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NEWS| Air India, SAA sign code-share agreement
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The agreement allows Air India passengers to code-share on SAA's route between Johannesburg and Mumbai, as well as on the domestic sectors between Johannesburg-Durban and Johannesburg-Cape Town, a press release issued said.
SAA, in return, will code-share on Air India's domestic operations between Mumbai and Delhi as well as operations between Bangalore, Chennai, Trivandrum and Hyderabad to Mumbai, the release said.
The partnership was effective from June 18 and allows for improved and expanded connectivity between each other's networks.
source|Indian Express
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NEWS| Singapore Air, Virgin May Win India Investment Rights
India's government is considering allowing overseas airlines to own stakes in local carriers, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told reporters on Jan. 14. That would reverse a more than a decade-old rule that banned them from owning shares of domestic carriers.
With global traffic plunging amid a recession, India's move may give foreign airlines a slice of a market that's set to surge ninefold in the two decades to 2026, according to Airbus SAS. The plan will also give carriers such as Jet Airways (India) Ltd. and SpiceJet Ltd. access to cash and expertise amid a record $2 billion industrywide loss last year.
``In a global recession, foreign carriers will look at any opportunity where they can make a bit of money,'' said Viswanathan Vasudevan, who helps manage $300 million at Aquarius Investment Advisors Pte in Singapore. ``India seems to be one of the countries where you have some opportunity. That could be a big plus.''
Vasudevan may purchase Indian airline shares if the government eases restrictions for foreign carriers.
Seven new airlines have been set up in the past six years and passenger numbers doubled between 2004 and 2007, the government said.
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NEWS| Singapore Airlines to increase frequency from New Delhi
Singapore Airlines will increase its frequency from New Delhi through the addition of two more flights.
The two new services will start operations from 30th March 2008. The airline will now operate nine flights in a week from Delhi. It will use the Boeing – 777 – 200 aircraft, with a three class configuration.
These new flights have been called ‘Sunrise’ services. In addition to the daily night flights from Delhi, there will be two morning flights on Friday and Sundays from New Delhi to Singapore. “Our new Sunrise services will provide convenient connectivity to our customers travelling to and beyond Singapore to destinations in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. This will increase Singapore Airline’s capacity from New Delhi, by almost 24 per cent,” said CW Foo, General Manager - India, Singapore Airlines.
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