Virgin
Has the Longest Plane
NEW
DELHI: Virgin Atlantic
is adding the longest-ever plane to its fleet. Named
Claudia Nine, the Airbus A340-600 will start operations
immediately. By year-end, it will have four such
planes. These will be put into service on routes
to India, China, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and
Johannesburg from London.
Meanwhile , negotiations are going on with Air India
to increase Virgin flights to India as, according
to Vrgin's boss Richard Branson, the present two
flights a week from London to India is only a losing
operation. Though Branson wants five flights a week,
he admits that at least a third one can turn the
operations economical.
India
Overseas
July
27, 2002
Jet
Airways to Acquire Bigger Boeing Aircraft
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NEW
DELHI: The country's
second largest airliner, Jet Airways has decided
to upgrade the purchase of Boeing 737-800 aircraft
to a bigger version of 737-900, it has been announced.
Airline officials said the final deal is expected
to be signed at the ongoing Farnborough airshow
in the UK for acquiring the 170-seater aircraft,
which has 16 seats more than the Boeing 737-800.
This comes close on the heels of the company's decision
to buy 10 Brazilian Embraer-175 jets. Likely to
be acquired in May next year, the Boeing 737-900
aircraft would make it the only carrier in Asia
after Korean Air to operate this modern aircraft
manufactured by the US aviation giant.
Boeing officials said a 737-900 aircraft is to cost
about five million dollars more than a 737-800 aircraft
depending on the individual configurations of an
airline.While a Boeing 737-800 aircraft costs 57.5-64.5
million US dollars, Boeing 737-900 has a price tag
of 60.5-68.5 million US dollars.
At present Jet Airways has a fleet of 38 aircraft,
including 30 Boeing 737-400, 737-700 and 737-800
and eight ATR 72-500 planes. It operates about 245
daily flights to 41 destinations across the country.
-India
Overseas
July 24, 2002
Airports
Will Be Joint Venture
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NEW
DELHI: India is
privatising its four major airports at Delhi, Mumbai,
Kolkata and Chennai.. It will go in for joint ventures
instead of long-term leasing planned earlier.
In the privatisation by joint venture, the Airports
Authority of India will be the partner on behalf
of the Government, civil aviation minister Shahnawaz
Hussain said. The Government has already received
responses from various companies, and the process
would begin soon, he said. A Bill is before parliament.
-India
Overseas
July 13, 2002
IA
Cuts Fare on More Routes
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NEW
DELHI: Indian
Airlines has extended the advance purchase fare
scheme (APEX) to nine more sectors:
Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi Rs 6685 (from Rs
11,875); Delhi-Calicut Rs 6,455 (from Rs 10,220);
Delhi-Aurangabad Rs 5535 (from Rs 6045); Delhi-Coimbatore
Rs 6,570 (from Rs 10,220); Mumbai-Lucknow Rs 5,880
(from Rs 7,205); Mumbai-Patna Rs 6210 (from Rs 7,025);
Ahmedabad-Bangalore Rs 4,375 (from Rs 7,055); Mumbai-Coimbatore
Rs 3,135 (from Rs 5,510).
Early
cancellation of confirmed tickets will attract only
a nominal fee as fine.
The
scheme was first announced on July 5 by Jet Airways
and Indian Airlines. It will be available from August
1 to October 31.To get the concession, one has to
book ticket three weeks in advance.
-India
Overseas
July 11, 2002
Indian
Airline's First Fare Cut (July 5)
|
Sl.
No
|
Sector
|
One-way
fare in Rs (all inclusive)
|
Sl.
No.
|
Sector
|
One-way
fare in Rs (all inclusive)
|
|
1
|
Mumbai-Ahmedabad
|
2020
|
22
|
Delhi-Bangalore
|
5055
|
|
2
|
Mumbai-Bangalore
|
2840
|
23
|
Delhi-Chennai
|
3295
|
|
3
|
Mumbai-Calicut
|
3020
|
24
|
Delhi-Jammu
|
2445
|
|
4
|
Mumbai-Chennai
|
2745
|
25
|
Delhi-Bagdogra
|
2445
|
|
5
|
Mumbai-Delhi
|
3920
|
26
|
Delhi-Guwahati
|
4110
|
|
6
|
Mumbai-Hyderabad
|
2445
|
27
|
Delhi-Hyderabad
|
3480
|
|
7
|
Mumbai-Kolkata
|
3320
|
28
|
Delhi-Lucknow
|
2445
|
|
8
|
Mumbai-Jaipur
|
2920
|
29
|
Delhi-Indore
|
2100
|
|
9
|
Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram
|
3315
|
30
|
Delhi-Patna
|
2775
|
|
10
|
Mumbai-Nagpur
|
2555
|
31
|
Delhi-Vadodara
|
2560
|
|
11
|
Mumbai-Aurangabad
|
2100
|
32
|
Delhi-Udaipur
|
3120
|
|
12
|
Mumbai-Indore
|
1965
|
33
|
Kolkata-Bangalore
|
3320
|
|
13
|
Mumbai-Jodhpur
|
2685
|
34
|
Kolkata-Bagdogra
|
2445
|
|
14
|
Mumbai-Udaipur
|
2215
|
35
|
Kolkata-Guwahati
|
2205
|
|
15
|
Mumbai-Bhopal
|
2375
|
36
|
Chennai-Kolkata
|
3180
|
|
16
|
Mumbai-Cochin
|
3250
|
37
|
Chennai-Calicut
|
2440
|
|
17
|
Mumbai-Bangalore
|
2455
|
38
|
Chennai-Coimbatore
|
2025
|
|
18
|
Delhi-Bhopal
|
2455
|
39
|
Chennai-Cochin
|
2405
|
|
19
|
Delhi-Pune
|
3250
|
40
|
Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram
|
2455
|
|
20
|
Delhi-Kolkata
|
2860
|
41
|
Hyderabad-Ahmedabad
|
3170
|
|
21
|
Delhi-Ahmedabad
|
2470
|
|
|
|
- Offer valid from August 1 to October 31, 2002.
- Buy tickets 21 days in advance.
- Applicable to economy class only.
- No other discount/scheme will be clubbed with
this scheme.
- Same fare for return journey.
- Carry photo I-card during travel
-India
Overseas
July 9, 2002
Jet
Airways' Festival Fares (Go
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|
From
Delhi to
|
Current
Fare (Rs)
|
Festival
Fare (Rs)
|
From
Delhi to
|
Current
Fare (Rs)
|
Festival
Fare (Rs)
|
|
Mumbai
|
6095
|
3920
|
Pune
|
7285
|
3246
|
|
Bangalore
|
8710
|
5053
|
Indore
|
4525
|
2098
|
|
Kolkata
|
6925
|
2860
|
Jammu
|
4035
|
2443
|
|
Hyderabad
|
7285
|
3478
|
Vadodara
|
5520
|
2558
|
|
Chennai
|
8960
|
3292
|
Bagdogra
|
6875
|
2443
|
|
Ahmedabad
|
4780
|
2462
|
Udaipur
|
3830
|
3116
|
|
Lucknow
|
3210
|
2443
|
Guwahati
|
6980
|
4110
|
- Offer valid from August 1 to October 31, 2002.
- Buy tickets 21 days in advance.
- Tickets are non-refundable.
- Fee for change in flight/date Rs 100.
- Cancellation costs 50% of fare.
- No open-ended tickets.
- No open return allowed.
- No enroute stop-over.
- Tickets issued only for direct flights.
- Offer open to Indian nationals only.
-India
Overseas
July
9, 2002
Bangalore-Colombo
Service (Go
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BANGALORE:
Sri Lankan airlines will start a service between
Bangalore and Colombo thrice a week - Monday, Thursday
and Saturday. The flight duration is 1 hr and 30
min.
-India
Overseas
July 9, 2002
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