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AIRLINES
Airline industry in India grew 400% in last 7 years: Vayalar Ravi
As India celebrates 100
years of the first commercial flight, Civil Aviation Minister, Vayalar Ravi
said that the airline industry in India grew by about 400 per cent in the
last seven years. With a domestic passenger base of over 50 million, India
now ranks fourth after USA, China and Japan. Ravi also said that the
domestic passenger growth is expected to continue to grow at the rate of
9-10 per cent and is expected to reach a level of 180 million passengers by
the year 2015 and 270-300 million by 2020.
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Air India switches over to a single code from Feb 27
In a move that will
expedite the process of it becoming an active member of the STAR alliance,
Air India has announced the switch over to a single AI code for all its
domestic and international operations from February 27, 2011. Accordingly,
IATA ticket codes of Air India (098) and erstwhile Indian Airlines (058)
will be merged to form a single AI (098) ticket code. In a statement, the
airline said that elaborate arrangements are being put in place to inform
the passengers about their revised flight numbers through messages,
telephone calls and through travel agents. At the airports too, flight
information display boards will show both old and new flight numbers.
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Indian carriers flew over 13 million passengers on international routes in
2010: DGCA
According to the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Indian carriers flew a total
13,028,514 passengers to international destinations in 2010, compared to
11,128,096 passengers in 2009, thereby registering a growth of 17.1 per
cent. During this period, the airlines enjoyed a 72.8 per cent load factor.
Recently, the Civil Aviation Ministry said that travel of international
passengers to and from India to reach 50 million by the year 2015.
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Kingfisher to launch 11 new flights on domestic routes from March 1, 2011
Kingfisher Airline has
announced the launch of 11 new flights, including new flights on
Delhi-Ranchi-Patna-Delhi sector and additional flights on Delhi-Amritsar,
Delhi-Srinagar and Delhi-Guwahati-Imphal-Guwahati-Delhi sectors. While
bookings are open, these flights will come into effect from March 1, 2011.
In addition, the airline is also offering free award tickets on bookings
made and travel undertaken before April 10, 2011.
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AGENTS
MakeMyTrip acquires Singapore based Luxury
Tours & Travel in a $3 million deal
MakeMyTrip entered into a
share purchase agreement (SPA) worth $3 million with Singapore based Luxury
Tours & Travel in the second week of February. The acquisition is a major
strategic move for the company, beyond India, as South East Asia region is a
highly popular destination of choice for Indian travellers and among the
biggest and fastest growing markets for our outbound tours and packages
business.
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ASSOCIATIONS
Competition Committee of India asks ‘Zero’
Airlines to give their comments on its report: TAAI
According to a
communication released by Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), acting
on a case filed by the association with the Competition Commission of India
(CCI) against some airlines for reducing ticketing commission paid to the
travel agents to ‘Zero’, CCI has now submitted its report and directed the
concerned airlines to submit their comments on its report within 15 days and
thereafter appear before the CCI on 3rd March 2011.
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EXHIBITION
TTF&OTM 2011 Delhi opens to a rousing start
TTF & OTM 2011 Delhi,
country’s premium travel trade show opened to a great start on February 24,
2011. The three day show (24-26 February) has attracted over 300 exhibitors,
up from 250 last year. 27 countries have been represented including 14
National Tourism Offices. Besides exhibitors from 17 states, including 9
states tourism Boards, have come to showcase their products. The exhibition
was inaugurated yesterday at the Ashok Hotel, by Sultan Ahmed, Minister of
State for Tourism, Government of India, in the presence of senior diplomats
and a large number of dignitaries and officials from the travel and
hospitality industry from all over India and abroad.
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India Hospitality Summit to be held in Mumbai on March 24-25, 2011
The India Hospitality
Summit, a two day business summit will be held at J W Marriott, Mumbai on
March 24-25, 2011. Organised by Naseba, the summit will be supported by
India Tourism - Ministry of Tourism, International Hotel & Restaurant
Association (IH&RA), Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of
India (FHRAI).
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NTO
China registers a record growth of more than 22% in arrivals from India
According to figures
received from China National Tourist Office (CNTO), China has registered a
record growth of more than 22 per cent in visitor arrivals from India,
thanks to a host of initiatives taken by the NTO to develop the India
market. The destination has bounced back after negative growth (5.6%)
registered in 2008 over the previous year and a small growth (2.8%) recorded
in 2009. The Indian visitor numbers grew by more than 100,000 increasing
from 449,000 in 2009 to over 549,000 in 2010.
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Malaysia targets 20 % growth from India in 2011
After receiving
6,90,000 Indian arrivals in 2010, a growth of 17 per cent; Tourism Malaysia
is targeting a growth of 20-22 per cent for this year. Currently, the
tourism board is on its annual sales mission (themed as ‘Nature at its Best,
Luxury at its Finest) in Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and New Delhi.
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