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London, Paris, Bangkok: 30% cheaper fares woo fliers

Lower fuel prices, fewer passengers make airlines cut prices for international destinations

How IndiGo negotiated headwinds

According to data from Flightglobal, IndiGo is the most active user of this model among the world's low-cost carriers

IndiGo profit slips 7% to 591.78 crore

Lower fares, higher non-fuel costs hit margins

Airlines oppose lower cancellation fees, quicker refunds to passengers

Say that new measures not suitable for an underdeveloped market like India

Centre meets states, airlines on regional air connectivity

Representatives from all states except Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Madhya Pradash attended the meeting

Centre holds stakeholders' consultation on regional connectivity

Representatives from all states except that of Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Madhya Pradash attended the meet in which various issues were discussed

Air Pegasus suspends ops for second day on the trot

Airline MD Shyson Thomas says funding issues with lessors resolved

Unions against diverting unclaimed EPFO deposits, boycott meet

Unions boycotted meeting over alleged attempts at diversion of provident fund money by the government to the Senior Citizen's Welfare Fund

Indian airlines reluctant to fly foreign routes

Govt wants to auction foreign flying rights as much of bilateral capacity is being unused

Suuti stake in ITC may go to insurance firms

Board of FMCG major likely to push for current institutional stakeholders

Rs 12,000 cr to skill 10 mn over four years

GoAir readies foreign flight with IPO on mind

Airline wants to fly to West Asia, Southeast Asia

Govt supports investing higher EPF sum in ETF

Decision to be taken in next meeting this month; unions to oppose

Ownership haze mars FDI in aviation

Earlier rule on reserving management control for Indians remains; lack of coordination among departments, say critics

Modi push to air-link policy despite NITI demurral on sops

Aayog's main objection was on the cross-subsidy idea, of levies on trunk routes to fund connectivity to places where an airline would not otherwise wish to go

Regional connectivity set to take off

Fare for 1-hr journey of up to 500 km capped at Rs 2,500; Flyers on many existing routes may have to pay more

Labour reforms: Modi government's tough balancing act

The government has done a tactical retreat from ushering labour reforms. Instead it is targeting sector specific reforms

Retail boost with nod to 24x7 biz

Sector upbeat over new norms; model law defines uniform obligations, rights of employers, employees

Maharaja soars on promotional schemes

Loss-laden Air India attempts to muscle back into the mindspace of passengers

Arnab Goswami and the art of the interview

Goswami's interview with PM Modi failed the viewers because the interviewer remained in awe of his subject and refused to ask tough questions