(OCTOBER,
2002)
Austrian
Airlines Starting Additional Vienna-Delhi Flight
(October 26,
2002)
NEW
DELHI: In
the wake of growing tourist traffic between Austria
and India, Austrian Airlines has decided to introduce
an additional flight between Vienna and Delhi, taking
the total number of flights per week to five.
The
new flight starts from next Saturday and the airlines
will be serving this route on five days a week barring
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, an Austrian Airlines spokesperson
said. "The airline operates Airbus A-330s and A-340s
on Vienna-Delhi route, offering exquisite business
class products, besides personal video and satellite
phone facilities on every economy class seat", the
spokesperson added.
The
carrier, which started its operations from India
in October 1997 with two flights a week, is celebrating
its fifth anniversary of operations this year. The
airline is part of the world's largest 'Star Alliance',
comprising 14 major airlines like United Airlines
and Singapore Airlines.
Air
Sahara to Make Chennai Its Southern Base (Go
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(October 23,
2002)
NEW
DELHI: Air Sahara
will begin services from Chennai next month and
also get eight new Canadian Regional Jets (CRJs)
in the next four months. It will be acquiring the
CRJs from Canadian aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier.
A
senior official said that the company plans to induct
the first two regional jets by November 15 and get
two each every month to expand their network in
every region, starting from South. Air Sahara wants
to make Chennai its southern regional base with
main intention to connect several major cities like
Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Tirupati and
Coimbatore as soon as the first two jets arrive
next month, according to company reports.
The
carrier would introduce three flights from Chennai
to Mumbai and one daily flight from the Chennai
to Kolkata from next month, the official added.
Bigger
Airport for Kullu-Manali (Go
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(October 20, 2002)
KULLU
(Himachal Pradesh):
In a bid to boost tourism in the State of Himachal
Pradesh, Aviation Minister Shahnawaz Hussain has
announced a major expansion and development plan
for Kullu-Manali airport.
This
is aimed at not only making the city well-connected
with the rest of the country, but also making it
easier for the tourists to visit the State. For
decades tourism has been the top exchange-earner
for the State.
Hussain
said, "There is a big rush of tourists to the State
throughout the year, especially during the peak
seasons. But at the moment no big planes can land
here ... only the small planes of Indian Airlines
can come. For this reason, many tourists are not
able to come. If we extend the runway, which is
now 5,300 metres, the 50-seater jets can also land."
He said the extended runway is likely to be in operation
by the end of this year.
Sahara
to Induct 22 More Aircraft (Go
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(October 18,
2002)
NEW
DELHI: Air Sahara
will soon induct 22 more aircraft next year, starting
January. The money for the investment will be raised
through loans, it has been reported. Alongside,
route expansion is going on a fast pace too. According
to CEO UK Bose, negotiations are going on with several
aircraft firms. The likely choice is Airbus. There
will be 14 big aircraft and 8 small ones. Some of
them will be taken on lease. At any rate, new planes
will join the fleet from January 2003. Mindbank
has been appointed for consultancy work.
'No'
to Private Airlines' Proposal to Fly Abroad
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(October 12, 2002)
MUMBAI:
The Government has said the private airlines
will not be allowed to extend its operations to
overseas routes. This comes in the wake of Jet Airways'
representations to the Government for permission
to start operations abroad. Civil Aviation Minister
Shahnawaz Hussain said that the proposal to raise
Foreign Direct Investment limit in civil aviation
to 49 per cent is still under study.
ANI
& India Overseas
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