Air Arabia slashes fares on Bangalore-Sharjah route

October 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Flying to the Arabian Gulf during Diwali or Christmas? You can do it for as low as Rs.3,037 ($60) per head with Air Arabia, the Sharjah-based low-cost carrier. "We are happy to unveil the lowest fares for this region.

September 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - All airlines have slashed their fares to 50 per cent till September 18. The airlines have made this move in the wake of Jet airways announcing a 50 per cent discount in the economy class across on all of its domestic flights.

September 1st, 2009 KOCHI - Jet Airways Tuesday launched services to the Gulf emirate of Sharjah, with the introduction of a daily service from here. The new flight is Jet's fourth daily service to the Gulf from Kochi, complementing its services to Doha, Kuwait and Muscat.

July 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Air Arabia Chennai-Sharjah flight was grounded at Chennai International Airport Monday morning due to technical problems in the aircraft. Speaking to IANS on the condition of anonymity, an airport official said: "The Airbus-320 belonging to Air Arabia flew into Chennai from Sharjah around 3 a.m.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Beleaguered national carrier Air India, struggling to stay afloat, announced special fares on select domestic routes Wedmnesdy to attract passengers during the lean monsoon season. The airline said in a statement that tickets under the special fares could be purchased up to three days before the travel and would be valid till Sep 20.

July 21st, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Private carrier Jet Airways will launch daily services on the Kochi-Sharjah route from Sep 1, the airline said Tuesday. This will be Jet's fourth daily flight to the Gulf from Kochi, the airline said in a statement.

June 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's cash-strapped national carrier Air India Saturday announced special fares for select domestic destinations, hoping the low fares would "improve the load factor". The special fares will apply for travel to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sharjah-based budget airline Air Arabia Monday announced lucrative packages for its Indian passengers to travel to Greece, Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf region this summer. Apart from the new competitive return fare of Rs.10,973 between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the airline is also offering discounts for its Indian passengers on their hotel stay in the Gulf country and other perks like car assistance, free baggage up to 30 kg and sightseeing tours.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taking a cue from leading private carrier Jet Airways, which earlier in the week slashed fares on 30 days' advance bookings, national carrier Air India Thursday announced summer special fares from Friday. Ranging between Rs.1,891 and Rs.2,901, the special fares will be available for 148 domestic sectors and will include the passenger service fee and other taxes, Air India said in a statement.

March 11th, 2009 SHARJAH - Air Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based low-cost airline, has announced launch of flights to the Indian state of Goa from April 16, 2009, WAM news agency reported Tuesday. 'Famous for its sun-kissed sandy beaches and natural beauty, Goa is India's premier tourist destination.

February 26th, 2009 SHARJAH - I-League champions Dempo's chances of qualifying for the AFC Champions League came crashing as they were thrashed 0-3 by UAE League side Sharjah in their West Asia play-off encounter at Sharjah Stadium here. In the match Wednesday night, Sharjah held a 2-0 lead at the break after Brazilian striker Anderson opened the scoring early before compatriot Jean Carlos doubled their advantage in the 34th minute.

February 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the reduction in fares announced in the interim railway budget presented Friday: * Rs.1 reduction in passenger fares on tickets costing up to Rs.50 for non suburban mail, express and ordinary passenger trains for journey above 10 km; This reduction will not be applicable for second class rail journey up to 10 km * Fares of second class and sleeper class fares of all trains reduced * Fares of AC first class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier and AC chair car also reduced by 2 percent

February 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Airlines including low-cost carriers have withdrawn all promotional fares and increased basic fares by around Rs.2,000 on several sectors from Tuesday. The decision was taken as operators were faced with low load factors, though basic promotional fares had been as low as Rs.99 on many routes, industry sources said.

January 16th, 2009 DUBAI - A fire at an apartment building in Sharjah claimed the life of an Indian woman while five members of her family had to be hospitalised. The 27-year-old Indian woman died due to asphyxiation after the fire caused by a short circuit broke out in the family's apartment in the Al Badawi building in the Al Nahda area of Sharjah late Friday afternoon.

December 29th, 2008 NEW DELHI - State-owned operator Air India Tuesday announced fare cuts up to 82 percent in at least 20 sectors, mostly on metro routes, with a senior airline official saying there could be another round of fare cut. 'As many as 20 major sectors will offer a benefit of an average reduction of 52 percent in basic fares.