Air India offers special summer baggage rates

Easing passengers' excess baggage-related woes, Air India, the national carrier of India, has announced new affordable rates for travellers in the summer schedule. The airline has launched a special offer in which the excess baggage rate for only the first 10kg (1-10kg) of additional baggage, over and above the free baggage allowance, will be at a slab equivalent to only USD40 (OMR16). This rate will be the same for journeys boarding ex-Oman...

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Goa needs to look beyond beach tourism to attract tourists

Goa tourism will have to look beyond the current mantra of 'sun, sea and sand' if it wants to attract tourists from other countries besides Russian and Europe - this eye-opening suggestion was offered by many buyers at the Goa International Travel Mart 2014. Claiming that beaches in Goa hold no attraction to tourists in South-East Asia or other eastern countries, Lim Suat Keow, Malaysia marketing manager attached to Asia Pacific Tourism &...

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Railways takes down curtains from third AC coaches

Citing safety reasons, the railways has decided to remove curtains put on pathways of all air-conditioned three-tier (3 AC) coaches of trains. However, the curtains from windows of 3 AC coaches will continue, officials said. Decision to remove curtains was taken on recommendation of Commissioner of Railways Safety (CoRS) following its enquiry into causes of last year's fire in Bangalore-Nanded Express train, that left at least 26 people in Andhra...

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DGCA asks SpiceJet to immediately stop Re 1 ticket offer

Terming SpiceJet's offer of rupee one fare across its domestic network as "predatory" and a "malpractice", aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday came down heavily on the no-frill carrier and asked it to stop such pricing immediately. Hours after SpiceJet offered fares as low as rupee one valid for domestic travel till next year, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) shot off a strongly-worded directive to the airline asking it...

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SpiceJet offers customers airfare at Re 1

The Re 1 airfare discounts are back on domestic travelling as low cost carrier Spicejet airline, on Tuesday announced a ' limited seat offer'. However, the statutory taxes and fees are to be borne by passengers, the airline stated in a statement. The Re 1 airfare trend was initiated by Capt GR Gopinath promoted Air Deccan, resulting in aviation revolution in the country. The cheap airfares made air travelling accessible to the middle class, who...

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