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Jet Airways Named Gary Kenneth Toomey as its COO to Lead Carrier
- June 14, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
No CommentsJet Airways named Gary Kenneth Toomey as its Chief Executive Officer to succeed Nikos Kardassis, who resigned after the carrier agreed to sell a stake to Etihad Airways PJSC about two months ago. Toomey, 58, previously was the CEO of Air New Zealand Ltd. and Airlines of Papua New Guinea Ltd., Mumbai-based Jet Airways said
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Highlighting agents’ value to travelers is ASTA’s top priority, CEO says
- June 14, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
ASTA has rolled out three new initiatives with the aim of promoting travel agents as the best resource for people looking to travel. The new programs include a new social media strategy, a revamped website landing page and a new tagline: “The global advocates for travel. Go with the pros.” ASTA President and CEO Zane
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Jet Airways, IndiGo offer tickets on EMI
- June 14, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
Jet Airways (India) Ltd and IndiGo will soon be offering customers the option to buy air tickets through credit cards with payments stretched out over Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs) of two months. Both airlines have tied up with HDFC Bank, Citibank and ICICI Bank to offer passengers an option to pay fares in two instalments.
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Indian airlines allowed to fly to Myanmar
- June 14, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
Myanmar as has granted fifth freedom traffic rights to the Indian airlines to pave the way for air connectivity between the two nations. “Yes, we (Indian airlines) got the fifth freedom rights, which is a major concession,” Anand Sharma, Minister for Commerce and Industry, and Textiles, Government of India, said. The fifth freedom rights allow
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TTM+2013 – Biggest Indian Buyers Delegation
- June 5, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
Fifty-one Indian travel trade buyers will attend Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2013 (TTM+2013) Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Sub-region, which opened up for business today at Exhibition Center Hall, IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani. Indian Delegation being highest in numbers is followed by the UK (38), Thailand (23), Australia (23), Russia (20), USA (18), South
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IATA appointed Richard H Anderson – Delta Air Lines’ CEO as Chairman of the Board of Governors for 2013-14
- June 5, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed, with immediate effect, Richard H Anderson, CEO, Delta Air Lines, as Chairman of the Board of Governors. Anderson succeeds Alan Joyce, CEO and Managing Director, Qantas Airways, whose one-year term expired at the conclusion of the Association’s 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit
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ICON 2013 Inaugurated
- March 1, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
ICON 2013, IATA Agents Association of India’s (IAAI) National Convention opened up with gala fan fare at Mumbai amongst the august gathering of travel agents from all over India and other distinguished guests.
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Etihad Airways buys 3 slots of Jet Airways
- February 28, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
Etihad Airways has concluded a transaction with Jet Airways to purchase the Indian carrier’s three slots at Heathrow airport in London for USD 70 million. The purchase is part of a sale and lease back agreement signed yesterday. Jet Airways will continue to operate flights to London utilising these slots. The deal keeps the scope
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Egypt balloon crash kills 19, mostly foreign tourists
- February 27, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
At least 19 people, most of them Asian and European tourists, died on Tuesday when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed near the ancient Egyptian town of Luxor after a mid-air gas explosion, officials said. The balloon came down in farmland a few kilometers (miles) from the Valley of the Kings and pharaonic
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Kingfisher Airlines’ flying slots withdrawn, to go to other airlines
- February 26, 2013
- Posted by: IAAI
- Category: News
Government on Monday announced withdrawal of all domestic and international flying slots of the grounded carrier with immediate effect and decided to allot them to other Indian airlines. These traffic rights have been withdrawn from Kingfisher Airlines on account of non-utilisation by the airline. It used to have as many as 126 flying slots for