Budget carrier SpiceJet will operate daily direct flights to the Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda, Odisha, from Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata under UDAN, the regional connectivity scheme, from March 31. “The airline will launch daily direct flights on the Jharsuguda-Delhi-Jharsuguda, Jharsuguda-Hyderabad-Jharsuguda and Jharsuguda-Kolkata-Jharsuguda sectors,” the airline said in a statement on Wednesday. According to […]
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Jet takes out 28 planes in two months, count may rise to 40 by March end
Jet AirwaysNSE -2.30 % has in the last two months trimmed its fleet by 28 planes and will ground about a dozen more aircraft in March mainly due to non-payment of rentals, said two people in the know. Eight ATR turboprop jets, a Boeing 737 Max recently included into the fleet, a Boeing 777 and […]
Border tension has around 65 flight cancellations
A large number of flights across airports and airlines, including some international carriers, were cancelled Wednesday after authorities clamped restrictions on commercial flights to and from some Northern airports amid escalating tension on the border with Pakistan. Around 47 flights from New Delhi alone were cancelled, while 16 flights from Mumbai were not operated following […]
AI caps fares to J&K at Rs 5,000; other waive
Many airlines have waived off cancellations and re-booking charges for the armed forces and for other passengers following the escalation in tension along the borders with Pakistan, which led the government to suspend commercial operations at most of the airports north of New Delhi Wednesday. Airlines are charging between Rs 3,000 and Rs 4,500 for […]
Compensation of up to Rs 20,000 if you have been denied boarding or an alternative flight
New Delhi: Air passengers in India will soon be able to claim compensation for delays, cancellations or if boarding is denied by the airline, as the government on Wednesday released a passenger charter defining the rights of passengers. “We have finalised the charter and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been asked to […]
Plane truth: Jet to ground more aircraft
Mumbai:Jet AirwaysNSE -2.27 % has in the last two months trimmed its fleet by 28 planes and will ground about a dozen more aircraft in March mainly due to non-payment of rentals, said two people in the know. Eight ATR turboprop jets, a Boeing 737 Max recently included into the fleet, a Boeing 777 and […]
Jet Airways denies receiving any tax notice
Mumbai: Jet AirwaysNSE -2.27 % on Wednesday said that its transactions with group companies have always complied with the relevant laws, and that the airline has not received any notice yet from tax authorities on the subject. Jet Airways, which has faced financial turbulence lately, was responding to a February 26 ET report that said […]
Coal India to reopen mines to increase output, generate local jobs
Kolkata: Coal IndiaNSE 0.99 % (CIL) has decided to reopen a number of mines that were closed earlier due to safety or viability issues. It is an endeavour to generate local employment and increase production of higher grade of coal. Subsidiaries such as Central Coalfields — which had closed three mines — and Bharat Coking […]
IOC wins city gas licences for 10 areas; HPCL 9
State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOCNSE 1.28 %) has won licences to retail gas in 10 cities while Hindustan PetroleumNSE 0.61 % Corp Ltd (HPCL) won rights for nine towns as oil regulator PNGRB announced winners for the 10th city gas bid round. IOC won city gas distribution licences for nine cities, most of them in […]
Assam to come up with solar park
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a 70 MW Solar Park at Japisajia village of Amguri in Sibsagar district in a bid to boost power production and promoting clean energy in the state. The Solar Park to be set up in an area of 340 acre with production life […]
Gujarat mandates EPC, OEM details in wind bids
BENGALURU: Gujarat’s power regulator has laid down that all bidders in auctions for wind projects should also specify the equipment manufacturers and EPC contractors they have tied up with to execute the project. In a first by any state, Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has said that developers should name at least three such manufacturers/contractors, […]
New electricity cable infrastructure on cards via Rs 37,000 crore scheme
New Delhi: The Centre is considering a Rs 37,000-crore scheme to fund new overhead electricity distribution cabling infrastructureNSE 0.31 % in states for prevention of rampant power theft. According to estimates, India loses about Rs 8,500 crore a year on account of aggregate technical and commercial losses (AT&C). Technical losses are contingent upon network condition […]