| travelBizMonitor.com Posted: 08 Nov 2009 08:02 AM PST
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According to a report in etravelblackboardasia.com, AirAsia has launched two new routes from Jakarta and Medan in Indonesia to Phuket in Thailand. The airline is offering special promotional online fares to celebrate the launch of the new routes. The new routes will be in an addition to AirAsia's existing Jakarta─Bangkok and Bali─Bangkok routes and will operate from its new hub at Phuket International Airport in Thailand. AirAsia said that the routes will further strengthen its aggressive expansion plans in being an ASEAN airline. <br><br>The special fares start from THB 1,499 one─way for Jakarta─Phuket and THB 999 one─way for Medan─Phuket, available for booking until November 9, 2009 for travel from December 3, 2009─ April 30, 2010. <br><br>H.E. Akrasid Amatayakul, Ambassador, Thailand welcomed the airline's decision, saying it will enhance the trade and tourism industry of both countries. "This is in line with the recently held 15th ASEAN Summit's theme, which is Enhancing Connectivity. Jakarta is one of the fastest growing tourist and commercial centres in South East Asia and Medan,
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According to a PTI report, the Government of India (GoI) said that there is no proposal as of now to allow foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers. GoI has been of the opinion that allowing foreign carriers to invest in their Indian counterparts, when they are growing, will not be in the interest of the local aviation industry. <br><br>Anand Sharma, Minister, Commerce and Industry said that he would comment on the issue on when a proposal was presented before the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the nodal agency which deals with FDI proposals. "If there is any proposal it will come to DIPP. We will take a view when it is presented before us and the decision will be that of the cabinet," added Sharma.
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According to a PTI report, celebrating its 50th year of operations in the country, German carrier Lufthansa has announced special return fares for Indian travellers to Europe and America. The airline is offering return tickets to any destination in Europe for Rs 26,000 and in America for Rs 42,600. The bookings for these special fares are open till tomorrow. <br><br>The German carrier started its operations in India from November 1, 1959 when its first scheduled flight from Frankfurt landed at Kolkata after a 30─hour long journey. Axel Hilgers, Director South Asia, Lufthansa said, "Five decades of involvement with the growth of India's aviation sector provided an excellent base for Lufthansa's success into the future. Our leading position in India proves that we offer the right product at competitive prices." The airline has planned to re─introduce 'Fly─Net', a wireless Internet service, on its long haul flights for India travellers from next year.
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According to a report in etravelblackboardasia.com, AirAsia has launched two new routes from Jakarta and Medan in Indonesia to Phuket in Thailand. The airline is offering special promotional online fares to celebrate the launch of the new routes. The new routes will be in an addition to AirAsia's existing Jakarta─Bangkok and Bali─Bangkok routes and will operate from its new hub at Phuket International Airport in Thailand. AirAsia said that the routes will further strengthen its aggressive expansion plans in being an ASEAN airline. <br><br>The special fares start from THB 1,499 one─way for Jakarta─Phuket and THB 999 one─way for Medan─Phuket, available for booking until November 9, 2009 for travel from December 3, 2009─ April 30, 2010. <br><br>H.E. Akrasid Amatayakul, Ambassador, Thailand welcomed the airline's decision, saying it will enhance the trade and tourism industry of both countries. "This is in line with the recently held 15th ASEAN Summit's theme, which is Enhancing Connectivity. Jakarta is one of the fastest growing tourist and commercial centres in South East Asia and Medan,
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According to a report in etravelblackboardasia.com, AirAsia has launched two new routes from Jakarta and Medan in Indonesia to Phuket in Thailand. The airline is offering special promotional online fares to celebrate the launch of the new routes. The new routes will be in an addition to AirAsia's existing Jakarta─Bangkok and Bali─Bangkok routes and will operate from its new hub at Phuket International Airport in Thailand. AirAsia said that the routes will further strengthen its aggressive expansion plans in being an ASEAN airline. <br><br>The special fares start from THB 1,499 one─way for Jakarta─Phuket and THB 999 one─way for Medan─Phuket, available for booking until November 9, 2009 for travel from December 3, 2009─ April 30, 2010. <br><br>H.E. Akrasid Amatayakul, Ambassador, Thailand welcomed the airline's decision, saying it will enhance the trade and tourism industry of both countries. "This is in line with the recently held 15th ASEAN Summit's theme, which is Enhancing Connectivity. Jakarta is one of the fastest growing tourist and commercial centres in South East Asia and Medan,
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According to a report in etravelblackboardasia.com, AirAsia has launched two new routes from Jakarta and Medan in Indonesia to Phuket in Thailand. The airline is offering special promotional online fares to celebrate the launch of the new routes. The new routes will be in an addition to AirAsia's existing Jakarta─Bangkok and Bali─Bangkok routes and will operate from its new hub at Phuket International Airport in Thailand. AirAsia said that the routes will further strengthen its aggressive expansion plans in being an ASEAN airline. <br><br>The special fares start from THB 1,499 one─way for Jakarta─Phuket and THB 999 one─way for Medan─Phuket, available for booking until November 9, 2009 for travel from December 3, 2009─ April 30, 2010. <br><br>H.E. Akrasid Amatayakul, Ambassador, Thailand welcomed the airline's decision, saying it will enhance the trade and tourism industry of both countries. "This is in line with the recently held 15th ASEAN Summit's theme, which is Enhancing Connectivity. Jakarta is one of the fastest growing tourist and commercial centres in South East Asia and Medan,
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According to a PTI report, the Government of India (GoI) said that there is no proposal as of now to allow foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers. GoI has been of the opinion that allowing foreign carriers to invest in their Indian counterparts, when they are growing, will not be in the interest of the local aviation industry. <br><br>Anand Sharma, Minister, Commerce and Industry said that he would comment on the issue on when a proposal was presented before the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the nodal agency which deals with FDI proposals. "If there is any proposal it will come to DIPP. We will take a view when it is presented before us and the decision will be that of the cabinet," added Sharma.
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| Maoists getting arms from China: India Posted: 08 Nov 2009 08:02 AM PST
Posted: 08 Nov 2009 02:32 AM PST
"Chinese are big smugglers... suppliers of small arms. I am sure that Maoists also get them," home secretary G K Pillai said when asked if the Naxals were having links with China.
| Posted: 08 Nov 2009 02:37 AM PST
Worried over the rise in terror incidents in Pakistan and Afghanistan, PM Manmohan Singh asked the global community to extend sustained cooperation for dealing with the menace for ensuring stability in the region.
| Posted: 08 Nov 2009 02:05 AM PST
Australia took an unbeatable 4-2 lead in the seven-match series when they beat India by 6 wickets in the sixth ODI at Guwahati.
| Posted: 08 Nov 2009 01:03 AM PST
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has rejected Chinese claims that he was spearheading a separatist movement.
| Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:07 AM PST
Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda was discharged from hospital on Sunday and he was quick to claim that he wasn't involved in the hawala scam.
| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:49 PM PST
Nearly a year after 26/11 attacks, Mumbai will get its first batch of Force One commandos, an elite force formed on the lines of NSG for the state security.
| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:26 PM PST
Jide Zeitlin, an ambassador by virtue of representing the US in UN Management and Reforms Committee, was slapped with charges of cheating and dishonesty, including a case lodged with Aliganj police station.
| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:57 AM PST
This was the moment tweeple (people who use twitter) were waiting for -- a meeting with poster boy Shashi Tharoor.
| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 07:49 PM PST
| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:30 AM PST
In keeping with their reputation of shooting some of the most remarkable Bollywood title video tracks, Dharma Productions have outdone themselves with the music video shot for Rensil D'Silva's Kurbaan.
| Posted: 08 Nov 2009 01:43 AM PST
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| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:22 AM PST
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| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:53 PM PST
"Ajmal Kasab is your brother, you all are of the same clan but now you are not owning him," were the remarks attributed to the Delhi judge.
| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 06:01 AM PST
Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda got a reprieve from imminent arrest in the Rs2500cr money laundering case as doctors at Ranchi's Apollo Hospital decided to keep him under medical examination for "a day or two".
| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:23 AM PST
In an era where people, in an attempt to recreate magic, tend to completely miss the point made by the films they try to remake, one man gets the soul right more often than not.
| Posted: 07 Nov 2009 04:27 AM PST
Ashok Chavan was sworn in as Maharashtra CM and Chhagan Bhujbal as the deputy CM on Saturday. While R R Patil and Rajendra Darda made a comeback a number of cabinet ministers were dropped.
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