Delhi Metro now serving more than 9 lakh passengers daily
The festival of Raksha Bhandan brought some good luck for the Delhi Metro.
They are now serving more than 9 lakh passengers on a daily basis.
Tuesday itself saw a record 9.92 lakh commuters travelling on the Metro.
This helped Delhi Metro make Rs. 1.24 crores [...]
Jet Airways Konnect launched
Jet Airways has announced that they are launching a new brand of airline services.
These services would be offered through their no-frills service named Jet Airways Konnect.
The aim is to cash in on the coming summer vacations in the Indian market.
This airline service would offer cheaper traveling options to potential [...]
Kingfisher Airlines to cut fares this New Year
India’s leading private airline company Kingfisher Airlines has announced that they would be cutting their fares from January 1.
The cost of aviation fuel has gone down significantly in the recent times and it enables the airline operators to cut the prices of their tickets.
Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya [...]
Indian government asks Air India to cut fares
Indian Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has asked the state owned airline company Air India cut the tariffs on their flights.
This is now likely to put pressure on the private airline operators in the country to do the same.
Jet, Kingfisher have already refused to accept the demands [...]
Air France aims to become big in India
Air France has been present in the Indian market for more than 50 years. The company now aims to become one of the major international airline operators in the country.
Kapil Kaul, CEO (Indian sub-continent and Middle East), Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation spoke about the market: “Though the [...]
Aviation Turbine Fuel now a bit cheaper in India
Indian Oil companies have reduced the ATF prices by over 16 per cent.
This brings some relief to the airline companies operating in the country.
However, the air travel ticket prices are unexpected to come down because of this new development.
Air India and Jet Airways have already confirmed [...]
Expedia posts their revenue report with profits
Expedia is the largest online travel agency.
The company has now come out with their latest quarterly revenue report.
Expedia has posted a second-quarter profit of $96.1 million, or 33 cents per share. This is pretty much similar to profits they made in the same period last year.
The company said that [...]
Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines increases ticket prices
Indian airline companies Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have both announced a hike in their ticket prices.
The fares have been increased by as much as 10%.
Jet Airways said in a statement that they are increasing the ticket prices by 10% for the economy class and 5% for [...]
Air travel to become even costlier in India
Looks like the time of cheap air travel is soon going to become history in India.
Rising fuel prices mean that airline companies can no longer afford to give out cheap tickets for air travel.
A market source said: “ATF hike will not only necessitate us to increase passenger ticket [...]
Kingfisher Airlines aims to go global in August
UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya has said that they are working on launching their international flights starting august this year.
He is the man behind Kingfisher Airlines which is now merging with Air Deccan.
The deal allows Kingfisher Airlines to fly abroad using Air Deccan’s entitlements.
Mallya said that they are [...]
