On Diwali eve (November 12, Monday), a one-way ticket for that evening's flight from Delhi to Lucknow, barely an hour's journey, was going over Rs 30,000. A Delhi-Bangalore ticket for Tuesday was between Rs 9,500 and Rs 42,500.
Category: Aviation & Airports
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ILS equipped Agra airport to get regular air connectivity
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry's recent announcement that the Agra airport is to get the service of Instrument Landing System (ILS) was welcomed by the Agra tourism industry. This could pave the way for the city to get regular air connectivity.
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AAI demands Kingfisher to pay dues
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been urged not to revoke Kingfisher Airlines licence until the debt-ridden carrier clears dues of Rs 273 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The DGCA has suspended KFA's licence on grounds of operational inefficiencies.
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Passengers of Coimbatore Airport to get more facilities
Coimbatore Airport Director K Peter Abraham has said that installation of Flight Information Digital System (FIDS) boards, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) and SMS facility for passengers are in the final stages at the airport and are likely to be inaugurated within the next seven to 10 days.
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Blore airport mulls legal action against KFA
For non-payment of dues by Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) has decided to take legal action against the KFA. The debt-ridden airline owes BIA about Rs 60 crore as of October towards landing and parking charges, aerobridge, facility management, passenger service fee (PSF) and user development fee (UDF).
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‘Maldives airport project agreement is a bad contract’
Maldives President Mohammed Waheed on November 15 termed the controversial GMR airport project as a bad contract and said it was signed 'conceivably under dubious conditions' by his predecessor Mohammed Nasheed.
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Airbus joins Chinese firm to produce green fuel
To jointly explore an alternative fuel for the aviation industry Airbus has signed a deal with Chinese biofuel producer ENN. Airbus, with its parent company EADS Innovation Works, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ENN, one of the leading biofuel producers in China, to develop the fuel made from algae oil, reported Xinhua.
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GMR says bad times are over for its airport biz
In this fiscal, GMR Infrastructure is hopeful of registering decent growth in its airport vertical. The company which operates in three business segments including power, roads and airport incurred a loss of Rs 179 crore in the September quarter, up around four fold, YoY due to poor show from its power and airport segments.
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GVK ties-up with Indonesia to upgrade Bali airport
For the operation, management and development of commercial facilities at Denpasar International Airport in Bali of Indonesia, India-based GVK Power & Infrastructure has entered into an agreement. The Hyderabad-based diversified infrastructure company manages the operation of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai and the Bengaluru International Airport.
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AAI commissions ILS in Agra airport
Recently, the Instrumental Landing System (ILS) was commissioned in Agra airport enabling it to provide horizontal and vertical guidance to landing and taking off aircra