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Yatra Acquires Travelguru

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Jun 292012

Indian online travel agency Yatra.com has purchased hotel and flight booking company Travelguru.com.

Financial terms of the transaction, in which Yatra acquired 100% of Travelguru from Travelocity Global, were not disclosed.

Travelguru will continue to operate as a separate entity under its current name.

Travelguru is considered to be India’s largest hotel distribution network offering access to 6,500 hotels in India and 72,000 hotels worldwide.

Travelers are said to be booking 20,000 domestic tickets and 1000 hotels and holiday packages a day on Yatra.

Gurgaon-based Yatra is a venture backed company with funding from Norwest Ventures and Intel Capital.

Hedge fund Valiant Capital Management is also an investor in Yatra.

Yatra’s principal rival is Nasdaq-listed MakeMyTrip, which is the largest online travel agency in India.

Kingfisher Airlines Gasping for Air

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Jun 262012

The plight of India’s Kingfisher Airlines has gone from worse to terrible with its lessors taking back 34 aircraft for non-payment of lease fees.

Media reports from India say the aircraft were taken back from March to June.

Kingfisher Airlines is in dire financial straits and has drastically slashed its operations over the last six months.

The airline, which is part of flamboyant liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s business empire, has been unable to pay employees, suppliers, banks and the taxes it owes to the government.

Kingfisher’s financial situation is said to be so hopeless that it can’t even afford to pay for spare parts leading to 15 aircraft lying idle.

The airline is operating with just 15 aircraft.

Kingfisher Airlines has never posted a profit since its inception in 2003.

More Bad News for Travelers to India; Jet Airways to Suspend JFK Flights

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Jun 152012

Blaming global economic conditions, India’s Jet Airways is suspending its Brussels-New York (JFK)-Brussels flight effective 10th September 2012.

Describing the suspension as ‘temporary,’ Jet Airways said it intends to redeploy its assets to focus on profitability.

The airline promised affected travelers that they would be offered alternative flights on its own services to Newark Liberty International Airport or that of partner airlines from 10th September.

Jet said daily services on its Mumbai-Brussels-Newark and Delhi-Brussels-Toronto routes would remain unaffected.

Sonny Chatrath, president of Edison, NJ-based travel agency Air-Savings said Jet Airways’ load factor (passenger traffic) on the JFK flights was dismal.

Air India’s Newark Woes

Even as Jet Airways is suspending flights to JFK, rival airline Air India continues to have problems with flights to the other New York area airport – Newark, NJ.

Mr.Chatrath said Air India had informed travel agents in New Jersey on Friday, June 15 that it would not be operating its Mumbai-Newark-Mumbai flights until July 31.

Air India, however, continues to operate flights to New York JFK.

A section of Air India pilots have been on strike since late April.

The airline’s pilots’ union called the strike to protest a move to train pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that’s shortly to be inducted into Air India.

No End in Sight to Air India Strike

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Jun 122012

It’s 36 days since a section of pilots belonging to Air India went on strike putting the money-losing airline into a tailspin.

But there’s no end in sight to the strike called by the Indian Pilots Guild union.

The pilots’ union called the strike to protest a move to train pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that’s shortly to be inducted into Air India.

Besides inconveniencing thousands of passengers on international routes, the strike has also worsened the financial position of the airline, which is owned by the Government of India.

Airport Transit Guide App is Now $4.99

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Feb 162012

The price for Airport Transit Guide app has been permanently dropped to $4.99 after the holiday promotion.

One of the popular Apple travel apps, Airport Transit Guide lists transportation options including fares and schedules at 460 airports worldwide.

Airport Transit Guide is a stand-alone app that can be accessed even without an Internet option.

If the traveler is in a wireless zone, phone numbers and web site addresses can also be accessed.

The app is available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

For details, visit Airport Transit Guide web site

eBay’s Free WiFi Holiday Promotion to Delta Passengers

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Dec 122011

Auction site eBay is providing passengers aboard Gogo equipped Delta Air Lines flights 30-minutes of free Wi-Fi this holiday season.

The holiday promotion runs from December 12 through January 2 and will be available on 2,500 daily Wi-Fi equipped flights.

Gogo is a technology services company that provides Internet access on all domestic AirTran Airways, Virgin America, Alaska Airlines, domestic mainline Delta flights and select Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways flights.

To access the free Wi-Fi on the Delta flights, travelers connect to Gogo using any Wi-Fi enabled device, open the browser, enter their email address in the special eBay promotion on the home page and click the “Give Me Free Wi-Fi” button.

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