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Vistara launches Delhi-Port Blair service |
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Full service carrier Vistara today launched a daily service to Port Blair from here via Kolkata.
With the addition of Port Blair into its network, Vistara now operates from 18 domestic airports across the country.
"The new service to Port Blair offers a daily flight from Delhi and Kolkata (same aircraft service via Kolkata), with arrival and departure timings that allow for convenient connections to ferry and catamaran services between Port Blair and Havelock Island," Besides, the airline has also announced the addition of a third daily flight between Delhi and Kolkata to cater to the Durga Puja rush.
The Delhi-based carrier, in which Tata Sons holds 51 per cent stake and rest are held by Singapore Airlines, currently has 12 Airbus A320 planes in its fleet.
Early this week, Vistara Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer Sanjiv kapoor had said that the airline was expecting to induct 13th aircraft by the third week of October.
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Air India to increase flights to Australia |
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Air India will introduce three more flights on the Australia-India air route next year, increasing the frequency to 10 flights per week after receiving an overwhelming response.
"The response to Air India's non-stop Dreamliner between Delhi and Sydney-Melbourne has been overwhelming and we will be deploying the additional capacity on this route in the second quarter of 2017," Air India chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani, said.
Currently, India's national carrier operates seven flights a week to Sydney and Melbourne, which will increase the frequency to 10 from next year.
The triangular air service between Sydney, Melbourne and Delhi was launched in 2013 but currently operates four weekly flights using Boeing 787 Dreamliner from New Delhi to Sydney and three flights weekly using Boeing 787 from Delhi to Melbourne.
According to official figures, last year 29 per cent of visitors on Australia-India route travelled on Singapore Airlines followed by 21 per cent on Malaysia Airlines while 12 per cent of travellers used Air India. |
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Singapore's budget airline Scoot Airways launches Jaipur service; adds third city in 4 months |
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With India attracting several foreign airlines in recent years following the relaxation in FDI (foreign direct investment) rules, Singapore-based low-cost airline, Scoot Airways has been steadily testing waters in the country's growing domestic aviation space.
Scoot Airways, the long-haul budget arm of Singapore Airlines, started its third service in India by launching its inaugural flight to Jaipur.
Scoot has been operating in India for some time now. In May this year, it began operating flights to Chennai and Amritsar.
As per the schedule, the company's Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights will operate from Singapore to Jaipur on Monday, Friday and Sunday, while flights from Jaipur to Singapore are scheduled on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday.
Scoot will fly to Jaipur three times a week, which will be increased to four from the month-end, according to a press release.
Scoot is the fourth airline from the island city-state to have established its presence in the world's fastest growing aviation market, which has been logging over 20 percent growth for around two years now. |
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