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  Indian Airlines - Book Cheap Flights on all Indian Airlines
In the old days, the only way you could save money on airline tickets was to buy them 45 to 60 days in advance; take advantage of air fare price wars; or obtain a discounted fare from agencies who were involved in group travel.
Although they may not advise you, it would be better to go to the airlines’ website to check on rates.
A travel agent or airline will be able to provide you with this information.
www.indian-airlines.com   (547 words)

  
  About Us
Indian Airlines came into being with the enactment of the Air Corporations Act 1953 and was entrusted with the responsibility of providing air transportation within the country as well as to the neighbouring countries.
Indian Airlines was given the task to assimilate various dimensions of the eight private airlines, which were nationalized to provide well coordinated, adequate, safe, efficient and economical air services.
Indian Airlines is presently fully owned by the Government of India and has a total staff strength of around 19300 employees including that of Alliance Air.
indian-airlines.nic.in /scripts/aboutus.aspx   (431 words)

  
 Indian Airlines Flight 814 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian Airlines Flight 814 (abbreviated IC-814) was a flight that flew from Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport to Delhi, India's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The Indian Airlines (now renamed as 'Indian') flight 814 (VT-EDW) was hijacked on the eve of Christmas on Friday, December 24, 1999, shortly after the aircraft entered Indian airspace at about 5:30 p.m.
On December 31, 1999, the freed hostages of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 were flown back to India on a special plane.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_814   (835 words)

  
 domain-B : Indian business : aviation : Airlines get fancy-free   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Indian Airlines' officials say the scheme is aimed at tapping air travel demand among those living in smaller towns and cities, who usually opt for road or railway travel.
Indian Airlines has revised its frequent flier programme to enable those with even a single boarding pass with a single boarding pass.
Indian Airlines' frequent flyer club earlier had a Rs1,000 enrollment fee which gave way to the three boarding pass norm and now just a single boarding pass qualifies travelers to enter the frequent flyer club.
www.domain-b.com /industry/aviation/20040805_airlines.htm   (1386 words)

  
 Indian Airlines catering and inflight meal reviews @ AIRLINEMEALS.NET   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The entree was a south Indian speciality of Chicken chettinad curry, white basmati rice sprinked with caramlised onions, and green vegetable cooked south Indian style with dessicated coconut and mustard seeds.
The entree was either a south Indian vegetarian speciality of upma (semolina)-vada (fried south indian flour spiced donut)-idli sambar or a fluffy cheese omlette-potato waffle-brocolli-baked beans stuffed tomato.
Comments: Indian Airlines has upgraded their international business catering and I was very impressed by the service (still primitive but very natural and warm).
www.airlinemeals.net /meals/IndianAirlines.html   (2003 words)

  
 Welcome to traveliteIndia
Today, Indian Airlines, together with its fully owned subsidiary Alliance Air, is one of the largest regional airline systems in Asia with a fleet of 62 aircraft, 4 wide bodied Airbus A300s, 41 Fly-by-wire Airbus A320s, 11 Boeing 737s, 2 Dornier D-228 aircraft and 4 ATR-42.
Indian Airlines is presently fully owned by the Government of India and has a total staff strength of around 19600 employees.
Indian Airlines flight operations centre around its four main hubs- the main metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
www.traveliteindia.com /airlines.asp   (1383 words)

  
 About Indian Airlines
Moving with the times, Indian Airlines is one of the first organisations in the country to establish a widespread computerised network for reservations and ticketing.
Indian Airlines also operates flights to 16 International destinations from as many cities in India, in 14 countries spanning the Gulf to Southeast Asia.
Indian Airlines, together with its fully owned subsidiary Alliance Air, is one of the largest regional airline systems in Asia.
www.netfundu.com /indianairlines/aboutia.htm   (893 words)

  
 Passenger Opinions about Indian Airlines
Indian Airlines is equivalent to a Low Cost Carrier in US or Europe except their price.
Indian Airlines was once the metaphor of everything wrong with aviation in India - in spite of having some of the best service and engineering facilities.
Indian Airlines (mainly a domestic carrier, some short international flights) is a lot better than it used to be.
www.airlinequality.com /Forum/indian.htm   (3103 words)

  
 Indian Airlines Plane Hijack
Indian Airlines flight IC 814 Kathmandu-New Delhi was hijacked on Saturday 24 December 1999 at about 1730 hours shortly after it entered Indian air space.The hijacking ended on New Year's Eve after India released three terrorists in exchange of the hostages.
All passengers and crew members abroad the hijacked Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 have been released by the Taliban and are expected to return to New Delhi later tonight.
The Indian government had received an ultimatum from the hijackers that if their demands were not met till 2.00 p.m.
www.subcontinent.com /sapra/research/terrorism/tr_1999_12_25.html   (2136 words)

  
 Flights - indianairlines.uk.com
Indian Airlines flight operations centre around its four main hubs the main metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata (Formally Calcutta) and Chennai.
The Airlines’ network spans from Kuwait in the West to Singapore in the East and covers 76 destinations – 58 within India and 18 abroad.
The Indian Airlines international network covers Kuwait, Oman, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain in West Asia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanamar and Malaysia in South East Asia and Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives in the South Asia sub-continent.
www.indianairlines.uk.com /indian/index.cfm   (222 words)

  
 Indian Tourist places, Indian adventure tours and travels,Travel to india. Travel agent to india, travel agent for ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Indian Airlines, together with its fully owned subsidiary Alliance Air, is one of the largest regional airline systems in Asia with a fleet of 56 aircraft, 11 wide bodied Airbus A300s, 30 Fly-by-wire Airbus A320s, 11 Boeing 737s and 3 Dornier D-228 aircrafts.
The Airlines is not only connecting the destinations in India but its network spans from Kuwait in the west to Singapore in the East and covers around 80 destinations - 64 within India and 16 abroad.
Indian Airlines flight operations centre around its four main hubs - the main metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai.
www.touristplacesofindia.com /indianairlines.htm   (554 words)

  
 Indian (airline) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian (Hindi: इंडियन) (formerly Indian Airlines Hindi: इंडियन एयरलाइन्स) is India's state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in New Delhi.
Indian Airlines management has now finalised the lease of two wide body A330-200 jets but hasn't planned as to which routes will it be deployed.
Indian is the only airline using Airbus A320 aircraft with double gear bogeys to enable airports with rougher and smaller airfields within the country to be accessed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Airlines   (1893 words)

  
 Information on hijacked Indian Airlines aircraft, IC-814
Photographs of the hijackers of the Indian Airlines plane were recovered during the raid along with two passports, which were in fact made for hijackers still on board the Indian airlines plane.
At the Indian pilot’s request, ATC Lahore declined to permit the Indian Airlines place to land but when on its way back from Amritsar, the chief Hijacker spoke to ATC - Lahore and urged him that the plane had to be refueled, the ATC - Lahore allowed it to land, and provided it fuel.
We understand that the Indian Airlines flight that originated in Kathmandu, Nepal, continues to be held at the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan by hijackers.
www.indianembassy.org /archive/IC_814.htm   (5821 words)

  
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Indian private carriers will probably make a combined loss of Rs1,125 crore ($250 million) this year and next, as they cut fares to as low as 1 rupee to maximise capacity utilisation.
The airline, which will be operating 60,000 flights from now to March, 2007 (on existing and new aircraft), is looking at a market share of 25% by the middle of 2007.
Indian airlines need to concentrate on keeping their costs low and ensure steady stream of healthy revenue to offer competitive fares.
www.airlinesindia.org /aviation   (1552 words)

  
 Indian Airlines Lift Trophy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Indian Airlines team with its strong contingent, IM Elect Rahul Shetty, WGM Norm holder and National Women's Champion S.Vijayalakshmi, IM norm holder C.S.Gokhale, former National "A" Player G.B.Joshi and V.S.Negi won the 11th All India Public Sector Team Chess Championship held at Ahmedabad from 21st to 24th March 2000.
In the inaugural round both Indian Airlines and LIC Women teams easily defeated the lesser mortals, Kudremukh Iron Ore and the debutant United Indian Insurance by 4-0.
The fifth and final round saw the Indian Airlines team completing the formalities by crushing Air India by 3.5-0.5 without giving any chance to LIC Men who were expecting some résistance against Indian Airlines.
www.chathurangam.com /indian/airlines.asp   (627 words)

  
 Read Reviews on Indian Airlines - MouthShut.com
Hey Indian airlines & Air India...supposed to be the face of our Indian Hospitality..well..thats what they are supposed to be!I cannot even give the check in counter & PUNTUALITY any rating becos they are not even eligible for the minimum rating but i...
I recently travelled on Indian Airlines from Delhi to Bangalore (July 2006).There was no special preference to Indian as it is called now but thewebsite that I was trying (makemytrip) came up with Indian being thelowest so we went for it.The experience...
In the present open sky policy many airlines are operating in the Indian skies and many more will be there in near future but I consider Indian airlines will remain as mother of all airlines and passengers are like sons and daughters of a mother who...
www.mouthshut.com /product-reviews/Indian_Airlines-925004253.html   (932 words)

  
 The Hindu : National : Indian Airlines signs two joint venture agreements
Indian Airlines will hold a majority stake of 51 per cent in both the joint ventures.
Incidentally, Indian Airlines signed MoUs with SATS and SIAEC in October 2003 just when a joint study group was also set up by India and Singapore for preparing the roadmap for CECA.
The importance of the ground handling venture can be gauged from the fact that at the time of signing the MoU, Indian airlines operated 50,000 flights a year and another 10,000 flights were operated annually through the 10 airports.
www.hindu.com /2005/07/01/stories/2005070104001500.htm   (863 words)

  
 Indian - Airlines
Indian (formerly Indian Airlines) is India’s state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in New Delhi.
Indian flies to 64 domestic and 16 international destinations offering 35,000 seats per day and is India’s largest airline.
The aircraft livery used while the company was called Indian Airlines was one of the longest in terms of time.
www.allair.org /indian   (1569 words)

  
 CNN.com - Similarities seen between Indian Airlines, U.S. hijackings - September 27, 2001
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Indian investigators say techniques employed in the September 11 hijacking attacks in the United States bear a striking similarity to those used in a 1999 hijacking in South Asia -- which the Indian government insists was executed by members of al Qaeda.
In 1999, an Indian Airlines Airbus with 178 passengers and crew was hijacked while flying from Katmandu, Nepal, to New Delhi, India.
Two years later, Indian investigators and Sharan say the techniques used by the Indian Airlines hijackers show certain similarities to techniques apparently used in the United States.
archives.cnn.com /2001/US/09/27/inv.hijacking.similarities/index.html   (780 words)

  
 rediff.com: Indian Airlines
Indian Airlines has reduced the age limit for female passengers, eligible for the senior citizens'discount from 65 years to 63 years.
Indian Airlines has introduced the city check-in facility in Bombay, New Delhi, Calcutta and Madras wherein a passenger travelling with hand baggage only can check-in at the airline's city booking office upto two hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight.
Indian Airlines has plans to link Tirupathi with other major metros although new flights have not been included in its flight schedule.
www.rediff.com /travel/indairbk.htm   (6181 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: India
Indian Airlines will lease five Airbus A320 aircraft and six regional jets, the New Delhi-based carrier said in an e- mailed statement last night.
Airlines in India are leasing and buying more aircraft as new airlines start up to tap the growing number of people flying.
Indian Airlines last year agreed to lease two A330 wide- bodied aircraft to fly overseas.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aJqjoX_1DKiA&refer=india   (193 words)

  
 India, Afghanistan decide to resume direct flights; India, France sign new air services pact; India, Afghanistan sign ...
UB Group's Kingfisher Airlines is scheduled to launch its operations in May and has already placed orders for a total of 33 aircraft from the Airbus Industrie, including ten A-320s and three A-319s.
Kingfisher Airlines Chief Vijay Mallya while announcing the deal to acquire three A-319s, said that the 144-seater aircrafts would "complement the capabilities of the fleet and serve the needs of traffic on routes of Bangalore where these aircraft will be based".
An airline spokesman said it would provide services and amenities, which would be "the first of its kind in the domestic aviation market in the country," including personal video screens on every seat, greatest width and more legroom and assigned seating through advance internet reservations.
www.indiatraveltimes.com /aviation/aviation2005/feb2_05.html   (950 words)

  
 ABC News: Air India, Indian Airlines May Merge   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Indian Airlines is primarily a domestic carrier with a small number of international destinations, while Air India is an international airline.
The government recently approved Air India's plan to buy 68 Boeing aircraft at a cost of about $7.88 billion, while Indian Airlines is in the final stages of discussions to purchase 43 new Airbus aircraft worth $2.25 billion.
India's aviation sector is witnessing 25 percent annual growth in both cargo and passenger traffic, boosted by an expanding economy and rising incomes among the country's estimated 300 million-strong middle class.
abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=1641938   (294 words)

  
 Review On Indian Airlines by balajirao03 - MouthShut.com
Indian Airlines and Air India should be disbanded
It is heartening to learn that the national carrier once had monopoly over the indian air space is now making large losses.
I came to that most of the indian crew are above the age of 32+.
www.mouthshut.com /review/Indian_Airlines-112241-1.html   (387 words)

  
 cbs2chicago.com - Indian Airlines Finalizes Airbus Jets Deal
The airline is struggling to fend off challenges to its market share by low-cost newcomers to India's airline industry.
In the financial year ended March 31, 2005, Indian passengers on domestic and international routes made a total of 59.54 million trips, up 22 percent on the previous year.
Indian is struggling to fend off challenges to its market share by low-cost newcomers to India's airline industry.
cbs2chicago.com /business/finance_story_051073049.html   (437 words)

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