PepsiCo says TRC bids for 2M shares at discount, and says shareholders should turn down offerSeptember 10th, 2009 PepsiCo advises shareholders to reject TRC offerPURCHASE, N.Y. — Food and drink maker PepsiCo Inc.
Bookseller Borders Group lifts discount for teachers to 25 percentAugust 17th, 2009 Borders boosts discount for teachers to 25 percentANN ARBOR, Mich. — Borders Group Inc.
Discount on train journeys for media from Aug 15August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The 50 percent discount on train journeys for accredited media persons, as announced in the railway budget, comes into effect Aug 15. Accredited press correspondents will be eligible for a 50 percent discount on the basic fares of all classes of mail or express trains, while all other charges will to be collected in full.
SpiceJet in profits for first quarter despite trying timesJuly 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Budget carrier SpiceJet Tuesday reported net profits of Rs.263.42 million for the first quarter of this fiscal, against a loss of Rs.1.29 billion in the like quarter of 2008-09, despite some trying times for the aviation sector. The company's total income also registered a 10.55 percent increase at Rs.5.34 billion during the quarter, as against Rs.4.83 billion in the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal, said a regulatory filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Air India, SpiceJet raise fuel surcharge by Rs.400June 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - National carrier Air India and SpiceJet joined Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines Thursday in hiking fuel surcharge on tickets by Rs.400. "We have decided to increase the fuel surcharge by Rs.400 in the domestic sector and this will be effective from tomorrow (Friday)," Air India's spokesperson told IANS Thursday.
SpiceJet raises fuel surcharge by Rs.400June 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Low-cost carrier SpiceJet Thursday hiked its fuel surcharge by Rs.400 following a recent hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rates. "We have increased fuel surcharge by Rs.400 on our flights with immediate effect," Samyukta Shreedharan, SpiceJet chief operating officer, told reporters here.
SpiceJet could increase fuel surcharge by Rs.300April 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian low cost carrier SpiceJet does not rule out increasing its fares by Rs.300, joining Jet Airways and Kingfisher. 'We are currently evaluating if we need to increase our airfares.
SpiceJet offers special return fareApril 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Low-cost carrier SpiceJet Tuesday announced 'special return fare' scheme that offers discounts by up to Rs.500 on return bookings. Tickets under the scheme are available in all sectors where SpiceJet operates and the booking can be done for travel up to Oct 25, 2009.
No immediate plan to hike fares: Air IndiaApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's flagship carrier Air India Monday said it has no 'immediate' plan to raise fares even as other airlines Kingfisher and Jet Airways have hiked fares on account of rising fuel costs. Ruling out any immediate fare hike, an Air India spokesperson told IANS: 'We have been No.3 for quite sometime.
Jet offers competitive advance purchase faresMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leading private carrier Jet Airways Monday announced special fares starting from Rs.1,722 on 30-day advance purchases, which according to the company is as low as the railway AC two-tier tickets. 'Air travellers who purchase tickets in the domestic sector 30 days in advance would now enjoy low fares, starting from Rs.2,071 for Jet Airways, and Rs.1,722 for JetLite,' the company said in a statement.
SpiceJet shares up on consolidation talks with GoAirMarch 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - The shares of budget carrier SpiceJet were up nearly 10 percent on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Monday on reports that it was in talks with another low-cost airline GoAir for consolidating operations or even a possible merger. Some 30 minutes before the closing bell, the SpiceJet scrip was trading at Rs.13.42, up 9.46 percent over the previous close at Rs.12.26.
Extent of railway fare cutsFebruary 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
JetLite introduces promotional fare of Re.1February 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bucking the trend of Indian carriers, including budget airlines, withdrawing promotional fares and hiking base tariff, low-cost carrier JetLite Wednesday introduced a promotional base fare of Re.1. The new base fare has been offered even on premier sectors like Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi- Hyderabad, and Mumbai-Chennai routes.
Airfares in India up as carriers drop promotional schemesFebruary 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian carriers, including budget airlines, Tuesday decided to withdraw their promotional fares, which in some cases were as low as Rs.99 excluding taxes, and hiked their base tariff by up to Rs.2,000 per ticket on some sectors. The steepest hike of between Rs.1,800-Rs.2,000 per passenger was expected on the Mumbai-Delhi sector, airline industry sources said, adding it was difficult to quantify by how much the fares will be up on individual routes.
Fare cut unlikely on international routes: Jet AirwaysJanuary 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's leading private carrier Jet Airways, which cut domestic fares by up to 40 percent last week, said it has no plans to slash fares on international routes. 'We don't have any proposal right now to cut fares on our international routes,' Jet Airways spokesman A.K.
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