The General Budget for 2010-11, presented to Parliament today by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has provided Rs 1200 crore for the financial restructuring of the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), formed to run national carrier Air India after its merger with Indian Airlines in 2007.
The amount has been included in the outlay of Rs 9558.30 crore for the Ministry of Civil, of which the budgetary support is Rs.2,000 crore.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been provided with a budgetary support of Rs.600.50 crore, out of which Rs.120.50 crore has been earmarked for development of airports in the North-Eastern States.
The remaining Rs.480 crore is for the development of airports in other crucial areas like Leh, Ajmer, Agatti, Port Blair, Tirupati and Pudducherry and the satellite-based navigation project (GAGAN).
A provision of Rs.40 crore has been made for development of a helipad at Rohini in Delhi and for a helicopter training institute/heliport in Pune by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd.
source://netindian.in
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Foggy weather delays flights, again
Foggy weather continued to play truant with city fliers on Monday as many flights operating from the city got delayed. Few of them were cancelled as well. Air India’s both flights on Delhi-Patna-Delhi route got delayed by over three hours.
Taking a precautionary step, private operator IndiGo has temporarily changed the timing of its flight to Mumbai and for now its departure time has been kept 12.50 pm, almost two hours later than its original time.
With Jetlite morning flight on Kolkata-Patna-Kolkata route getting de-layed by about four hours, the private operator decided to cancel its even-ing flight for the second consecutive day on Monday.
Jet Airways has decided to temporarily prepone the timing of its late even-ing flight on Delhi-Patna-Delhi route by about half-an-hour. Effective from Monday, it would now come at 7.40 pm and leave Patna at 8.05 pm.
The airlines had to cancel its flight a day before as visibility dropped sud-denly by the time aircraft reached Patna, not allowing it to land.
The timing of Kingfisher late evening flight on Kolkata-Patna-Kolkata route too has been temporarily preponed and instead of coming to Patna at 8.25 pm, it would now come at 7.50 pm.
“Due to heavy congestion at Kolkata airport, our flight could not take off on time from there on Monday, but, fortunately, the flight could land at Patna as visibility was still okay at the time of its arrival,” a Kingfisher official said.
Source://http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Foggy-weather-delays-flights-again/articleshow/5338504.cms
Taking a precautionary step, private operator IndiGo has temporarily changed the timing of its flight to Mumbai and for now its departure time has been kept 12.50 pm, almost two hours later than its original time.
With Jetlite morning flight on Kolkata-Patna-Kolkata route getting de-layed by about four hours, the private operator decided to cancel its even-ing flight for the second consecutive day on Monday.
Jet Airways has decided to temporarily prepone the timing of its late even-ing flight on Delhi-Patna-Delhi route by about half-an-hour. Effective from Monday, it would now come at 7.40 pm and leave Patna at 8.05 pm.
The airlines had to cancel its flight a day before as visibility dropped sud-denly by the time aircraft reached Patna, not allowing it to land.
The timing of Kingfisher late evening flight on Kolkata-Patna-Kolkata route too has been temporarily preponed and instead of coming to Patna at 8.25 pm, it would now come at 7.50 pm.
“Due to heavy congestion at Kolkata airport, our flight could not take off on time from there on Monday, but, fortunately, the flight could land at Patna as visibility was still okay at the time of its arrival,” a Kingfisher official said.
Source://http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Foggy-weather-delays-flights-again/articleshow/5338504.cms
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Jet Airways lost around Rs 200 crore in five-day stir: Official
Even as Jet Airways limped back to normalcy Sunday after a five-day stir by over 500 pilots, the stand-off has proved costly for the
airline - a loss of over Rs 200 crore ($40 million).
A grim Executive Director Saroj Dutta revealed to mediapersons Sunday afternoon that on an average the airlines is patronized by nearly 24,000 passengers daily across its network spanning domestic and international sectors.
"On an average, our daily revenues are in the range of $8 million (Rs 40 crore), so you can calculate how much we stand to lose for the past five days," he said.
However, he pointed out that there were minor savings on certain variables, like aircraft turbine fuel (ATF) since the flights did not operate.
Moreover, during the past five days the airline made attempts to transfer nearly 60 per cent of the passengers on other airlines and a small number even to its sister airline, JetLite.
Dutta announced the setting up of a consultative body comprising representatives of the management and the staff to resolve pending issues concerning the pilots.
The committee includes two directors of the company and the chief executive officer plus two pilots representatives to ensure smooth functioning and proper implementation of its decisions.
As the crisis ended, the management also decided to re-instate four sacked pilots and not initiate any action against the nearly 500 pilots who agitated last week, Dutta said.
"It's an amicable settlement and all pilots would report for duties immediately," Dutta said.
The company would also not pursue the pending contempt petition before the Bombay High Court which was slated to come up for hearing tomorrow (Monday), he added.
Following an end to the five-day long pilots' stir, Jet Airways limped back to normal operations with plans to operate as many at 37 flights, including two on the international sector, here Sunday.
The operations are expected to completely normalize by the evening when the rostering of duties for the pilots is done and the airline would announce resumption of more operations.
Until then, the airline has announced cancellations of 15 international and 137 domestic flights across the network.
Two international services - Mumbai-Dubai and return - would be operated as combined services to accommodate the maximum number of passengers.
On the domestic sector, flights would be operated on the Mumbai-Delhi, Vadodara-Mumbai, Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Bengaluru, Mumbai-Mangalore (including return), Mumbai-Hyderabad (return), Mumbai-Chennai, Ahmedabad-Delhi, Delhi-Lucknow (return), Delhi-Vadodara (return), Madurai-Chennai, Chennai-Coimbatore, and Chennai-Bengaluru (return) routes.
Source:economictimes.indiatimes.com
airline - a loss of over Rs 200 crore ($40 million).
A grim Executive Director Saroj Dutta revealed to mediapersons Sunday afternoon that on an average the airlines is patronized by nearly 24,000 passengers daily across its network spanning domestic and international sectors.
"On an average, our daily revenues are in the range of $8 million (Rs 40 crore), so you can calculate how much we stand to lose for the past five days," he said.
However, he pointed out that there were minor savings on certain variables, like aircraft turbine fuel (ATF) since the flights did not operate.
Moreover, during the past five days the airline made attempts to transfer nearly 60 per cent of the passengers on other airlines and a small number even to its sister airline, JetLite.
Dutta announced the setting up of a consultative body comprising representatives of the management and the staff to resolve pending issues concerning the pilots.
The committee includes two directors of the company and the chief executive officer plus two pilots representatives to ensure smooth functioning and proper implementation of its decisions.
As the crisis ended, the management also decided to re-instate four sacked pilots and not initiate any action against the nearly 500 pilots who agitated last week, Dutta said.
"It's an amicable settlement and all pilots would report for duties immediately," Dutta said.
The company would also not pursue the pending contempt petition before the Bombay High Court which was slated to come up for hearing tomorrow (Monday), he added.
Following an end to the five-day long pilots' stir, Jet Airways limped back to normal operations with plans to operate as many at 37 flights, including two on the international sector, here Sunday.
The operations are expected to completely normalize by the evening when the rostering of duties for the pilots is done and the airline would announce resumption of more operations.
Until then, the airline has announced cancellations of 15 international and 137 domestic flights across the network.
Two international services - Mumbai-Dubai and return - would be operated as combined services to accommodate the maximum number of passengers.
On the domestic sector, flights would be operated on the Mumbai-Delhi, Vadodara-Mumbai, Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Bengaluru, Mumbai-Mangalore (including return), Mumbai-Hyderabad (return), Mumbai-Chennai, Ahmedabad-Delhi, Delhi-Lucknow (return), Delhi-Vadodara (return), Madurai-Chennai, Chennai-Coimbatore, and Chennai-Bengaluru (return) routes.
Source:economictimes.indiatimes.com
Friday, August 21, 2009
Kingfisher Airlines introduces Kingfisher e-Coupons
Kingfisher Airlines, India's only Five Star airline rated by Skytrax, today announced the launch of Kingfisher e-Coupon, a paperless form of payment which can be utilized to buy tickets on Kingfisher Airlines. Guests can buy Kingfisher e-Coupons in multiples of four, six or eight based on their travel requirements in all three classes of service i.e. Kingfisher First, Kingfisher Class and Kingfisher Red. This service will provide guests with a convenient option to buy these e-Coupons at a fixed price and use the same for their travel requirements.
In-depth analysis of the Indian airline and airport sectors, including
latest traffic and financial reports and outlooks, is available each month
in the Monthly Essential India.
source:////indiaaviation.aero
Commenting on the launch of this new initiative Mr. Prakash Mirpuri, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Kingfisher Airlines Limited said, "Kingfisher e-Coupons is yet another endeavor by Kingfisher Airlines to offer our guests unparalleled service and convenience. Kingfisher e-Coupons offer better value for money as compared to regular tickets and come with the option of being transferable, whereby they can be gifted and utilized by friends and relatives. With the introduction of the Kingfisher e-Coupons offering, guests who have a high-frequency of travel will be greatly benefitted as they will now have the option to buy multiple Kingfisher e-Coupons at a time. The simplicity and the convenience of the e-Coupons will make it a compelling ticketing channel. "
To avail of Kingfisher e-Coupons, Guests can choose from the available list of e-Coupon products after giving personal details such as name, email id and mobile number. When a guest buys the e-Coupons, a set of e-Coupon numbers along with the PIN number and log-in credentials would be sent to the Guest through email and SMS. Using the log-in credentials, the Guest can log on to www.flykingfisher.com and use the e-Coupon to book their flight. Every Kingfisher e-Coupon will have distinct features and will be sold through various channels of sale namely Kingfisher Airport office, Kingfisher City Ticketing office or any certified Kingfisher Airlines IATA approved Travel agent. Kingfisher e-Coupon will also be made available on the Kingfisher Airlines website shortly.
To book an e-ticket using Kingfisher e-Coupons, the Guest will need to log on to the Kingfisher Airlines website and click on Kingfisher e-Coupon sub-head under the ‘Plan and book’ link. Guest will be led to the Kingfisher e-Coupon page wherein they will have to enter their login id and password which was shared with them by Kingfisher Airlines at time of purchasing the Kingfisher e-Coupons. Once the details are entered, Guests will be directed to the ‘My Account’ page wherein they will be able to check all the coupon details. Guest could click on the booking page and select the sectors they intend to fly and clicks on one of the coupons for booking. Kingfisher Airlines system will validate the booking and a PNR will be generated. The details of the bookings will be mailed to Guest.
Kingfisher Airlines has blazed a trail of innovations and introduced a range of market-firsts that have completely redefined the whole experience of flying. By elevating its customers to a level of being ‘guests’ and not just passengers, Kingfisher Airlines has endeared itself to consumers.
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 01-Apr-09In-depth analysis of the Indian airline and airport sectors, including
latest traffic and financial reports and outlooks, is available each month
in the Monthly Essential India.
source:////indiaaviation.aero
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Qatar Airways confirms dates for flights to India
Qatar Airways has revealed when it will expand its international network by launching new flights to India.
The carrier will launch its new service to Amritsar in the north of the country on 11 October ahead of Diwali, the religious festival of lights.
Flights to Goa, the popular Indian beach resort, will get underway two weeks later on 25 October in preparation for the influx of winter holiday traffic.
The new routes will both be operated from Qatar Airways' hub in Doha by two-class Airbus A320 aircraft, offering 12 seats in business class and 132 in economy.
Commenting on the forthcoming services, the airline's chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker said: 'When we made the route expansion announcement during the ITB Berlin travel show in March, news spread very quickly with a lot of excitement in the market about these highly underserved destinations by international airlines.
'We have since been inundated with calls from the public seeking more information about the launch dates. We are now pleased to confirm 11 and 25 October as the launch times, giving Qatar Airways significantly more capacity to India.'
Other Indian destinations in the carrier's network include Kochi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi.
Source://news.opodo.co.uk
The carrier will launch its new service to Amritsar in the north of the country on 11 October ahead of Diwali, the religious festival of lights.
Flights to Goa, the popular Indian beach resort, will get underway two weeks later on 25 October in preparation for the influx of winter holiday traffic.
The new routes will both be operated from Qatar Airways' hub in Doha by two-class Airbus A320 aircraft, offering 12 seats in business class and 132 in economy.
Commenting on the forthcoming services, the airline's chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker said: 'When we made the route expansion announcement during the ITB Berlin travel show in March, news spread very quickly with a lot of excitement in the market about these highly underserved destinations by international airlines.
'We have since been inundated with calls from the public seeking more information about the launch dates. We are now pleased to confirm 11 and 25 October as the launch times, giving Qatar Airways significantly more capacity to India.'
Other Indian destinations in the carrier's network include Kochi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi.
Source://news.opodo.co.uk
Monday, May 25, 2009
First Flights from Kassala to Asmara
Sudan Airways made its first flight from Kassala in Sudan to the Eritrean capital Asmara. According to the Sudan Tribune, the airline chose the occasion of the 18th anniversary of the independence of Eritrea to launch the first flight.
Sudan Airways was formed in 1947 and began as a subsidiary operation of the Sudan Railways System. In 1954 the airline added its first international flights.
However, the airline had in the recent past some safety issues regarding accidents involving passenger fatalities. On 23 June 2008, the Sudanese CAA announced grounding of Sudan Airways citing the carrier’s failure to take corrective meassures following an audit of the airline.
In 2007 the company carried 500.000 passengers with a seat occupation of 50% and employed 1353 staff. Sudan Airways has a mixed fleet of 12 Aircraft consisting out of 4 Airbus, 1 Russian build Antonov, 2 Boeing and 7 smaller planes for regional operations (ATI).
The Airline has its major hub in Khartoum and is owned to 49% by the AREF Investment Group, 21 % by Faiha Holding Company and 30% by the Sudanese Government.
Last October, the managing director of Sudan Airways Ahmed Omer Abdelrahman announced big expansion planes and a fleet modernisation during the Arab Air Carriers Organisation conference in Tunis. The expansion plan was including the introduction of long-haul flights to India and China by 2010.
Source://capitaleritrea.com
Sudan Airways was formed in 1947 and began as a subsidiary operation of the Sudan Railways System. In 1954 the airline added its first international flights.
However, the airline had in the recent past some safety issues regarding accidents involving passenger fatalities. On 23 June 2008, the Sudanese CAA announced grounding of Sudan Airways citing the carrier’s failure to take corrective meassures following an audit of the airline.
In 2007 the company carried 500.000 passengers with a seat occupation of 50% and employed 1353 staff. Sudan Airways has a mixed fleet of 12 Aircraft consisting out of 4 Airbus, 1 Russian build Antonov, 2 Boeing and 7 smaller planes for regional operations (ATI).
The Airline has its major hub in Khartoum and is owned to 49% by the AREF Investment Group, 21 % by Faiha Holding Company and 30% by the Sudanese Government.
Last October, the managing director of Sudan Airways Ahmed Omer Abdelrahman announced big expansion planes and a fleet modernisation during the Arab Air Carriers Organisation conference in Tunis. The expansion plan was including the introduction of long-haul flights to India and China by 2010.
Source://capitaleritrea.com
Friday, May 15, 2009
Foreign carriers look to India again
Some foreign carriers are once again looking at India as a destination, even as others continue to prune their connectivity to India. Air Arabia, the first low fare carrier in West Asia has added one flight each on Friday and Sunday from Delhi to Dubai, taking the total number of flights every week to nine.
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will commence operations to Hyderabad on 15 June 2009, taking over from Singapore Airlines which currently flies to this Indian city three times a week. However, Indian travel agents, who have been agitating against Singapore Airlines’ zero-commission policy, will extend their boycott to SilkAir.
For starters, SilkAir will offer five flights a week to Hyderabad against the current three being offered by Singapore Airlines. This will be increased to daily during the Northern Winter Schedule from 26 October 2009. The flights are subject to governmental approvals and slot availability.
A 20 April report from wire service Press Trust of India quoted Nordic airline Finnair as saying that would resume its Mumbai-Helsinki service starting 18 October, a sign of confidence that demand for business travel between Asia and Europe would increase.
The airline, which operates a daily flight between New Delhi and Helsinki, had suspended service to Mumbai in March citing unfavourable economic conditions and overcapacity on Mumbai-Europe routes.
Source://livemint.com
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will commence operations to Hyderabad on 15 June 2009, taking over from Singapore Airlines which currently flies to this Indian city three times a week. However, Indian travel agents, who have been agitating against Singapore Airlines’ zero-commission policy, will extend their boycott to SilkAir.
For starters, SilkAir will offer five flights a week to Hyderabad against the current three being offered by Singapore Airlines. This will be increased to daily during the Northern Winter Schedule from 26 October 2009. The flights are subject to governmental approvals and slot availability.
A 20 April report from wire service Press Trust of India quoted Nordic airline Finnair as saying that would resume its Mumbai-Helsinki service starting 18 October, a sign of confidence that demand for business travel between Asia and Europe would increase.
The airline, which operates a daily flight between New Delhi and Helsinki, had suspended service to Mumbai in March citing unfavourable economic conditions and overcapacity on Mumbai-Europe routes.
Source://livemint.com
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