Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said recently that India would become the second-largest air traffic market in the world within a decade as the government has adopted an open air policy. Speaking at the official inauguration of the new airport at Nagpur in Maharashtra, named the Dr BR Ambedkar International Airport, he said domestic carriers flew close to 162 million passengers in 2011-12, up from 143 million in 2010-11.
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Deal between Jet and Etihad may be concluded in a month
According to sources in the union aviation ministry, the deal between Jet Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways may be clinched in a month. The government is expected to assuage the concerns of Etihad Airways on investor protection and help both the companies finalise the deal soon, sources
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Hyderabad airport awarded as No 1 in India,
Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), being managed by the GMR Group, has been rated as the number one airport in India, the fifth best regional airport in Asia and also as the eighth best airport in the 5 to 10 'mppa' capacity. The World Airport Awards are the global benchmark of Airport Excellence and Quality Ranking, it added.
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Now GoAir’s flights from Mumbai-Srinagar
No-frill carrier GoAir will operate direct flights between Srinagar and Mumbai from April 18 for the convenience of passengers in general and tourists particularly. GoAir will operate direct flights between the two cities, Chief Executive Officer of the airline service provider, Giorgio De Roni, said in Jammu on April 17. The carrier is exploring possibilities to operate night flights from several capital cities to Srinagar, he said during a meeting with J-K Tourism Minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir.
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AirAsia likely to entrust its India operations to Kathleen Tan
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia, which has six airlines under its fold, will be banking heavily on a woman to ensure the success of its impending India launch. Tony Fernandes, founder of AirAsia is said to have great confidence on Kathleen Tan, 52, his decade-old associate at AirAsia, to build the India travel market, just as she did for the airline in China. Tan is known as his 'right hand' in aviation circles and was the airline's former commercial head.
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AI gives 1st priority to PSUs to lease its real estate assets
Air India is to give preference to State-owned enterprises to lease its 1.7-lakh sq ft office in central Delhi's Baba Kharak Singh Marg. AI's decision is part of its programme to monetise real estate assets. The loss-making and debt laden airline had decided in February to monetise its properties spread over India and various parts of the world over the next three years to raise an estimated Rs 5,000 crore, kick starting the process with its city terminal office at Baba Kharak Singh Marg.
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Juhu residents oppose airport plans, may file PIL
In Mumbai, residents around Juhu airport oppose the Airport Authority of India's plan to develop the airport into a commercial airport that supports the operations of 20 ATR aircraft plus private jets. The residents now plan to meet the chief minister and civil aviation minister to present their objections.
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Jet wants to treble seats between India, Abu Dhabi
Jet Airways is pushing hard in favour of the Abu Dhabi government's demand to treble the number of seats flown between the two countries to over 40,000 per week from 13,300 at present. According to government sources, Abu Dhabi has asked for a huge revision in the number of seats used by airlines to fly between the two countries and the negotiations with the Indian government will take place next week in the Emirate.
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Biju Patnaik Airport wins best airport prize
Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar has won the first prize after being adjudged the best airport in the country, airport sources said on April 16. Biju Patnaik Airport shared the first prize along with Jodhpur airport based on Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) for 2012-13, the sources said.
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AP’s domestic airports ask for CISF security
With bare minimum security cover for domestic airports, sometimes as low as 15 security personnel for each airport, they are virtually sittings ducks in case of a terrorist attack. As the security at some domestic airports in the state is not foolproof, the Andhra Pradesh police have requested the Union government to provide Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cover, a case in point being the recent terror strike at Dilsukhnagar.