Airlines are now striving to woo travellers. On February 19, Jet Airways and IndiGo slashed airfares. Jet is offering 20 lakh seats from Rs 2,250 onwards. These seats can be booked till midnight of February 24 for travel till December 31. IndiGo slashed fares on select routes by about 30 per cent.
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Airlines oppose Kolkata airport’s revised charges
Airlines operating out of Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport are opposing the new charges that have been imposed on them. High charges of software and data system in the new terminal building of the Kolkata airport have deterred airlines from operating. The charges have not been implemented till date but would be implemented once the airlines shift to the new terminal building and start operating flights from there.
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Govt may privatise Chennai airport’s cargo operation
Airport Authority of India (AAI) has said that the Government could give the entire air cargo operation to a private company in the proposed second phase of the Chennai airport modernisation plan. GK Chaukiyal, Member (Operations), Airport Authority of India said that AAI is open to the idea of outsourcing the entire air cargo operations in the second phase when a new cargo facility is to be built in the old terminal.
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Govt may privatise Chennai airport’s cargo operation
Airport Authority of India (AAI) has said that the Government could give the entire air cargo operation to a private company in the proposed second phase of the Chennai airport modernisation plan. GK Chaukiyal, Member (Operations), Airport Authority of India said that AAI is open to the idea of outsourcing the entire air cargo operations in the second phase when a new cargo facility is to be built in the old terminal.
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Mangalore airport to get a cargo complex
Now, Mangalore airport is all set to get an air cargo complex. In a notification dated January 31, the Department of Customs has notified the air cargo complex at Mangalore airport. Mohammed Ameen, president of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said KCCI has been demanding this facility at Mangalore airport for a long time.
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CM reviews progress on Navi Mumbai airport project
Reiterating that the Maharashtra government is committed to complete the Navi Mumbai international project on priority basis, the State Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan reviewed the progress of work on the project on February 6.
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High interest outgo raises loss of GMR Infra
Huge interest outgo crimped the bottomline of infrastructure developer GMR Infrastructure, which posted a net loss of Rs 217 crore during Oct-Dec 2012. The company's interest outgo during the period is said to have risen 24 per cent to a total of Rs 525 crore, reports suggest. It is sitting on a consolidated debt
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AI clears its major share of dues to Delhi, Hyd airports
Air India has cleared a large chunk of its dues to GMR-led operators of Delhi and Hyderabad airports, with the latest instalment of Rs 415 crore being paid a few days ago. A GMR spokesperson said that Air India has made large payments over the last two months to clear the outstanding dues to the GMR Group. GMR is hopeful that Air India will clear the remaining dues in an expeditious manner to reach a regular payment status.
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Terminals at Chennai airport opened for public
Recently, the new domestic and international terminals at the Chennai airport were opened for public use by Vice-President Hamid Ansari. It may be recalled that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) built the terminals at a cost of Rs 2,000-crore to enhance capacity. The existing terminals had a capacity to handle six milli
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The journey ahead
The Delhi Airport Express is back on track with its usual traffic resuming on January 18. However, will the country's first airport metro serve its purpose in the long run?After lot of hiccups, the country's first airport express metro resumed its commercial operations in its regular timing from January 2013. The Airport Express line functions on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.