If you thought that Jet Airways and Indian Airlines are the only airlines to go on strike this year, think again. Not only Indian pilots, but aviation staff the world over are expressing their unhappiness over a range of issues from better pay, bad communication systems to improving sanitary conditions.
Here’s a snapshot of what has [...]

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In a first for an Indian frequent flyer programme, Jet Privilege is entering into partnership with Pantaloons, the leading national fashion retail chain.
The partnership will enable Jet Privilege members to enjoy benefits of Pantaloons Green Card holders. Jet Privilege members will be able to take advantage of attractive discounts for shopping at Pantaloons as well [...]

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According to an IANS report, Air India pilots have called off their five-day strike today following assurances from the Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel that there would be no salary cuts. Captain V K Bhalla, Senior Executive Pilot, Air India, who was spearheading the strike said, “We have received official communication from the Civil Aviation [...]

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Jet Airways Konnect, Jet Airways’ all-economy no-frills service, will operate over 180 daily flights across India by 1 October with the introduction of services on several key domestic routes throughout September.
Demand for the low fare, high quality services of Jet Airways Konnect has been a major force in driving the introduction of the new flights. [...]

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NEW DELHI – With the standoff between protesting pilots and the Air India management showing no signs of easing, the government Tuesday asked other airlines not to increase fares to exploit the situation and to accommodate passengers whose flights had been cancelled.

“I have asked them not to hike fares at this time, and also [...]

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The confusion at the Mumbai airport continued into its second day, as several international and domestic flights were cancelled without any information being passed to either the ground staff or passengers.
Amid rumours of a possible lock-down of Air India services, airport ground staff continued to receive passengers and in some cases even checked in the [...]

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The strike by a section of pilots of national carrier Air India has affected the services by the airline to the Cochin airport on Tuesday. So far, only one international service and a domestic service have been cancelled during the day , said the airport officials.
In the international sector, the departure of Air India AI [...]

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Utter confusion is prevailing in Thiruvananthapuram international airport since Tuesday morning in view of the cancellation of three flights by Air India from here to Delhi, Chennai and Sharjah in view of the nation-wide strike by the executive pilots of the airline.
The flights cancelled by the national carrier are the IC 466 Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi-Delhi that was [...]

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The recovery for the hotel and aviation sectors has been slow. While still not there yet, these two are the last off the blocks as spends on them are considered discretionary. However, the early signs of activity are visible. The airline data for August 2009 shows a 26 per cent jump in passenger volumes year-on-year [...]

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British Airways launches its all-business-class service between London City and New York JFK today. The service, which will be offered twice-daily by mid-October, will be operated on specially configured A318s with 32 lie-flat business class seats. The launch flights bear numbers formerly used for Concorde services, BA001 to BA004. “For the first time, New York [...]

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