A Thai delegation had a detailed discussion here in back-to-back meetings with chief minister Tarun Gogoi and industry minister Pradyut Bordoloi on the possibility of resumption of the Guwahati-Bangkok flight today.
Flights in the Guwahati-Bangkok sector, which had died a premature death after being introduced with much fanfare, may take off once again with Thailand evincing keen interest in resumption of the service.
The Thai team, led by the country’s ambassador to India, Krit Kraichitti, comprised commercial counsellor at the Thai embassy in New Delhi, Tharadol Thongruang, besides officials from Thai Airways, among others.
If the move fructifies, it would give a fillip to trade ties between the region and Thailand, which also forms the focus area of India’s Look East policy.
Gogoi, while welcoming the show of interest by Thailand, said all support would be provided to make the venture a success.
The chief minister even suggested a common tourism package given that there were similarities between the culture of Thailand and some parts of the Northeast.
He said tourism and other sectors would prosper if there was air connectivity between the Northeast and Thailand.
Sources said the chief minister even quipped that he would like to fly to Bangkok on the first flight of Thai Airways once operations resumed in the sector.
Prior to calling on Gogoi in the evening, the delegation had an interaction with Bordoloi and some senior industry department officials.
Sources said the Thai delegation would also meet officials of the Airports Authority of India to run a check on the facilities available at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport and the economics of operations.
Today’s interaction between Thailand and the Assam government was a follow-up to a meeting between the Thai ambassador and a delegation of the Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam (ITFAA) in New Delhi recently.
“The ambassador was convinced and therefore decided to make an on-the-field assessment of the prospects,” an ITFAA official said.
The ITFAA had pushed for resumption of the service for the mutual benefit of the Northeast and Thailand during the meet.
In April 4, 2002, Air India had commenced bi-weekly international operations from Guwahati with a 200-seater Airbus 310 aircraft. In February 2006, the flight frequency was reduced to once a week before being closed down in July 2008 because of mounting losses.
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Flights delayed
BIA currently uses the CAT-I ILS (it requires a minimum runway visual range of 550 metres) for landings. In heavy fog, however, the visibility at BIA drops much below 550 metres. On such days, a CAT-II ILS, or a CAT-III ILS, comes in handy.
Winter's here, and flight delays at Bengaluru International Aiport (BIA) will follow suit. All the airport needs to avoid the delays is an upgradation of its Instrument Landing System (ILS), say aviation experts.
Winter's here, and flight delays at Bengaluru International Aiport (BIA) will follow suit. All the airport needs to avoid the delays is an upgradation of its Instrument Landing System (ILS), say aviation experts.
"In December and January, Bangalore has fog for at least 35 to 40 days, and visibility at BIA drops drastically. This is when it is very difficult, or sometimes not possible, for flights to land using CAT-I ILS," an air traffic controller (ATC) said, on condition of anonymity.
"During such times, a CAT-II ILS is very much needed. Bangalore, however, does not require a CAT-III ILS as the fog does not last for a long time, like airports in northern India."
BIA is located at a higher altitude and is surrounded by water bodies and vegetation, which make it prone to fog cover during winter. On December 21, 2008, visibility at the airport dropped to 100 metres in the morning, between 4.30am to 5.30am. January 25, this year, was worse as visibility dropped to 50 metres, between 6am and 7.30am, making it impossible for flights to land.
"On many occasions during last year, BIA had to constantly rely on updates from the weathermen to reschedule flights," an IMD official said.
Friday, September 25, 2009
daily flights to New Delhi
Finnair will begin daily flights to New Delhi in India from Helsinki today.
The airline offers a flight time of only six hours and 30 minutes on the route owing to Helsinki's geographical location in northern Europe.
Petteri Kostermaa, the airline's vice-president of network strategy and planning, said: 'Our route is the shortest between the EU and India, so it has found wide interest amongst travellers.'
Flights to Delhi from Helsinki have been a popular travel option since they were launched in October 2006, Finnair revealed.
Finnair provides the only direct flights to Delhi from northern Europe, enabling connections for people travelling from the Baltic region and major cities such as London and Paris.
Delhi flights as one of India's main flight hubs, offering travel links to several destinations across the country.
Finnair recently announced that a new shopping area and restaurant had been opened at Helsinki Vantaa, representing the second phase in the redevelopment of the airport's terminal.
The airline offers a flight time of only six hours and 30 minutes on the route owing to Helsinki's geographical location in northern Europe.
Petteri Kostermaa, the airline's vice-president of network strategy and planning, said: 'Our route is the shortest between the EU and India, so it has found wide interest amongst travellers.'
Flights to Delhi from Helsinki have been a popular travel option since they were launched in October 2006, Finnair revealed.
Finnair provides the only direct flights to Delhi from northern Europe, enabling connections for people travelling from the Baltic region and major cities such as London and Paris.
Delhi flights as one of India's main flight hubs, offering travel links to several destinations across the country.
Finnair recently announced that a new shopping area and restaurant had been opened at Helsinki Vantaa, representing the second phase in the redevelopment of the airport's terminal.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Mumbai-Helsinki flights starts again
After discontinuing its flights from Mumbai to Helsinki last April, Nordic air-carrier Finnair has decided to restart the flights from October 17 with a brand new Airbus 330.
Finnair, which will provide one of the shortest flights to Europe will take just eight hours to complete one-way-trip between its destinations and will operate three times a week from Mumbai, the airline's director for Indian Subcontinent Kari Stolbow, told PTI.
The European airline will also operate daily flights between New Delhi and Helsinki from September against four flights operated per week earlier.
"Mumbai is India's biggest business city and the centre of business and logistics. India's most affluent population lives in the area too, so there is a major potential for tourist traffic to Europe," Stolbow said.
The plane, a brand new Airbus 330, will seat 229 people in the economy class and 42 in the business class.
"Apart from Mumbai, this flight would be very convenient for passengers from neighbouring cities like Pune and Ahmedabad. The Mumbai flights also gives Finnair more onward flights to all over India," Stolbow said.
The airline commenced flights to Delhi in October 2006.
Finnair, which will provide one of the shortest flights to Europe will take just eight hours to complete one-way-trip between its destinations and will operate three times a week from Mumbai, the airline's director for Indian Subcontinent Kari Stolbow, told PTI.
The European airline will also operate daily flights between New Delhi and Helsinki from September against four flights operated per week earlier.
"Mumbai is India's biggest business city and the centre of business and logistics. India's most affluent population lives in the area too, so there is a major potential for tourist traffic to Europe," Stolbow said.
The plane, a brand new Airbus 330, will seat 229 people in the economy class and 42 in the business class.
"Apart from Mumbai, this flight would be very convenient for passengers from neighbouring cities like Pune and Ahmedabad. The Mumbai flights also gives Finnair more onward flights to all over India," Stolbow said.
The airline commenced flights to Delhi in October 2006.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Air India domestic flights
Air India on Friday announced launching of its low-cost domestic flights from September.
Addressing his first formal press conference here since he took over the reins of the carrier more than two months ago, Air India Chairman and Managing Director Arvind Jadhav said the no frill operations would be launched by Air India Express, the low-cost entity of the national carrier which already flies to destinations in the Gulf region.
“Out of 100 schedules, we have identified 27 schedules on which low cost flights can be operated. Ultimately, nearly 70 per cent of our total domestic flights will be of low-cost nature as we go along restructuring the airline,” he added.
He said that recent traffic data showed that the trend of air traffic was shifting towards low-cost carriers and Air India wanted to have a share in the market by taking on competition.
Adversely affected by rising costs of operations, low volumes of traffic and overcapacity in a falling market like other global carriers, Air India chief said the national carrier was also negotiating with banks to replace its high-cost debt with low-cost ones.
“We are now negotiating with banks to replace our high-cost debts with low-cost debts. We will need a letter of comfort from the government. Our high cost debt is around Rs. 10,000-11,000 crore,” Mr. Jadhav said.
The airline has also set up a cost management and audit team to look at the overall financial restructuring of the airline, which would deal with servicing of debt, risk management and other related issues.
Mr. Jadhav claimed that Air India had never asked for a bailout package from the government and expressed the hope that the national flag carrier would see a turnaround in the next three years.
A number of initiatives, including on-time performance, seamless connectivity and aggressive brand building would help Air India to tide over the current crisis. He said that National Aviation Company of India Ltd. (NACIL), the holding company of Air India, would have to change the “way it does its business.”
Giving a road map to recovery in the next 36 months, Mr. Jadhav said the management would focus on increased revenue generation through allied businesses like cargo, engineering and ground handling. He said Air India’s financial restructuring plan had already been submitted to the government which would advise the carrier on going about implementing it.
Another key area, he said, was manpower rationalization as Air India had now nearly 32,000 employees on its rolls.
However, he ruled out handing over pink slips to the employees but stressed on reducing overheads on airline operations and creating new sources of long-term revenue generation. He said the airline was looking at cost reduction of about Rs. 4,000-5,000 crore a year.
Mr. Jadhav claimed that representatives of all the 14 major unions of employees had been nominated in the committees set up to address issues of turnaround. On joining the Star Alliance, he said the cut-off date was June 2010 and hoped that IT integration would be completed by March next and Air India and erstwhile Indian Airlines would have a single code.
Addressing his first formal press conference here since he took over the reins of the carrier more than two months ago, Air India Chairman and Managing Director Arvind Jadhav said the no frill operations would be launched by Air India Express, the low-cost entity of the national carrier which already flies to destinations in the Gulf region.
“Out of 100 schedules, we have identified 27 schedules on which low cost flights can be operated. Ultimately, nearly 70 per cent of our total domestic flights will be of low-cost nature as we go along restructuring the airline,” he added.
He said that recent traffic data showed that the trend of air traffic was shifting towards low-cost carriers and Air India wanted to have a share in the market by taking on competition.
Adversely affected by rising costs of operations, low volumes of traffic and overcapacity in a falling market like other global carriers, Air India chief said the national carrier was also negotiating with banks to replace its high-cost debt with low-cost ones.
“We are now negotiating with banks to replace our high-cost debts with low-cost debts. We will need a letter of comfort from the government. Our high cost debt is around Rs. 10,000-11,000 crore,” Mr. Jadhav said.
The airline has also set up a cost management and audit team to look at the overall financial restructuring of the airline, which would deal with servicing of debt, risk management and other related issues.
Mr. Jadhav claimed that Air India had never asked for a bailout package from the government and expressed the hope that the national flag carrier would see a turnaround in the next three years.
A number of initiatives, including on-time performance, seamless connectivity and aggressive brand building would help Air India to tide over the current crisis. He said that National Aviation Company of India Ltd. (NACIL), the holding company of Air India, would have to change the “way it does its business.”
Giving a road map to recovery in the next 36 months, Mr. Jadhav said the management would focus on increased revenue generation through allied businesses like cargo, engineering and ground handling. He said Air India’s financial restructuring plan had already been submitted to the government which would advise the carrier on going about implementing it.
Another key area, he said, was manpower rationalization as Air India had now nearly 32,000 employees on its rolls.
However, he ruled out handing over pink slips to the employees but stressed on reducing overheads on airline operations and creating new sources of long-term revenue generation. He said the airline was looking at cost reduction of about Rs. 4,000-5,000 crore a year.
Mr. Jadhav claimed that representatives of all the 14 major unions of employees had been nominated in the committees set up to address issues of turnaround. On joining the Star Alliance, he said the cut-off date was June 2010 and hoped that IT integration would be completed by March next and Air India and erstwhile Indian Airlines would have a single code.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Cheap flights to Mumbai, Delhi from Dubai
Indian private carrier Kingfisher Airlines, has announced its next phase international flights network expansion.
Adding to its existing Dubai-Bangalore flight launched last month, the airlines said there are plans to expand its offering connecting New Delhi to Dubai and Mumbai flights to Dubai.
New flights from New Delhi to Bangkok, Mumbai to Bangkok and Mumbai to Colombo are also on the anvil. The flights on these routes will be operated using the Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.
Beginning September 2009, Kingfisher Airlines plans to launch Mumbai Singapore and Mumbai Hong Kong flights.
Commenting on the plans for these new international routes, Prakash Mirpuri, Vice-President, Corporate Communications, said, "The plan to launch these new services is consistent with our goal of redeploying capacity on routes with better yields as compared to domestic sectors. Our assessment of travel behaviour in these markets, flyer preferences and projected demand indicates promising potential on these eight new international routes".
Both will be daily direct return flights and will be operated using the brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Bookings for travel on these sectors are expected to be opened shortly.
Adding to its existing Dubai-Bangalore flight launched last month, the airlines said there are plans to expand its offering connecting New Delhi to Dubai and Mumbai flights to Dubai.
New flights from New Delhi to Bangkok, Mumbai to Bangkok and Mumbai to Colombo are also on the anvil. The flights on these routes will be operated using the Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.
Beginning September 2009, Kingfisher Airlines plans to launch Mumbai Singapore and Mumbai Hong Kong flights.
Commenting on the plans for these new international routes, Prakash Mirpuri, Vice-President, Corporate Communications, said, "The plan to launch these new services is consistent with our goal of redeploying capacity on routes with better yields as compared to domestic sectors. Our assessment of travel behaviour in these markets, flyer preferences and projected demand indicates promising potential on these eight new international routes".
Both will be daily direct return flights and will be operated using the brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Bookings for travel on these sectors are expected to be opened shortly.
Friday, June 26, 2009
flights delayed because of rains hit Mumbai
The rains finally kept their long delayed date with Mumbai on Friday as they lashed the city and surroundings in full force, bringing welcome relief from the scorching heat.
Along with the rains came a plethora of delays that are common to the city - flights late by 25-30 minutes, suburban trains running behind schedules by 5-15 minutes and road traffic jams all over the city and suburbs.
Several low-lying areas in the city and suburbs were water-logged after overnight heavy showers, causing traffic snarls and delays for office-goers, and school and college students.
Among the areas which experienced water-logging were Andheri, Malad, Santacruz, and Dahisar suburbs in western Mumbai and Kerala, Sion, Ghatkopar on the eastern side. Long queues of vehicles were seen on the Western Express and Eastern Express highways as water from surrounding areas flowed on to the main thoroughfares connecting south Mumbai.
Dark clouds gathered over the city last evening and the rains arrived more than two weeks late from the regular date of June 10.
On Thursday, south Mumbai got 15.6 mm rains while the suburbs got 4.9 mm. It picked up last night with heavy showers in most parts of the city, suburbs, Navi Mumbai and surrounding areas of Thane and Raigad.
According to Mumbai Weather Bureau, so far the city has received only 42.6 mm and the suburbs 28.5 mm rainfall. This spells a yawning deficit of 373 mm for the city and 361 mm for the suburbs at this time of the year.
However, the rains ensured a dip in the minimum and maximum temperatures which are now at 31.8 and 25.3 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The Weather Bureau has forecast heavy rains and thundershowers over the city on Saturday.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Cheap Chennai - Dubai flights
Now Jet Airways’ new Chennai-Dubai flights will earn Double JPMiles and enjoy a 25 per cent discount on Jet Award tickets until May 31.
In addition to Dubai, Jet Airways also operates daily flights to Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha and Abu Dhabi in the Gulf from several Indian cities.
Jet Airways inaugurated its new Dubai flights service on April 23, when the first flights from Chennai landed at the Dubai International Airport.
In addition to Dubai, Jet Airways also operates daily flights to Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha and Abu Dhabi in the Gulf from several Indian cities.
Jet Airways inaugurated its new Dubai flights service on April 23, when the first flights from Chennai landed at the Dubai International Airport.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
direct cheap flights to Athens
Good news! Air Arabia opened regular flights to Athens and Sharjah. There will be three direct flights per week – Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The opening of this line is part of Air Arabia’s plan to spread its operations throughout Europe.
Athens is the first destination of the Arab low budget carrier in an EU country and the third one on the Old Continent. The company travels to 46 destinations in the Middle East, Southeast Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and flights to India. “Greece is one of the fastest developing economies in the EU and there is big passenger traffic between it and the Arab world, mostly for business and tourism purposes,” said at the opening of the line Ak Nizar, commercial director of Air Arabia.
The company was founded in October 2003 and is registered on the Dubai stock exchange. It has 16 Airbus A320 planes.
Athens is the first destination of the Arab low budget carrier in an EU country and the third one on the Old Continent. The company travels to 46 destinations in the Middle East, Southeast Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and flights to India. “Greece is one of the fastest developing economies in the EU and there is big passenger traffic between it and the Arab world, mostly for business and tourism purposes,” said at the opening of the line Ak Nizar, commercial director of Air Arabia.
The company was founded in October 2003 and is registered on the Dubai stock exchange. It has 16 Airbus A320 planes.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
cheap Sharjah - Goa india Flights
Air Arabia, has launched new non-stop flights to Goa, India.
Air Arabia’s first destination in the Indian state of Goa is also the carrier’s 13th destination in India.
Roundtrip flights will operate three times per week between Dabolim International Airport in Goa and Air Arabia’s hub in Sharjah. The LCC will flights to Goa india on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, departing Sharjah at 00:25 AM and arriving at Goa at 5:05 AM. Return flights will depart Goa at 5:50 AM and arrive in Sharjah at 7:35 AM.
In addition to Goa, Air Arabia also serves the following Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Jaipur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Nagpur, Thiruvanathapuram and Hyderabad.
AK Nizar, Head of Commercial Department, Air Arabia, said, "We are delighted to now offer non-stop flights to Sharjah - Goa, one of the great heritage cities of India. Today, even more people in the large Indian expatriate population living in the UAE and GCC can take advantage of our extensive Middle Eastern and international network. We currently serve 13 flights to India, and we are keen on continuously providing the best value-for-money service to this rapidly emerging nation. We are confident that Goa will serve as a great holiday destination for our passengers."
Air Arabia’s first destination in the Indian state of Goa is also the carrier’s 13th destination in India.
Roundtrip flights will operate three times per week between Dabolim International Airport in Goa and Air Arabia’s hub in Sharjah. The LCC will flights to Goa india on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, departing Sharjah at 00:25 AM and arriving at Goa at 5:05 AM. Return flights will depart Goa at 5:50 AM and arrive in Sharjah at 7:35 AM.
In addition to Goa, Air Arabia also serves the following Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Jaipur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Nagpur, Thiruvanathapuram and Hyderabad.
AK Nizar, Head of Commercial Department, Air Arabia, said, "We are delighted to now offer non-stop flights to Sharjah - Goa, one of the great heritage cities of India. Today, even more people in the large Indian expatriate population living in the UAE and GCC can take advantage of our extensive Middle Eastern and international network. We currently serve 13 flights to India, and we are keen on continuously providing the best value-for-money service to this rapidly emerging nation. We are confident that Goa will serve as a great holiday destination for our passengers."
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Bangkok-Bangalore route indefinitely delayed
India's airline Kingfisher, won't be starting direct flights between Bangalore and Bangkok this month, after all.
That doesn't mean it will never happen. According to a Bangkok Post report, the airline had to choose between expanding at home or expanding abroad.
However, the airline did launch five more domestic routes on March 29. They are between Mumbai and Vadodara, Mumbai and Thiruvan anthapuram, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, and Bangalore and Kozhikode.
Based in Bangalore, the airline was founded only three years ago by the flamboyant Vijay Mallya. Kingfisher recently won three awards in an annual competition run by Skytrax, a respected London research company. I'm a little puzzled by the "Best Low-Cost Airline in India and Central Asia" one, though. Over a year ago, when Skytrax acquired Deccan, India's first budget airline, it did acquire a low-budget division. And domestic flights in India are cheap in comparison to North America or Europe. But hasn't Kingfisher always styled itself as a premium airline with all the comforts?
That doesn't mean it will never happen. According to a Bangkok Post report, the airline had to choose between expanding at home or expanding abroad.
However, the airline did launch five more domestic routes on March 29. They are between Mumbai and Vadodara, Mumbai and Thiruvan anthapuram, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, and Bangalore and Kozhikode.
Based in Bangalore, the airline was founded only three years ago by the flamboyant Vijay Mallya. Kingfisher recently won three awards in an annual competition run by Skytrax, a respected London research company. I'm a little puzzled by the "Best Low-Cost Airline in India and Central Asia" one, though. Over a year ago, when Skytrax acquired Deccan, India's first budget airline, it did acquire a low-budget division. And domestic flights in India are cheap in comparison to North America or Europe. But hasn't Kingfisher always styled itself as a premium airline with all the comforts?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Wataniya Airways considering Indian operations by 2011
Wataniya Airways, Kuwait’s first premium full service airline is considering Indian operations by 2011. During the launch of the airline in January 2009, it showed keen interest in flying to destinations like London, Frankfurt, Paris, Philippines (Manila) and Thailand (Bangkok); but had not shown any desire to start flights to India. However, in a recent development, an official source disclosed that the airline is currently monitoring various routes in India and by the end of this year or early next year will decide on the time line for commencing Indian operations.
The airline is first aiming to fly short-haul destinations (Gulf and wider Middle East) and later, in the second phase will start long-haul operations. Currently, the airline is awaiting the delivery of more A320 aircraft to expand its operations.
“The airline is receiving acceptable load factors at the moment. India is one of the most important markets for Middle East carriers considering business and religious traffic. The airline is considering entering the South Indian market first and later metro cities like flights to Mumbai or Delhi. But scheduled time line for starting Indian operations is still under consideration,” said the source. However, the source declined to disclose the names of South Indian cities being considered by the airline.
With a capital of USD 190 million, Wataniya Airways is a privately-owned airline. It is currently operating flights on short-haul destinations from Kuwait to Bahrain, Beirut, Dubai and Cairo and will soon fly to Mashadd. It operates two A320 aircraft, while three more A320s will be leased through Netherlands-based AerCap Holdings in 2010. The airline is aiming to operate at least 12 aircraft (including wide bodies) by 2012. The airline recently entered into a multi-year outsourcing contract with India-based Kale Consultants Ltd. for outsourcing revenue accounting and passenger audit services.
The airline is first aiming to fly short-haul destinations (Gulf and wider Middle East) and later, in the second phase will start long-haul operations. Currently, the airline is awaiting the delivery of more A320 aircraft to expand its operations.
“The airline is receiving acceptable load factors at the moment. India is one of the most important markets for Middle East carriers considering business and religious traffic. The airline is considering entering the South Indian market first and later metro cities like flights to Mumbai or Delhi. But scheduled time line for starting Indian operations is still under consideration,” said the source. However, the source declined to disclose the names of South Indian cities being considered by the airline.
With a capital of USD 190 million, Wataniya Airways is a privately-owned airline. It is currently operating flights on short-haul destinations from Kuwait to Bahrain, Beirut, Dubai and Cairo and will soon fly to Mashadd. It operates two A320 aircraft, while three more A320s will be leased through Netherlands-based AerCap Holdings in 2010. The airline is aiming to operate at least 12 aircraft (including wide bodies) by 2012. The airline recently entered into a multi-year outsourcing contract with India-based Kale Consultants Ltd. for outsourcing revenue accounting and passenger audit services.
JetLite Reschedules Flights due to Runway Closure at Cochin Airport
JetLite, Jet Airways’ wholly-owned all economy subsidiary, has rescheduled certain flights on Delhi / Hyderabad / Kochi sectors necessitated by a runway closure at Cochin International Airport from 8 to 9 April 2009, and from 11 to 13 April 2009.
JetLite flights S2 241, S2 242, S2 255 and S2 256 will all be revised.
For more information, passengers can contact the airline call centre on (city code) 30302020, or the toll free number 1-800-22-30-20.
JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy airline, JetLite currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft, which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 28 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), currently operating 114 flights a day, on average.
JetLite flights S2 241, S2 242, S2 255 and S2 256 will all be revised.
For more information, passengers can contact the airline call centre on (city code) 30302020, or the toll free number 1-800-22-30-20.
JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Positioned as an all-economy airline, JetLite currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft, which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series. The airline flies to 28 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo), currently operating 114 flights a day, on average.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Jet to start Chennai service, double Mumbai flights
India's Jet Airways will double the number of flights from Dubai this month by adding Chennai to its network and increasing its frequency on the Mumbai route despite the regional travel business experiencing a general downturn.
At present the airline flies daily from Dubai and Abu Dhabi to Delhi and Mumbai.
Jet will launch daily direct services to Chennai from Dubai starting on April 23. On the same day, its frequency on the Dubai-Mumbai flights will increase to twice daily.
"It shows the confidence that we have in this market," said Shakir Kantawala, regional manager for sales and marketing.
The airline began its flights from Dubai to both Mumbai and Delhi last August. It recently began flying daily between Kuwait and Mumbai.
However, the airline has not remained immune to falling demand for air travel.
Jet recently suspended its services from Muscat and Doha to Kozhikode in Kerala. Indian carrier Kingfisher had plans to launch a Dubai flights in March but has deferred its plans owing to the economic downturn.
Jet Airways officials had said last year they were keen to connect the Indian destinations of Kochi, Goa, Mangalore and Hyderabad with Dubai.
The Chennai flights will use the new generation Boeing 737-800 single-aisle aircraft.
The flight from Dubai International Airport will leave at 4.30pm, arriving in Chennai at 10.15pm local time, while the flight from Chennai depart at 12.45pm and arrive in Dubai at 3.30pm.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Mihin Lanka to start flights on Kochi-Colombo route from month end
Sri Lanka-based Low Cost Carrier (LCC) Mihin Lanka will start operations on the Kochi-Colombo route with immediate connection to Dubai and Kuwait from the end of this month. The LCC will fly thrice a week from Kochi to Colombo on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday using the Airbus 320. The exact date and time for the launch of flights is not yet fixed. 
This information was provided exclusively to TravelBiz Monitor by Lal Tagaswatte, Executive Director, Mihin Lanka from Sri Lanka. Passengers flying on Mihin Lanka from Kochi to Colombo will have the opportunity to take immediate flights from Colombo to Middle East (Dubai and Kuwait). The LCC has appointed Benzy Holidays as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Kochi.
Tagaswatte further informed that the airline is targeting leisure travellers to Colombo and contract labourers to Dubai and Kuwait from Kochi. “India is a potential market for us (Mihin Lanka). We want to promote Sri Lanka as a holiday destination in India,” he said. Currently, Mihin Lanka flies to various destinations like Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Thiruvanthapuram, Hyderabad, Agati, Kozhikode and many Middle East countries.
This information was provided exclusively to TravelBiz Monitor by Lal Tagaswatte, Executive Director, Mihin Lanka from Sri Lanka. Passengers flying on Mihin Lanka from Kochi to Colombo will have the opportunity to take immediate flights from Colombo to Middle East (Dubai and Kuwait). The LCC has appointed Benzy Holidays as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Kochi.Tagaswatte further informed that the airline is targeting leisure travellers to Colombo and contract labourers to Dubai and Kuwait from Kochi. “India is a potential market for us (Mihin Lanka). We want to promote Sri Lanka as a holiday destination in India,” he said. Currently, Mihin Lanka flies to various destinations like Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Thiruvanthapuram, Hyderabad, Agati, Kozhikode and many Middle East countries.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Flights to north-east disrupted due to dust storm
Flights of all airlines, including Air India, Jet Airways, Kingfisher and Indigo, to Guwahati could not land here today due to a severe dust storm in the city, which is experiencing a dry spell for over four months.
The situation was compounded as the Instrumental Landing System (ILS) was not functional at the Gopinath Bordoloi Airport here.
The ILS was shifted to a new location at the airport due to an ongoing construction work. The system was expected to be functional from March 26, airport sources said.
Air India sources said IC229 flight from Kolkata to Guwahati at 11 AM and IC879 from Delhi to Guwahati at 1.40 PM could not arrive here due to poor visibility.
Another flight from Kolkata to Silchar, which was expected to land at 1 PM in Silchar was cancelled due to similar dusty conditions there, the sources said.
Kingfisher flight IT4569 from Kolkata to here was diverted to Agartala and put on hold there, while IT4561 to Lakhimpur in Upper Assam was cancelled, airline sources said.
Jet Airways' 9w201 Mumbai-Kolkata-Guwahati flight which was scheduled to arrive here at 11.30 AM, 9w601 Delhi-Guwahati scheduled to arrive at 12.20 PM could not land, while S2311 Delhi-Guwahati-Dibrugarh and s2363 Kolkata-Guwahati-Imphal were put on hold
The situation was compounded as the Instrumental Landing System (ILS) was not functional at the Gopinath Bordoloi Airport here.
The ILS was shifted to a new location at the airport due to an ongoing construction work. The system was expected to be functional from March 26, airport sources said.
Air India sources said IC229 flight from Kolkata to Guwahati at 11 AM and IC879 from Delhi to Guwahati at 1.40 PM could not arrive here due to poor visibility.
Another flight from Kolkata to Silchar, which was expected to land at 1 PM in Silchar was cancelled due to similar dusty conditions there, the sources said.
Kingfisher flight IT4569 from Kolkata to here was diverted to Agartala and put on hold there, while IT4561 to Lakhimpur in Upper Assam was cancelled, airline sources said.
Jet Airways' 9w201 Mumbai-Kolkata-Guwahati flight which was scheduled to arrive here at 11.30 AM, 9w601 Delhi-Guwahati scheduled to arrive at 12.20 PM could not land, while S2311 Delhi-Guwahati-Dibrugarh and s2363 Kolkata-Guwahati-Imphal were put on hold
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