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AVIATION
flydubai to fly thrice a week to Hyderabad from June 12 with HYD-DXB one-way
fare of INR 8,000
flydubai inaugurated its second
major Indian route with operations starting from Dubai to Hyderabad from
June 12. This is flydubai’s second destination to India after Lucknow.
Scheduled to fly on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, a one-way fare from
Hyderabad to Dubai starts from INR 8,000 inclusive of 7 Kg hand baggage.
Checked baggage starts at INR 650 for 20kgs and a seat with extra legroom
costs INR 1,250. The one-way fare from Dubai to Hyderabad starts from AED585,
and includes one piece of hand luggage weighing up to 7kg and one small
laptop bag or hand bag.
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IndiGo to fly international from September 1
Low Cost Carrier IndiGo has
announced that it will operate its maiden international flight on September
01, 2011 connecting New Delhi with Dubai following which, it will commence
operation on Delhi-Bangkok-Delhi and Delhi-Singapore-Delhi routes in the
same month. It will subsequently connect Mumbai with Dubai and Bangkok with
daily flights effective October 02, 2011. The airline has announced
inaugural promotional return fare of Rs 9,999 (all inclusive) on all its
international routes. It has already received the traffic rights to fly to
these destinations from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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Fly to Dubai, Singapore and Bangkok@Rs 9,999 with IndiGo’s inaugural
return-fare offer
IndiGo will commence direct flights
to Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore with a special inaugural fare of Rs 9,999
from Delhi and Mumbai. According to Indian regulations, a carrier must be
operational for five years before it can operate international services.
India has granted traffic rights to IndiGo to fly international.
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Air India offers 10-day unlimited travel on domestic routes@Rs 30,000 in
economy class and Rs 50,000 in business class
Air India launched a short term
promotion scheme – ‘Silver and Platinum Pass’, for passengers in its
domestic network. The Silver and Platinum Pass, which will be valid for ten
days, is being offered in 2 variants for unlimited travel in economy and
executive class on the domestic sectors of the national carrier.
Passengers buying the “Silver Pass” can fly on economy class to any domestic
sector of their choice at an attractive fare of Rs 30,000 while passengers
who purchase the “Platinum Pass” can travel in executive class to any
domestic destination at a fare of Rs 50,000. This fare is inclusive of taxes.
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GoAir orders 72 A320neos aircraft worth USD 7 million
With ‘Vision 2020’, Go Air has
ordered for 72 A320neos worth USD 7 million. The aircraft will be
delivered over the course of 5 to 7 years. Currently the carrier operates 10
A320s and is expecting a delivery of 10 more in the next 18 months.
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Kingfisher ties-up with Marriott International for the ‘King Club’ members’
to earn 4 times the ‘King Miles’
Kingfisher Airlines has announced a
tie-up with Marriott International, to provide its frequent flyer program
‘King Club’ members’ luxurious stay options across 3,400 Marriott properties
worldwide. In order, to avail the benefits of this tie-up, King Club members
need to enrol themselves in the Marriott Rewards Program. To celebrate the
tie-up, King Club and Marriott Rewards announced a Quadruple Promotion
scheme, whereby members will earn 4 times the King Miles on their stay from
June – September, 2011 at any of the Marriott International properties.
Common members can convert their Marriott Reward Points into King Miles for
redemption against free flights, upgrades on Kingfisher First, lounge
vouchers, redemption against exclusive products on Air Boutique online. King
Club members can also enjoy a host of other privileges such as no blackout
dates i.e. King Club members can book their stay at any Marriott
International property all year round.
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Vayalar Ravi, Civil Aviation Minister, calls for joint pooling of resources
by Asia-Pacific countries to check terrorism in Air Transport System
Union Civil Aviation Minister,
Vayalar Ravi has underlined the need of joint pooling of resources by the
countries of Asia-Pacific Region, to develop a formidable wall of protection
against terrorism and unlawful interference in Air transport system. He was
speaking at the inauguration of the 8th Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) of
Cooperative Aviation Security Programme-Asia Pacific (CASP-AP) I Delhi on
June 14. The meeting was attended by 24 member countries from the
Asia-Pacific region and observers like ICAO and IATA.
The CASP seeks to achieve compliance amongst participating States and
administrations with the standards and recommended practices detailed in
Annex 17 and the security provisions of Annex 9 of the Chicago Convention
(1944), with other international conventions and with the guidance material
provided by ICAO. It also aims to create, a regional structure for
cooperation and coordination of civil aviation security and for the training
of aviation security personnel.
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AIRPORT
‘Golden Peacock Award' presented to Mumbai airport for ‘occupational health
& safety’ for this year
Mumbai International Airport Private
Ltd (MIAL) has got a ‘special commendation’ for the ‘Golden Peacock Award'
for occupational health & safety for the year 2011’. The award jury was
headed by Justice P N Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India & Member, UN
Human Rights Commission and other prominent personalities. MIAL has
currently undertaken major up gradation and expansion projects including a
new iconic Air Traffic Control Tower (ATC).
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HOTELS
Starwood opens 24x7 Customer Contact Centre in
Gurgaon, number: 1800-258-2555
Starwood Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening of Starwood India Customer Contact Center (CCC) in
Gurgaon. This will be Starwood’s 9th global CCC and 4th in Asia-Pacific.
This clearly indicates India’s positioning in terms of future growth next
only to China for Starwood. Starwood is looking at having this centre
operate 24x7 with its Super Number; 1800-258-2555, to support both India and
global operational needs. The opening of this Customer Contact Centre also
presents an opportunity to provide the local talent various job
opportunities and training.
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NTO
Spain Tourism India gets on ‘Facebook’ to further
promote the destination among the Indian travel trade
Spain Tourism India recently
launched its ‘Facebook India’ page to further enhance the destination
awareness among Indian travellers and travel trade. The tourism board is
also planning to add an exclusive tool for travel trade on
www.spain.info to engage the trade with the destination. Spain
received 70,766 Indian travellers in 2010.
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TECHNOLOGY
LG launches interactive TV for hospitality
industry, allowing the hoteliers to display wide information on guests' TV
screen
LG recently launched 'hospitality
solutions' for hotel industry. Now guests can check into 'a delightful
experience' with its Pro:Centric solutions which allows hoteliers to
customise the in-room experience. According to D P Kim, MD, LG India, Pro:Centric applications allow the hotel to manage information displayed on
room guests' TV screen which can include hotel information, TV channel
guides, wake up time, guest services, local travel attraction with
multi-language support.
This new technology with its exclusive features will help hoteliers manage
remotely contents, software updates, channel mapping, application cloning of
TVs in guestrooms via server besides reducing the total cost of operation
(TCO). One of the many entertainment features of this solution is cutting
edge with innovative sound and video quality.
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