Jet Airways starts second Delhi-Dhaka service
New Delhi, June 26: Airline major Jet Airways on Tuesday started its second flight service between New Delhi and Dhaka.
This new flight service would operate four days in a week -- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday --, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday.
"This new service, which commenced operations today (on Tuesday) will complement the existing daily operations between the two cities, providing guests more flight choices between Bangladesh and India," it said, adding that within India, the new flight would offer "easy onward connections" to Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, and Pune.
Gaurang Shetty, Wholetime Director, Jet Airways said: "There was a need and potential to develop the operations between the capitals of India and Bangladesh. As economic activities develop along with the ties between the two countries, it provides opportunities for citizens of Bangladesh to be a part of the growth story."
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AI, AI Express look to add capacity amid IndiGo flight disruptions
New Delhi (PTI): Air India Group is looking to add capacity to help passengers impacted by the IndiGo flight disruptions.
"Since 4 December, economy class airfares on non-stop domestic flights have been proactively capped to prevent the usual demand-and-supply mechanism being applied by revenue management systems," a statement said on Saturday.
Both Air India and Air India Express have put in place caps on economy class fares.
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The statement from Air India came hours after the government announced introduction of airfare caps amid IndiGo flight disruptions.
Air India also said it is not technically possible to cap fares for all flight permutations.
"Air India and Air India Express are seeking to add capacity to help travellers and their baggage reach their destinations as quickly as possible," the statement said.
