two international destinations, a respite from rising fares. The low-cost Indian carrier, SpiceJet on Wednesday became the first airline that gained the nod of the Government of India to import aviation turbine « Continue Reading »
Air India is going to launch the first of its much-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliners in May this year. The Dreamliner will operate from hubs like Delhi and Mumbai – two popular gateways for foreign flyers taking flights to India. Air India is all set to introduce the first of its long overdue 27 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the month of « Continue Reading »
Bahrain Air is yet to receive approval from the Indian authorities to recommence its newly launched flights to India’s southern state of Kerala. The airline had to scrap the service owing to the hold-up in getting mandatory permits. Bahrain Air, the second national carrier of Bahrain, is awaiting permission from the Indian authorities to operate flights to India’s southern city « Continue Reading »
JetKonnect will offer improved services to regional flyers by introducing Premiere service on its S2 coded flights. International travellers who book flights to India and look for further domestic connections will now have the luxury of opting for Premiere service. India’s largest low cost airline, JetKonnect has planned to improve its service by beginning Premiere service onboard its S2 coded « Continue Reading »