The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 12, 2005

British Airways has plans galore for India
THE year 2005 is India's year, as British Airways (BA) sees it. Bangalore, with the highest number of outbound fliers, figures prominently in its gameplan, according to senior BA officials. The world's second largest airline has, in the last ... More

E-ticketing catching on among air travellers
According to an IATA spokesperson, a paper ticket costs approximately $9 to process, while an e-ticket costs about $1. Airlines and travel agents will benefit from simplified ticket issuance and processing, streamlined revenue accounting procedures, easier handling of itinerary changes and better use of Internet and telecommunication capabilities for new add-on services. More

Sri Lanka in talks for one more flight to Chennai
SRI Lanka is negotiating with India for starting one more daily flight to Chennai. The SriLankan Airlines Regional Manager for Sri Lanka and the Indian sub-Continent told newspersons on Thursday that one more daily flight will increase the ... More

SriLankan Airlines announces new fares
Travellers could buy return fares to Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur at Rs 10,000 (exclusive of taxes) each. The offer is valid on the Mumbai-Colombo-Singapore; Mumbai-Colombo-Bangkok; and Mumbai-Colombo-Kuala Lumpur terminator routes, an ... More

India offer to airlines from SAARCnations
THE Government is to make an offer to the members of South Asian Association of Regional cooperation (SAARC) allowing their airlines to operate a daily flight to the four metro cities and unlimited flights to 18 cities of tourist interest. The ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Govt plans to restructure Chennai, Kolkata airports — To adopt Delhi, Mumbai pattern
IN spite of a proposal pending before the Union Cabinet to increase the FDI levels in airports to 100 per cent through the automatic route, the Government will follow the same route for modernisation and restructuring of Chennai and Kolkata ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Major ports show 13.4 pc rise in H1 traffic — Vizag port tops the list
THE country's 11 major ports handled 199.7 million tonnes (mt) of cargo in the first half of the current fiscal. This represents a 13.41 per cent increase over the corresponding period of the previous year, but falls marginally short of the ... More

RAILWAYS

AP CM keen on launching of Vizag-Araku train service
ANDHRA Pradesh could soon have a `Green Valley Train' that will run between Visakhapatnam and Araku passing through the picturesque Eastern Ghats. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, instructed officials to pursue the project with a ... More

ROADWAYS

`States cannot allow transporters to carry excess goods with fine'
THE Supreme Court has ordered State governments not to allow trucks and other goods transport vehicles to carry excess weight on roads and highways by imposing penalty on them and thus legitimising the overloading. A Bench, comprising Mr ... More

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