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Coimbatore-based
Air Carnival
commences
operations |
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Its maiden
flight took off
from Coimbatore
at 7:30 am on
Monday; Plans
steady tariff of
Rs 999 for three
months.
Low cost carrier
Air Carnival
launched
operations with
its maiden
flight from
Coimbatore to
Chennai.
The airline
plans to focus
on short haul
services with
its ATR72-500
aircraft. The
promoters are
infusing around
$12 million to
take three
aircraft on
lease. The
carrier charged
Re 1 for the
first flight. It
plans to keep
the tariff at Rs
999 for the
first three
months.
The first flight
took off from
Coimbatore
Airport at 7.30
a.m. and landed
at Chennai
airport around 9
a.m. On the
first day, its
flight route is
Coimbatore-Chennai-Madurai-Chennai-Coimbatore.
The airline will
have daily
service for 10
sectors
including 3
daily flights
from Chennai to
Coimbatore (up
and down) and
two daily
flights from
Chennai to
Madurai (up and
down).
The 70-seater
aircraft are
more economical
for short haul
services and
they are proven
one in India,
said Manish
Singh, CEO, Air
Carnival.
The promoter CMC
group plans to
infuse around
$12-15 million
(of which $5
million already
invested)
initially, which
will fund to
acquire at least
3-5 aircrafts. |
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Air India to
connect
Ahmedabad &
London from
August 15 |
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Speaking at the
Indo-American
Chamber of
Commerce (IACC)
Conference
recently,
Ashwani Lohani,
CMD, Air India
Ltd said that
air travel is
the key to
increase visitor
arrivals between
countries, and
therefore from
August 15, the
flag carrier
will be
inaugurating
thrice-a-week
flights
connecting
Ahmedabad and
London. By May
2017, Air India
also aims to
launch a fifth
air route
between India
and the United
States of
America (USA).
On all flights
from India to
USA, the carrier
has witnessed
80% load factor
last year, he
stated.
“There is a
demand to
directly connect
Delhi or Mumbai
to Los Angeles
and also to
Atlanta. We are
yet to finalise
the same. Post
Delhi-San
Francisco
flight, Air
India is also
looking at the
possibility of
commencing
flights from
Bengaluru to San
Francisco in the
coming time.
Connection to
Washington has
been postponed
due to the
shortage of
aircraft. the
same could
commence in
2017-18,” he
added.
He also informed
that as of now
Air India is
providing 8.5
lakh seats to
travel to the
U.S. witnessing
82-83% load
factor. This
market can
further grow to
12 lakh by next
year. The
company also
plans to launch
new flights
between US and
Hyderabad.
On the domestic
front, the
carrier would be
adding 40
aircraft in the
next two years
to connect
Tier-II and III
cities, stated
Lohani. The
carrier aims to
regain its glory
and the
progressive
National Civil
Aviation Policy
(NCAP) 2016 is
ought to pave
the way for
future growth,
he said. |
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IndiGo to
connect
Chandigarh to
Dubai
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Effective 26
September, 2016,
IndiGo will
connect
Chandigarh and
Dubai with a new
daily non-stop
service at an
all-inclusive
return fare of
Rs. 9,999.
The flight will
leave Chandigarh
at 16:15 hrs
daily and land
in Dubai at
18:20 hrs. The
return flight
will depart from
Dubai at 06:05
hrs and arrive
in Chandigarh at
11:10 hrs daily.
Aditya Ghosh,
President,
IndiGo said, “We
are very excited
about the
introduction of
new launch from
Chandigarh to
Dubai.
Chandigarh has
been promising
market for us at
IndiGo. We are
excited to
provide an
international
connection from
Chandigarh which
has been a long
standing request
from the people
of city. The new
service
connecting
Chandigarh with
Dubai will
reinforce our
commitment to
the State of
Punjab & Haryana.
This will also
provide
increased
convenience for
customers
travelling from
Himachal Pradesh
& other
adjoining cities
of Punjab &
Haryana.”
The new flight
was open for
sale from 31
July. Fares and
timings are
subject to
change without
prior notice. |
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