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Articles tagged “india”

Airlines

India is the only major aviation market with lower domestic air traffic than last year

After nearly three years of uninterrupted domestic passenger growth, severe cutbacks by Kingfisher and increased fares have been pulling the number of passengers down since May.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Thousands of Kingfisher Airlines employees have resigned in the past year

It's no surprise workers started abandoning the struggling airline even before it stopped paying employees, but they've also created a surplus of talent in an unstable market with no promise of new jobs.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Tourism

Indian conservationists and travel industry agree: Tiger tourism ban hurts cats and people

The supreme court's ruling -- ostensibly to protect tigers -- looks wrongheaded now as both industry and environmentalists unite to show how much the ban will hurt tiger habitats.

Helen Pidd, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Airlines

Low-cost carrier IndiGo has the largest market share of domestic flights in India

Kingfisher was the first to drop from the number one spot, followed most recently by Jet Group, paving the way for young carrier IndiGo to claim the title, even if it is still a fight to remain profitable.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Wildlife bookings take a hit following India’s ban on tourism in tiger reserves

Tour operators and OTAs are used to a large number of winter reservations coming in by now, but they say bookings are down 15-20% from last year and fear India will be seen as unreliable to foreign tourists.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Chairman of Kingfisher Airlines suggests striking pilots quit rather than cancel more flights

Vijay Mallya has a record of making sweeping statements with little action, but threatens to pull out his own money, which has kept the airline alive, as dozens of flights are cancelled due to its own staff.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

India-based OTA Cleartrip launches iOS app to book domestic flights

Cleartrip has improved its mobile game from site to app – a necessary move to keep up with the global trend of mobile reservations – but they’ll need to quickly add on more services to remain ahead of the trend.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Hoteliers argue against new luxury tax on five-star hotels in New Delhi

The government's plan to draw revenue from rich tourists is a blow to the hotel industry in an already wavering economy and may be enough to drive tourists into other Indian states, or even countries.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Indian budget airlines expand international routes as incumbent carriers cut back

IndiGo and SpiceJet, in particular, are looking internationally for expansion -- to both southeast Asia and to Middle Eastern destinations that will require them to go up against Gulf-based carriers.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Indian air carriers get the fees bug, hiking up added fees all around

It was only a matter of time before the troubled Indian air carriers got on the fees bandwagon. And here we still fondly remember the wet towel and complementary Indian snacks service in economy on Jet, as little as 3 years ago.

Skift | 12 years ago