New Delhi: Flag carrier Air India, reeling under accumulated losses and loans of around Rs 67,520 crore ($12 billion), is planning to carry advertisements on its aircraft to mobilise additional revenue. "We have plans to allow advertisers to put up ads on the aircraft. Ads can be placed on the tail or the hull of the aircraft," a highly placed source in the national airline told IANS. The airline is...
04:47 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Bangalore: Increased airfares have forced several north-easterners to stay back in the city as tickets to Kolkata, Guwahati and even Bhubaneshwar from Bangalore have shot up. Kala, who owns a travel agency in the city, said that she has seen an increase in the number of enquiries coming in for flights to these destinations. "Many people call to enquire about flying costs to leave the city, but don't buy tickets...
10:17 AM, Aug 19, 2012
Chennai: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday announced a slew of measures for the differently-abled in the state. At present, 2,390 differently-abled children, attending primary training centres and nursery schools across the State, are availing of the travel concession while commuting by State-owned transport corporation buses. Hereafter, one companion to these children can also avail of this concession. Under the scheme, visually impaired persons are being given foldable walking canes...
12:43 PM, Aug 10, 2012
The hottest selling tickets are that of the Beach Volleyball and the 100-metre dash featuring the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. ...
11:57 AM, Jul 21, 2012
London: Half a million tickets for Olympic soccer matches have been withdrawn and stadium capacities reduced due to a lack of take-up, Games organisers said on Tuesday. Organisers will reduce capacities across venues by closing tiers of stadiums or whole sections of a ground. Even after the reduction, 250,000 soccer tickets are still available with a further 200,000 set to be put up for sale before the Games begin on...
09:08 PM, Jul 17, 2012
New Delhi: The new measures introduced by the Indian Railways with regard to the Tatkal train tickets reservation has come as a major relief to the common man. People have welcomed the new steps taken by the railway. Happy with the measures initiated by the Indian Railways on Tuesday, the passengers found it easier to get Tatkal tickets, which were being cornered by the touts. "I think the people will...
06:36 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Railway has introduced several measures to ensure Tatkal train tickets reach the common man. Booking counters will now open at 10 am instead of 8 am, the day before the journey from the originating station. "No normal ticket will be issued during this time unless there is no passenger for the Tatkal tickets," an Eastern Railway release said. ER spokesperson Samir Goswami said Tatkal tickets cannot...
03:40 AM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: IT security solutions provider Trend Micro cautioned netizens against spam mails offering free Olympic tickets, saying it could be baits for online crimes like phishing. "Cyber criminals are known as opportunists. They will take advantage of anything newsworthy and craft their schemes around (for example) sporting events like FIFA and the Olympics," Trend Micro said in a statement. As the London 2012 Olympics draws near, Trend Micro has...
01:33 PM, Jun 30, 2012
The Managing Director of the IRCTC, Rakesh Tandon has admitted that the Tatkal scheme is misused and needs a revamp. ...
09:18 AM, Jun 30, 2012
New Delhi: Railway officials and the IRCTC have decided to scale up policing at stations by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) following an IBN7 expose on the Tatkal ticket booking scam. Railway board officials on Thursday met the IRCTC MD to discuss the issue. The expose conducted by IBN7 reporters showed how touts cornered bulk of the tickets meant for emergency travel and then sold them at a premium price...
03:27 PM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi: An IBN7 expose has revealed the bitter truth about railway tatkal tickets. Despite waiting in line for hours, genuine passengers hardly have a shot as touts, including security personnel get their hands on the tickets first. In the national capital, the very force that promises to be with the people and for the people is looting the common man. At the Anand Vihar railway station, IBN7 met a...
08:29 AM, Jun 27, 2012
New Delhi: An IBN7 expose has revealed why genuine passengers have virtually no shot at a Railway Tatkal ticket. The expose reveals how touts corner tickets meant for emergency travel and then sell them at a huge premium. One of the touts IBN7 reporter met offered him a Tatkal ticket for Rs 1300, a steep price when compared to a regular sleeper class ticket that costs about Rs 400. The...
06:50 PM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said over one lakh vacancies in Railways will be filled up during this fiscal, including the safety related posts, and the e-booking site will be upgraded to enable one million ticket sale per day. Railway Minister Mukul Roy said while 75,000 candidates have been recruited following the streamlining of the examination process, "1.44 lakh candidates are proposed to be recruited during 2012-13. This will...
02:40 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: Air travellers can also make use of IRCTC to book their air tickets online, as the railway PSU is slated to launch a dedicated website next week offering a "lenient" cancellation policy with no service charge. "The website - air.irctc.co.in - is slated to be launched next week, said an IRCTC official, adding the site will provide "live best rates" of all major airlines for booking. IRCTC which...
07:34 PM, Apr 28, 2012
Mumbai: From a big-ticket brand, in a short span Kingfisher Airlines has nosedived to one with few takers. And now the snub seems to be coming from people who matter the most - travellers. If the city-based ticketing agencies are to be believed, commuters are saying no to Kingfisher tickets, despite their being offered at unbelievably low prices. According to Devang Sanghvi of Andheri-based Venus Holidays, "We purchased Kingfisher e-coupons...
01:37 PM, Mar 26, 2012
CHENNAI: The fully automated passenger movement facility at Chennai Metro Rail stations will ensure that nobody enters the station without a train ticket, said V Somasundaram, Chief General Manager (Construction), Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL).Speaking at a national conference on 'Recent Developments in Civil Engineering' at SRM University, Somasundaram said CMRL will launch its first train by 2015 and by 2013, the rail route from Koyambedu to St Thomas Mount...
08:46 AM, Mar 26, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Watching a movie on the big screen would soon become dearer by a few bucks. The City Corporation has given its nod to the theatre owners plea to hike ticket rates. The Council meeting held on Monday passed the official agenda to allow five theatres to increase their rates with effect from March 23. With this, movie buffs will have to shell out extra money for watching films in...
09:21 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines said on Friday it has made alternative arrangements for customers to book their travel on the carrier, in the wake of global airlines' body IATA suspending it from its platforms for non-clearance of dues. "The airline has made alternate arrangements to ensure that the customers can continue to book their travel on Kingfisher, via select leading travel agents and their network of partners," a Kingfisher...
12:14 PM, Mar 09, 2012
The Kingfisher Airlines is already crippled after tax authorities attached its bank accounts over non-payment of dues last week. ...
03:45 PM, Feb 19, 2012
New Delhi, With passenger fares on a freeze for years and little money to expand the world's second largest railroad network under a single management, Minister Dinesh Trivedi has an unenviable task when he presents the annual Railway Budget on March 14. Poor financial management over the past few years has left Indian Railways staring at an earnings shortfall of Rs.7,000 crore despite gross budgetary support of Rs.20,000 crore last...
02:10 PM, Feb 13, 2012
