ETIHAD AIRWAYS set for AIR INDIA launches direct flights next phase of India growth plan between Delhi and Moscow Etihad Airways will provide travellers with even more connections between India, t h e U A E , following a major service upgrade to Kochi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kozhikode and Hyderabad. Airlines will double-daily it frequency to Bangalore, Chennai and Kozhikode fromtoday, and Hyderabad from 1 October. Double-daily frequencies were also introduced to Kochi route last month, as well as Mumbai and New Delhi in November 2013, supporting a long-term development plan in India. James Hogan, President and CEO, Etihad Airways, said, “As one of the largest, fastest-growing and most exciting travel Flight No EY 0280 EY 0281 EY 0282 EY 0283 EY 0286 EY 0287 EY 0284 EY 0285 EY 0268 EY 0269 EY 0270 EY 0271 EY 0250 EY 0251 EY 0254 EY 0257 EY 0274 EY 0275 EY 0276* EY 0277*
Origin Abu Dhabi Kochi Abu Dhabi Kochi Abu Dhabi Bangalore Abu Dhabi Bangalore Abu Dhabi Chennai Abu Dhabi Chennai Abu Dhabi Kozhikode Abu Dhabi Kozhikode Abu Dhabi Hyderabad Abu Dhabi Hyderabad
Departs 21:35 04:25 15:40 22:20 21:50 04:45 15:45 22:10 21:50 04:45 15:30 22:10 22:05 04:45 02:00 08:45 21:45 04:45 15:45 22:00
markets in the world, India continues to play an important role in our growth plans. Last year alone, more than 885,000 people flew on our Indian services, a substantial increase of 20 per cent on the previous year. Etihad Airways also announced a significant expansion of its codeshare agreement with Jet Airways. As part of the expansion, Etihad Airways has placed its 'EY' code on domestic services in India for the first time, with the codeshare agreement now including 31 Jet Airways routes from hubs in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore to regional centres in Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Patna, Trivandrum and Vadodara.
Destination Kochi Abu Dhabi Kochi Abu Dhabi Bangalore Abu Dhabi Bangalore Abu Dhabi Chennai Abu Dhabi Chennai Abu Dhabi Kozhikode Abu Dhabi Kozhikode Abu Dhabi Hyderabad Abu Dhabi Hyderabad Abu Dhabi
Arrives 03:10 +1 06:55 21:15 00:50 +1 03:55 +1 07:00 21:15 00:25 +1 04:00 +1 07:30 21:20 00:55 +1 03:45 07:10 07:40 11:10 03:25 +1 07:10 21:00 00:20 +1
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Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have announced special fares to Australia starting from INR 55,000. On sale till August 14, 2014, these fares are valid for Economy Class travel, for a minimum of two people travelling together from 01 August - 15 October 2014. Bookings can be made from 11 cities in India Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam.
Air India has launched direct non-stop operations between Delhi and Moscow, on 18th July 2014, with the B787 Dreamliner aircraft. Air India is offering attractive promotional fares on this route in both directions. The non-stop service on the Delhi-Moscow-Delhi sector will operate four days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Flight AI-155 will leave Delhi at 0155 hrs to arrive in Moscow at a very convenient time of 0615 hrs early in the morning. On return flight AI-154 will leave Moscow at 0820 hrs and reach Delhi in the afternoon at 1530 hrs. A long-standing need of Indians settled in Russia as well as of Russian locals visiting the Indian sub-continent, this service, which had been suspended 15 years ago due to operational reasons. The decision to resume operations came close on the heels of the recent meeting between the Prime Minister of India and the President of Russia. Speaking on, Mr Rohit Nandan, CMD, Air India said that the new service assumed significance in view of the strong relationship that India and Russia have shared in past. The new service will cater to different segments of air travellers. Presently, about 10,000 people travel between the two countries every month
SINGAPORE AIRLINES & SILKAIR FLYDUBAI will fly to Mumbai soon introduce special fares to Australia
Transit passengers can also collect a complimentary SGD40 Changi Dollar Voucher for use at all participating shops,
including a large number of Government of India officials. The flight will serve Indians travelling to St Petersburg. The flight will be a boost to tourism as well. This flight has generated a lot of enthusiasm in the Indian Diaspora in Russia. On 11th July 2014, Air India became the first airline from India to join Star Alliance, the world’s most prestigious consortium of 27 leading international carriers. This gives Air India a huge opportunity to offer several benefits to passengers like seamless transfers, more frequent flyer mileage points, and access to facilities at over 1000 lounges worldwide. Passengers will further benefit from a wider choice on routes connecting North America, Europe, Asia and Australia via the Indian subcontinent.
LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines South America Specialist programme was launched in India in September 2013. The programme trains local travel agents and outbound tour operators as experts in South American destinations, LAN and TAM Network and Itinerary development.
Agents upon clearing the evaluation will receive a specialist certificate for each destination. And at the end of Level 3 workshop, ten agents who have scored the highest stand a chance to go on a fam trip to South America with LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines. There was a corporate presentation of LATAM Airlines Group done by Mr Marcio Ma ---Account Manager South Asia. LAN Airlines & TAM Airlines form LATAM Airlines Group which serves more than
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In collaboration with Virgin Australia, the Visit Australia AirPass allows travellers to customise their itinerary f o r m a x i m u m convenience and flexibility. With over 80 city pairs to choose from, and the option of a stopover in each city, travellers can devote as much time as they like to discover each point on their Airpass itinerary.
launches South America Specialist Program
The participants in this program were His Excellency Argentina Consul General- Mr Tomas Ferrari, Honorary Consul of Colombia-Mr Pradip Madhvaji, Travel Agents, Tour Operators and Travel Management Companies.
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Announcing this special offer, Mr. David Lau, General Manager India, Singapore Airlines said, “Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have been the preferred carriers for travellers on the India-Australia route as we offer excellent connectivity, with 87 weekly flights from India to Singapore and over 120 weekly flights from Singapore to Australia. Passengers can also make the most of their holiday time by travelling to more than 30 cities within Australia on our partner airline - Virgin Australia.”
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LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines Group held the Level 2 South America Specialist program on 4th Jul, 2014.
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restaurants and lounges at Singapore's Changi Airport.
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135 destinations in 22 countries. They offer 40 destinations within Brazil and 115 destinations within South America. LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines fly to Santiago in Chile, Rio and Sao Paulo in Brazil from Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune via Frankfurt, London, Paris and Milan with interline partner airlines. Of special interest to the Indian agents was the new AI Delhi to Milan flights which connects very well to the TAM flight from Milan to Sao. The most important part was that Indian passengers travelling to South America via Milan without taking a stopover do not require a transit visa in Milan. LATAM has filed competitive fares on GDS to South America from all cities in India. LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines also offer the South America Airpass which is the best option for the FIT customers. Offering passengers the largest network of destinations and the best connections. It is flexible, affordable and tailor made.
Dubai-based flydubai announced the launch of flights to Mumbai, bringing the total number of destinations served by the carrier in India to seven, with 25 flights a week.
Commencing on 28 October 2014, flydubai will operate direct flights five times a week between Dubai International's Terminal 2 and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, while also increasing the frequency of its flights to Delhi to five weekly. Commenting on the announcement, Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO at flydubai, said: “ We a re e xc i t e d t o contribute further to additional growth in the travel and trade segments with the launch of our flights to Mumbai. We remain committed to serving the market with affordable and reliable travel options.”
at 2240hrs local time, landing in Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 0300hrs local time. FZ446 is scheduled to depart Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 0400hrs, arriving into Dubai at 0600hrs local time. Round trip fares: Economy Class return fares to Mumbai will start at AED925 including 20kg checked baggage, while Business Class return fares will start at AED2500 and are inclusive of all taxes and 40kg checked baggage. More details on www.flydubai.com and on 0124 477 6638 (India)
Mumbai Flight Details: FZ445 will depart Dubai International Terminal 2
JET AIRWAYS enhances connectivity to Sri Lanka Jet Airways, announced the addition of a second direct flight from Mumbai to Colombo, due to popular demand. Operating a state of the art Boeing 737 aircraft effective 5th November, 2014, Jet Airways' guests can now avail of same day return on this route, especially for those traveling on business. Jet Airways flight 9W 252 will depart Mumbai at 1805 hrs and arrive into Colombo at 2035 hrs (local time). The return flight 9W 251 will depart Colombo at 2135 hrs (LT) and arrive Mumbai at 0015 hrs. The airline has introduced an attractive return fare of Rs 17,000, inclusive of taxes, with a sale validity until August 31, 2014. The introduction of this evening flight complements the late night flight from Mumbai to Colombo. Jet Airways is the only airline to operate two flights a day to the island nation. Gaurang Shetty, Senior Vice-President Commercial, Jet Airways said, “This flight will enhance seamless connectivity to Europe, North America, Gulf and Domestic India along with our codeshare and interline partners. We are confident this direct service to and from Colombo will prove immensely popular with our guests.”
The airline will offer Premiere and Economy service offering guests an inflight product that is among the best in class, award-winning in-flight entertainment, as well as delectable cuisine and convenient schedules. Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 112 aircraft, which include 10 Boeing 777300 ER aircraft, 8 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 4 Airbus A330-300 aircraft, 72 next generations Boeing 737-700/800/900/900 ER aircraft and 15 ATR 72-500 and 3 ATR72-600. Flights to 74 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuwait, London (Heathrow), Muscat, New York (Newark), Paris, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.
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