IndiGo launches Hyderabad-Dubai flight service

Hyderabad,Aug. 6:  

Low-cost carrier IndiGo has added twonew flights to its network.

From August 7, the carrier will connect Hyderabad and Dubai with anew daily and direct service. It will also be introducing a second daily flight between Delhi and Dubai.

The fare for these services is pegged at Rs 5,600 one-way.

Theairline currently operates 357 flights connecting 32 destinations with 57 aircraft. It currently has a domestic market share of 26 per cent.

Aditya Ghosh, President, IndiGo said, “We are looking at providing affordable fares on thesenew routes for 6E travellers. It is our constant endeavour to provide more flexibility of choice for our customers.”

IndiGo now connects Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi to Dubai with direct services, starting August. It recently announced its international flights from Delhi to Muscat and Kathmandu, Dubai, Singapore and Bangkok as well as Mumbai to Bangkok and Dubai

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Kingfisher pilots, engineers plan stir over salary issue

New Delhi, Aug. 6:  

Kingfisher Airline operations around the country could be affected from Thursday.

The airline’s pilots and engineers have decided to strike work from August 9, to protest against non-payment of salaries for seven months.

“So far, that is the consensus. There are a number of people who have not been paid salaries since February and there is no response from any one in the company on when the salaries will be paid. The crew operating the A-330 are the worst off as the airline has stopped operating these and returned them,” said a pilot.

The airline currently operates about 100 flights a day, down from over 400 in January.

The decision to launch an agitation comes in the backdrop of the airline Chairman Vijay Mallya’s expected arrival in the country on Monday night.

Kingfisher officials did not respond to messages about the proposed agitation and the company’s plans.

Last Monday, the airline’s Chief Executive Sanjay Agarwal had met some employees and had reiterated that things would be normal once foreign direct investment (FDI) was allowed and seized banks accounts were unfrozen. He, however, did not give any time frame.

The airline earlier had a fleet of 63 aircraft which is now down to 10, including six Airbus A-320 and four ATR. Generally, the A-320 aircraft is used for operating flights between metro cities, while the smaller ATR is used to link tier-II and III cities.

In the first week of July too, the pilots had threatened to go on strike over non-payment of salaries. On July 14, the cash-strapped airline’s schedule was affected when employees decided to stay at home to protest non-payment of wages.

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