Air India stir enters fifth day, 28 flights cancelledSeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The strike by Air India pilots entered the fifth day Wednesday, leading to the cancellation of 28 flights, including two international ones. Despite Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel's assurance that any decision on wages would be taken only after consulting the employees, the pilots were in no mood to relent.
Air India cancels 14 flights out of ChennaiSeptember 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - National carrier Air India could operate only seven flights out of here Tuesday while cancelling 14 due to its executive pilots' agitation. An airline official told IANS here that the flights that got cancelled were bound for Kuala Lumpur, Sharjah, Colombo, Kuwait, Singapore, Dubai and several domestic destinations.
Marginal impact of Air India pilots' stir in BangaloreSeptember 28th, 2009 BANGALORE - The agitation by a section of pilots of the national carrier Air India had a marginal impact in India's tech hub Monday, as only three out of 18 flights it operates daily were cancelled, an airline official said. "Flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata were cancelled as the aircraft did not land from these cities till afternoon," Air India spokesperson V.
Air India management in talks with agitating pilotsSeptember 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - At least three Air India flights were cancelled Saturday even as the airline management began talks with the agitating pilots here. The talks have begun early afternoon.
Emirates Airline offers special Eid packagesSeptember 18th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Dubai-based Emirates Airline Friday announced holiday packages to destinations in Asia and Europe on the occasion of Eid, a company official said. Asha Subramanian, sales manager of Emirates Airline, said Eid is generally considered a lean period for the aviation sector and the company is optimistic that travellers will receive these value-added packages with enthusiasm.
Jet Airways resumes flights as 5-day strike by pilots at Indian airline endsSeptember 13th, 2009 India's Jet Airways pilots end strike after 5 daysNEW DELHI — Pilots at India's Jet Airways resumed work Sunday ending a five-day strike that led to the cancellation of more than 800 flights, company officials said. The standoff between the airline and its pilots ended late Saturday after the company agreed to reinstate four pilots who were fired for trying to form a pilots' union.
Austerity flight: Finance minister takes budget airlineSeptember 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Days after prescribing austerity measures for ministers and party MPs, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here from New Delhi Saturday on a budget airline. "It's nothing new to me.
Jet Airways to increase low-cost operationsAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jet Airways Konnect, the low-cost arm of leading private carrier Jet Airways, will increase the number of daily flights it operates from 135 to 180 by Oct 1, it was announced Thursday. "Effective September 3, Konnect will launch services on several key domestic routes previously operated by Jet Airways and will have 180 daily flights by Oct 1," the airline said in a statement.
Jetstar to allow passengers to check-in on flights via text messageAugust 5th, 2009 SYDNEY - Aussie airline Jetstar has come up with a novel way to reduce the amount of time wasted before allowing passengers to check-in on flights-a text message-based system. Jetstar will be using the invention of 22-year-old tech entrepreneur Aaron Hornlimann, who created the mobile phone scanner, and whose company is based in Melbourne.
Airline offers flights 'cheaper than a carton of beer'!June 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Low-cost airline Tiger Airways is offering travellers flights to destinations around Australia that are cheaper than a carton of beer. The airline launched the "Just Pay Taxes and Charges" sale as its latest discount scheme against rivals Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Blue.
Japan Airlines cuts flights to DelhiJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Japan Airlines Tuesday announced reduction in the number of flights it operates on several international routes, including to Delhi, as part of its strategy to improve profitability by adjusting capacity. "Till June-end, we will have four flights a week to New Delhi.
Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in Guam after fire breaks out in cockpit; no injuriesJune 11th, 2009 Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in GuamSYDNEY — An Airbus 330 carrying 203 people made an emergency landing in Guam on Thursday after an electrical problem sparked a small fire in the cockpit, airline officials said. It's the same type of plane that crashed last week in the Atlantic.
Cockpit fire diverts Australian jet to GuamJune 11th, 2009 SYDNEY - A fire in the cockpit of a Jetstar Airways passenger jet flying from Japan to Australia forced its diversion to Guam Thursday, the airline said. The Airbus A330-200 is the same model as the Air France plane that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil last week killing all aboard.
China Eastern Airlines to increase flights from KolkataApril 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - China Eastern Airlines Co, one of China's leading state-owned carriers, Wednesday said it will increase its flight services from Kolkata to Kunming from June. 'We will have seven flights from Kolkata to Kunming a week from June.
Turkish Airlines starts daily flights from IndiaFebruary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Turkey's flagship carrier Turkish Airlines will start daily flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Istanbul from Monday, a top official said here. At present, the airline operates four weekly flights from Mumbai and three from New Delhi to Istanbul.
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