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Jet Airways puts 2 mln seats on sale at discounted price of Rs 2,250 across India

New Delhi: India's second largest carrier Jet Airways India Ltd Tuesday put on sale 2 million tickets at flat Rs 2,250 for travel upto anytime till Dec 31, terming it the country's 'biggest airticket sale'.
Passengers can book the tickets before Feb 24 to avail the seats at discounted price.
"Experience India's biggest air ticket sale with 20 lakh (2 million) seats on over 450 daily flights across 57 cities within India," Jet Airways said on its website.
With the move, the carrier may improve cash flows by Rs 4.5 billion on the back of advance bookings, which will be done at a magnum opus scale.

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The offer comes a month after rival carrier SpiceJet Ltd had announced a sale of 1 million tickets at discounted price of Rs 2,013 for travel between Feb and Apr.
This time, however, Jet Airways has doubled the number of discounted tickets.
Meanwhile, the country's largest budget carrier IndiGo Airlines Pvt Ltd has also announced a similar price cut on travel portals without elaborating sectors and validity of discounted tickets.
The discount is likely to give a much needed respite to air travellers, who were paying high air fares due to grounding of Kingfisher Airlines.

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• Tax Amendments expected in Budget 2013
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• People responsible for Budget 2013-14
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• Budget 2013: Good news for low-cost homes
• What salaried people want from the budget
• UPA's Budgets since it came to power in 2004
• Budget 2013: Education of India’s past 5 Finance Ministers

Kingfisher pilot breaks rules, flies woman in cockpit

A senior pilot of Kingfisher Airline faces probe after cabin crew lodged a complaint against him for flying a woman in cockpit during a Delhi-Mumbai flight on August 19.

NEW DELHI: The head of Kingfisher Airline's pilot training flew a woman in the cockpit on a Delhi-Mumbai flight and when the cabin crew protested, told them to stay away during the journey. The crew of the flight IT 304 of August 19 have now lodged a complaint with the management, saying the pilot flouted DGCA rules by flying an unauthorized person in the cockpit.

"We will investigate the matter," Kingfisher spokesman Prakash Mirpuri said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation too has ordered a probe and warned of strict action if the pilot is found guilty.

This incident comes at a time when the DGCA is conducting a safety audit of Kingfisher and Air India Express — airlines identified as being in severe financial distress by a DGCA audit last December.

The Kingfisher cabin crew did not press the case against the pilot on August 19 itself as the commander is one of the seniormost pilots of the airline.

In fact, the pilot, GM(training), was among the handful who also fly promoter Vijay Mallya's personal Airbus corporate jet.

Employees have always steered clear of this select group, but with salaries pending since March, the fear is diminishing. As soon as the flight landed in Mumbai, the cabin crew lodged a complaint.

Sources point out that the Kingfisher commander broke many rules while taking the woman into the cockpit, no matter that a co-pilot was present.

"Taking a flyer in the cockpit is itself not allowed. But in this case, asking the cabin crew not to come to the cockpit during the flight is another serious breach," said a source.

"DGCA rules stipulate that when one of the pilots leaves the cockpit for any reason, a crew member must remain there till the former returns. The reason is that since 9/11, the cockpit doors are locked and if for some reason the only pilot in the cockpit gets incapacitated, there must be someone else to open the door for the other pilot."

Dhanushkodi - at land's end

Barely 20 km from the town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dhanushkodi gets its name from Dhanush (bow) and Kodi (end). The name alludes to an anecdote in the Ramayana, where Lord Rama broke the bridge constructed by his army of monkeys between the mainland and the island of Lanka with a stroke of his bow. Barely 50 yards long, Dhanushkodi is the sole terrestrial border between India and Sri Lanka. It was inhabited until 1964, when a terrible cyclone wrecked the village and swept a passenger train into the sea. Though Dhanushkodi today is a ghost town, it is still visited by pilgrims. Yahoo! reader J MADHU RANTHAKAN presents a photographic travelogue of a journey to land’s end.

A distant view of Dhanushkodi town from a vehicle. Pilgrims from all over India visit Rameswaram Temple to bathe in the holy wells and in the sea. It is a well-known pilgrimage site. Only a few, though, know the mythological and historical importance of nearby Dhanushkodi.

 

A distant view of Dhanushkodi town from a vehicle. Pilgrims from all over India visit Rameswaram Temple to bathe in the holy wells and in the sea. It is a well-known pilgrimage site. Only a few, though, know the mythological and historical importance of nearby Dhanushkodi.

 

Road leading to Dhanushkodi from Rameswaram. It was on this island in January 1897 that Swami Vivekananda, after his triumphant visit to Chicago to attend the Parliament of Religions in September 1893, set foot on Indian soil from Colombo.

The walls of the church still stand.

 

Air India crisis continues, 14 flights cancelled

New Delhi/Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) The agitation by Air India pilots entered its seventh day Monday with the management cancelling 14 international outbound flights, also throwing domestic operationsinto disarray, an official said.

'We have cancelled around 14 flights for the day. The contingency plan will be implemented within two or three days whereby a guaranteed minimum international operations will be operated,' a senior Air India official with the Operations Arm told IANS.

'We are monitoring the situation and informing the passengers in advance.'

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh had Sunday regretted the move by the government to merge the erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India and had said there should have been due diligence.

Trouble started for the airline May 8 when pilots belonging to Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) took mass sick leave protesting the move to provide Boeing-787 Dreamliner training to pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines.

Air India sacks nine more pilots, eight flights cancelled

New Delhi/Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) The pilots' agitation in Air India continued for the third day Thursday forcing the management to cancel eight more international flights, stop bookings on some major long-haul routes for the next five days and sack nine more pilots.

'We had to cancel eight international flights from Delhi and Mumbai. Rest all international flights are operating per schedule,' a senior Air India official told IANS in New Delhi.

'We are using reserve pilots who are trained to operate Boeing 777 aircraft. Passengers are being updated about their flight status.'
 
The flights to and from the national capital to various international destinations like Chicago, Toronto, Shanghai, Paris and Frankfurt have been affected.
 
From Mumbai, two international operations to New Jersey and Riyadh were cancelled.
 
The flag carrier's international low-cost subsidiary Air India Express had also to cancel six flight operations to various destinations from south India to the Middle East.

The airline also announced that it has closed ticket bookings on ultra long-haul routes till May 15. Closure in ticket bookings will affect around 15 flights to West-bound destinations such as the US, Europe, and some other destinations like Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
 
'Currently we have deployed 777 aircraft on some of these routes. The pilots who are agitating have had adequate training on these aircraft. And if the stir continues we will have no option but to ground these aircraft,' sources in the airline said.
 
The airline has 17 aircraft of 777 type in the fleet. The airline also sacked nine more pilots Thursday who went on mass sick leave Tuesday.

'We have sacked nine more pilots. We are ready for talks, negotiations but we will also not tolerate this kind of illegal action which will permanently hurt the airline's image,' the airline official said.

The flag carrier had sacked 26 pilots on Wednesday and 10 pilots on Tuesday. Air India also derecognised their union - Indian Pilots Guild (IPG).

Trouble started for the airline when pilots belonging to IPG, of pre-merger Air India pilots, had gone on mass 'sick' leave protesting the move by the airline to provide Boeing-787 Dreamliner training to pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines.
 
The stir caused four international flight cancellations each on Tuesday and Wednesday. The airline added that it has also filed a contempt of court petition in the Delhi High Court against the pilots who were restrained by the Court not to go on a strike.
 
The airline had Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court, which restrained the pilots from going on strike, termed illegal by Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh.

While the IPG has said it is open to talks, the government has made it clear that there would be no negotiations till the pilots returned to work.
 
Air India is estimated to be suffering a loss of Rs.10 crore per day, besides loss in passenger goodwill and international image at the height of the holiday season.


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Lucknow to New Delhi and Mumbai, say airport officials

Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) Plagued by financial losses, Kingfisher Airlines has pulled out its flights from Lucknow to New Delhi andMumbai, say airport officials.

According to the airport officials, the airline also shut its counter at the Amausi Airport in Lucknow Sunday evening.

The 'in-red' airlines had two flights from Lucknow to Delhi and Mumbai.

Speaking to IANS, a source said the flights were running to "not even half the capacity" and had left the two flights bleeding.

"The decision was being mulled upon for a very long time and was executed Sunday," an official informed.

Airport authorities say the staff at the Kingfisher ticketing counter have also stopped reporting at the airport.

Officials say the tickets of passengers who were booked in advance would be refunded and messages have been sent to such passengers with regard to the shelving of the flights.

Gagan Gurnani, owner of the Dream Travel Ways Private Limited who booked air tickets for Kingfisher, confirmed they have been asked not to issue tickets.

"The flights to Mumbai and Delhi have been cancelled and we are no longer issuing tickets for the same," he said.

Airport director Atul Dixit confirmed that the Kingfisher flights to Mumbai and New Delhi were no more flying from Lucknow. He, however refused to confirm any information on reports that the airlines major had also decided to wind up its office in the state capital.

Kingfisher officials however were mum on the developments. NEWS

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Kingfisher Airlines has been given until Wednesday to come up with a revised, clear schedule for the aircraft that it is still operating, the aviation regulator said on Tuesday.

The airline is currently operating 28 of its 64 planes, Civil Aviation Director General E.K. Bharat Bhushan told reporters. The regulator also has ordered a special safety surveillance on Kingfisher, he said, although he added that there were no problems or worries aboutaircraft safety.

The regulator earlier asked the carrier to explain why it has cancelled a large number of flights since Saturday.

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Jet to start Kolkata flight from Nov 1

NAGPUR: Airlines operating from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport are preparing to cash in on the festival rush. Anticipating an increase in demand, Jet Konnect, which operates flights on Mumbai and Hyderabad sectors, plans to start daily flights to Kolkata from November 1. Presently, only Indigo operates daily flight on Kolkata-Nagpur sector at 6.20pm and Nagpur-Kolkata leg at 5.30pm.

A Jet Konnect spokesman said the Nagpur-Kolkata flight will take off at 11.50am and reach Kolkata at 1.25pm. On the return leg, the flight will take off from Kolkata at 2.05pm and reach Nagpur at 3.50pm. The fare (inclusive of all taxes and charges) begins from Rs 2,984 for both sectors. This will take the number of domestic flights being operated from Nagpur airport to 30.

Apart from this, there is also an international flight to Sharjah operated by Air Arabia.
Shantanu Banarjee, a regular visitor to Kolkata, said, asDuring the festival season and summer, trains are packed and airlines too hike fares due to heavy rush. This was the reason most passengers were demanding regular flights to Kolkata.a?
With Jet Konnect introducing another daily option, Shantanu, who works with a financial institution in the city, said, asMany people working in Nagpur but residents of Kolkata will benefit.a?

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Airport officials informed that Jet, SpiceJet and Indigo have also evinced interest to avail of night parking facility being offered by MIL at Nagpur airport. A senior MIL official said, asLow cost airlines Jet and Indigo have proposed to start early morning and late evening direct flights to Mumbai and Delhi. Spice Jet has also proposed direct flights between Nagpur and Chennai, and most likely Ahmedabad from the year-end using a fleet of newly introduced Bombardier Q-400 turboprop aircrafts.a?

These will be the first flights to Chennai and Ahmedabad from the Orange City, the official said.

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Goa airport (GOI) is a small, but crowded airport with both domestic and international flights. The airport is located in Dabolim, less than 30 kms from the city Panaji. The distance to the nearest beach in the north is 45 kms.



Goa is surrounded by maharashtra from the north and Karnataka from the east. The Arabia Sea forms its western coastal part of India.

Panaji is the capital city of Goa Vasco is considered to be the largest city in Goa in terms of Population. There is an influence of Portuguese culture in the city of Margao.

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There are many international airlines such as Air Arabia, Air India, Malaysian Airlines, Thai Airlines, which operates their flights from Goa to different countries located in the world. There are many chartered flights, which are operated by private company such as Thomascook.

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Pilots refuse flights to Goa for safety reasons

NEW DELHI: After six airlines including Air India broke rules, undertaking blind landings at the Goa airport, Air India's pilots body has issued a directive to all pilots asking them to not fly to Goa.

Six airlines landed at the Goa airport without navigational aid between April 7 and April 10 2011, putting the lives of thousands of fliers at risk.

The commercial pilots association has asked pilots to wait till the landing aids are fully functional.

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